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From the pages of Bob & Melissa Hill's GME newsletters comes this collection of local and not so local sayings and wisdom.

Phrase: Explanation:
Ah'm gonnae lose the heid in a minute. I'm about to get angry.
Daring and doing beats waiting and worry.  
Excuses are like belly buttons - useless.  
Failure follows the path of least resistance.  
Folks may doubt what ye say, but they always believe what ye do.  
Have you taken the grumble face?  
He who thinks by the inch and talks by the mile, deserves to be kicked by the foot.  
If ye gie a bairn his will, an a dug it's fill, nane of them will e'er dae weel. bairn = baby, dug = dog.
That's the best feather in yer wing. Thats what you're best at.
The burn wid lose its sound if God removed the rocks. You need challenges
Well I'll tell you why. It's for the same reason Aberdeen cats never drink cream. You're not going to be given the chance.
Yer as wild as the heather.  
You'll be laughing water in a minute! You'll be crying soon!
You'll go stony broke if ye wait aroon the hoose waitin' for a break.  

 

Interesting Words
Heily - Proud
Helmy - Rainy
Namecouth - Famous
Nane - None
Natter - Talk
Nickum - Scallywag
Peelie-wallie - Pale
Pensie - Self important
Speer wundit - out of breath

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