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I think ST's real name is Tony (not Stuart) and I saw him on the Edinburgh edition of "Come Dine With Me". Whit a wee fanny Tony was.
 
stopmeandslapme said:
That makes sense, probably a descendant of Robin Hood.
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Robin Hood was allegedly based on a Scotsman.

Nottinghamshire is generally thought to have been the home of the outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor, with neighbouring counties Yorkshire and Leicestershire also claiming links.


But historical novelist Jack Whyte claims that the roots of the character forever associated with Sherwood Forest may be north of the border.

He found what he claims are striking similarities between the lives of Robin Hood and the of Scottish knight William Wallace – Mel Gibson's character in the 1665 film Braveheart – while researching his latest book The Forest Laird.

Mr Whyte, 70, who left Scotland over 50 years ago to lives in Canada, believes the only surviving example of Wallace’s seal provides supporting evidence.

It appears on The Lubeck Letters which he sent to the German city in 1297, a month after his victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, to inform European traders that Scotland was still open for business.

Mr Whyte said: “The seal shows his personal emblem is a long bow. There, I thought, is the evidence that Wallace was a bowman.
“When you dig into the research, it shows he worked for his uncle Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie, Renfrewshire, and that he was a woodsman, the medieval equivalent of gamekeeper. He was accused of poaching and outlawed, so he spent much of his youth hiding in Selkirk forest.
“So here's this guy, an outlaw, a bowman, living in a forest, who has a girlfriend called Mirren, which is Scots for Marion. She is abducted and supposedly killed, as suggested in the film Braveheart, by the Sheriff of Lanark, William Heselrigg.”
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CELTIC and Rangers fans have found a cause that unites them – Scottish independence.

A snap survey of supporters has found a majority of both Old Firm teams’ fans are backing a Yes vote in September’s referendum.

The poll by Panelbase looked at voting intentions among the support of Scotland’s top clubs for the first time.

Although the results are not scientific, the snapshot suggests that 48 per cent of Celtic fans will vote Yes, compared with 40 per cent planning to vote No. The rest are apparently undecided.

Among Rangers fans, support for independence was placed at 45 per cent – with 41 per cent likely to vote No.
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/old-firm-united-both-celtic-3598872#.U4B-5DCKAww.twitter


But supporters of Scottish Cup winners St Johnstone are the most ardent Unionists, with 94 per cent set to vote No.
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Teuchter fannies <laugh>
 
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