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Show Scottish Lack of Sentiment. Ian Macl.aron recounted this Htory In a lecture on Scottish humor: in a dull Scottish HInso, on a dull morning, morn-ing, one neighbor called at another's house. He was met at tho door by his friend's wlfo, and tho conversation which ensued wns thus: "Cauld." "Ay." "Going to bo weety (rainy), I'm thlnkln'." "Cnn I sco him?" "Na." "Hut n wanted tno seo htm." "Ay, but rnniia seo him. John's deld." 'Hold?" "Ay." "Sudden?" "Ay." "Verra midden?" "Ay, verra sudden." "Hid he say onythlng nboot a pot o' gii-en pent aforo bo deed." |