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BILLY GOATEE

Re: King Billy (518)

After rearttnrt a r on 'r‘e'“. ntarte :ttt’ill‘ Bill, (Jenn/II, 'a corrtplete ledge-pants b, the .'.’a,‘l III issue Rib, felt I needed to set the record straight about sorr‘etttinri. A git, corrtrnenteri on Ills facial hair and said 'ho'sx can he get az'xay '.'/rth a purple beard? reckon lots of people think it's TiUIIli) sort (IT tl‘lrI I()I (titer rrttdfi lite crisis or art atterrlpt to be hip. Wrong of Ihe Big Yin's "in/ac‘kyv' beard r", a symbol of his support tor a campaign against abuse. My other half is a charity director and was part of ‘the purple campaign". which used purple ribbons. posters and other things to raise awareness for children sutlerrng abuse. Billy was abused and dyed his beard to show support for this campaign. So there you go. Kim

Flte

Thanks for setting our rill/ids at rest about the purp/e heard. but Hi the ritet'tnt/rne we're starting a campaign to stop the phrase '/edge—pants' getting out of Big Brother and into genera/ c/rcu/at/on, A// future uses are hereby hart/ted.

SHURELY NO MISHTAKE, MISS MONEYPENNY?

Re: 100 Best Scottish Books

The tur's been flying around the list of Best Scottish Books. especially in regard to what counts as Scottish. While the main bones of contention ha\e been the inclusion of the so— called ‘three indulgentces'. Conrad. Orwell and Woolf. there's been shome SIILISITpICIOlT and some phlegm over the IITCILISIOIT of Ian Fleming's From Russia

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for IN: N and for trust that that .'.‘."9' ttte " tact. (XX) are II‘;I£t|Ilt‘t'; rt ‘1':"tt.tmtl.

definitions of. or (iiéllll‘f; to. national identity. Add to that po:nts ta gm,- Me the following: Bond was ll‘tt ist the uarrcus famoust played by arguany that no.2 seer" ft otna: . The the greatest II‘.'III{) Scot. Sean people's sduare tor post Connery In You Only Live

TIT/(it). Bond's father is named

the ‘,(;‘£II Ithe art fair, the It e

as Andr‘eu‘x Bond. a Scotsman, Horn Rt ss/a Ill/rth Lone .vas

ROAD RAGE Re: Letters (518)

filmed. like several Bond lll()‘.’l(38. partly in Scotland IFIemlng died Just before the trlm was released). Oh. and [Extension is outrageous. IIo.‘ there's a major book and film protect aloot now that sets the young Bond's early days WIIII hrs uncle in the Highlands. So the bond wrth Bond north of the Border is a strong one. Fleming's place in the list may be shaken. but it's not stirred. Willy Maley lProlessor Aye. not Dr Not

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GORBALS GANG-STA? Re: Be Cool, film reviews (518)

He's a millionaire gangsta rap label boss and not a beer- bellied Gorbals heayy so although the ‘Suge‘ in Knight may sound Similar, it is definitely not spelt 'Shug'. Mistakes like this make yOu look stupid and me sound like a raving pedant!

Richard Benjamin

for Scottish ministers. Is this a When there is clear (?‘.I(I(:llllt:f

Martha Wardrop Glasgo‘s.’

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We never JSt/(i/T L'.’/'.'IC to The

Heraldaboot totir ,'7‘/St(tkes. pt,“ .y.) ., my“, , .

but now it's Open season . .

The Scottish Executue's plan to v; , ant-Jitt .' can t'te, 'T,

quarters of a million pounds a."

no—go. It states that the beneti gradually lost by the continuing trattr: (tugs.

this major contribution to tratiir

sustainable approach to transport ; rid littt'll‘lll’i

roads for short local rourneys'.

stanke" '. gtr“t"“-T Tl“- proposal. questions haue Zr, be aske’t b. I'ir:

public. Why is the Labour III; [)etr‘ goyernlng this country still prepared :xtnle ,r,

to a billion pounds for this antenna.

THE LETTER OF THE ISSUE WILL RECEIVE TWO BOTTLES OE BLANDY'S ALVADA

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then decide the ltftit)lltll‘(;lltI£tII<')I“; are r‘ot .a::t:‘ The Inguln. report's conclusions and rert :rr‘n en lain .t‘~ ~

the Scottish Executive II‘ no <toul,t that the M31 I xtw'; .r '

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induced by the ne‘.‘.' road. There is a reterenre t It»: T«t’ T '.' «1'

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corresponding failure to (£()III(|I)IIItr to traiiw, reductmrx iI’I also be at variance .‘xrth the Executee’u policies ",l a

intention is to discourage the use ot cars. and the .T f' .' r

na.e been w: to r;elre.e 7' I:

progressive thinking, focused or‘. the Till‘iiétlf‘tétI/I‘: ’le.'e’ -:'f and tackling climate change. is (litiérlil‘lltl-‘K; the wt d :,r tn,"

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