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The Crack: The Best of Glasgow Humour

The Crack: The Best of Glasgow Humour

by Michael Munro (Author)

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    Illustrated 2013

    $3.27
Synopsis

Hear about the guy whose nickname was 'Heid Furst'? His real name was R. Slater Hear about the stupit skindiver? He didny have a scuba. Glaswegians have always enjoyed a good laugh, and the home-grown variety best of all. This new and expanded edition of Michael Munro's best-selling book is a hilarious compendium of Glasgow humour. In addition to classics that never fail to amuse, it also features new jokes and stories, showing that the famous Glasgow tongue is as sharp and inventive as it has always been.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 160
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 03 Oct 2013
ISBN 10: 1780271824
ISBN 13: 9781780271828

Media Reviews
'This book's a stoatybumber, so it is' - Scots Magazine
Author Bio
Michael Munro has lived in Glasgow his entire life and is the leading authority on the city's unique and expressive dialect. He is a freelance writer, editor, and lexicographer who formerly worked with Collins. He is the author of The Complete Patter and Pardon My English!. Bob Dewar is an illustrator whose work has appeared in Holyrood magazine, the Scotch Malt Whisky newsletter, and the Scottish Field. He contributed political and social commentary to the Scotsman for 15 years and has had art exhibitions in Edinburgh and Italy. He is the illustrator of The Arbroath Smokie Bible, The Italian Sausage Bible, The Macsween Haggis Bible, Midges, and The Scottish Salmon Bible.