Wednesday, October 06, 2004
The frugal Scotsman to a tee
As you'll read in the following excerpt from Latest purchases are not just any old irons
by Ian Wood of the Scotsman
There's still a few Scotsmen determined to keep the frugal tight-fisted Scottish stereotype alive and well and still lurking on the links.
"Astonishingly, this spirit of dogged improvisation still exists. Only recently, I played with a man who spent some time after hitting his tee-shots casting about the teeing ground in search of broken tee-pegs. On being asked what this was all about, he replied that when the new extra-long wooden tee-pegs break in two, they split into such hearty sections that the bit with the cup can serve as a tee of normal length. To this end, he carried a pencil sharpener, the use of which, he explained, gave a smooth finish to the broken end and reduced wear and tear on trouser pockets. "
And by the way did you know.
The term 'Scot free' has nothing to do with frugal Scots. The meaning has changed over the years. The word 'Scot' is an obsolete term for payment. For example, to avoid being fined in court would be getting off 'Scot free'.
And this wee funny not about saving (well it is really) it's about shaving.
A Scotsman went into a barber's shop and asked the cost of a haircut.
"Six pounds," replied the hairdresser.
"What about a shave?" asked the Scot.
"Three pounds fifty pence," answered the hairdresser.
The Scot retorted, "Shave my head."
by Ian Wood of the Scotsman
There's still a few Scotsmen determined to keep the frugal tight-fisted Scottish stereotype alive and well and still lurking on the links.
"Astonishingly, this spirit of dogged improvisation still exists. Only recently, I played with a man who spent some time after hitting his tee-shots casting about the teeing ground in search of broken tee-pegs. On being asked what this was all about, he replied that when the new extra-long wooden tee-pegs break in two, they split into such hearty sections that the bit with the cup can serve as a tee of normal length. To this end, he carried a pencil sharpener, the use of which, he explained, gave a smooth finish to the broken end and reduced wear and tear on trouser pockets. "
And by the way did you know.
The term 'Scot free' has nothing to do with frugal Scots. The meaning has changed over the years. The word 'Scot' is an obsolete term for payment. For example, to avoid being fined in court would be getting off 'Scot free'.
And this wee funny not about saving (well it is really) it's about shaving.
A Scotsman went into a barber's shop and asked the cost of a haircut.
"Six pounds," replied the hairdresser.
"What about a shave?" asked the Scot.
"Three pounds fifty pence," answered the hairdresser.
The Scot retorted, "Shave my head."
