When Big Peter McFlannel dies in Glasgow,<>
his old widow wishes to tell all his friends at once,<>
so she goes to the newspaper and says;<>
“I’d like tae place an obituary fur ma late husband”<>
The man at the desk says “OK, how much money dae ye have?”<>
The old woman replies “£5” to which the man says;<>
“You wont get many words for that but write something and we’ll see if it’s ok”.<>
So the old woman writes something and hands it over the counter and the man reads<>
“Peter McFlannel, fae Parkheid, deid”.<>
The clerk feels guilty at the abruptness of the statement and encourages the old woman to write a few more things.<>
The old woman ponders and then adds a few more words and hands the paper over the counter again.<>
The clerk then reads “Peter Reid, fae Parkheid deid. Ford Escort for sale”<>
