Putting the wind up
Ayrshire GP Dr Tom Smith has followed up his autobiography A Seaside Practice with more tales of doctoring in the just published Going Loco. He tells of flying to Miami to interview the speakers at a major medical conference, and introducing one, after looking at his notes, as "Professor Fartegas of Oporto University".
At that the professor stopped Tom and told him in front of the audience: "My name is not Fartygas. It is Francisco Artegas. There is a full-stop between the F and the A."
Oops! Pardon me!
Buckie the trend
Upmarket champagne house Krug sent their chief winemaker Julie Cavil to Scotland this week to explain the complexities of the rich brand to Scotland's drinks industry. Members of the Krug family have blended champagne for more than 160 years, and it is a tradition, explained Julie, that whenever a Krug is born, champagne is dipped on their lips on their very first day "Some families in Coatbridge do the same with Buckfast," a Scot in the company told the demure French lady.
But we don't think she quite understood.
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