The Committee has prepared the following to provide assistance to members as we begin this new chapter in the club’s history (the noo).

Flower of Scotland O flower of Scotland When will we see Your like again That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen And stood against him Proud Edward's army And sent him homeward Tae think again. The hills are bare now And autumn leaves lie Thick and still O'er land that is lost now Which those so dearly held And stood against him Proud Edward's army And sent him homeward Tae think again. Those days are passed now And in the past They must remain But we can still rise now And be the nation again That stood against him Proud Edward's army And sent him homeward Tae think again.

Would members kindly refrain from making comments such as..... Copper wire was invented by two Scots fighting over a penny. They heat knives in Scottish restaurants, so you don't use too much butter. A Scotsman never buys an address book. He scores out the people he doesn't know in a telephone directory. Scotsmen started wearing skirts because it was free for women to get into the football. To avoid paying his fare, a Scot invented hiding in a train's toilet. A Scot diving in a puddle to retrieve a five pence piece created Loch Lomond. The most common ailment in Scottish hospitals is backache caused by locals stretching for their wallets. A Scotsman goes to a wedding with elastic on his confetti. If a Scotsman takes a coin out of his sporran the queen blinks. A Scotsman invented a cure for seasickness. He leant over the side of a boat with a ten pence in his mouth.

A typical Highlander   1 Reggae originated in the glens of Scotland. Early Highlanders were big fans of Bob McMarley. 2 Wig (optional) made from haggis hair. 3 Targe or small wooden shield. The design was inspired by the king himself ...Elvis Presley. 4 Highlanders never shine their shoes as this may reveal what's under the kilt. 5 Basket-hilted sword (BHS for short). The Highlander's big chopper invariably scared the enemy stiff. The warrior used to push a sword through his head just to show how ferocious he was. 6 Dirk - used for dicing vegetables preparing salads and opening letters. 7 Sporran (Gaelic for nut pouch). Most Scotsmen keep money in their sporran because if robbed at least they enjoy the experience. 8 Kilt - If a Highlander was to take this off you'd be shocked! It would stretch twenty four feet ... the kilt!

Watt is a form of Walter which also gave rise to the surnames Watson, Walters, Waters, Wattie, MacWatt and (mainly in England) Watts, Watkins and Watkinson. In some cases the name can be found in its full form as Walterson. Walter was originally a Germanic forename derived from "walt" (meaning "rule") and "heri" (meaning "army"). Of the various forms of the name, Watson is found the most frequently and it is the 20th most common name in Scotland. The Watsons have a coat of arms recognised by the Lord Lyon. There were Watson landowners in Edinburgh as early as the 14th century and Robert Watsoun (spelt thus) is recorded in Aberdeen in 1402. Nicholas Watson of Dalkieth (near Edinburgh) held land near Arbroath in 1450 and Sir Donald Watsone was a church presbyter in the diocese of Moray in 1493. Walter Watson was a burgess (freeman) and landowner in Dumbarton in 1494 and a number of his descendants became bailies (senior magistrate) and provosts (mayors). The name became more frequently found in the 16th century and is particularly frequent in the Lowlands and the North-East of Scotland. Wattie is found particularly in Aberdeen and surrounding area and in a fishing village in Banffshire some years ago 225 out of 300 inhabitants had the name Watt. George Watson, who was born in 1654 was the first of many successful bankers in Edinburgh. He left money to set up an orphanage for children and this later became George Watson's College which is nowadays one of the leading private schools in the city. The engineer and inventor James Watt, born in Greenock, is best known for his development of the steam engine and the unit of power "watt" is named after him. The development of radar which played such an important part in the Battle of Britain in 1940 (and the development of aviation thereafter) was due to Robert Watson-Watt who was born in Brechin in 1892. The Watson clan motto is "Imperata floruit" which means "It has flourished beyond expectation". Watt and MacWattie are regarded as septs (sub-branch) Buchanan. Watson was the 20th most frequent surname at the General Register Office in 1995.