SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 83 Title : Geordie Jooks cries Fore at Gullane Author(s): Robert Fairnie Copyright holder(s): Robert Fairnie Text Geordie an his freend Tam wis haein a guid gaun gemm o gowf doon at Gullane airlier in the year. At yin o the par fower holes, Geordie skelpit the ba a richt keeker aff the tee. It wis S.D.T.M. (strecht doon the middle). He wis fair chuffed as his een follaed the ba on its flicht doon the fairwey an, when it stertit tae faw tae the grund, the sicht o anither gowfer walkin on the fairwey catched his ee. The ba wis fleein strecht for him an baith Geordie an Tam cried oot “Fore!!!” as lood as they cuid. Weel the ither gowfer maun hae heard the cry for he birlt roond tae see whit wis adae an it wis juist then the ba hit him richt atween the een. If it hid been a fitba he micht hiv been able tae heid it but ye cannae heid a gowf ba sae he juist drappit like a stane an steyed thare. Geordie gawped at Tam, wi his face like a cloot, an Tam gawped back. The neist thing ye kent, they war baith daein a Lindford Christie doon the fairwey an, when they reached the ither gowfer, he wis flet oot on his back wi his mooth gawpin tae the lift an the ba hauf stickin oot his foreheid juist abuin his neb. “Jings, he leuks deid tae me!” said Geordie. “Ay. A doot he’s deid aw richt – niver kent whit hit him. Puir sowl.” quo Tam. “My guidness Tam, A’v killed him! Whit am A gaun tae dae noo?” Geordie speirt. “Weel, if it wis me,” reponed Tam wi a wee keek tae the green, “A’d mibbie tak a nummer nine airn an, wi an open face, try an play it like a bunker shot. It wad be a peetie tae spyle sic a guid drive.” This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Males: Females: Audience size: 3-5 Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2000 Word count: 315 Text publication details Published: Publisher: SLRC Publication year: 2000 Place of publication: Lallans ISBN/ISSN: 1359-3587 Edition: 56 + 57 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Prose: fiction: Author Author details Author id: 95 Forenames: Robert Surname: Fairnie Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1930 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 16 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Consultant Marine Structural Engineer (Retired) Place of birth: Musselburgh Region of birth: Midlothian Birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Musselburgh Region of residence: Midlothian Residence CSD dialect area: midLoth Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Fisherman Father's place of birth: Musselburgh Father's region of birth: Midlothian Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Fishwife Mother's place of birth: Musselburgh Mother's region of birth: Midlothian Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At work Language: German Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: In Germany to communicate with two grandsons Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Wherever Scots is understood