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PREMIUM Trevor Muir spotted this saucy and nationalistic registration number in North Berwick, which he believes should be updated. Nowadays the party forged, then torn asunder, by Alex and Nicola has precious few political love-ins. SCOTS comic book writer Mark Millar is facing a dilemma that is both tantalising and terrifying. “Just found 23 cans of original formula Irn-Bru when we were cleaning out the cellar,” salivates Mark, who adds: “The catch? They’re nine years old! Do I still drink them?” Mark spends most of his time writing about superheroes who gain astounding powers...

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PREMIUM Reader Natasha Evans, based in New York State, spotted this snowman made out of a post box. We imagine that local postmen would be a tad wary about sliding their hands into this particular slot Meat is murder A RECENT mention of Vera Lynn in the Diary reminds Jim Allan from Cellardyke of his student days. As a resident of Glasgow Uni's MacBrayne Hall in Park Circus Place he frequently joined in choruses of “whale meat again” when yet another meal was served by Matron, who was stretching the meat allocation by using unrationed whale steak. Our correspondent rather enjoyed the u...

PREMIUM Sorting through old holiday pictures, Gavin Carruthers came across this image he took in an ornamental garden in Shanghai, China. Wonder if the “tower of containing watery jade” is a swanky way of saying “this way to the urinal”? A CURIOUS sighting in Edinburgh, where the bat-signal has been spotted glowing on the side of the King’s Theatre. Does this mean Batman is in town, ignoring social distancing rules and punching miscreants squarely on the jaw? Not quite. The projection is in memory of comic performer Andy Gray, who died recently, and was a huge fan of the Caped C...

Gordon is curious to know if such a thing exists as underspeeding. Or perhaps even perfectamountspeeding… Talking turkey CHRISTMAS is long gone. Or did it actually happen? It’s all so confusing. What isn’t confusing is the fact that festive scraps from the Christmas table often last well past December 25. Glasgow North West MP Carol Monaghan recently spotted a tinfoil turkey tray being used as a sledge. The Diary is now curious to know what the children of vegetarians use to whizz down icy slopes. Repurposed lettuce leaves? Fine dining A DIARY story about a waitress asking c...