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“Views across the rugged Cairngorms and the distant grey band of the North Sea respectively. The slate grey ocean sparkled silver where the sun touched it's crested waves, and they could juct make out the billowing white sails of various sailing vessels coming to and from the port of Aberdeen”

Nature Beauty Scotland Aberdeen

Book:The Stone of Destiny

Source: The Stone of Destiny

“The statue had its own traffic triangle, part laid to grass, with conker trees. All on its own, its plinth pink granite. Above stood William Wallace stern and black, right hand covering his claymore hilt, left hand wide, outstretched and open. A yo-yo hung from his ring finger.”

William Wallace Aberdeen Yo Yo

Book:Amande's Bed

Source: Amande's Bed

“I always wanted to experience the street life because my teenage life in Aberdeen was so boring. But I was never really independent enough to do it. I applied for food stamps, lived under the bridge, and built a fort at the cedar mill.”

Enough Wanted Streets Built Independent Boring Bridges Teenage Stamps Mills Forts So Boring Food Stamps Cedars Street Life Teenage Life Aberdeen

Author:Kurt Cobain

“He [Jock Stein] phoned and asked me to come over and see him one night Hibs were playing at home to Aberdeen. You know Im coming as manager, he said, and I know youll be disappointed. But I want to reciprocate for you making me your deputy by asking you to become my assistant.”

Knows Want Said Home Night Asking Managers Disappointed One Night Assistants Jocks Deputies Reciprocate Aberdeen

Author:Sean Fallon

“In fact, in Aberdeen, Washington, I am known as Mr. Small Package!”

Facts Known Packages Small Packages Aberdeen

Author:Daniel Bryan

“My father was from Aberdeen, and a more generous man you couldn't wish to meet. I have a gold watch that belonged to him. He sold it to me on his deathbed. I wrote him a cheque for it, post dated of course.”

Men Humor Funny Courses Father Wish Watches Gold Posts Generous Deathbed Cheques Generous Man Aberdeen

Author:Chic Murray

“When I was 12, we went from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a school trip. It was called fresh air fortnight.”

School Air Fresh Air Glasgow Fortnight Aberdeen

Author:Billy Connolly

“My father had a fishing business in Aberdeen destroyed by the European Union and the Common Fisheries Policy.”

Father Common Policy Unions Destroyed Fishing European Union Fisheries Aberdeen

Author:Michael Gove

“We have 2,500 students and an 8,000-seat basketball arena. You do the math on how important basketball is in Aberdeen.”

Important Students Basketball Math Seats Arena Aberdeen

Author:Don Meyer

“Lord Aberdeen was quite touched when I told him I was so attached to the dear, dear Highlands and missed the fine hills so much. There is a great peculiarity about the Highlands and Highlanders; and they are such a chivalrous, fine, active people.”

People Lord Fine Dear Active Hills Touched Scottish Highlander Aberdeen

Book:Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861

Source: Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861