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So are Scottish mountains a smash hit in Hollywood?

Ian's son had never heard this name for the Scottish peaks before. Not wanting to be uninformed about the great outdoors, he said to Ian: 'So these Munros? Are they named after that old movie star from Some Like it Hot?' Hammer-time When he was a student, reader Jeff Robinson bagged a summer job on a building site. On his first day, one of the experienced hands asked Jeff if he'd be going with the other lads to the pub, that evening. Jeff said he wasn't sure he'd make it, explaining that he was finding the work physically taxing, and would rather get a good night's kip. 'Naw, naw, pal,' said the other bloke. 'That's no' how it works. See, in the building trade we get hammerin' in the day. Then we get hammered at night.' 'So that's what I did,' Jeff confesses. 'Unfortunately, boozing so much meant I didn't save a penny the entire summer. 'So the next year I got a job as a solitary nightwatchman. No hammering of any sort, though plenty of pennies in the bank.' 'There's nothing as tasty as a combination of chicken and bugs,' says Chris Robertson. 'Let's just hope the creepy-crawlies are fresh.' (Image: Amusing product name) A fish tale Browsing in Waterstones, Neil Sutterfield spotted an advert for Nicola Sturgeon's autobiography, named "Frankly". Our correspondent concluded this was a drab title, and has an alternative suggestion. 'How about 'Something Fishy',' says Neil, who quickly adds: 'Only because her surname is the aquatic Sturgeon, of course, and for no other possible reason.' Cutting comment The travails of trimming grass. Reader Jill Locke hired a chap to mow the lawn, and wasn't delighted with the untidy results, as she explained to her husband. 'Is he cutting corners by not cutting corners?' asked hubby. California dreamin' As we've previously mentioned, this is turning out to be a thoroughly Scottish summer, with long periods of rain, followed by shorter periods of rain. Occasionally the reign of rain is overthrown by flickering instances of sunshine. On one of those hotter days reader Matt Saunders was chatting with a chum visiting Glasgow from LA. 'Just like home, eh?' said Matt. 'Weather's fine!' beamed the American friend, adding: 'Very like LA… minus a riot or two.' 'We can provide that, too,' said the accommodating Matt. 'Next time you're over, I'll take you to an Old Firm match.' Solitary achievement 'The trouble with being punctual,' sighs reader Bob Stonehill, 'is that nobody's there to appreciate it.'