num_pages: 132
description: This is a first-ever compendium of the wit and wisdom of the Highlander through the ages, ranging from traditional sayings and proverbs to modern tales and poems. What all reveal is a sense of humor as distinctive as it is elusive. Often dry, ironic, and deadpan, Highland humor can also be ribald, satirical, and mischievous, though to pin down exactly what is so distinctive about it would require a specialized study. Yet if one thing links it all, it is its sharpness and intelligence. From the days of Columba to the twenty-first century, a lot may have changed in the Highlands, but humor remains a constant thread.
language: English
title: MacRory's Breeks and other Highland Humour
titlecomplete: MacRory's Breeks and other Highland Humour
publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc