Andrew Duncan expression

[eugenmicsa]

Do you know the meaning of the expression "Single fare to the Andrew Duncan job?"

[Hard@it]

I have never heard of this saying, but I am sure it relates to Andrew Duncan, who was a Scot and led in treatment of people with mental probs. Hence the "single fare", in other words going one way only! See this:-

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousf irst1234.html

[hedgehog9]

In the Royal Edinburgh Hospital the Andrew Duncan ward was for the treatment of alcoholics and mental cases but I think it might be the alcoholic side that is referred to by you and is the most often implied when used bt Edinburgh locals.