Sat. Glasgow Herald Gen. Knowledge

[janrei]

20. across - The human race in general (4,7,6 ) I have -o-k, t-m-o-s, b-i---.
Any ideas? Thanks

[mac44]

Jock Tamsons Bairns.

[Svejk]

For Funks Sake, lol.

[boxtops]

That is clearly a very Scottish answer - what are its origins, please?

[grasscarp]

loads about it on internet, but I had never heard of it until this post!

[mac44]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_Tamson%27s_Bairns

[Captain2]

Just look it up boxie, I have 'cos never heard it before. Apparently a saying from lowland Scotland and northern England

[factor-fiction]

Apparently it's a popular saying in Scotland but it's one that's passed me by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_Tamson%27s_Bairns

[boxtops]

Thank you, we live and learn (I have never heard any of my Scottish-married-into families using that expression!)

[Tilly2]

I have never heard Rebus use it, either.

[boxtops]

Yep, I know I could have looked it up, but since there were instant correct answers, I knew that ABers could tell me quickly!