tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post2569736510935190638..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: All points of the compass will come to Nairn for the World Orienteering Championships on 1st August - pictureGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-79281565454044781302015-06-25T09:04:35.885+00:002015-06-25T09:04:35.885+00:00@ halfwit
It's usual in articles that use abb...@ halfwit<br /><br />It's usual in articles that use abbreviations for the full title when first mentioned to be posted with the abbreviation in a bracket immediately afterwards as indeed you've done in your post<br /><br />As for the populous of Nairn all knowing as to what ANB is the the abbreviation of I would dispute that. No doubt for anyone moving in ANB circles it's meaning is I'd better be dim witnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-12690426621799762015-06-25T08:54:27.467+00:002015-06-25T08:54:27.467+00:00@ 8:45 AM
Are there any other sort on the Gurn?@ 8:45 AM<br /><br />Are there any other sort on the Gurn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-41067402668191316232015-06-25T08:45:20.730+00:002015-06-25T08:45:20.730+00:00Wow "cybergurns" ....... 😨Wow "cybergurns" ....... 😨Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-25721498574640780432015-06-24T22:46:01.406+00:002015-06-24T22:46:01.406+00:00@somewit of 4.31pm......
If you had lived up to...@somewit of 4.31pm...... <br /><br />If you had lived up to your pseudonym and used what wit you possess, you might have been able to read through the original post and observe that the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) and Keeping Nairnshire Colourful (KNC) were given their full titles so that dimwits could understand. <br /><br />And any Nairn resident who doesn't know that ANB halfwitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-91504311676477114872015-06-24T16:31:25.445+00:002015-06-24T16:31:25.445+00:00Oh dear, folk making negative comments on THE GURN...Oh dear, folk making negative comments on THE GURN, whatever next. Well apparently using shorthand that we the ordinary readers have to decipher, ANC, WOC and KNC to name but threesomewitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-367672366478894972015-06-24T16:01:56.849+00:002015-06-24T16:01:56.849+00:00Oh dear! Do we always have to look for negative p...Oh dear! Do we always have to look for negative points? 3 negative comments from one private individuals huge effort to get this funded and planted!<br /><br />Well done Annie Stewart and all the personnel involved planting it.<br /><br />The ANB have a WOC window competition for all shops/business to take part in. The area is from the harbour to the main Post Office including Leopold Street. Sheena Bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-30611648205721840242015-06-24T09:33:25.614+00:002015-06-24T09:33:25.614+00:00@ dr-grigor
Plants tend to be influenced by the d...@ dr-grigor<br /><br />Plants tend to be influenced by the direction of the sun so maybe not the best materials to choose to make a magnetic compass for you, although for hundreds of years many farmers have planted according to the state of the moon that may or may not be influenced by gravity, no one is sure<br /><br />Just hope in future years they don't make a floral representation of a Moonshadownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-6718039576572847622015-06-24T06:39:46.995+00:002015-06-24T06:39:46.995+00:00Apart from the compass not facing north , a good e...Apart from the compass not facing north , a good effort !dr-grigorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773011115225164607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-68575163022854132632015-06-23T22:10:19.454+00:002015-06-23T22:10:19.454+00:00Many thanks to KNC's gifted and enthusiastic v...Many thanks to KNC's gifted and enthusiastic volunteers - and to Council staff - for brightening the Burgh.<br />ColinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-62312635431535557352015-06-23T21:39:30.811+00:002015-06-23T21:39:30.811+00:00I hope they have banned GPS, GPS has ruined orient...I hope they have banned GPS, GPS has ruined orienteeringJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844804189091013386noreply@blogger.com