Is Nicola Sturgeon Pregnant?

[gordiescotland1]

I saw a picture of her in the paper this morning in a red dress and she has either put on a lot of weight or is pregnant

[jomifl]

Mushroom, are you suggesting that the scots were calling their florins pounds? ...scandalous.

[KARL]

Mushroom, I hope your response was made in too much haste and not as lacking in thought as it at first appears. My reference to Ireland's independence, as you can surely see, was in the context of the development in relations after the event. You are quite right, it was a violent episode but in spite of this the two countries/nations are now quite at ease with each other, arguably more so than Scotland and England - the tension over who is the ruler and who is ruled is gone. Perhaps you were, tongue in cheek, putting forward the sort of moronic comment/argument that the No camp is encouraging and peddling.

[Bazile]

//she is 43, if she is pregnant i would be a little surprised //

Emmie - Why would you be surprised - aren't 43 year olds allowed to have babies , then ?

[jomifl]

/the sort of moronic comment/argument that the No camp is encouraging and peddling./
thanks for that completely unbiased opinion Karl, I will of course discount anything they say as rubbish. Not that it matters as being English I have no say in the matter.. I suspect that Cameron has mixed feelings about the possible outcomes.

[mushroom25]

Karl, the point of my response was to highlight the difference in situation, and not to allude to some flippant "Pro-No" stance. whilst the UK and Ireland may seem at ease with each other, it's something of an illusion, and there are unresolved situations that date back to the times of the Easter uprising, and beyond that - the playing of non GAA sports at Croke Park being a case in point.

the attitude of restraint so far advanced by the "yes" campaigners augurs well for a division, should it be decided upon - but comparing the situation (now or in the future) with Ireland is not entirely accurate.

[KARL]

It should not be necessary but I point out that, when saying (members/supporters of) the No camp have put out really astonishingly silly/irrelevant remarks on the independence issue, I am not saying that everything they say is rubbish. That is a remark that does not help in the discussion.

[Baldric]

As fascinating as I find all this,
Do you think she is pregnant?

[KARL]

Is she pregnant - I really have no idea and to me it is a matter for her and her man, but no doubt time will tell.

[BlueToffee]

We'll miss you maghiebee!

[emmie]

Baz, because for 43 year olds and up there are more complications, they can have babies at that age and i wasn't suggesting she shouldn't, but the older you get the more complications there are, not to mention when baby is 20 you are a pensioner, better to have them earlier where possible.
i don't think she is pregnant, i couldn't see any info to say she is.

[emmie]

i like the sound of bawbees, perhaps you can have those


wiki
The first king of Scots to produce his own coinage was David I (1124–53). David I has been regarded as an anglicising force in Scotland, and indeed, the coins bear an uncanny resemblance to those of Stephen, King of England. The Penny was minted at Berwick, and had his name as "Tavit". The reverse had a short cross with pellets in the four quarters. Later in his reign coins were minted in Berwick, Roxburgh and Edinburgh. By 1250, the country had no less than 16 mints, scattered from Inverness to Berwick. Later influences for Scottish coinage were the German speaking lands and France, both of which would contribute names such as "dollar" (Thaler), "testoun" (from French tête meaning head, on account of the portrait on it), and "merk" (or "mark").

In 1485, according to IH Stewart, the groat bore "the first real coin portrait to be seen north of the Alps".

During the 16th century, production of coinage moved entirely to Edinburgh, although Stirling produced one issue of bawbees.