Favourite Jack House Quotes

[Blueboy]

The City of Glasgow is undoubtedly the greatest city in the world.

Walking down Renfield Street on a wet day is to me a more rewarding experience than promenading Fifth Avenue on a fine day, and I have done both.

Edit: Corrected typo.
Too late, the spelling police are on the ball tonight.

[Lone Groover]

Errr Who is jack House ?

[Blueboy]

Errr Who is jack House ?

Sorry chaps, should have posted some info on Jack.
read about 'Mr. Glasgow' here: http://www.theglasgowstory.com/story.php?id=TGSFH13

BB

[Blueboy]

A smart-arsed comment on spelling and 'Who is Jack House'?
Waste of space.

Good Night!

[John]

Errr Who is jack House ?

Nnnnnooooooooooo! You must immediately rush out and buy a copy of his wonderful book "The Heart of Glasgow".

[Sydney Rosewater]

Who gives a fuck about spellin, jist get on wi it.

[HollowHorn]

You must immediately rush out and buy a copy of his wonderful book "The Heart of Glasgow".

I see Borders have a re-issue on the shelves at present, though it can be had in most 2nd hand bookshops. It's always on Ebay too.

[John]

I must go and get another one as I keep giving them away to people.

[Fossil]

A smart-arsed comment on spelling and 'Who is Jack House'?
Waste of space.

Good Night!

I'm sorry you feel it's a smart-arsed comment. If you're going to quote someone, especially a noted wordsmith, you have a duty to get it right.

The next person that fucking thinks it smart to pull someone up for a mis spell can go an fuck off.

Dont be a fucking wank

[John]

Right, enough of that, back on topic please.

[elgee]

??? WE have been deprived of your erudite posts ? How wicked

[HollowHorn]

Agreed. You have to wonder what the censors are afraid of.

Dying of boredom I should think.

Anyway, back on topic. Keep an eye out for another gem of a book from Jack house 'Down the Clyde' A smashing trip doon the water from the Broomielaw to Ayr, the maps are great too.

[johnnyanglia]

I hate to rock the boat but I must disagree with Mr House. I believe 5th Avenue well and truly has the edge over Renfield Street.

[Anorak]

I worked as a copy boy for the Evening Times back in the 1960’s and in spite of the ignorance of youth I noticed at the Features Desk that Jack House was a buck-teethed self-opiniated Gasgows smart-arse!!

Long before the time of Glasgow enthusiasts/ anoraks/ websites / there was no real appreciation of Glagow culture.
It has been very much an evolutionary process seeded by people like Jack House.

He was there long before us lot, who should all should keep the whole idea going…eh?

[Anorak]

By the way all the mis-spellings of our drear green city of Glasgow were all caused by drink rather than mischief!!!