Tartan Tinkerers Gifts

"It ain't pretty. You got a bad flap-valve leak, and your tenor drones are all gunked up. It'll be a week at least, IF I can get the parts. I do got a loaner, but she ain't much."

"...and before you embark upon life's journey, could one of you help me with my laptop?"

'What clan do you belong to?'

MacGyver's Cat: 'You see, I took your bed and two paper clips and made it my bed.'

'A computer is only as good as the people who are employed to replace the people who were made redundant by the computer.'

Mouse in a hamster wheel.

'Roger's busy making a cat-flap in the kitchen.'

'I don't like the sound of the engine.'

Scottish party

Out of kilter.

"Maybe you set it up wrong."

"If we can't find the way forward, let's find the way back."

'You must be awfully secure in your masculinity.'

"I couldn't find the phone charger, but I was able to locate all the mouses the kids lost over the years."

'This software package can cut your workload in half. Do you want to purchase two copies?'

'I'm a do-it-yourselfer, but I've never been a done-it-yourselfer...'

His verbal skills are developing, but his motor skills are very advanced. (Originally published on 2009-02-01).

Highland Piper.

Scotsman in the bath...

"Dad's at that awkward age when he knows just enough about computers to really screw 'em up!"

Bathroom shelf full of clocks and pills.

'I've run your letter through the word processor several times, sir, but it just keeps getting worse.'

The Scottish Lawn

Innovate or die.

"If the jumper cables don't work, I'll pour more motor oil on the keys."

'Help me, sir... I want to save my last sip of lemonade, but it doesn't work!'

'There's no fear of him making a Frankenstein's Monster out of this is there?'

Remote control car breakdown.

Receiving the early-morning T-mail.

Where Scottish milk comes from.

"To return to normal height professor, we simply: 1. Switch on The Nano-Ray. 2. Find the Plug; 3. Insert it..."

'To be honest, I have my doubts about these modern dress versions.'

With a little twist on the sidecar concept, Harold was able to ride his motorcycle well into his later years.

"It used to be that if you worried about unseen forces you were considered paranoid. Now you're a security expert."

Woman pulling tartan trolley and a Scotsman pulling bagpipes.