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Mason's are a strange and very secretive lot. As a Mason you are brought
up to believe that funny handshakes and knowing winks are normal,
and your favourite colour is orange.
The derivation of "mason" is from the old
Anglo-Saxon word "mason" meaning somebody who is a mason, or builder
of "Lodges".
The Mason family like to leave their
mark wherever they go, usually with some depiction of "masonic"
or building tools, such as chisels or hammers, usually crossed
and carved into the stone fabric of the building. This is
to remind future generations of Masons that the Masons built
the building they're lodging in and they'd better not bloody
forget it or they'll be cross.
The Masons tend to be a wee bit "cliquey"
on occasion and like to have family gatherings in private.
Strangely, however, they also enjoy parading in public. Your
favourite family name is William, and your lucky number is
1690.
Loyal Masons include;
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Hugh Dallas
Football referee. Not strictly
speaking a Mason by name but it has been claimed that
he's "the Mason in the black", albeit only by Celtic
supporters.
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A Police Officer
Once accepted, your middle name
is Mason. And may the Force be with you.
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James Bruce of Kinnaird
and Mason who died falling downstairs;
pissed and chasing a woman who was not his wife, at
the age of 64.
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A Mason
A man who dresses up in a very
silly outfit to celebrate the triumph of Protestantism
Vs Catholicism in a country that frankly no longer cares
for or about his bigoted and anachronistic views.
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Perry Mason
Not Scottish, but a damned good
lawyer who won every week against the odds. Got even
better after he got crippled and changed his name to
Ironsides to confuse people.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Scottish born Mason, physician
and writer, creator of Sherlock Holmes.
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Sir Alexander Fleming
Scottish bacteriologist and
Mason who discovered penicillin in 1928. He shared a
1945 Nobel Prize for this achievement (the penicillin,
not the freemasonry).
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