Pure Dead Brilliant (Pure Dead, 3)

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Despite objections that it promoted the wrong image of Scotland to foreign visitors and embarrassed local travellers, the airport management insisted the logo was "fun and visually stimulating". However, it was removed a matter of weeks after installation, after the South Ayrshire Licensing Board said the logo trivialised excessive drinking. [20] The "pure dead brilliant" branding was removed from the main terminal building in January 2014. [21]

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The Sleeper - Fiancée of Ffup and Father to Nestor. Also known as the Loch Ness Monster, lives in Lochnagargoyle Loch on the Strega-Borgia grounds. He loves it when his fiancée brings him food and places it under the jetty but is caught two-timing her in Deep Fear. He has a strong Scottish accent and a somewhat surly and misanthropic approach to life.Toon: Town, used generally when talking about going into “The Toon”, which would mean going into the centre of Glasgow.

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Mcleod, Keith (4 March 2006). "You're Barred". Daily Record. Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Aside from Mrs McLachlan, many immortal characters appear in the series due to its nature as fantasy. The arch-villains of the series are demons who seek possession of the Chronostone with which they will be able to rule the universe. The Chronostone once belonged to the ruler of Hell, S'tan the Boss but he lost it and the main plot of the series concerns his quest to regain it by sending various minions to do battle with Mrs McLachlan for possession of the Stone. Mrs McLachlan is the only person aware of the threat posed by the demons although Titus, Pandora and Latch become aware of them. The demons are portrayed as extremely powerful and irredeemably evil creatures but are nonetheless used to great comic effect. Most demons in the series are cynical, egotistical and cruel but with a dry sense of humour. Jake Can mean cheap booze, but is more commonly to refer to a tramp or homeless person. Can also be used to describe someone who looks messy. In February 2021, the Scottish government announced that a preferred bidder had been selected to buy the airport. The unnamed bidder was believed to be a European transport infrastructure investor. [34] It has been announced that the airshow will return for 2023 being rebranded as The International Ayrshow - Festival Of Flight beginning on the weekend of 8 September 2023. [47] Incidents and accidents [ edit ]Latch – Long suffering butler to the Borgias. He answers the door and the phone. Latch often irons the newspaper. He falls in love with Miss McClachlan and eventually marries her. It is also mentioned that he is forced to wear a kilt made out of material used as a dog's bed, and hates it because it itches. Owns a small Japanese car. Since 2007, the airport has occasionally been used by the BBC TV programme Top Gear as the location for various stunts and experiments. The best-known stunt was a scene similar to one featured in the film Casino Royale and featured both a Ford Mondeo and a Citroën 2CV parked behind the engines of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, in an experiment to investigate whether the thrust from the aircraft's four jet engines really could lift a car off the ground. [22] However, the Scottish government announced in December 2021 that the bid had been rejected, and that the sale would not proceed. The airport would consequently remain in public ownership, but the government stated it was committed to "returning it to the private sector at the appropriate time and opportunity." [35] As of January2023 [update], no private investor has been found yet but there was ongoing debate if the airport is financially viable or will require further loans from the government. [36] Airlines and destinations [ edit ] Passenger [ edit ] McArdle, Helen (20 May 2016). "UK spaceport competition axed in favour of licensing model". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016 . Retrieved 4 September 2016.

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Other minor characters include the posse of surgeons, nurses etc. in the hospital where Don Lucifer's nose job takes place and numerous policemen. Marie Bain - The terrible French StregaSchloss cook. She makes disgusting food and gets very offended if the family doesn't like or eat it. In the fifth book, bribed by Don Lucifer, she arranges Luciano's arrest (see below) and later chokes to death on a putrid Christmas cake of her own making, which was rejected by the Streaga-Borgias the previous year. Beggars cannae be choosers - Translation: If you ask for something you should not question what you are given. Manning, Sanchez (16 June 2013). "Five seek asylum after threat diverts flight to UK". The Independent. London . Retrieved 11 September 2019. Signor Luciano Strega-Borgia - The sometimes hot-tempered husband of Baci and father of Titus, Pandora, Damp and Nieve. He is very fond of his family, despite leaving them in a temper in the first book and frequently arguing with Baci. Enjoys coffee, especially cappuccino.Barras: The Barras, or Barrowlands; a location in Glasgows East End where there is a street market. Titus, son of the above. Twelve during the series Titus is something of a computer geek. His laptop has been used for, amongst other things, growing rather a lot of small pink clones, and receiving video clips from the future. Titus loves food, especially raspberry muffins. He has/had a band. Titus is terrified of spiders but unlike most arachnophobics seems willing to tolerate them when he has to.

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Knot - A yeti who loves revolting food (including Marie Bain's slippers and the contents of Nestor's nappies).It follows the airport’s long struggle with its own identity during the last decade and the much maligned “Pure Dead Brilliant” tagline adopted by previous owners Infratil. Helicopter rescue unit has busiest year on record". STV News. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014 . Retrieved 21 December 2014. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.