When Big Peter Macnab died in Glasgow, his old widow wanted to tell all his friends at the same time, so she went to the newspaper office and said, 'I'd like tae place an obituary fur ma late husband'
The man at the desk says 'OK, so how much money dae ye have?'
The old woman replies just '5 Pounds' to which the man says 'You won't get many words for that but write something and we'll see if it's ok.'
So the old woman writes a few words and hands it to the clerk, and the man reads 'Peter Macnab, fae Parkheid, deid'.
The clerk feels raher guilty at the abruptness of the message and encourages the old woman to write a few more words. The old woman thinks for a minute, adds a few more words, and hands the paper over the counter again.
The clerk then reads, 'Peter Macnab, fae Parkheid deid. Ford Escort for sale.'