Siphiwe Tshabalala Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Currently sitting watching the first HP, I’m not a big fan at all, but didn’t she write it all in Edinburgh and lived here? Also, I see she takes a fair amount of abuse on Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 She is also a Glaswegian hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim Weir Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Benefactor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, been here before said: She is also a Glaswegian hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phage Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Wrote the books while living in the colonies off Ashley Terrace. Sold her house for a £1 to a local lady after her first royalty check came in. Now lives on Whitehouse Road in a house with massive hedges around it. Called The White House I believe. Had to move from her last Edinburgh house as the neighbour overlooking her house was selling 'afternoon tea peeping tomming JK's house' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Not a fan of her, her work or her dubious political morals. Also, see the nick of all these Shan HP shops in the city now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Loved the Harry potter series when I was a kid. Films are good for a bit of nostalgia but they haven't really aged well. What's the abuse about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Sarah O said: Not a fan of her, her work or her dubious political morals. Also, see the nick of all these Shan HP shops in the city now Like it or not ( not read the books TBH) she is an international superstar, and despite collosal wealth and success has chosen to stay in Scotland- I don't think Scotland makes enough out of her fame TBH. All the Harry Potter stuff is in London- serious trick missed there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, doctor jambo said: Like it or not ( not read the books TBH) she is an international superstar, and despite collosal wealth and success has chosen to stay in Scotland- I don't think Scotland makes enough out of her fame TBH. All the Harry Potter stuff is in London- serious trick missed there She's not Scottish. Just because she wrote a book here doesn't change this. Many other wealthy people also live here, of which I don't find too remarkable. Scotland is a beautiful place to live for many reasons. Especially great when you can nip to European sunshine whenever you want in first class! Scotland also is doing well enough, maybe too well with tourism. Many places are already over crowded in the summer due to visitors including Glenfinnan Viaduct and the Jacobite Memorial near by - or as majority of people now call it "The Harry Potter Bridge". I don't think it's a particularly good thing our real history and stories are being superseded by a wee fictional twat with a scar on his forehead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Her contribution to inspiring huge numbers of children to read cannot be underestimated. However, i feel the books are now a cash cow for selling over priced merchandise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, Sarah O said: She's not Scottish. Just because she wrote a book here doesn't change this. Many other wealthy people also live here, of which I don't find too remarkable. Scotland is a beautiful place to live for many reasons. Especially great when you can nip to European sunshine whenever you want in first class! Scotland also is doing well enough, maybe too well with tourism. Many places are already over crowded in the summer due to visitors including Glenfinnan Viaduct and the Jacobite Memorial near by - or as majority of people now call it "The Harry Potter Bridge". I don't think it's a particularly good thing our real history and stories are being superseded by a wee fictional twat with a scar on his forehead. Our "real history" like Braveheart? Anything that inspires people to visit and look around Scotland is a good thing! I don't see her politics as even being contentious.. she is a unionist- so what? I don't feel the need to troll or abuse Nationalists online or elsewhere, or denigrate their - in her case enormous- achievements because of a fairly standard, majority political view point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thought this was going to be about the Hogwarts masturbation fan fiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 She is a hugely successful author that has lived in Edinburgh for most of her adult life. She could live anywhere in the world but has chosen to make Edinburgh her home. She pays her taxes here, is a great supporter of welfare causes and is a very generous contributer to charities. Because she holds a perfectly legitimate view about the Union (one I don’t agree with BTW) she gets a lot of flack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templeton Peck Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Takes kids pocket money and gives it to the Labour party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, doctor jambo said: Our "real history" like Braveheart? Anything that inspires people to visit and look around Scotland is a good thing! I don't see her politics as even being contentious.. she is a unionist- so what? I don't feel the need to troll or abuse Nationalists online or elsewhere, or denigrate their - in her case enormous- achievements because of a fairly standard, majority political view point Not at all "like Braveheart" Scotland has a rich, long and varied history. I suggest reading up on it. I don't not like her because she is a unionist. I dislike her because she's a sell-out who was moaning about being poor, now publicly supports a political party that does it's best to benefit the wealthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Jeff said: Thought this was going to be about the Hogwarts masturbation fan fiction Eh...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, Sarah O said: Not at all "like Braveheart" Scotland has a rich, long and varied history. I suggest reading up on it. I don't not like her because she is a unionist. I dislike her because she's a sell-out who was moaning about being poor, now publicly supports a political party that does it's best to benefit the wealthy. She's not a conservative. Blairite labour with a dash of lib dem would be my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 49 minutes ago, Sarah O said: Not at all "like Braveheart" Scotland has a rich, long and varied history. I suggest reading up on it. I don't not like her because she is a unionist. I dislike her because she's a sell-out who was moaning about being poor, now publicly supports a political party that does it's best to benefit the wealthy. She was poor in a separate way. Poor but driven and determined not to be poor,, same as Alan Sugar etc. Such as they have no concept of surrendering to despondency and poverty. They see challenges not barriers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 43 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said: Eh...? Some twitter account (not sure if official or not) tweeted something along the lines of young wizards used to use spells to clean up after themselves Bizarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 14 hours ago, Siphiwe Tshabalala said: Currently sitting watching the first HP, I’m not a big fan at all, but didn’t she write it all in Edinburgh and lived here? Also, I see she takes a fair amount of abuse on Twitter. She lived in either Albert Terrace or Abbotsford Park at Churchill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) I was passing the Black Medicine coffee shop in Nicolson St the other day and I had to step round some tourists taking photos. There is a sign on the wall I hadn't noticed before saying she wrote part of HP there. I know the Elephant house has cashed in from the start but will there be any coffee shops left in the city that don't claim that JK was a regular in their premises scribbling away! Edited January 7, 2019 by All roads lead to Gorgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said: I was passing the Black Medicine coffee shop in Nicolson St the other day and I had to step round some tourists taking photos. There is a sign on the wall I hadn't noticed before saying she wrote part of HP there. I know the Elephant house has cashed in from the start but will there be any coffee shops left in the city that don't claim that JK was a regular in their premises scribbling away! Same thing as Sean Connery. If everyone was to be believed then he must have delivered milk to every home in Edinburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I quite like her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, iantjambo said: Same thing as Sean Connery. If everyone was to be believed then he must have delivered milk to every home in Edinburgh. I lived up his way as a bairn and didn't once see him deliver the milk. A story that has grown out of all proportion over the years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Jersey_HMFC Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Sarah O said: She's not Scottish. Just because she wrote a book here doesn't change this. Many other wealthy people also live here, of which I don't find too remarkable. Scotland is a beautiful place to live for many reasons. Especially great when you can nip to European sunshine whenever you want in first class! Scotland also is doing well enough, maybe too well with tourism. Many places are already over crowded in the summer due to visitors including Glenfinnan Viaduct and the Jacobite Memorial near by - or as majority of people now call it "The Harry Potter Bridge". I don't think it's a particularly good thing our real history and stories are being superseded by a wee fictional twat with a scar on his forehead. Slytherin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Gets abuse from meatheads because she's anti Brexit. Winds up Piers Morgan. Seems like a good egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Turned on a whole generation to reading so fair play to her. Not a huge fan meself, probably too old but me daughter thinks she's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Was never into the HP films. Not because I watched them and didn’t enjoy, I just never felt inclined to watch. They don’t bother me though if they happen to be on at the time when I’m watching tele. Rowling doesn’t bother me either and someone I’ve never had an interest in tbh. Whats the fuss again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, Debut 4 said: Was never into the HP films. Not because I watched them and didn’t enjoy, I just never felt inclined to watch. They don’t bother me though if they happen to be on at the time when I’m watching tele. Rowling doesn’t bother me either and someone I’ve never had an interest in tbh. Whats the fuss again? She’s anti Brexit and also (I believe) Indy, and is therefore a target for those on the opposite side. she does have a lot to say for herself on Twitter though so I guess she has to expect some reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Fame and fortune never fell in her lap. She created something that became a worldwide sensation. That has to be admired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 No wonder Robert Louis Stevenson buggered off to Samoa ! Not a HP fan, never read one of the books or watched a whole film but she has done remarkably well for herself through hard work. Good luck to her. I enjoy sitting outside the OZ Bar in the summer and say "Harra Potta" everytime an oriental tourist takes a snap of the Elephant House or the graveyard. My wife doesn't find it so amusing after about 100 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 No deid then. She needs a slap for giving that twat Eddie Redmayne endless work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 19 hours ago, felix said: I think it's a bit like cow tipping but instead of tipping them you roll them and instead of cows, you use jakeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 19 hours ago, Phage said: Wrote the books while living in the colonies off Ashley Terrace. Sold her house for a £1 to a local lady after her first royalty check came in. Now lives on Whitehouse Road in a house with massive hedges around it. Called The White House I believe. Had to move from her last Edinburgh house as the neighbour overlooking her house was selling 'afternoon tea peeping tomming JK's house' Previous one was Abbotsford Park or Crescent - not like the neighbours would have needed a few extra bob! Nae wonder she's got those hedges round the White House. I heard, from one of Edinburgh's finest*, that she's had a treehouse built in her new place that cost something like £250k. * black cab driver. Also said she is a poor tipper (aren't we all?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thommo414 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, ri Alban said: No deid then. She needs a slap for giving that twat Eddie Redmayne endless work. This. Working in a cinema the past few months has meant I've had to see his stupid, smug, wee ******* face multiple times each day if I'm screen checking. Luckily I don't think fantastic beasts is quite as popular as the main Harry Potter series so maybe (hopefully) just the one more then it'll be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 7 hours ago, iantjambo said: Same thing as Sean Connery. If everyone was to be believed then he must have delivered milk to every home in Edinburgh. And every Edinburgh granny / great-granny has danced with him, or been asked to do so by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftBack Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, ri Alban said: No deid then. She needs a slap for giving that twat Eddie Redmayne endless work. That's not very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 54 minutes ago, I P Knightley said: Previous one was Abbotsford Park or Crescent - not like the neighbours would have needed a few extra bob! Nae wonder she's got those hedges round the White House. I heard, from one of Edinburgh's finest*, that she's had a treehouse built in her new place that cost something like £250k. * black cab driver. Also said she is a poor tipper (aren't we all?!) I've never tipped a taxi driver in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I'd have Edinburgh full of Harry Potter shops before those tartan tat shops that plague the city centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphiwe Tshabalala Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Thommo414 said: This. Working in a cinema the past few months has meant I've had to see his stupid, smug, wee ******* face multiple times each day if I'm screen checking. Luckily I don't think fantastic beasts is quite as popular as the main Harry Potter series so maybe (hopefully) just the one more then it'll be done I seen that Fantastic Beasts film (I’ve only seen that first HP film) and I still don’t have a clue what was going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroondevo52 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I painted her house on Holy corner, well it was my mates before he sold it to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, AlphonseCapone said: I've never tipped a taxi driver in my life. You would if you knew @luckyBatistuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 21 hours ago, Phage said: Wrote the books while living in the colonies off Ashley Terrace. Sold her house for a £1 to a local lady after her first royalty check came in. Now lives on Whitehouse Road in a house with massive hedges around it. Called The White House I believe. Had to move from her last Edinburgh house as the neighbour overlooking her house was selling 'afternoon tea peeping tomming JK's house' Was the Whitehouse not previously David Murray's house or did I make that up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, chester copperpot said: Was the Whitehouse not previously David Murray's house or did I make that up? David Murray’s house was between Cluny area and the Braids, sort of back of Blackford Pond, but nearer the Morningside end. He gave it to Mo Johnston to stay in when the wee keelie signed for the Hun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, maroondevo52 said: I painted her house on Holy corner, well it was my mates before he sold it to her. Where on Holy Corner? She lived at Abbotsford Park, 300 metres at least, up from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroondevo52 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 Abbotsford Park, my mate had the upper flat and tried to buy out the downstairs neighbour but they wouldn't sell. JK bought them out shortly after she moved in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 25 minutes ago, Morgan said: David Murray’s house was between Cluny area and the Braids, sort of back of Blackford Pond, but nearer the Morningside end. He gave it to Mo Johnston to stay in when the wee keelie signed for the Hun. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, chester copperpot said: Was the Whitehouse not previously David Murray's house or did I make that up? David Murray stayed at Easter Belmont (in a white house ) JK's Whitehouse was owned previously by Andrew Murray ,no relation as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Thommo414 said: This. Working in a cinema the past few months has meant I've had to see his stupid, smug, wee ******* face multiple times each day if I'm screen checking. Luckily I don't think fantastic beasts is quite as popular as the main Harry Potter series so maybe (hopefully) just the one more then it'll be done I think it’s popular enough to see through to the end. Spoiler Only 3 films to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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