Community Voices: Huntly

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Liam: No, I had two flatmates in, eh, farr I stayed in Aberdeen. Baith my best friends fae school and we did the same uni together but some of the things, it's-- I've telt abody the-- some of the stories. It's hilarious some of the things we would get up to, like.
Interviewer: Fitt did you do?
Liam: Just one that just-- that got on my nerves probably the most. We had a pool table in the flat
Interviewer: Wow. Good flat.
Liam: and it was-- aye, it was. It was great but me and the other boys shared purchase of a pool table and, eh, I came home one night and my flatmate was like "I think I've made a mistake." I'm like "okay, fitt've you done?" and he's like "oh, I'm nae sure yet but I've put the pool balls in the dishwasher." He thought the pool balls looked grubby, put them in the dishwasher, taen them oot-- Of course 'cause it's like super hot water, taen them oot and they were pretty much white. All of them.
Interviewer: Oh god.
Liam: So he'd faded them a' and then-- Oh.
Interviewer: Did they keep their shape though, aye?
Liam: Aye, they kept their shape but that was about the only thing they were good for.