(1) he's a mere stripling(2) Long ago, when Al was a mere stripling of 83, the Players Club gave him a testimonial.(3) Surely, though, there could be no such problem with filming a stripling of a novel, published a mere five years ago?(4) u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510I did not know him as a stripling , travelling around Scotland in the back of a bus,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb she says, with a smile.(5) The police officer, a mere stripling of 35, was called to a nursing home where the woman was visiting a friend.(6) Fast forward almost 21 years, to last Monday, when the Celtic under-21 team took on Kilmarnock's striplings .
