Happy Burns Night

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:43 am

Happy Burns night to all my Jock friend out there (includoing my mum, bless her_

Haggis Neeps tatties all round

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:55 am

Bothwell wrote: Happy Burns night to all my Jock friend out there (includoing my mum, bless her_

Haggis Neeps tatties all round

Rare whisky cooked in haggis by publicity-seeking waster. Very expensive. Does not sound at all like proper haggis, it's got steak in it. Avoid.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... xhome.html

greydeadhead · Post by **greydeadhead** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:24 am

Ummmm.. okay.. I will ask being the semi - ignorant person .. what is Burns nite.. I know what haggis, neeps and tatties are..

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:49 am

Acelebration of the life and works of Scotlands premier literary son Robbie (Rabbie colloq) Burns

www.rabbie-burns.com

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:51 am

greydeadhead wrote: Ummmm.. okay.. I will ask being the semi - ignorant person .. what is Burns nite.. I know what haggis, neeps and tatties are..

Burns night is when a lot of Jocks get together to commemorate an obscure poet by the name of Robert Burns, who died a long time ago. He wrote an "Address to the Haggis", which thing you know about. A lot of extra bits and pieces have been bolted on to what was originally, AFAIR, a party held by a few friends of the poet in his memory after he pegged out, but it's still basically an excuse to dress up, get pissed, and pig out. See Wm. McGonagle, another inspiring Scotch poet. Oh, BTW, Mr. Burns also wrote some verse called... oh, what was it? Ah! Auld Lang Syne. Strangely, this is a drinking song, too!

Oh- Hi, gmc!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:33 am

happy Burns night to you, Bothwell, and raise a pint for me! i think we need a pub here in the garden, and you're just the man to keep it!

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:45 am

lady cop wrote: happy Burns night to you, Bothwell, and raise a pint for me!

A pint of Grouse? That's just over 24 single "shots" of whisky (pre-metric measures). He will know he's drunk it!

greydeadhead · Post by **greydeadhead** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:49 am

ahhh.. then Happy Burns nite to you... eat, drink.. and make merry...

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:52 am

Bill Sikes wrote: A pint of Grouse? That's just over 24 single "shots" of whisky (pre-metric measures). He will know he's drunk it!
well, i was really thinking more in terms of a pint of Guinness

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:03 am

It would have to be a pint of McEwans or 70/-

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:13 am

lady cop wrote: well, i was really thinking more in terms of a pint of Guinness

Ah, Guiness is not Scotch. There are quite a few black beers from Scotland, however, several of which are suitable for drinking (or wood preservative).

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:15 am

posted by bill sikes

Burns night is when a lot of Jocks get together to commemorate an obscure poet by the name of Robert Burns, who died a long time ago. He wrote an "Address to the Haggis", which thing you know about. A lot of extra bits and pieces have been bolted on to what was originally, AFAIR, a party held by a few friends of the poet in his memory after he pegged out, but it's still basically an excuse to dress up, get pissed, and pig out. See Wm. McGonagle, another inspiring Scotch poet. Oh, BTW, Mr. Burns also wrote some verse called... oh, what was it? Ah! Auld Lang Syne. Strangely, this is a drinking song, too!

Oh- Hi, gmc!

Jealousy leaking from every pore.

You can also add disapproved of by the establishment for his libertine ways and egalitarian politics and now feted by the very pretentious tossers he was most disparaging of which amuses me no end

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/b ... ndex.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/b ... _man.shtml

(for a translation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/b ... _man.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/b ... guid.shtml

Often wonder what he would think of the parcel of rogues we have in the nation now. It's amazing how little some things change.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:16 am

Bill Sikes wrote: Ah, Guiness is not Scotch. There are quite a few black beers from Scotland, however, several of which are suitable for drinking (or wood preservative).
shows you what little i know! now i realize it has to be scotch....ok, when the sun is over the yardarm! :-6

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:21 am

gmc wrote: posted by bill sikes

Jealousy leaking from every pore.

Ath well ath alcothol.... thorry, I'll wemove my thongue thwom my cheek now.

gmc wrote: You can also add disapproved of by the establishment for his libertine ways and egalitarian politics and now feted by the very pretentious tossers he was most disparaging of which amuses me no end

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/b ... ndex.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/b ... _man.shtml

Often wonder what he would think of the parcel of rogues we have in the nation now. It's amazing how little some things change.

Yes, it's an interesting thought.