Old Soke

[Jenx]

Bagpipes probably originated in the middle or far east.

From Oman, as I understand it, Pete ... although I stand to be corrected.
Like most 'jock' traditions, its 'borrowed' ... the Kilt originated in France I believe :wink:
Bushmills is the oldest distillery ( irish ),

And could believe Porridge could well have stemmed from 'middle earth' or somewhere equally as undesirable :wink:

 

[bracky1]

Bagpipes probably originated in the middle or far east.

From Oman, as I understand it, Pete ... although I stand to be corrected.
Like most 'jock' traditions, its 'borrowed' ... the Kilt originated in France I believe :wink:
Bushmills is the oldest distillery ( irish ),

And could believe Porridge could well have stemmed from 'middle earth' or somewhere equally as undesirable :wink:

Don't forget haggis the most Scottish of all.

"Git yer haggis, right here... chopped heart and lungs... boiled in a wee sheep's stomach... tastes as good as it sounds! Good fer what ails ye, eh?"

 

[Tony Spear]

"Git yer haggis, right here... chopped heart and lungs... boiled in a wee sheep's stomach... tastes as good as it sounds! Good fer what ails ye, eh?"

Bollocks!
Everybody knows that Haggis is mined deep underground by liitle hairy men with red beards and skirts, who speak an unintelligible language with no known etymological source.

 

[CHJ]

Just late adopters of a method of using up the scraps, that probably originated somewhere as distance as the source of the pipes I believe, just not advanced much further in the gourmet food chain, :twisted: :lol:
Although I do know of a butcher in Castle Douglas that does a mean tasting one.

 

[Bodrighy]

Just late adopters of a method of using up the scraps, that probably originated somewhere as distance as the source of the pipes I believe, just not advanced much further in the gourami food chain, :twisted: :lol:
Although I do know of a butcher in Castle Douglas that does a mean tasting one.

Do fish eat haggis? :lol:

Pete

 

[CHJ]

Do fish eat haggis? :lol:

Pete

:lol: :lol: :lol: depends on what Scale you slice it up in.

bl***y spell checkers, having enough trouble at the moment with a USA keyboard and a stupid google et al ridden internet that keeps assuming I'm german just because of the IP.

 

[Jenx]

Do fish eat haggis? :lol:

Pete

Only proper Scottish Fish do ... the English Fish aren't man enough to handle it :wink:

 

[Paul.J]

Was there something recently saying that the Haggis might be an English recipe :?: :?

 

[Jenx]

It most probably is 8) :wink:

We probably took it off an englishman at Bannockburn :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


heh heh.. wouldn't surprise me in the least Paul ... if it's anything like our other aforementioned "traditions" ... all 'borrowed' from elsewhere !

 

[big soft moose]

We probably took it off an englishman at Bannockburn :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

was that before or after the english whupped your ass at glencoe ? :lol:

 

[Bodrighy]

We probably took it off an englishman at Bannockburn :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

was that before or after the english whupped your ass at glencoe ? :lol:

Careful, Glencoe was basically a civil war with different clans taking sides. England just egged them on and let them get on with it. England never actually beat the Scots properly in a battle....did it all by the back door. Come to think of it England as such never won a battle against anyone on their own did they? :lol:

Pete

 

[Jenx]

didn't we get a good hiding at Culloden & Prestonpans ?

Sherrifmuir was a draw.. i remember that one from school :wink:

 

[Jenx]

Careful, Glencoe was basically a civil war with different clans taking sides.
Pete

:lol: :lol:
That was that bunch of traitors, the Campbells.
We've never forgiven 'em :wink:

 

[big soft moose]

It was john hill (a good english name) who wrote "I have ruined glencoe" - he was right there is sod all there

as to the english never having won against the scots - one company of English soilders held ruvthen barracks for 3 months against the surrounding hairy kilt wearers, when they were relieved only 32 were unwounded.

 

[Anonymous]

Oldsoke is alive and well, ....well, nothing that a glass or 6 of the red medicine wouldn't cure (I have painkillers and other meds to counteract the effects of the painkillers.... as I said to the quack, 'There was an old woman who swallowed a fly........)

I'm on Skye 'til Friday... looking forward to the piping concert on Wed evening... Moosey eat your heart out :lol: :lol: :lol:

Jim, that's one hell of a commute from Leicester :lol: :shock:

Now you lot can get back to re-enacting the vain attempts by the English to rid Scotland of the Scots just so as you can get yer hands on the water of life....

btw ...I've retired........ peas and quiet.... almost.... time to close the door, the wee beasties are on the wing ... and me bits of exposed flesh (tried 'skin so soft' but it's just not me :lol: )

[Replies on a £20 note addressed to Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Skye...... ]

 

[Jenx]

It was john hill (a good english name) who wrote "I have ruined glencoe" - he was right there is sod all there
.

Except Jimmy Saville ... and you can have HIM back anytime you like :wink:

 

[colin macdiarmid]

All I can say is Ben Nevis 4406ft or 1344metres

 

[Jenx]

heh heh ..closely followed by CairnGorm, Ben Avon, Ben Macdhui, & Braeriach,......


We bare our bums to your Helvellyn & ScaFell Pike ....
inferior little hillocks


:wink:

 

[Jenx]

one company of English soilders held ruvthen barracks for 3 months .

Aye, August, September & October ..............

Whilst we were all doon at Blackpool

 

[Paul.J]

Oldsoke wrote

Oldsoke is alive and well, ....well, nothing that a glass or 6 of the red medicine wouldn't cure (I have painkillers and other meds to counteract the effects of the painkillers.... as I said to the quack, 'There was an old woman who swallowed a fly........)

Great to hear from you again Graham