Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Blame the new math, Bugs. Chicago's been using that "New Math" since the early 50's, perhaps they invented it? There used to be a noontime kids show on WGN in Chicago called Bozo's Circus. Often Bozo the Clown would challenge his sidekick Cookie to a "Fair and Square Contest" to settle a dispute. It was the perfect learning tool for Chicago's youth because it was exactly like Chicago politics. No matter what the rules were, no matter how fair it appeared to be, it was always rigged so Bozo Won. And that is how the Bozo's thay run Chicago have operated for as many years as you care to research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It is foggy? Aye. It's foggy ever night dya ken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Then the chance of spotting Nessie is pretty slim, I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Then the chance of spotting Nessie is pretty slim, I reckon. From inside a pub in Edinburgh, 167 miles from Loch Ness.? Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Well, then again, sitting inside a pub all night might cut down on the odds. Â Surprising what a fellow can see after a night in a pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Â Legend has it that Texas still can... Despite all their big talk, Texas ain't got the........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It looks like the Scot succession is going down to a flaming haggis of a defeat. Â Good to see the lads in da ol' country have retained a little of their sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 De Ye feel thet vibration in dah groond? That'd be Wallace Spinning in his grave. Scotland has a chance to be free of England and the people ar turnin' it doon. English gold ha made slaves of us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 God save the Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Can you say that with a little more Cockney twist, Bob? Â My wife's aunt, who lived in Ontario had a rather large picture of Queen Elizabeth II hanging in her living room. Â Perhaps we should all go up to Victoria BC tomorrow and have HIGH TEA at 4:00 PM at the Empress, to celebrate! Â Pick up some fine Scottish woolen goods while there in Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Guess the older Scots still out number the young ones. I believe it was the younger generation that wanted secession Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 http://www.bbc.com/news/events/scotland-decides/results  It's over Scotland stays in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The British flag won't have to be changed. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Well Bugs, there goes the World Wide Haggis scheme. Â Hoot Mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Well Bugs, there goes the World Wide Haggis scheme. Â Hoot Mon. Â And here I was saving my pennies to open the first Haggis fast food franchise. Thought I'd call if McDougals and mark each restaurant with two golden buttcheeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Can you say that with a little more Cockney twist, Bob? Â My wife's aunt, who lived in Ontario had a rather large picture of Queen Elizabeth II hanging in her living room. Â Perhaps we should all go up to Victoria BC tomorrow and have HIGH TEA at 4:00 PM at the Empress, to celebrate! Â Pick up some fine Scottish woolen goods while there in Victoria. Â The Empress does a nice High Tea. Been there. Â 'Tain't cheap, though... Â But Tomorrow ~ The Games!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Â The Empress does a nice High Tea. Been there. Â 'Tain't cheap, though... Â But Tomorrow ~ The Games!!! You got that right, Hardpan. But then, Victoria is a tourist town and not much is cheap. Â You want to see sticker shock, visit one of the SCOTTISH woolen outlets. Some very interesting stuff though. Maybe a nice plaid tartan, say, perhaps in the Black Watch pattern? A sporan and nice broach. Dont forget the sgian dubh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Badger, 'tis my ambition to make my own sporran and sgian dubh. Â The leatherwork is simple... and as for the sgian dubh, I'm close to being able to fire up my forge... as soon as I can fabricate a stand for the ancient Champion blower. And I now have my Mouse Hole anvil~! Â And I'm hoping to find a kilt maker at the Gathering tomorrow. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The bagpipes are the only musical instrument ever declared a weapon of war. Ain't never killed anyone I know of but on a foggy morning that sound coming out of the mist has indeed had a lot of guys wetting themselves. The fact that shortly after hearing them the "Ladies from hell" show up might have something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Yer gonna need a broach tho. Â I would love to see your Sgian dubh when it is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The bagpipes are the only musical instrument ever declared a weapon of war. Ain't never killed anyone I know of but on a foggy morning that sound coming out of the mist has indeed had a lot of guys wetting themselves. The fact that shortly after hearing them the "Ladies from hell" show up might have something to do with it. Â They usually had some long steel with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The bagpipes are the only musical instrument ever declared a weapon of war. Ain't never killed anyone I know of but on a foggy morning that sound coming out of the mist has indeed had a lot of guys wetting themselves. The fact that shortly after hearing them the "Ladies from hell" show up might have something to do with it. Bugs, sitting in a class on Psychological Warfare when I was in the U.S. Army, the instructor used the bagpipes as an early form of it. And he used the illustration of the pipes coming through the foggy morning mist towards the enemy line. He also said that it's hard to tell just how far away the pipes are from the listener. I'm afraid I'd be wetting myself too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I reckon it got the attention of the boys down in New Orleans back in 1815. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I reckon it got the attention of the boys down in New Orleans back in 1815. It got their attention alright! it gave Andy "By the "Tarnal" Jackson's boys and Jean LaFitte's cannoneers something to aim at before the Brits came out of the mist! The first time I saw the movie starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner, as a kid, for the first and probably the only time, I felt bad for the poor Tommies, even though they were supposed to be the enemy. Â I love the bagpipes, even though I'm not Scotts or Irish. Probable reason is when I was about 1-1/2, my Dad was assigned to the 42nd ID (Rainbow). Maybe because the numerical designation was the same as the Black Watch, the commanding general decided to have pipe band. Ya canna but march to the pipes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Amazing Grace on the pipes always brings tears to my eyes. Especially when it's just a lone piper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 .......Ya canna but march to the pipes! Aye, and ya canna but mourn as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Aye, such a mournful sound on the moor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Scatterbrain Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 I tend to associate bagpipes with dead cops, dead firemen, dead soldiers. Not a fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 After all the talk of the Scots, I got to looking at the Welsh, home of my ancestors. Those folks dressed funny back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 After all the talk of the Scots, I got to looking at the Welsh, home of my ancestors. Those folks dressed funny back in the day. They still talk funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 They all do, Bob. Â Even the Canadians have some weird expressions, eh? Â But they are great people. A little different from our standards, but great folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 You want to see sticker shock, visit one of the SCOTTISH woolen outlets. Some very interesting stuff though. Maybe a nice plaid tartan, say, perhaps in the Black Watch pattern? A sporan and nice broach. Dont forget the sgian dubh.  Mind if I go with MacLean of Duart?  http://www.kinlochanderson.com/tartan/MacLean%20of%20Duart  I'm partial to the "Ancient Hunting" myself.  http://www.kinlochanderson.com/tartan/maclean-of-duart/ancient-medium-weight-green/MW852  It seems I'm a member of the Clan MacLean by marriage. There is even the clan castle, Duart, on the Isle of Mull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Holy Smack, Doc. Youse is a celebrity. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Holy Smack, Doc. Youse is a celebrity. Â Â Â Yeah, that's me alright... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Hoot mon. you will be needing a walking stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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