Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 In her country, midnight happens, families celebrate and then if they are near the city center they go out to a common meeting place and watch the fireworks. I said in USA, there are big common meeting places where people gather before midnight and then celebrate together. Often at midnight, the men kiss the women and the women kiss the men, except in San Francisco where . . . Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 Nope...not gonna touch that one. Quote
Reuben McCoy Rankin # 34239 Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 Nope...not gonna touch that one. Probably a good idea. Quote
DocWard Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 In her country, midnight happens, families celebrate and then if they are near the city center they go out to a common meeting place and watch the fireworks. I said in USA, there are big common meeting places where people gather before midnight and then celebrate together. Often at midnight, the men kiss the women and the women kiss the men, except in San Francisco where . . . Everyone shakes hands? Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Posted January 1, 2017 Everyone shakes hands? yeah. what else would they do? Quote
SOUTH-PACIFIC,SASS #59402 Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 agree can't touch that one but have been to frisco it sure is different there Quote
Chili Ron Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Howdy, Ive just heard the fuss they make over times square. It seems plain silly to me. Two million people and NO facilities? People cant leave due to security? Gross. To watch a ball drop? Why would a terrorist be interested when people do this to themselves? UGH. Best CR Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Posted January 1, 2017 It's NOT just in Frisco!!! Not Cleveland! No! Say it ain't so! Quote
Alpo Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 In Atlanta they gather to watch the Giant Peach drop. It's only 800 pounds, versus the multi-thousand pounds of the Times Square ball, but it's closer to home. Quote
Tyrel Cody Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 In her country, midnight happens, families celebrate and then if they are near the city center they go out to a common meeting place and watch the fireworks. I said in USA, there are big common meeting places where people gather before midnight and then celebrate together. Often at midnight, the men kiss the women and the women kiss the men, except in San Francisco where . . . They all drop trou and take a dump in the street? Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Not Cleveland! No! Say it ain't so! In a certain suburb, yes! Quote
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Most of you know I'm in touch with my Scottish ancestry. In Scotland, New Year's is called "Hogmanay," which is a Gaelic word. Most Hogmanay celebrations are similar to ours, except that at midnight they practice "first footing." It means that after midnight, they go around visiting people, and the first person to cross their threshold (i.e. the first foot through the door) after midnight receives a gift from the homeowner. Of course, real Scotch (which they just refer to as "whiskey," because Scotch is just whiskey made in Scotland) is key to all of this. Quote
Smoken D Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 In her country, midnight happens, families celebrate and then if they are near the city center they go out to a common meeting place and watch the fireworks. I said in USA, there are big common meeting places where people gather before midnight and then celebrate together. Often at midnight, the men kiss the women and the women kiss the men, except in San Francisco where . . . I thought that was just on Broke Back Mountain??.... Quote
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Got my self in trouble last year making a comment about Kalifornia. So I better just leave this alone Myself :-) We need to remember that our brothers and Sisters and the ? Are stuck behind enemy lines in that Country. So we need to say a Prayer for them . Lord I pray for Kalifornia and its People to Receive freedom from the Tyranny of their suppresional Government. Amen . Quote
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Don't care who kisses who. I never go out on amateur night. Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Most of you know I'm in touch with my Scottish ancestry. In Scotland, New Year's is called "Hogmanay," which is a Gaelic word. Most Hogmanay celebrations are similar to ours, except that at midnight they practice "first footing." It means that after midnight, they go around visiting people, and the first person to cross their threshold (i.e. the first foot through the door) after midnight receives a gift from the homeowner. Of course, real Scotch (which they just refer to as "whiskey," because Scotch is just whiskey made in Scotland) is key to all of this. The Scots spell whisky without the 'e' in it. Quote
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 The Scots spell whisky without the 'e' in it. But it's Usige in Gaelic. Quote
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 But it's Usige in Gaelic. Uisge is Gaelic for "water." Whisky (spelled the Scottish way as FR pointed out) is two words in Gaelic, the second of which is uisge. I don't remember the first one. I've dabbled in learning Gaelic, but I've found it to be rather challenging. Madaìnn Bhath! Quote
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 Uisge is Gaelic for "water." Whisky (spelled the Scottish way as FR pointed out) is two words in Gaelic, the second of which is uisge. I don't remember the first one. I've dabbled in learning Gaelic, but I've found it to be rather challenging. Madaìnn Bhath! Oh, and "uisge" is pronounced "ISH-ga." Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 2, 2017 Author Posted January 2, 2017 Compliments of "the free dictionary" [scottish Gaelic uisge beatha and Irish Gaelic uisce beatha, water of life, whiskey (translation of Medieval Latin aqua vītae) : Old Irish uisce, water; see wed-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Old Irish bethad, genitive of bethu, life; see gwei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] Quote
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