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21 Nov 02 - 10:31 AM (#831629) Subject: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,Mikey joe As an Irishman living in Scotland and in the spirit of the current rip of what did the ??? do for us I'd like to twist the topic towards the Scots. And may I be the first to venture .... William Topaz MacGonagall Mj Search for "done for us" threadsWhich won't turn up this one... |
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21 Nov 02 - 10:34 AM (#831633) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,MC Fat The Krankies (part of the Master Plan) and of course moi !! |
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21 Nov 02 - 10:37 AM (#831634) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Murray MacLeod Et moi aussi ... Murray |
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21 Nov 02 - 10:49 AM (#831641) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST Silly Wizard and Annie Lennox. |
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21 Nov 02 - 10:53 AM (#831644) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST My wife Ellen Pirie |
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21 Nov 02 - 10:55 AM (#831647) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST oh, and Ewan MacColl, Hamish Henderson and HUGE MacDarmiad and the funniest man in the world and Dennis Law and Sir Matt |
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21 Nov 02 - 10:56 AM (#831649) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Dead Horse I am one-eigth Scots, so you can add my left leg. Love William Topaz MacGonagall! Logie Baird The tartan Several sea shanties (notably Heiland Laddie) The skirl of the pipes Whisky Mel MacGibson MacDonalds The excuse to dis-associate myself from the English, whenever I feel like it. |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:00 AM (#831652) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Declan Robert Burns Michael Marra Deaf Shepherd Mailinky Alasdair Fraser John McCosker The Boys of the Lough (or at least some of them) Shetland Fiddle playing The Old Blind Dogs Tony Mc Manus The Battlefield Band Dick Gaughan Davy Steele Brian Mc Neill Shooglenifty Tony McManus Mike Scott The Tannahill Weavers Hamish Henderson Ewan McColl ??? Kirsty Mc Coll Billy Connolly James Connolly The Proclaimers Irving Welsh Sir Robert Scott Deuchars IPA Lagavullan (and all the rest) Belhaven Best Cally 80/- The Edinbugh Festival & Fringe to mention but a few. |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:02 AM (#831655) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,mc noddy television ,penicillon, roads, waterproofs, anesthetic, education, ship building, bridges, trains, steam power, for starters. |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:09 AM (#831660) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST andy stewart moira anderson bay city rollers the white heather club j..... logan the one o'clock gang |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:14 AM (#831667) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,noddy dougie maclean jim hunter capercallie stairheid gossip the corries |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:40 AM (#831697) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,hamish We will do anything for anyone as long as they pay us. |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:41 AM (#831698) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,noddy copper wire... invented by two Aberdonians argueing over a penny? |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:43 AM (#831700) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: MMario scotch eggs, haggis |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:48 AM (#831706) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Allan Dennehy Billy Conally |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:51 AM (#831711) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Kim C I second what MMario said! |
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21 Nov 02 - 11:58 AM (#831716) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,noddy Runrig golf, football, why is it better to live on Islay than Arran? Arran has 9 golf courses and one distillery, Islay has 9 distilleries and one golf course. |
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21 Nov 02 - 12:26 PM (#831731) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Scabby Douglas Things we (the Scots) NEVER gave you: (mix of good and bad in here) Sydney Devine Tattie scones Plain bread Square sausage Lobey Dosser Rikki Fulton Black bun Johnnie Beattie Angus Og midges cheers Steven |
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21 Nov 02 - 12:31 PM (#831740) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Dave Wynn Ewan McCOll was born James (Jimmy) Miller and was not born in Scotland ipso facto then Kirsty (R.I.P. and a much better singer than her dad) was not Scots either. I think Spot. |
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21 Nov 02 - 12:39 PM (#831748) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: kendall The chronometer, Rubber tires The rain coat, Sean Connery Donald McKay, designer of the clipper ship. Andrew Cairnage |
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21 Nov 02 - 12:41 PM (#831751) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: kendall and, some of the nicest folks I ever met, Archie Fisher, Cilla Fisher, Robin Watson, Gordon Menzies |
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21 Nov 02 - 12:42 PM (#831752) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Big Tim Wasn't it the English, or the Chinese, who gave us football? I'll settle for my missus, Jan. |
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21 Nov 02 - 12:48 PM (#831763) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Greyeyes Seven-a-side rugby & my Aunty Sheelagh & Uncle Jimmy. |
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21 Nov 02 - 12:49 PM (#831765) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: McGrath of Harlow Alex Campbell |
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21 Nov 02 - 12:55 PM (#831775) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST trainspotting |
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21 Nov 02 - 01:06 PM (#831786) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Jim McLean William McGonagall had Irish parents but was born in Scotland and, as the man said, being born in a stable doesn't make you a horse. Jim McLean |
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21 Nov 02 - 01:20 PM (#831805) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST They settled in Pa and started Edinboro University in 1857, as a ways to educate their children to become teachers. The university is still here today and is educating a good 7,000 students. Including Me!! :) Go Boro!-Fighting Scots!-and their marching band-Edinboro University-"Spirit of the Scots"- -C.Fisher |
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21 Nov 02 - 02:44 PM (#831848) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,Charmion at work They emigrated to Canada, and made it the delightful place it is today, where every public occasion includes bagpipes, all parents want their children to go to university, and every adult knows he or she should have a retirement savings plan although all spare money (like there is such a thing) is spent on whisky and holidays. |
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21 Nov 02 - 02:49 PM (#831851) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Schantieman Anyone who'd ever played it wouldn't think seven-a-side Rugby is a good idea. Not unless they were fit, anyway (gasp) Steve |
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21 Nov 02 - 03:04 PM (#831862) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Rapparee Like the rest of the Celts, Inspiration (not to mention Talisker, Glenorangie, Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and the rest). And some good friends. |
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21 Nov 02 - 04:00 PM (#831919) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,MairSea Me!!! Lots o' love. |
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21 Nov 02 - 04:33 PM (#831942) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: kendall Speyside Scotch |
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21 Nov 02 - 04:42 PM (#831948) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: John MacKenzie Charles Rennie MacIntosh. Hamish Henderson Hamish Imlach Robert Burns Then there are the others that are but we wish they weren't. Tony Blair Gordon Brown Most trade union leaders in the 60s & 70s David Coulthard At least you can't blame us for Hurricane Higgins George Best I'll get my coat........Giok |
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21 Nov 02 - 04:54 PM (#831957) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,C Strathspeys, and Scottish Country Dancing. The most beautiful way to move on the planet... |
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21 Nov 02 - 04:55 PM (#831958) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: van lingle 2 handed flyrods |
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21 Nov 02 - 05:37 PM (#831988) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,Taliesn Shame on the Scots posting here for failing to mention those merry old economists Malthus and Adam Smith. Lest we forget one whom migrated to our shores and ,for better and worse ,put these economists' principles to work whether he knew it or not.....Andrew Carnegie; the first Man of Steel. |
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21 Nov 02 - 05:58 PM (#832005) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Bert Well Dead Horse, We'll have to explain who Logie baird was. It is not generally know in the USA that Logie Baird made the first working Television. And Kendall, I don't want to be nitpicking (Or maybe I do) But It was the Pneumatic Tyre that Lord Dunlop invented. I don't know who invented the solid rubber tyre. And don't forget Harry Lauder. |
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21 Nov 02 - 06:10 PM (#832015) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Murray MacLeod Bert, Dunlop did >b And as far as I know he was never ennobled. But I agree, let's not forget Harry Lauder ! Murray |
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21 Nov 02 - 06:12 PM (#832017) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Murray MacLeod Bert, Dunlop did not> invent the pneumatic tire. He "rediscovered" it. And as far as I know he was never ennobled. But I agree, let's not forget Harry Lauder ! Murray |
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21 Nov 02 - 09:29 PM (#832137) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,ozmacca Did naebody mention bannocks, or crowthie, or clootie dumplings, or Irn Bru? And I'm trying my best to forget Harry whatsisface. I know I'll never forgive him for encouraging the rest of the world to think that we're all miserly skinflints in threadbare pic-nic rugs grasping at saxpences that go bang in the nicht..... We (and I use the term loosely here) are kind-hearted, generous to a fault (if that were posible) and dispensers of open-handed hospitality - all of it reasonably priced. |
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21 Nov 02 - 09:34 PM (#832142) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: kendall You are right Bert. Harvey Firestone discovered vulcanization. |
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22 Nov 02 - 12:32 AM (#832214) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST,Tom Hamilton frae Scotland on Holiday in Aus The Scots gave us, The Corries, The MacCalmans, my family and friends, the wee group that I sing with 'Rumplefyke' which means itchy arse and other tihngs to many to mention |
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22 Nov 02 - 01:37 AM (#832227) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Chris Amos No one has mentioned that glue like stuff they make from oats yet, thank god. C |
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22 Nov 02 - 01:37 AM (#832228) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: weerover Robert Burns, The McCallan 25-year-old anniversary single malt (aahh...) |
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22 Nov 02 - 03:06 AM (#832238) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: alanabit My friend the busker Miller Davidson and the incredible myth that Scots are mean. However did that fairy tale ever last a day? |
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22 Nov 02 - 04:10 AM (#832254) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: GUEST James Watt the father of steam power. |
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22 Nov 02 - 04:15 AM (#832260) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Scabby Douglas alanabit - it lasted and was promulgated by Scots like Harry Lauder and Will Fyffe.... and as Oscar Wilde nearly said, there's only one thing worse than having a demenaing national stereotype... that's having no national stereotype at all... Cheers Steven |
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22 Nov 02 - 04:19 AM (#832263) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Boab Encyclopaedia Brittanica! "Scotty" of the Enterprise--[och, well, er---] The first true bicycle [never patented, but it still exists--] ---an heck wi' you Chris Amos----parritch!!! |
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22 Nov 02 - 04:30 AM (#832268) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Red and White Rabbit the hearing aid and men in kilts!! |
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22 Nov 02 - 05:56 AM (#832326) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: RangerSteve They gave me some of my ancestors. |
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22 Nov 02 - 06:06 AM (#832335) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Mr Happy eric boggle McDonalds Campbells soup macaroons mackinnaws scottish whine McCano 'o silvery bridge o' the tay' was built using a McCano set! sporrans porridge porrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrage & a legal way to roll your rrrrrs in public! |
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22 Nov 02 - 07:40 AM (#832395) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Rapparee Stapog. Piobrach mor. The Great Glen. The Hebrides. |
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22 Nov 02 - 09:40 AM (#832504) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Mr Happy anything else? |
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22 Nov 02 - 05:38 PM (#832935) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: Megan L we also had a fair hand in the decleration of independance and the american detective system (sorry tired and hungry the only name i can think of is pringles ) |
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22 Nov 02 - 07:27 PM (#833002) Subject: RE: BS: What did the Scots ever do for us??? From: southpawfiddle they settled in the mountains of North Carolina when they couldn't go back to scotland and gave us music and moonshine and my relatives. |