Scotland?

[Asset]

No urban myth, the American administration was funding the IRA terrorism in the name of freedom for years. Hypocritical arses.

[bigbadwolf]

Asset

Although I may be wrong, I find it highly unlikely that any U.S administration would fund any sort of terrorist activities against an ally it needs to keep sweet since we're effectively their biggest aircraft carrier next to Europe, something that would've come in handy during the cold war and is now proving useful in the 'war' against terror.

I myself have heard of these accusations, but I think it's more a case of wealthy Irish Americans who sympathise with their bog cousins who're providing the cash for weed killer and sugar.

[Asset]

yeah, ok.

[bigbadwolf]

I do however think it's hypocritical of them to block extradition proceedings against these criminals. It would be genuinely nice family viewing to see them burnt alive on national television, or drowned.

[Asset]

Pleanty of interesting reading regarding the American administration's attitude to the IRA during the 'troubles' to be found on the internet.

a recent example

[Asset]

anyway, we digress. This thread is about bonny Scotland.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I saw the film - it was that Richard Harris geezer!

[bigbadwolf]

Going back to the original topic of discussion, and my question still hasn't been answered.

Do you still get cannibals in Scotland who drink the blood of their dead.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Only if they're called Campbell!

[macroban]

There used to be nice young men in Scotland.

[bigbadwolf]

Until they ate each other.

[EDKiwi]

They all emigrated :)

My Great Grandfather packed his bags in his 20's and ended up in New Zealand after a stint in South Africa (where he met his wife, also Scottish).

Don't hold it against me though....

What they need is something to up the profile a bit, a Scottish version of Father Ted maybe? They have booze and funny accents at least.

[bigbadwolf]

"They have booze and funny accents at least."

They eat each other as well, and inject smack.

[Ted Max]

[EDKiwi]

Well there you go, chuck in a bit of cannibalism and I think we're done.

[bigbadwolf]

They also go around head butting each other, and that's just in the playground.

[????]

....incredibly loose woman, incredibly tight blokes....

[bigbadwolf]

Ha ha. That was good Quids.

[SCSB79]

So this boycott of Scotland and all things Scottish by the Americans.... are they going to give up:

Postage Stamps?

Anaesthetics?

Antisepis?

Artificial Diamonds?

Reaping Machines????!!!

Latent Heat?

Buicks?

Chemical Bonds?

Penicillin?

The Decimal Point?

Microwave Ovens?

Radar?

Breech Loading Rifles (we all know they love their guns)?

Oh... and their beloved US Navy!

The list could go on and on..... and yes, I did Google it.

[Ted Max]

[Asset]

Not to mention:

telephones

television

radio

pneumatic tyres

tarmac

macintosh

Loving all this fabulous small-minded sterotyping by the way. When do we start on the English stereotyping thread? Actually there wouldn't be much to say other than football hooligans.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Keef Wrote:

Keef Richards. If he says it didn't happen, that's good enough for me.

Good call.

If anyone can remember then Keef can ( Richards, that is)..

[SimonM]

And then there's the Scottish invention of golf...

[EDKiwi]

lol, great video clip Ted Max.

What was that off? Reminds me of the Monty Python one where they talk about how hard it was growing up..

"...Coal! You were lucky, we had to eat dirt for breakfast, then walk 10 miles to school over broken glass!"

As for the Americans, it seems that they believe that everyone in world should be free to have their own opinions and make their own decisions.....so long as they coincide with theirs. Maybe we should also start an American stereotyping thread? :)

[SteveT]

Jah Lush wrote:- there is no trace of a sweaty accent.

For those who are not so familiar with local parlance Sweaty socks, Jocks.

The Scots whom I know are not partial to this label, so use at your own risk.