tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post6309910040488333131..comments2023-12-20T19:39:29.865+00:00Comments on Munguin's Republic: Q: WHAT KIND OF SCOT SAYS THIS?Munguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-35025845081289100662013-10-18T00:10:09.988+01:002013-10-18T00:10:09.988+01:00BTW... sorry Tommy, I should have welcomed you. I ...BTW... sorry Tommy, I should have welcomed you. I don't remember seeing a comment from you before.. :0<br /><br />So ..erm....welcome indeed. Don't be a stranger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-74370532590042516212013-10-18T00:09:03.134+01:002013-10-18T00:09:03.134+01:00Completely agree. It's all about them and how ...Completely agree. It's all about them and how important they can imagine themselves to be. I expect he was chosen by Blair and Bush because he was too dim to do much except exactly what they told him to do.<br /><br />His job, I think, is to sit around in the House of Old Fools making himself a tax free income of £15000 thereby a week. He is also probably required to eat at subsidised restaurants and drink at bars where we pay the bulk of the cost of keeping that not inconsiderable body at the size to which it has become accustomed. How useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-63553533097435485992013-10-17T11:46:07.887+01:002013-10-17T11:46:07.887+01:00I suppose Mr Robertson needs to support the union ...I suppose Mr Robertson needs to support the union at all costs so that he can hold on to his job, whatever that is. Also, if Scotland had been independent at the zenith of Mr Robertson's political career, is it likely that he would have risen to the dizzy heights he did. That's an achievement a lowly laddie could only attain in the United Kingdom, and I'm sure the world would be a poorer place without Mr Robertson's unforgettable tenure at the helm of NATO. Another powerful argument for the No/Better Together party.Tommy Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-55187839902092981942013-10-11T21:47:42.754+01:002013-10-11T21:47:42.754+01:00I liked this littel bit of news from the Hootsman ...I liked this littel bit of news from the Hootsman about the Noble Jeremy:<br /><br />NEWS fresh off the hill is that the newly enobled Lib Dem Jeremy Purvis has settled into the higher echelons of society.<br /><br />Purvis has shot his first stag – a highly sought after Royal (12 points to the antlers) no less. Purvis was blooded at the top of Glen Tilt in Perthshire. His stalking companion was Ben Thomson of the Reform Scotland think tank. After the beast was gralloched, Thomson presented Purvis with the stag’s head as a trophy when they met in Edinburgh later. Purvis had to walk through the middle of town to carry it to his car – a sight that was greeted with surprise by Lib Dem voters.<br /><br />Meanwhile, it has yet to be announced what Purvis will call himself when he is formally elevated to the Lords. The smart money, however, is on Lord Purvis of Tweed – whether that refers to where he lives or what he now wears is unclear.<br /><br />Blood as blue as the river Tay on a grey day. What a complete dick. And him a Liberal... huh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-16424794975292410972013-10-10T18:15:51.547+01:002013-10-10T18:15:51.547+01:00I wonder who the last Scottish peer will be. Lord ...I wonder who the last Scottish peer will be. Lord Jeremy Purvis, dribbling soup down his House of Lords napkin; deaf, half blind, and wholly pointless, kept on by the English as an act of personal kindness and a national reminder of their previous authority over Scotland - a country sitting at #2 in the national well being charts after Norway?Craig Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-57179805384182080042013-10-10T13:21:36.716+01:002013-10-10T13:21:36.716+01:00Aye, what an embarrassment they are, John. The num...Aye, what an embarrassment they are, John. The number of times I've heard brits (including Scots) abroad bemoaning the fact that the natives can't understand them when they talk fast in a regional accent of English. I bet they are the same people who bemoan foreigners being here and not able to speak English.<br /><br />Something really strange about brits that they seem to take pride in being pathetically bad at what all these ignorant peasants seem to manage quite easily.<br /><br />I have an Indian mate who speaks 7 languages involving at least 3 different scripts. And he's not a linguist; he's an engineer. His British contemporaries struggle to speak understandable English.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-75276344711958975592013-10-10T12:45:31.414+01:002013-10-10T12:45:31.414+01:00Dean,
"short-bread nationalism?" I'...Dean,<br /><br />"short-bread nationalism?" I'm really surprised that someone of your intelligence could post that and denigrate my native language to boot. Reminds me of the time when I was waiting for the Butterworth/Penang ferry and a loud English voice was directed at a rick-shaw driver "Why can't you speak proper English, you ignorant peasant"!John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-63717040331919252162013-10-09T22:22:49.504+01:002013-10-09T22:22:49.504+01:00In their efforts to put Scotland down, CH, they ar...In their efforts to put Scotland down, CH, they are making right fools of themselves. Stirling is a tourist area, if they make it just like Cheltenham, people will probably just visit Cheltenham. it's warmer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-4212342229477250962013-10-09T22:21:16.857+01:002013-10-09T22:21:16.857+01:00Dean, for many years there have been pockets of Ga...Dean, for many years there have been pockets of Gaelic learning, and culture, in parts of the country where the language hasn't been spoken for a very long time. In Blairgowrie, for example, the street names have been in Gaelic for a very long time... Edinburgh has become more Gaelic since the opening of the parliament, and of course parliament is conducted in Gaelic and English, and all the signage and information for it is in the two languages. But of course that was decided by the designers of the place, Labour. Not the SNP. I agree with them that the main languages of the country should be represented. <br /><br />I'd also encourage the use of Gaelic or Scots, not just in areas where it was traditionally spoken, but in a society where we are supposed to be able to move around to follow opportunities, in other areas too, so that we can easy move to say Stornoway, should a suitable job become available there. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-26950456855351938172013-10-09T18:11:30.527+01:002013-10-09T18:11:30.527+01:00How about these British Nationalists in Imperialis...<a href="http://wingsoverscotland.com/without-honour-in-their-land/" rel="nofollow">How about these British Nationalists in Imperialist mode!</a>cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-3197197754880617222013-10-09T16:48:24.221+01:002013-10-09T16:48:24.221+01:00They are the ones aggressively promoting Gaelic si...They are the ones aggressively promoting Gaelic signs, schools and lessons parts of Scotland where it was never historically spoken... I'd say if the glove fits...Dean MacKinnon-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221192592535723681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-30040565698624765492013-10-09T13:44:30.258+01:002013-10-09T13:44:30.258+01:00Dean... I don't recognise your description of ...Dean... I don't recognise your description of SNP policies there...<br /><br />Wrong kind of nationalism for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-44401955462500318012013-10-09T13:11:54.879+01:002013-10-09T13:11:54.879+01:00Thanks CH. That is really interesting stuff
Thanks CH. That is really interesting stuff<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-62807154901699950342013-10-09T13:06:31.349+01:002013-10-09T13:06:31.349+01:00A history of Scottish languages - parts 7 and 8<a href="http://newsnetscotland.com/index.php/arts-and-culture/3980-a-history-of-scottish-languages-parts-7-and-8" rel="nofollow">A history of Scottish languages - parts 7 and 8</a>cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-28019437727607610452013-10-09T12:37:21.496+01:002013-10-09T12:37:21.496+01:00It is true that Scotland doesn't have a single... It is true that Scotland doesn't have a single 'Scottish language'. Gaelic is not the language of the east coast or borders... those where the dead language of the Picts, and Scots. This tartan short-bread nationalism (promoted aggressively by the SNP) is as crude as it is a white-wash of our real dynamic multicultural Scots history.Dean MacKinnon-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221192592535723681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-79522696318715025302013-10-09T11:39:36.171+01:002013-10-09T11:39:36.171+01:00What a very very unpleasant image.
They must have...What a very very unpleasant image.<br /><br />They must have been getting the sleeper ... for the colonies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-66778658891084381312013-10-09T11:31:16.017+01:002013-10-09T11:31:16.017+01:00Looking at that photo you can see who Burns had in...Looking at that photo you can see who Burns had in mind when he wrote "Great chieftain of the pudding race"? Saw him and Hellen Liddlell holding each other up in Euston Station bar one night when I happened to be sober. Not in a Dick Turpin way, you understand.John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-31141320596415993082013-10-09T11:25:12.441+01:002013-10-09T11:25:12.441+01:00Mr Baron Lard Robertson is probably more acquainte...Mr Baron Lard Robertson is probably more acquainted with Islington than Islay, John, and I suspect that where he gleaned his information.<br /><br />Great asset though, to us. <br /><br />Feel free to come up here with your high and mighty brit aristocratic title and sneer at us, Your NOBleness. We realise that you have a personal interest in being allowed to go on claiming £300 a day tax free, which you'll not get from Scotland. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-84889656132870154942013-10-09T11:21:40.097+01:002013-10-09T11:21:40.097+01:00Erm yeah snotty. I doubt he has had a sandwich for...Erm yeah snotty. I doubt he has had a sandwich for a long time, being more used to canapés, but although he may not be much use to them, he's bloody useful to us.<br /><br />I mean even pretty diehard unionists aren't too keen on being told that we are just English with a funnier accent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-80546550040284256842013-10-09T10:32:16.581+01:002013-10-09T10:32:16.581+01:00Unless things have changed dramatically recently t...Unless things have changed dramatically recently there is a pretty strong Gaelic culture in Islay. John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-91975173476558319132013-10-09T09:16:02.202+01:002013-10-09T09:16:02.202+01:00Lord Robertson
Not the sharpest sandwich in the Un...Lord Robertson<br />Not the sharpest sandwich in the Unionist Tool box.<br />He has lived too long in a PR bubble and is so out of touch with realty in Scotland he thinks we lap up his words of wisdom.<br /><br />We are way ahead of him and has no chance of ever understanding that or ever catching up.Bugger le Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924663556503952533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-87698069216939728502013-10-09T00:07:26.470+01:002013-10-09T00:07:26.470+01:00You bet your life there are, but well bred people ...You bet your life there are, but well bred people wouldn't use them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-12721106989748735012013-10-09T00:06:38.211+01:002013-10-09T00:06:38.211+01:00For someone I never rated as being particularly br...For someone I never rated as being particularly bright, he has done quite well for himself, but he does appear to have "gone native".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-74184201645105637412013-10-09T00:05:41.794+01:002013-10-09T00:05:41.794+01:00LOL, Niko. If I were clever, I'd find someway ...LOL, Niko. If I were clever, I'd find someway to point out out that at least in Stockholm they are independent...<br /><br />As it is I'll just agree with you...<br /><br />It's good something motives him though.<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-32585571879737680802013-10-08T23:50:03.008+01:002013-10-08T23:50:03.008+01:00LOL... well, there is that too...LOL... well, there is that too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com