If we had shows like this in America, I might start watching television again.
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January 25, 2019
Haggis: Warning to Dog Owners
SCOTCH (Stop Cruelty Of The Common Haggis) the organisation behind the protection of all of Scotland’s wild Haggis breeds has issued a warning to dog owners that after the 25th of January the Haggis hunting season is closed as the breeding season starts, and any dog found worrying Haggi in their nesting grounds will be prosecuted.
full story here – http://tinyurl.com/y8zyywen
January 16, 2019
Scotsman: “I’ll see yer Jackalope and raise you a Wild Haggis!”
December 31, 2018
And so it starts
Hogmany/New Year is the occasion for great celebration in Scotland, much more so than Xmas
indeed, for 400 years – mid 16th century – mid 20th Century – christmas was hardly celebrated at all in Scotland with December 25 only becoming a public holiday in 1958 and Boxing Day . . .not recognised as a festive holiday until 1974 ( http://tinyurl.com/y8fhkxne )
while the rest of the world parties on New Years Eve to say goodbye to the old and welcome in the new, in Scotland, New Year celebrations start before Dec 31 and extend beyond Jan 01
so it was that yesterday saw thousands of ordinary revellers bearing flaming torches join pipers and other entertainers in a parade through the streets of Edinburgh . . .
December 27, 2018
Let the Wind blow High
the kilt (with nothing worn underneath it, of course) has been described as a garment ideally suited for shitting, and shagging – it is not without drawbacks, however, when climbing Scotland’s mountains in mid-December . . .
December 15, 2018
If ye tak’ the high road (hic) . . .
. an’ ah tak’ the low road, wu’ll maybe no bump intae each other!
in December 2014, the blood alcohol concentration limit for drivers in Scotland was reduced from 80 mg/dL to 50 mg/dL
an expected benefit of this change in the law was a reduction in the number of road traffic accidents (RTAs) attributable, in part, to alcohol consumption
however, a recent study has found that the . . .
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December 15, 2018
Two Scottish nuns arrive in the USA
One says to the other, “I hear that the people of this country actually eat dogs.”
“Odd,” her companion replies, “but if we shall live in America, we might as well do as the Americans do.”
Nodding emphatically, the first points to a hot dog vendor and they both walk towards the cart. “Two dogs, please,” says one.
The vendor wraps both hot dogs in foil and hands them over the counter. Excited, the nuns hurry to a bench and begin to unwrap their ‘dogs.’
The mother superior is first to open hers. She begins to blush and then, staring at it for a moment, leans to the other nun and whispers cautiously, “What part did you get?”
