tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post8866485058551265689..comments2023-11-10T10:38:52.141+00:00Comments on Kirk Elder, Senior Citizen from Peebles: After Ten Years Of Devolution, The Scorrish People Are Fat And Tanned, Which Is A Success Of Sorts For The Senior Retainer, Mr SalmondKirk Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301246188133213386noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-37475249739285189462009-10-05T08:52:47.843+01:002009-10-05T08:52:47.843+01:00Fat and Tanned? Of course we are, when I was holid...Fat and Tanned? Of course we are, when I was holidaying in the Cote D'Azure I heard so many Scots asking for Corniche pasties.Wintermutenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-30383509982844892552009-05-31T21:44:17.441+01:002009-05-31T21:44:17.441+01:00Brilliant writing.Brilliant writing.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-48324446599645634182009-05-17T23:13:00.000+01:002009-05-17T23:13:00.000+01:00The glottal stop to which you amusingly refer is t...The glottal stop to which you amusingly refer is the Glaswegian linguistic equivalent of the Cockney's dropped aitch. <br /><br /> That distinguished Conservative QC and wit, FE Smith, maintained an unlikely friendship with a Cockney Labour MP called Jimmy Thomas. Just after opening time in a Palace of Westminster bar, Smith made the usual pro forma enquiry as to Thomas' health.<br /> <br /> "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-32036762816998538122009-05-17T00:58:00.000+01:002009-05-17T00:58:00.000+01:00Sadly, for all the faux-nationalism of tartan togs...Sadly, for all the faux-nationalism of tartan togs and Saltire-adorned wife-beater vests the ovine Scots remain impervious to the existence of what the Australian academic, Frank Salter (of the Max Planck Institute) refers to as 'Ethnic/Genetic Interests'. This is because the existence of the legitimate EGI of indigenous European peoples has been pathologised in order to promote, in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852784.post-10053597396085976792009-05-14T16:23:00.000+01:002009-05-14T16:23:00.000+01:00I was enjoying your epistle ever so much when you ...I was enjoying your epistle ever so much when you mentioned Ms. Wendy Aargh and brought pictures of the great gobbed, finger waving harridan back into my head - after me spending so long trying to expunge them. I'll have to go and lie down now. Thanks ever so.....Circus Monkeyhttp://circusmonkeysmirror.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com