25-01-2007, 12:29
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Burns night
I won't be having the haggis and neeps, which I love, but I might be persuaded to have a scotch or 3, if they twist my arm!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/
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25-01-2007, 12:31
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Re: Burns night
Oh BURNS Night.
I really,really must get some new glasses.
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25-01-2007, 12:42
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Re: Burns night
Eddi Reader has a wonderful CD of Burns songs "Eddi Reader Sings The Songs of Robert Burns" http://www.eddireader.co.uk/discs/al...hp?shorttitle=
Eddi was the singer in 'Fairground Attraction', they of 'Perfect' fame.
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25-01-2007, 12:55
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Re: Burns night
Have a haggis ready to go and a Clootie dumpling ohhhh and about 20 bottles of Malts at various levels of consumption
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25-01-2007, 13:08
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Re: Burns night
The funny thing is Whisky originates from China circa 5th centry, and Haggis if i remember right came from Greece
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25-01-2007, 13:12
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Re: Burns night
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The funny thing is Whisky originates from China circa 5th centry, and Haggis if i remember right came from Greece
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Oh give us a break...Can't the Scots have invented anything the Chinese or anyone else didn't develop first?
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25-01-2007, 13:18
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Re: Burns night
The Scots Invent a lot of things, Stephen Fry gave a list on QI
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25-01-2007, 13:20
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Re: Burns night
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The funny thing is Whisky originates from China circa 5th centry, and Haggis if i remember right came from Greece
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The Egyptians are known to have practised the distillation of perfumes 3000 years before J.C
I believe "Hag" comes from Scandinavia
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25-01-2007, 13:21
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Re: Burns night
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Oh give us a break...Can't the Scots have invented anything the Chinese or anyone else didn't develop first? 
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Irn Bru - http://www.irn-bru.co.uk/home.html
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25-01-2007, 18:36
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Re: Burns night
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Have a haggis ready to go and a Clootie dumpling ohhhh and about 20 bottles of Malts at various levels of consumption 
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Would you like help to get rid of all that excess?
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25-01-2007, 20:05
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Re: Burns night
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Would you like help to get rid of all that excess?
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errmmm noooooo
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25-01-2007, 20:19
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Re: Burns night
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25-01-2007, 23:19
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Re: Burns night
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Originally Posted by Tinky
I won't be having the haggis and neeps, which I love, but I might be persuaded to have a scotch or 3, if they twist my arm!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/
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Only the Scots can do Burns night and Christmas-theyve cornered the market. The English are too boring and have no culture to speak of apparently.
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25-01-2007, 23:25
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Re: Burns night
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Originally Posted by dooper786
Only the Scots can do Burns night and Christmas-theyve cornered the market. The English are too boring and have no culture to speak of apparently.
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Please when it comes to the arts and heritage very few can come close to the English
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25-01-2007, 23:51
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Re: Burns night
Now ,now girls and boys, each country in the UK has it's strength's and weakness.Let's not have a slanging match or a macho discussion about which has the better culture.There's good and bad to be taken from all of the 4 countries of the UK's cultures.
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