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Robbie Burns

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Scape @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:09 pm

No threads for him today?

   



ArmyMan @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:42 pm

Guess they are too busy eating Haggis :lol:

   



Scrappy @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:47 pm

Nope the Scots are busy planning raids on neighbouring villages to find a wife. Joking.

   



Mr_Canada old @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:48 pm

Uhhh......


Who?

   



xerxes @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:10 pm

Robbie Burns

Known as the national poet of Scotland. Author of "Auld Lang Syne" and many many poems often written in Scottish. For Example:

Scots Wha Hae

'Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled,
Scots, wham Bruce has aften led,
Welcome tae your gory bed,
Or tae Victorie!

'Now's the day, and now's the hour:
See the front o' battle lour,
See approach proud Edward's power -
Chains and Slaverie!

'Wha will be a traitor knave?
Wha will fill a coward's grave?
Wha sae base as be a slave?
Let him turn and flee!

'Wha, for Scotland's king and law,
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Freeman stand, or Freeman fa',
Let him on wi' me!

'By Oppression's woes and pains!
By your sons in servile chains!
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free!

'Lay the proud usurpers low!
Tyrants fall in every foe!
Liberty's in every blow! -
Let us do or dee!'

   



Scrappy @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:18 pm

In Nova Scotia (New Scotland) we use to celebrate this day, but the Liberals decided to shove Mulit-cult down our throats so we can't be proud of our Scotish roots anymore it might upset the "Crybabies". Half Scots and proud of it by the way.

   



fire_i @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:03 pm

Scrappy Scrappy:
In Nova Scotia (New Scotland) we use to celebrate this day, but the Liberals decided to shove Mulit-cult down our throats so we can't be proud of our Scotish roots anymore it might upset the "Crybabies". Half Scots and proud of it by the way.


There's no reason whatsoever for anyone to do such a thing, so... link? I'd like to get a proof, it just sounds so absurd to me.

   



kitty @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:18 pm

a Red Red Rose

O, my Luve's like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June.
O, my Luve's like a melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair as thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun:
I will love thess till, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run:

And fare thee well, my only luve!
And fare thee weel, a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho' it ware ten thousand mile.

   



kitty @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:00 pm

Ode To A Haggis

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace worthy
As lang's my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o' need,
While thro' your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An' cut you up wi' ready sleight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they strech an' strive:
Deil tak the hindmost! on they drive,
Till a' their weel-swall'd kytes belyve,
Are bent like drums;
Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
'Bethanket!' hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad mak her spew
Wi' perfect sconner,
Looks down wi' sneering, scornfu' view
On sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckless as a wither'd rash,
His spindle shank, a guid whip-lash,
His nieve a nit;
Thro' bluidy flood or field to dash,
O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread.
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He'll make it whissle;
An' legs, an' arms, an' heads will sned,
Like taps o' thrissle. tops/thistle

Ye Pow'rs wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o'fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies;
But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer,
Gie her a Haggis!

   



Scape @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:39 pm

lily lily:
That's such a lovely poem, I almost decided not to post this picture...

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Then I decided... what the heck. ;)


YARRR! Scot cuisine, based on a dare!

   



danikyvor @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:57 pm

LOL We had Burns night at our work and my boss recited the Address to the Haggis.

It was a good time. :)

   



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