Off-topic
Posted on
January 02, 1968 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
For off-topic chat. Duh.
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A tall tale
Wee Books
Video
Probably a robbery
Transphobia
yesindyref2;
My agents are trained to be ultra discreet if one of them has brought attention to themselves then I can assure you that their sweetie ration will be withheld indefinitely and they will be made to read and learn to recite all of “rocks” posts verbatim and without laughing.
May I ask how you managed to break his/her cover?
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EYES ONLY!
Claymore to Kilted Warrior: Report to HQ immediately, failure to comply will not go well for you!
Hey, a helicopter has just flown over the south side of Glasgow. I couldn’t see any landing gear on it, all I could see was a solid looking square / rectangle shape underneath the body of it? Weird!
Any other Glaswegians see that?
@Fred
Hope your reading if your still looking for tickets for Alex Salmond at the Edinburgh Fringe. I have three that cannot now be used because of work commitments.
They are for the first day of his show starting at 13:45 on Sunday 13th August. Your welcome to have them at face value, I wouldn’t like them to be wasted.
You can email me at thepnr03@gmail.com, anybody else interested can email too though first offer goes to Fred if he is still looking for tickets.
Guess what I missed out one of my all time favourite books.
No Mean City
If you haven’t read it yet then you should.
Alex; Redditt! 🙂
Maggie Bell;
link to youtube.com
Disturbed:”The Sound Of Silence”
link to youtube.com
Welcome to the Jungle. link to youtube.com
“Sunshine Day” OSIBISA;
link to youtube.com
@Michael McCabe
I’ve sent you an email, don’t think you’ve saw it yet.
test
Hi Alex a wee song for you. link to youtube.com
@Michael McCabe
Lost for words Michael, you’ve obviously saw a lot of videos I have posted in the past and this is your response.
Thank you very much, I truly enjoyed it. People like you make Wings a great place to hang out.
The Proctor Lewis says:
test
link to youtube.com
Test passed! 🙂
Now Dears what do we think about new curtains or blinds – it really is getting a bit tacky.
if you are round about Smallaxe ? Good Evening link to youtube.com
Snowy White link to youtube.com
Nana I know you like guitarists. I found this and I thought you would like this. never seen an instrument like that before. pretty good sound though. link to youtube.com
@ Paula Rose. Curtains link to youtube.com
Thanks for that Michael, fab sound.
Check this out
link to openculture.com
Tory farming spokesman, Peter Chapman MSP called on the SNP to ditch its “anti-science” approach which led to the Government’s GM ruling last year and instead make decisions based on evidence rather than ideology.
As this person is a farmer who gets a good deal of money from the EU and I would think GM crops would give him even more is it right for him to be the Tory spokesperson on farming is it not a conflict of interest but then again is it not the tory way look after our own.
Michael McCabe, Thank’s for the song Michael, I had an early night last night.
BIG MAMA THORNTON: Live! “YOU AIN’T NOTHING BUT A HOUND DOG”
link to youtube.com
Hello Smallaxe
I did jump to your defence from the cruel Blog Master General, and his frankly Vile hammers. But my link to his nemesis MC Hammer (Don’t Hurt ‘Em) was rejected by his security who have embargoed all photos of the Rev in his baggy jodhpur’s dancing like a crabbit git.
peace and love
Proctor.
Hello, Procter Lewis my good friend, thank you for your attempt to come to my defence, many of my good friends here on Wings did so also, as you will have seen.
I hope every thing is going well with you and the family. I know that you are still fighting the good fight and will continue to do so, as will I. 🙂
Celtic Battle Song
link to youtube.com
I hope to hear from you soon my Friend
Oil and the Unknown Region
(Tweets wot I wrote.)
– A reallocation in oil trade stats from “no region” to Scotland.
Truth will out.
#YouYesYet, because #IBloodyWellAm.
– Why did WMs crooks & liars need to hide Scotland’s immense wealth, through the use of the “Extra-Regio” or “Unknown Region” fiction?
– Question to a unionist “Have you read the McCrone Report?” Their answer “I have not read it, but know what it’s about.” Dearie me!
– So then, we produced oil for decades from a magical unknown fairy region, aye right!
– Every single Scottish oil well is meticulously plotted to within a metre.
To not classify them as Scottish was a deliberate WM/Treasury lie.
– Try it yourself on a tax return, just for fun:
“Ahem yes, I received some income from an unknown region.”
You’ll be pulled up straight away by the taxman.
– Westminster gov’t for 40 yrs has said “oh we found some magic beans err I mean oil&gas in a mystery unknown region that’s definitely not Scotland…”
– “…even though it is in Scotland’s Territorial Waters as recognised by us and by international treaties. Still, Magic, eh! Cannae beat it!”
– It’s like something out of Harry Potter, The Unknown Region Spell for Removing Rightful Revenue Allocations:
“JockiusOilusEtGasusToExtraRegio!”
All that subterfuge, over forty years (and counting) for the sole purpose of obscuring exactly how much wealth and export revenues are generated from Scottish sources.
No wonder the McCrone Report was hushed up by both the Labour and Tory parties for decades.
Westminster wanted to keep Scotland in the dark about the massive opportunities that North Sea oil would provide. Now the cat is out of the bag, and unionists are scrambling to find some way to deny the truth about both Scotland’s stolen wealth and the UK state’s deliberate lies and coverups.
Urgent
Are there any wingers who can help a Male PHD Student at Aberdeen Uni who is looking for someone to share a 2 bed flat, rent £362.50 PCM/PP. Six month lease and monthly thereafter. Modern top floor flat with private parking.
Alternatively if he can’t find someone to share he will need to let the flat go and find a room or flat share, somewhere in the King Street area. Can anyone help?
I have just had a chat with one of the greatest people on Wings Pete the Camera
Cactus @ 1:34am M/T; Don’t forget these guys,
Junior Campbell:”Hallelujah Freedom”
link to youtube.com
Dean Ford: “Doing Something”
link to youtube.com
You betcha Smallaxe, them tunes are in there too!
On the day and on the hour…
Good man, Cactus, qu’est-ce que c’est? you may ask, I’m posting this for the uninitiated as you mentioned it last night.
Talking Heads: “Stop Making Sense” (1984) 1:27:47
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We’re on the road to somewhere fa fa fa far better than the www. “Psycho Killer”.gov, fa fa fa far better;
link to youtube.com
Hehe excellent Smallaxe, that Talkin’ Heids ’84 gig is genius!
Makes ye feel like run run run running away from the you you kay.
Well, we know where we’re going…
Smallaxe
Thanks for the welcome back.
Didn’t think to say I would be away for a few days,and didn’t think anyone would notice.
Was over on the main land EU getting myself a lovely new sister in law.
Just catching up…..oh man Wingers canny half post.. LOL.
But great to see you back in full flight,after you had been poorly.
Stay well my friend and love to Mrs Smallaxe XX
Hi Smallaxe.
Your mention of Talking Heads reminded me of this.
I was introduced to it in 1976, while visiting a guy called Phil Blacklaw, who was a hospital radio dj.
It’s always struck me as a classic ‘pop’ tune.
‘The smell of burning leather as we hold each other tight.
As our rivets rub together, flashing sparks into the night.
This moment of surrender, darling, if you really care,
Don’t touch me there…’
link to youtube.com
‘Unzip that jacket…’
Alex Clark,
“What happened to your Truth Always sign off Rock? Scared to get tin canned?”
Rev. Stuart Campbell,
““If yer gonnae shout and ball at Smallaxe and he’s only been back on for a few days, for signing off “Peace Always” why haven’t you been having ago at that prick Rock, who’s been sarcastically signing off with ‘Truth Always’ for the past few weeks?”
Because I hadn’t noticed. Consider it applied to him too.”
Yes, it was sarcastic to stop Smallaxe’s nonsense which had been going on for quite a while.
WOS is a Scottish political blog, but the usual suspects want to turn it into a cosy chatting site.
Smallaxe,
“do not mistake a man who asks for peace for a pacifist.”
Are you showing your true colours?
As I said, Axe in one hand, Bible/Koran in the other?
There are times when, after reading some shit on the web, I just want to type,
EFF OFF, YA IRISH GAELIC HOLE!
But I don’t, because I’m an easy-going sort of guy.
Sometimes you wonder about peeps. So, I retire from the literal fray and go and make my supper, the making and consuming of which gives me a great deal of pleasure – a lot more pleasure than some contributors to WOS seem to have in their sorry lives.
I’ll leave this here, for anyone who feels it may apply to their own persona; those who seek their own pleasure in strange ways.
link to youtube.com
You’re a sad wanker, that’s the truth…always.
K1
Always did like your insights…
Noo here comes the ah never insult anybody but they all do it tae me whine…
And we are aw supposed to ignore the admission that things were personal towards Smallaxe in every post for weeks!
And it’s Smallaxe who said not a word about it.
Oi! Somebody’s trodden in something and walked it all across the conservatory carpet.
Even the lemon blossom can’t mask the smell.
This is what happens when you invite others – you know, OTHERS, into ‘off-topic’.
It’ll all come out in the wash.
Is this Rock?
link to youtube.com
Hi, everybody, thanks for your posts, I have been out for most of the day and have only just seen them.
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9:22pm/9:30pm;
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. Make up your own insult, I can’t be arsed and tell your boss Pearson that I was asking for him. Axe in both hands!
YE may take my land but ye’ll never take my Smallaxe.
Its like a bully picking on the one that they see as being the biggest threat yet out of all wingers he’s the one that holds dear most of all what we all hold close(compassion to all). Rock is just a fanny.
@ Liz g,
Exactly as you said, he never utters a word of hate, and not once did he retaliate. lessons to be learned by all.
Peace always BIGaxe.
Peace Always to you, Phil, my Friend.
🙂
Elvis Presley: “Trouble”: King Creole 1958 HD – complete scene
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Thank you, Phil
THE Eels:”SATURDAY MORNING”
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Nana and Smallaxe, think I’ve missed something.
You guys ok ?
Peace and Love = )
The very best message we could ever send out into the World 🙂
Ghillie; Peace and Love, Nana asked me to let you, Macart, Dorothy and others who read her links know that she has some business to take care of and then she will be having a short break.
link to youtube.com
I will keep you all updated if there is any other news, my friend.
Ghillie, all Nana’s links where posted on the ‘magic money rig’ thread this morning, both Nana and Smallaxe were about earlier today 🙂
link to wingsoverscotland.com
@Ian Brotherhood
Can you post that North Ayrshire SSP youtube video again where it was freezing in late 2013 or early 2014 an you guys were freezing outside a Better Together meeting room handing out leaflets.
I asking for a friend, I couldn’t find it on Yewchoob.
@Michael McCabe
Sent you an email about tomorrow.
@Paula Rose
Work put back until Friday, do you want to come along tomorrow?
That’s a shame Alex cos I’ve now made plans – going to be giving this place a deep clean after a certain unwelcome visitor.
No problem Paula. Get the disinfectant out.
After the state this place was left in yesterday it is time for a clean up.
Thepnr awoke by the alarm gets out of bed and heads off to the fridge. Meantime Paula is taking care of the hovering while Nana reads the paper for the latest news and Smallaxe puts the kettle on. Ian Brotherhood does the washing up.
Then Theprn puts his feet up and watches the day go by.
Job done 🙂 link to youtube.com
Hi Alex I will see your email and I will raise you this. link to youtube.com
Meanwhile, Smallaxe ponders on Coprolite! and,
“The State of the Union”
link to youtube.com
I’m not entirely convinced that this whole thing isn’t a put-up job to get more publicity. Well, it’s working!
Oh thanks K1 !
Smallaxe 🙂
Hope Nana’s stuff goes well = )
Have a lovely evening folks 🙂
Ghillie, did you miss my reply to you?
🙂
Smallaxe says:
12 August 2017 at 2:56 pm
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Have a Song, Its a Beautiful Day: “White Bird”
link to youtube.com
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It does seem the YES natives are getting restless. YES!
Here’s the movers and shakers of the YES movement.
link to youtube.com
Mmm, won’t be long (I hope) before we’re all dancing to the same tune again.
link to youtube.com
Smallaxe, yes I did get your msj:)
Oh thank you for that lovely song ! White Bird = )
Takes me back!
What a lovely start to the day = )
Have a lovely and happy day folks 🙂
A nice wee mellow tune to start a Sunday Morning. link to youtube.com
Good morning, Gillie & Michael, here’s another Sunday song,
🙂
“Beautiful Sunday” Daniel Boone (1972
link to youtube.com
Morning Smallaxe. I am just popping out for a few hours to go and see the bold Alex at the fringe. By the way it is Alex Clark,s Birthday today. Happy Birthday Alex.
Hi, Michael, enjoy yourselves!
Happy Birthday Alex
🙂
link to youtube.com
BTW, Alex, you share a birthday with this guy.
“A Voice For Peace” Dan Fogelberg;
link to youtube.com
Happy birthday, Alex.
Hope you had a good day.
Happy Birthday Alex,and many more of them….in an independent Scotland ofcourse.
Happy birthday Alex
Thanks for the birthday wishes, much appreciated. had a good day with Michael McCabe, Tam Jardine and my wife of course.
Was an absolute shocker when I saw that Alex Salmonds guest (pal) was one David Davis the Brexit Secretary. As you would expect though the Edinburgh audience gave him a fair hearing.
I really enjoyed it, wife not so much. She thought Alex Salmond should have told us more about dodgy deals etc LOL. Still he was very entertaining and is a natural with his audience.
So a good treat for my birthday and now time to turn in after catching up with all the latest posts and news where we are.
@Smallaxe
Passed on your regards to Michael and he asked me to return them, a little something for you too that can wait a few weeks 🙂
Och, Alex, noo ye’ve goat me awe excited.
LOOK!
link to youtube.com
🙂
Hi Alex Clark at 11.55.
Belated happy birthday!
You typed,
“So a good treat for my birthday and now time to turn in after catching up with all the latest posts and news where we are.”
Like this, perchance?
link to youtube.com
@Smallaxe
Speechless!!!! Smiled all the way through, just CLASS!
@Brian Doonthetoon
Well you had a hard act to follow and you did it with aplomb 🙂 That had me smile and laugh. Wings is a tonic. Cheers Brian.
Monday;
link to youtube.com
Heard this recently and liked it. Vid a bit creepy, frankly, but I have been tree hugging and communing with Pictish stones.
The alder and the rowan cleanse my spirit, groovers.
link to youtube.com
Paula Rose: could run you up a few curtains si tu l’en veut, ma cherie.
It’s still Monday
And to The Artist Formerly Known As Thepnr:
link to youtube.com
Been away so missed it.
Tinto says, Paula Rose: “could run you up a few curtains”
Factiod*1: Squirrels can run up curtains!
Factiod*2: Tinto and Paula Rose can’t run up curtains!
This is fake news at its most blatant!
This is a wee song; 🙂
link to youtube.com
You’re a terrible man, Smallaxe.
I find Turkish pines strangely attractive, btw…….
Phwwwoahhhhhhh!!!
Pinus brutia, ya bass.
Pinus brutia: Gallipoli Lone Pine Tree; There is a lot of history in that tree, Tinto, as you probably know.
Ben Howard:”Old Pine”
link to youtube.com
Indeed, Smallaxe. Did Churchill lose any sleep? I think we both know the answer to that one.
Saw it everywhere on Rhodes: a lovely, broad, open green pine, with handsome dark cones.
Never heard BH before but really enjoyed it.
Totnes is groovy too, at least when I was there in 1992 (!).
Time flies, Wingers……
The Turkish pine for you too, Tinto Chiel.
You must have made a good impression on them.
😉
In other news, Smallaxe filled in a survey about pub food. He was asked if he ate his pie with chips or with peas.
He said:
Peas Always
Time flies, Wingers…Time Travel and move Westminster to where it belongs; 😎
The Time Traveller song;
link to youtube.com
Mushy Peas:”Poetry….Alright”
link to youtube.com
Mushy Peas Always
Tinto, about Totnes…
“Totnes Bickering Fair” Half Man Half Biscuit;
link to youtube.com
“The Turkish pine for you too, Tinto Chiel.”
Heehee, David. I hope not…… 😛
The Cameronian (Scottish Rifles) Museum in Hamilton has some rather unpleasant details regarding their troops who surrendered to the Turks during the fighting around The Redan (not the pub beyond Maryhill) in WW1.
It turns out the Scottish troops were subject to sexual assault, a fair consequence of their surrender in Turkish eyes.
War stinks, indeed.
Half man, half biscuit: Mr Tunnock, I presume?
Haven’t bought any of that stuff since 2014, Smallaxe, mon vieux.
I buy the generic bikkies you can find in Aldi/Lidl.
I feel better now.
Sorry I meant these Mushy Peas;
Mushy Peas;
link to youtube.com
Oops, tried to post a video but forgot to remove the http bit, d’oh. Sorry, Rev.
Just joking around, hope that was clear in my post. Respect to Tinto and Smallaxe.
And now for some culture, from Spike Jones and his City Slickers
link to youtube.com
No Tinto, not Tunnocks;
The Ballad of Lidl & Aldi;
link to youtube.com
Respect, we can live with that David, you just gotta believe,
“I believe I can Fly”
link to youtube.com
Nae probs, David, mon vieux.
Moff up wood hill to Bedfordshire, masel’.
Bonne nuit!
Night Night Tinto, here’s a wee lullaby
“Blue Jay Way” The Beatles;
link to youtube.com
John Denver: Peace Poem & “Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream”
link to youtube.com
We are all allowed to Dream
Goodnight
Aye fine you lot ..
It might be a good night for all of you!!
But cause of all your chit chatting…. now I have the munchies !!!!
No fur anything Tunnocks right enough.
Anyhoo…. Sweet Dreams..you lovely crazy people X
Tuesday
link to youtube.com
No Nana today?
I haven’t been about much myself recently, but hoping Nana’s OK.
Hi, Macart, please see Nana’s post @
Nana says:
10 August, 2017 at 10:21 pm
Urgent
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and my own @ Smallaxe says:
12 August 2017 at 2:56 pm
Ghillie; Peace and Love, Nana asked me to let you, Macart, Dorothy etc.
Hopefully, Nana will be back soon, my Friend. 🙂
“Thanks”, Smallaxe for Blue Jay Way. Creepy!
Sweet dreams says Liz g. In fact hadad a nightmare involving Malcolm Muggeridge and Ann Widdecombe and am still a bit shaky.
Going out for some fresh air and wholesome thoughts.
“Hello trees, hello birds, hello sky!”
Thanks Smallaxe. 🙂
@ Macart, you’re most welcome, my friend.
@ Morning, Tinto;
Joolz:”Hello Sky, Birds & Trees”
link to youtube.com
🙂
Obscure American band pens love letter to Nana:
link to youtube.com
Where’s Fred? He usually likes a good tree.
Tinto, anent Fred, there’s been a terrible accident.
🙁
Fred- A man and a tree
link to youtube.com
Sad intit?
That link from RJS in the MT got me thinking, and what did happen for a time is that the likes of BDTT, thepnr, K1 and Smallaxe (and me sometimes) did some policing on older threads at the end – largely because of a certain National hating poster. Thing is that even old articles get looked at, and as well as the article visitors might read the first few comments to see what people are saying, skim though, and then go to the end to see the latest buzz. Which is often some spat or troll-fest. So the thing to do I think is either do some off-topic blether with 2 or 3 “police”, or maybe even something to do with the original article, perhaps something that’s happened later. Then the offending post or postings move up the last page and disappear out of view. It used to happen, but doesn’t seem to these days.
Frustrating time as there’s not a lot anyone can do including the SG and SNP, just watch things happen with Brexit, Dickie Davis and the EU – and Ireland. That’s the main game at the moment, and everything’s hanging on it. Meanwhile we’re mostly picking out the fluff from between our toes.
Kind of reminds me of this somehow:
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yesindyref2, still watching and I hope it makes those who mess with the ends of threads feel like this;
link to youtube.com
😎
@Smallaxe
LOL
Yes, the last lobbies thread needs a bit of smothering, I think the “discussion” is needed, and am a culprit as such, but not to be left at the end of thread.
Sad, Smallaxe, but he was aspen for it.
Sorry, I’ll go and thrash myself with birch twigs…..
Tinto caught on CCTV,
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Do you like my new lungi look? Been working on the pecs this summer too.
Lookin’ Cool, Tinto, Sub Zero frankly;
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Ah, Smallaxe, yer mad, mad ah tell ye…
😛
Still think I need to work on my smoulder, but.
Is your smoulder broken Tinto?
link to youtube.com
There’s nothing worse
That’s not how you smoulder. His eyebrows are at the wrong angle and his animal magnetism’s all shot to hell.
You should see the static I generate with my BriNylon mankini.
Nufftae light up the Clyde valley.
BriNylon Mankini, Tinto? if it’s the same one that you wore in 2014, then we’re all in for a real treat! 🙂
Ahkinharlywate neetherahkin!
link to youtube.com
Beautiful Magnificent Scotland
Wonderful stuff. To my shame, I’ve never seen them in the flesh, as it were.
The Gaels call them the “fir chlis”, the dancing men.
Tae mine too Tinto, stunning (bookmarked, I’ve just created a file older wi Smallaxe as title….keep ’em coming ma dear)…would love to see them in real time too 🙂
So you’ve opened a Smallaxe file, K1?
You should just have asked for MI5’s!
A question for all you deep-thinkers on here:
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MI5 ye say…I’ll just get a copy fae igneous, he seems to have an ample supply of folders on maist o’ us 🙂
Bless you my son!
I saw them down here at Hoddam Castle in 1992, even this far down they were still quite spectacular as there is very little light pollution around that area and it’s extremely quiet, in fact, there is only;
Nouela: “The Sound of Silence”
link to youtube.com
@K1
8:27 on MT 🙂
Oh, I see, igneous ROCK.
I’m slow tonight.
“Oh, no, there’s two o’ them!” on the M/T.
Glasgow Empire circa 1967 (Mike and Bernie Winters).
Tinto, what if God was one of us?
God’s not up there looking down
He’s yellow He’s white He’s black He’s Brown
He is ours and We are His
He’s All of Us He’s ALL that Is
Hiv you no’ bib peyin’ attention?
“Swimming in Your Ocean” Crash test Dummies
link to youtube.com
Lol Tinto, ah dare not say it’s name.
At risk of hammers, but I like this madman, Smallaxe:
link to poetryfoundation.org
Please change igneous for coprolite, I thank you, in advance. 🙂
Mighty Ions:”Australopithecus and the Coprolites”
link to youtube.com
K1 and Smallaxe: I’m counting the minutes until we experience A Lithic Manifestation on here.
link to youtube.com
Now I’ve got a criminal record…
I like this “madman” Tinto,
link to youtube.com
Hi, K1, 🙂
Ivor was a complete original, wasn’t he?
Jonathan Watson/Denis Law voice: “He was unique, like so many others.”
S’pose it depends on your,
Taste:”If The Day Was Any Longer”
link to youtube.com
Wheeeeeee, 🙂 nice one Tinto,
Crisis: BMW;
link to youtube.com
Sadly, I’m not convinced Ivor would have been a Yesser but at least he cut up his tawse when he was a teacher.
Smallaxe: Coughtrie?
You doin’ a Thepnr?
I can’t keep up!
Mofftaemapit.
That effin name has polluted my computer for weeks, Good night Tinto;
Hello/Goodbye
link to youtube.com
Sadly Thepnr has expired I mean retired 🙂 Meantime Sir Humphrey explains the UK’s relationship with the EU.
link to youtube.com
TC,
I’ve got a stone pestle and mortar if that’s any help.
My name is Bill and I’m a headcase!
🙂
“I’m a Boy”
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“The Pestle And The Mortar” Andy Squyres/Cherry Blossoms
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@Smallaxe
On form tonight I see 🙂 Get this, definitely your era.
link to youtube.com
Did you spot who was “playing” the piano?
Was it Rick Wakeman dressed up as Elton John?
🙂
Rick Wakeman;
link to youtube.com
If Paradise is Half as Nice;
Amen Corner;
link to youtube.com
@Smallaxe
The original name for this song from a Dundee band was Shithouse Door for some reason it got changed to Streethouse Door? I’m sure BrianDoonTheToon will have an explanation.
link to youtube.com
Good band, Alex, I think back then the name would have been censored by the Mary Whitehouse brigade or some such nonsense.
******************************************************************Try to realize it’s all within yourself no-one else can make you change and to see you’re really only very small, and life flows on “Within and Without you”;
link to youtube.com
Goodnight, Alex and All others,
🙂
I know it’s late and don’t expect anybody to watch this at this time. However even if your just out of bed tomorrow then watch it now. I’m guessing you’ll smile 🙂
link to youtube.com
I’m amazed at people’s creativity, just think how long dollart took to make that vid Alex…and yes it did bring a smile tae ma coupon.
Yonks later..
Hi Smallaxe 🙂
@K1
I’m always astounded at the creativity of people. It really is amazing, you take care my friend.
@ Tinto Chiel – yesterday at 7.41 pm
I’m a bit late with this, but in Shetland the aurora is (are) referred to as da mirrie dancers, which is the same idea as the Gaidhlig.
I’ve seen them twice from my garden/the road going home (which are not in Shetland, or Caithness). I’ve also signed up to link to aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk, though unfortunately it’s always been overcast or raining when they’ve sent me an alert.
Wednesday
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For Colin!
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forever blowing…
The colour of Colin, True!
“Blue”
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Morning all, waiting in for the fridge man. It’s going to be a long day.
So how did the “C” word appear on your computer, Smallaxe?
I’m on my new bending exercises and organic quinoa regime this morning, supplemented with a roll ‘n’ tattie scone and black pudding.
A fine vid, Alex. I WAS Horace Wimp until I discovered this:
link to youtube.com
Interesting about yon mirrie dancers, crazycat. I’ve no chance of seeing them from Tinto Towers, malheureusement: too much light pollution here but I’ll save yon link, thanks.
I’ve actually had a stammy-gaster of an experience this morning. Saw a neighbour out for his constitutional, wearing a T-shirt with a saltire and “Scotland” emblazoned just above it. Strange thing is, he was a hard-core NAW and even had posters and stickers to that effect on his house and car.
Damascene conversion or ProudScotButtery? Must have a wee chat with him. Nice wee fella but he buys the Daily Mail.
cearc: mortal and pestle, is it?
An excellent suggestion. You never know the minute…
😉
Well no-one messes with me when I’m grinding the ‘erbs!
Just popping my head round the door to check that all is well – how’s the Gretna plan coming along, got lots of lovely ladies wanting to come.
Morning, Tinto, How? I was looking for lights for mine and my daughters’ house @ link to coughtrie.com and now it keeps popping up everywhere, I must have copied and pasted it somewhere but I can’t find where any ideas?
link to youtube.com
🙂
Hi, Paula Rose, Alex is making all the arrangements for the visit.
I’m looking forward to seeing you down here where the Mundell Muppets roam. 🙂
“Booty Swing”
link to youtube.com
Pert Shop Assistants
[No.1 in an occasional series]
I’ve been meaning to share this with you, sophisticates and this is Off Topic after all. Gather round the camp fire…
Mrs TC and I were in Dunkeld for a wee jolly recently and we went into one of the wee coffee-houses in the main street. As usual, The Home Secretary was dithering in her choice (making a careful and reasoned selection, Ed.) from the proposed bill of fare.
To pass the time, I cheerfully remarked to the waitress, “She’s not very good at choosing.”
She then looked me up and down quite slowly and said, “Aye, I can see that.”
And me wi’ ma Yes badge tae…..
Cearc: so that’s why they call you the Highland Sage.
I’ll get ma filibeg…..
These matters are deep, Smallaxe, very deep.
*stares meaningfully into middle distance*
Let me muse thereon a while.
Tinto, Waitress?
link to youtube.com
Wow! She’s a beezer. What charm school did she graduate from?
I was in the bookshop (not named for reasons which will become obvious) at Boots Corner in Glasgow a few years ago, waiting in the queue, and overheard this:
“Do you have The Frogs?” (there’s a joke in there somewhere but I shall continue)
“I’ll see, sir. Who wrote it?”
“AristoFANNIES.” (I Carmichael you not)
“AristoFANNIES?” *no reaction:stares at computer screen for a while, then…*
“Hey, Janice do we have The Frogs by AristoFANNIES?”
“AristoFANNIES? Aye, it’s in Classical…..”
AH blame thae teachers, masel’.
I think Kermit isn’t happy with what is being taught to kids these days, Tinto;
link to youtube.com
Lol
Ah went aboot fur years when ah wis wee trying to say oesophagus correctly…osayfaygus was as near as ah could manage and then occassionaly i’d get it…
Another phenomenon was that some objects became aw one word, so right up till ah wis 18 I naturally thought chesturdrawers was just the name of that item. I can still remember the penny dropping instant when that word became three words!
Funny auld brain intit. 🙂
Howisitgawn, K1, some o’ they wurds are awfy hard tae say riteannuff, try summotheez;
link to youtube.com
Hard intit, 🙂
BTW, THERSAPERRAPERRSOANTHECHEROANTHEFLERROWERTHER! 😎
MESSAGE FOR LIZ G
just in case you look here.
Next Yes Cumbernauld meeting.
Thursday, 31August, 2017 @ 7.30pm
Midfield Community Centre.
@ Liz G
It’s Muirfield Community Centre. Damn autocorrect.
True enough.
I used to think there was a place in Glasgow called Sin Teenochs.
Tinto, I’ve got a quote from Stanley Baxter awaiting moderation at the moment, soahiv. I hope it’s not going to be Hammers again, my poor napper cannae take it, soitcannae!
🙁
Smallaxe, I’ll distract him with my peesie’s wing act, you run for the bushes.
MTS….I’ve got an old Chic Murray joke up my juke, and I’m not afraid to use it.
Sin Teenochs! Sounds like extra-curricular activity on the golf course.
I like to hide in bushes and catch a butterfly,
Tiger Boo;
link to youtube.com
😎
cearc: this may explain the presence of bunkers on the links.
Just a theory, mind.
link to youtube.com
The rev is unwell so this may cheer him up.
I went to my allotment and found that there was twice as much soil as there was the week before. The plot thickens..
I went to a seafood disco last week. I pulled a mussel!
What’s worse than waking up at a party and finding a penis drawn on your face? Finding out it was traced.
I told my mum I was going to make a bike out of spaghetti, You should of seen her face when I rode straight pasta.
I just gave a scientist a book about Helium and he just couldn’t put it down.
As I got out of my car this morning some guy threw milk, cream and butter all over my car. I thought how dairy!
So what if I don’t know what Armageddon means? It’s not the end of the world
I wondered why the Frisbee was getting bigger, and then it hit me.#
Hi, Michael, good cover,
John Denver, Glen Campbell, Roger Miller, Johnny Cash are The Six Million Dollar Band;
link to youtube.com
One springtime (long, long ago), my daughter, at about 5 yrs. old, wrote for her ‘news’ at school.
‘We went for a walk in the woods. There were lots of wooden enemies.’
The teacher was too thick to realise that she meant wood anemones.
Q. What is the smallest number of trees required to make a forest?
A. A trio.
Get well soon Rev.
OK one more, you know I’m addicted to these things.
Knock knock!
Who’s there?
Ivan.
Ivan who?
I’ve a new door bell for you.
Hi, Proctor, 🙂
I don’t want to brag, but I do speak pig Latin; I mean, I’m not fluent, but I’m sure if I ever went there, I could get by.
I bought one of those tapes to teach you Spanish in your sleep. During the night, the tape skipped. Now I can only stutter in Spanish.
When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me £85. That’s why in the Navy, the captain goes down with the ship.
Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight. Blue sky at night, daytime.
Why do dogs always race to the door when the doorbell rings? It’s hardly ever for them.
Afternoon Smallaxe. I Love this lady I think she has a great Voice. reading about her on Wikipedia she has went through a hell of a lot to get to where she is now. Anyway link to youtube.com
Some Scottish Latin Smallaxe:
Si ville der dego
Forte lorez inaro!
Demsno lorez,
Demar trux
Vitsinim?
Cusan dux.
I went for a walk in the bog and realised I must have eaten the wrong mushroom.
I was going to make a bouquet garni but realised I didn’t have enough time.
Cows eat a lot of grass which explains why they prefer to be spaced out rather than huddled together.
My dog’s got no nose. How does he smell? Don’t be daft I said he’s got no nose.
The cat loves mice but it’s unrequited love.
I don’t know why I bother and unusually my wife agrees with me.
Chick, Like it, 🙂
Ucmburdayz
Demsnoburdayz
SAR!
Tinto, there’s a farmer lives near me and he has so much land that he can afford a field just to keep two crows in.
True story!
🙂
Smallaxe: that farmer had better watch out, or he’ll get rooked.
I’m thinking, on a serious note, that while the Rev’s not well, we need a bit of self-policing on the M/T. In the past when Stu’s been absent all sorts of Carmichael has occurred so I’m hoping we have non-engagement with The Usual Suspects.
Thought of that too Tinto the minute I saw his twitter earlier…we’ll all keep a collective eye for any shenanigans, it’ll likely be the usual suspects as it’s already a fairly old thread, the danger is more when we begin to eat oorsel’s, we could just try to keep it lighthearted and let it wander where it may.
Ah intend to rebut Colin’s devolutionary advances robustly masel’ 🙂
On it! 😎
Ya! Yous ur indeed! I just caught up on MT, obsolete souum. 🙂
*puts oan a netflix filum*
K1: I loved it last night when he kept putting it out there (“Ooh, matron!”) and everyone ignored his witterings. But let it all hang out, if the mood’s on you, cyberwarrior!
I’m embroidering a sampler for Paula Rose, masel’ 😛 .
When the cat’s away? I’ll behave, promise 🙂
And the band played believe it if you like, Alex, 🙂
Time for a tune?
The Temptations: “Stay”
link to youtube.com
Yield not to Temptations!
I’m starting to get;
“That lonely feeling” Dean Ford and the Gaylords: 1965
link to youtube.com
No need to run and hide;
Peaky Blinders *Wonderful Life*
link to youtube.com
Ahm ready and rarin’ tae go tae Gretna 2U September Smallaxe…
With all ra amazing o/t Wingers with ye!
Love.
That is all (we need)
PAX.
That’s cool Cactus, sub zero in fact, I’m pleased to hear that, looking forward to having you down here in the Deep South.
Holiday: Nazareth;
link to youtube.com
@Cactus
Mind bring your guitar, looks like 9th Sep still working out the fine detail though. Drop me a line at theprn03@gmail.com and I’ll keep you in the loop.
Acoustic guitar on the premises may need tuning.
😎
Pink Floyd- “Big Pink” album posted 3hrs ago.
link to youtube.com
Enjoy
Clap your Hands;
link to youtube.com
The guid news.. I’m FREE on the 9th of September ’17.
The bad news.. n/a n excellent.
Take that one to heart X.
Mon down.
Be free.
The Ramblers that you spoke about Cactus on M/T;
“Love Automatic”
link to youtube.com
Mailed ye Alex, sorted.
Music SA.
Any plans as to what we might be doing when we get to Gretna?
I’m already busy darning my best socks for the occasion.
@cearc
I’m planning on finishing reading War and Peace, what’s your plans Maria 🙂
By ra way, ah’ve gotta crash south of Gretna if need be S’axe n co.
Love your iScotland off topic.
Wise ones come here.
Always.
The Soggy Bottom Boys:
“O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Constant Sorrow”
link to youtube.com
That will probably take less time than darning my socks.
I’ve been for a walk…
link to youtube.com
Seen, Cactus, whatever it takes man;
Quo; “The Wanderer”
link to youtube.com
I remember that night *blushes*…
link to youtube.com
I’m waiting for,
The Tourists;
link to youtube.com
Jist landed back in o/t Saxe
Been listening to muchos “Boston” headphone style.
“It’s been such a long time..!”
Ra moon is waning…
That should give you;
Peace of Mind;
link to youtube.com
I am a human;
Ziggy Marley;
link to youtube.com
Wow, see when ye see yer name on the “recent comments…” like that.
Reminds me when I used ride the motorbike sims in Ra Curlers on Byres Road, West End. Used tae be Jock Tamsons bar upstairs. Wiped the board did I! Unbeaten.
Mon ra TT!
Sma axe chopping michty trees. Gaid ti see ya back.
Truth always and rock can get tae fuck 🙂
signing aff in direct contravention o rule echt.
Seen as the big man is ill.
Love yiz ah! Keep up the good work 🙂
Hiv eh tae post it twice Stu 🙂 Yir meant tae be affy no weel. Tak the day aff 🙂
Sma axe chopping michty trees. Gaid ti see ya back.
Truth always and rock can get tae fuck 🙂
signing aff in direct contravention o rule echt.
Seen as the big man is ill.
Love yiz ah! Keep up the good work 🙂
Wings Over Awesome X.
“Thursday Morning”
link to youtube.com
“If you don’t know me by now”
link to youtube.com
Keeping it mellow this morning.
“Make it easy on yourself”
link to youtube.com
“Don’t let the sun catch you crying”
link to youtube.com
I won’t stay in;
“A World Without Love”
link to youtube.com
“Don’t Throw Your Love Away”
link to youtube.com
Draw back your bow,
“Cupid”
link to youtube.com
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
link to youtube.com
Freshly plucked mushrooms with eggs for breakfast.
link to youtube.com
Holy Moaly! With a bluidy mess in here! If Paula R sees this she’ll go mental.
I see the dreaded upside-down plant pot has made its appearance again on the lounge carpet. And who’s been riding a motor-bike up the stairs?
Looks like a job for the HD Marigolds and Swarfega.
Oh, and I think a badger’s been in PR’s smoke-house.
Smallaxe: saw your ironing reference on the M/T. I usually start with the yoke and sleeves. How about you?
Mrs TC says my seams are magnificent *blushes*.
Going out for some fish…..
link to youtube.com
I’ve never found sleeves in my eggs…
Tinto,
Sorry about the mess, O/T was busy last night with Wingers seeking good music and even better company.
Make sure you get your fish well mongered.
“Salmonchanted Evening”
link to youtube.com
Never iron my eggs either…
cearc, I don’t blame you. Do not try this at home!
link to youtube.com
🙂
Well that looks like a really good excuse for not ironing his shirt.
A bad excuse is better than none, in any language. 🙂
Eine schlechte Entschuldigung ist besser als keine
link to youtube.com
Midgie was fair bitin’ the day, took a while tae swat.
Chick, I think that it’s climate change that brings them out biting. The (political) climate seems to be annoying the little Blighty-ers.
😉
Smallaxe, I’m still waiting for your ironing tips.
Yoke and sleeves first or back and front? Cearc’s been trying to confuse me with her yolks.
Went to the monger of fish. No witch sole, just lemon. Almost a tenner for two bits!
God knows what Mrs TC’ll have for her tea. Mebbes some corned beef at the back of the fridge.
Tinto, I normally iron, right front, left front, back, sleeves and collar. I avoid leaving a line down the sleeves as it makes them look as if they are new and unwashed when in actuality they are freshly laundered.
Ps, as our friend Michael pointed out, not so long ago, I always take it off first. This method makes me,
link to youtube.com
Tinto, please accept my commiserations for your being unable to purchase a lovely portion of Glyptocephalus cynoglossus.
Promises, Promises;
link to youtube.com
Whit? You take it off first? Yes, yes, I remember now Michael said something along those lines……
No wonder I sweat when I iron.
My favourite JT single, that. I think Ian Anderson had a croft on Skye in the 70s. He was kinda Catweazle-on-Speed, wasn’t he?
His dentist could have made a fortune.
Ian Anderson has a fish farm on Skye called Strathaird, he’s a wee tiny guy when you meet him, I think that the camera shots taken back in the day were filmed from below to make him look taller.
One of my favorites;
link to youtube.com
Yes, he played that Faure piece really well. I remember a very scary BBC thriller called The Scarf from the early 60s which had this piece of music or something similar. It really scared me ‘cos the victims were strangled and the titles had a swirling scarf while the music played.
I think the tapes were scrubbed so it seems to be gone but not forgotten.
I really didn’t like A Passion Play though.
Tinto, I’m ashamed to admit that when it comes to Gabriel Fauré I’m as;
“Thick as a Brick”
link to youtube.com
Sod old Gabriel (not literally, obvs).
Smallaxe, you’ve almost single-handedly kept this thread going for months. When you’re not well, we tend to go quiet.
You’re a star: your experience, humanity and internationalism are an inspiration.
PS: Mrs TC says your ironing tips are “controversial” 😛
So that’s you sorted….
Does anyone else remember “The Scarf”?
Is no-one out there as old as me?
Eh?
Eh?
Tinto, my dear friend, Thank you, for your very kind and much-appreciated compliment. The truth is, I could not do much without good people like yourself and all the others on O/T inspiring my ramblings and at times showing genuine concern for my health and well-being. I thank you and all of the others and wish you all Peace Love, Happiness and Independence.
Btw, I think Santa Claus is a day older than you.
🙂
“The Scarf” 1959;
link to imdb.com
“and Independence” indeed, old fruit. I am convinced my two chielettes will see it, at least. They take no Carmichael from anybody re. The Bright Path.
Thanks for your reference. Looks like no copies of The Scarf have survived, Smallaxe. It reminds me of the time my wee diddy team beat The Queen’s XI 5-2 in a cup game at Castle Grayskull in 1962 (!): I cite Socrates MacSporran as a material witness.
The point is: all tapes have been erased/reused. No record now exists. Strangely TQXI records seem unaffected by these external factors. But I’m just a whining grievance-monkey, obvs.
It’s a funny old game, Saint.
Chiz, chiz.
PART 2.
Going back to Seabraes.
In March 2014, me and son went to a YES meeting in the Roseangle Gallery. The only speaker I remember was Peter A. Bell.
Onnyhoo, we walked back “doon the toon” with Karen Brownlee, who is a keen photographer. We were blethering about various stuffs and when we reached the Seabraes bog, I drew attention to it.
We went for a recce and found the stairs boarded up but the skylight, made up of glass bricks, had one missing. So I stuck my camera through and took a couple of pics.
You can see them if you go to the following link and click on the “Seabraes” album.
link to webgaffer.imgur.com
As you can see, the premises are “derelict” but it appears to be mostly dirt and neglect. I’m sure I could see brass pipework but couldn’t get a pic. If the walls, floor and fitments have all been sealed up for years, I think it could be possible to renovate to original appearance, in which case, it could be a tourist attraction.
A turnstile at the top of the stairs and an attendant down below and we could be cooking by gas!
Edwardian/vintage toilets seem to ‘take a turn’…
link to urbanghostsmedia.com
SHAZBAT!!!
PART 1 has gone to the waiting room in the ether – which means PART 2 offers no context…
Such is life…
@Smallaxe et al –
A wee poser fur the Weegie literary types amongst ye’s – name the poet who penned ‘Holy Ghostie Men’, and where did that title come from?
Sorry, Ian: je n’ais pas de scoobie.
Hi, Ian, wis it no thon Tam Leonard thit rote that wan?
He wis aboot 6year aulder thin me, me an’ him wentae diffrent schuls thi gither.
😎
link to youtube.com
Hate never triumphs under our sun.
This planet is billions of years old, the religions of Judaism Islam and Christ are only a few thousand years old and are unrecognised from what the were a mere few hundred back.
They will fade into the nothingness whence they came, conjured into a reality to make sense of a world that frightened them in their ignorance.
But fear not, don’t lose faith in the goodness of man to overcome evil.
Peace and Love
Hi, Proctor, you always seem to brighten the day for me when you make one of your all too infrequent visits to O/t.
I hope you are well and happy my good friend.
🙂
Making tea – anyone want one…
link to youtube.com
Paula Rose: could I have a Black Russian?
Sorry about your carpet, but it wisnae me.
Ian, Smallaxe: saw Tom quite recently in the West End, looking well. I always remember his Special Brew reworking of A.A. Alvarez’s poem about the cold plums in his fridge.
Can’t find it easily on the web tonight. Paula Rose probs knows too.
They’re watchin’ me, ah tell ye, watchin’!
Paula Rose, I’ll Just Have a Cup of Coffee;
link to youtube.com
Tinto, thi reasona talk wia BBC accent iz coz yiwidny wahnt mi ti talkaboot thi trooth wiavoice likwanna yooscruff.
Wot say you, did you perhaps notice the intrusion of my kitten on the main thread. I kid you not, old boy, indy is 7 months old and One can only presume that he has been walking across my negligently unattended keyboard.
My sincerest apologies if he inconvenienced you in any manner, old fruit.
@Smallaxe, Tinto et al –
Aye, Tom Leonard.
I’ve got a wee battered A4 Xeroxed softback called ‘Holy Ghostie Men’, by ‘Galloping Dog Press’. Found it in a charity shop in West Kilbride yonks ago.
It’s a treasured thing, but has no value. Betcha Leonard would love to see it though!
‘In the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghostie men!’
So be it!
😉
Smallaxe, Ian.
You caught me doing Last Call for the night in my stylish wincyette fuchsia PJs with Velcro attachments.
Have you really been aware of our wee pal so long, Smallaxe? Pare wee sowill, he fair got gralloched ce soir. Son of Insensate Dave?
Ian: have you any idea where TL stands on Indy? He seems to me to be a bit of a blank.
A demain, proud seps.
“And who’s been riding a motor-bike up the stairs?”
May have been me in the small oors Tinto Chiel:
link to youtube.com
I do do a party piece though.
See above.
Ahm ahn animal.
Cactus: nae probs: great vid. Managed to smooth it over with PR, I think. Said it was Ian B on his Vespa. The Laydees just can’t gauge tyre treads, bless ’em.
And now, into the arms of Morpheus, punters!
ahn animal, Cactus, get in here,
link to youtube.com
🙂
“And now, into the arms of Morpheus, punters!”
Tinto, careful with that Morpheus, it will make you constipated!
Fursday funnies.
Bloopers – Young Frankenstein (GW):
link to youtube.com
Igor is also ahn animal.
I’m having my 75th Birthday party in Dunoon Burgh Hall next Wednesday with a rock’n’roll theme. Anybody in the vicinity is very welcome to come (for a fiver -all proceeds to the Forward Shop, Dunoon and the small charity FirstAid4Gambia). I’ll be playing a lot of the rock’n’roll on my two online shows on
ArgyllIndependentRadio from 7 tomorrow night.
Dave ,
A kind invitation. I doubt I will be leaving my garden, a long way from Dunoon but I hope you have a great birthday party and many more.
Dave McEwan Hill, I hope you have a great Birthday, Dave.I won’t be there but I would like to donate the price for a couple, to your nominated organisations. Paypal?
Dave, Duh!
link to youtube.com
🙂
More funny videos furra Friday morn:
link to youtube.com
Having fun and laughing is good.
I do – I really do…
link to youtube.com
@Dave McEwan Hill
Happy birthday when it comes, 75 is a wow. Will try and tune in tomorrow for the show, well done you and the team for keeping it going.
How’s about a wee dedication to a listener from Arbroath over on the East soast? First song I danced with my wife to when I met her 40 years ago which is kinda hard to believe now 🙂
link to youtube.com
coast not soast, butter fingers LOL
This was big back in the day – size matters…
link to youtube.com
Who the fck is Alice?
link to youtube.com
Own up!
@Paula Rose
Hahaha still brings a big smile to meh coupon 🙂
@Smallaxe
I’m guessing the Rev would give a thumbs up to this version of Alice.
link to youtube.com
By the way DO NOT WATCH if you of a nervous disposition or in any way suffer from nightmares. You’ve been warned.
I used to live there in the sixties Alex, go ask Alice;
link to youtube.com
😎
“Trouble” Ray LaMontagne
link to youtube.com
Goodnight, folks.
“Perfect Day”
link to youtube.com
This is worth reading.
link to weegingerdug.wordpress.com
@Macart
Yes it is, just read it and left a mark.
The BBC has an article today about ‘UK’ salmon boosting food and drink exports. It quotes the total for all UK food and drink exports as £10.2bn. The article is very careful not to refer to Scotland except in one of the quotes from the salmon industry rep.
Interestingly they had an article in March this year which says that Scottish exports of food and drink totalled £5.5bn – so does that mean that Scotland contributes more than half of the UK total?
Too wee, too poor, too stupid 🙂
link to bbc.co.uk
link to bbc.co.uk
“Friday morning”
link to youtube.com
Jazzy!
Morning, Smallaxe.
Anyone heard from Fred? I want to bore him with my Orange Tips.
Give us a wave, Fred, if you’re about.
Dumb Unicorn
I am somewhat reluctant to visit the BBC sites.
However, I did look at this in some detail after indyref1.
Scotland’s contribution to UK food and drink exports was then, about 1/3. It may have increased proportionately since then.
Approximating from memory.
The average annual grocery bill per person, per year, the amount of money required to supply the food and drink they consume, is/was around £1k. It may well be a bit more now.
i.e. about £60 billion for the UK
The UK as a whole, while exporting a lot of its own produce, is a net importer to the tune of about 40% of its food and drink requirement i.e. £20+ billion.
A massive annual bill, dwarfing peak oil revenue, which we all have to ‘pool and share’ in one way or another.
But note, Scotland’s contribution to food and drink export revenue alone, about £5 billion, just about covers the required annual grocery bill for Scotland plus there is a significant extra amount of Scottish produced food and drink consumed in Scotland and exported to England (but not included in the overseas export figure).
Note, if Scotland became independent, not only would the rUK lose that £5 billion from its food and drink trade balance but Scotland’s exports to the rUK would in that situation also count as imports on their balance sheet.
Although Scotland has 2/3 the area of England, we only have about 1/5th of the arable and good pasture land. But, OTOH, we only have 1/10th of England’s population.
So overall, agricultural production per head in Scotland is twice+ that in England. The + coming from the fact we have a vastly greate area of rough grazing and hill farming than England (sheep, hill cattle etc.) and considerably more fisheries produce.
Regarding salmon farming, or aquaculture as it is known, it had already surpassed conventional Scottish fishing in revenue terms. And Scottish landed conventional fishing produce alone accounted for more than half the UK total.
The very high percentage of UK salmon production seen in Scotland is not due to some act of benevolence on the part of Westminster but is rather a matter of yet another blessing of nature. The numerous sea inlets on Scotland’s West Coast and Islands providing ideal locales. We can never really hope to compete with Norway on that score (I think Slartybartfast must have done the West Coast of Scotland on his day off) but we do have better than most.
I also looked at other comparative resource statistics.
For example, electricity production.
At that time, Scotland produced on average about 26 kWh of electricity per person per day whereas in England it was only about 13 kWh per person per day. Again, about half.
For timber production.
Scotland produced the equivalent of a reasonable plank of wood per person per day whereas England produced the equivalent of about a wooden ruler per person per day.
In all available measures of basic resource to population ratio, Scotland is a viable i.e. self-sufficient country whereas England needs to rely on manufacturing and whatever it can scam in financial services to make up its resource deficiencies.
Excellent post, Chic.
Unfortunately, this only means the Establishment will try all the harder to hold on to our essential resources, by hook or by crook.
That 70% gin statistic Robert P mentioned is astonishing.
“London gin” my erse.
UK Brexit;
link to newsthump.com
We were watching RT when the Turku attack news broke. We have a boy there so we had a bad few minutes trying to get through to him on his mobile, took several attempts.
He’s OK but phew!
link to youtube.com
Realy good news, Chick, it must have been a very worrying time for you and the rest of the family.
Really pleased to hear that your boy is safe and well and lives in Peace Always.
It deserves a wee song to celebrate;
🙂
Capital Cities:”Safe And Sound”
link to youtube.com
Just started with Wings DJ Dave McEwan Hill broadcasting live from radio Argyle.
Worth a blast if you like 70’s and 80’s music.
link to argyllradio.co.uk
Very impressed Dave you come across as a really Sensible Dave 🙂
link to youtube.com
Fancy some exciting sax?
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Comes to us all.
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Nostalgia hurts.
@Dave McEwan Hill
Just heard you say on the trannie you bought the Record for the racing.
Pikarnia in the second race at 14:35 tomorrow at Perth is worth a close look.
Thanks smallaxe.
It was a bit harrowing there for a minute, but only for a few minutes.
The Christchurch earthquake was much worse for us. Our daughter lives there and we couldn’t get through for hours.
Her house had to be demolished but she was OK as well.
@TC –
Now you mention it, I don’t think I’ve ever heard Tom Leonard express a view on indy, ever. Quite strange really. Mind you, I’d be astonished and mightily disappointed if he wasn’t on our side.
Happy birthday when it comes Dave McEwan Hill, lang may yer lum reek.
Away tae bedybyes now, night folks.
Can I just leave this here. link to youtube.com
Pikarnia it is, Alex.
Aye Tinto
At the time I did the research I came across the claim that Scotland now (then) produced most of the gin but it wasn’t quantified, although I think I did mention the fact here at the time.
Ob humour (but classy)
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Tinto
“Comes to us all.”
Vuggsache man! Wir no deid yit.
Very few get older than 35 inside and those that do usually achieve it at about 16.
Loved the Janacek but.
Makes sense, I was about 29 on the inside when I was 16, then when I was 29 on the outside, that was it, nothing has ever been quite as it was from that year onwards. I’m still 29 on the inside, but I’m still hoping for post adult enlightenment.
*think ahm wishing rather than hoping*
Ah still don’t know what ah want tae be when ah grow up!
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I used to think that our older folk were all very wise, I also believed that our politicians particularly those that ran the government were the creme de la creme, else how could they have possibly got into these positions.
I wasn’t so old before I realised my illusions had been shattered.
All skipping about me cos I’ve never acted my age for decades.
Short but sweet…
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Mr. McGregor, sir, one of my proofreaders (whom I have since dismissed from my employment,) has deeply embarrassed me to the depth of my very core, so deep is my shame, sir, that my venerated ancestors will also bear this burden with me.
I would be humbled, sir, if your good self could very kindly allow me to explain the circumstances that have wrought this abominable curse upon my wretched and unworthy being.
I happened to be idly and I must admit, thoroughly enjoying browsing through the highest amount of unsurpassed academia in our dramatically beautiful and welcoming Kingdom Nation of Scotland, namely the Wings over Scotland off topic commentators with their vast encyclopedic selection of prose poetry and highly entertaining intelligently constructed humour.
In the midst of these fountains of knowledge, this, the Pierian spring of which I was, of course, drinking very deeply indeed, I was astounded and horrified when my gaze alighted on my own base and tawdry epistle to your most eminent personage, so madly consumed as I was with rage and grief, sir, that I had great difficulty withdrawing from the immediate and spirit consuming dark thoughts of embracing the ancient Hawaiian practice of manewanewa.
How and ever, lest perchance that you noticed the unspeakable and preposterously committed failure of the said ex-employee to omit one of the necessary two of the letter l from the very first word that I dictated to my p/a, earlier this very evening, sir.
That word which was so ingloriously and negligently vandalised, sir, was “Really”.
May I humbly implore you to bestow upon my undeserving and mortally wounded dignity, your forgiveness for what I readily admit, was, in the end, my own damned fault for my failure to adequately scrutinise the curriculum vitae of my prospective employees.
Please rest assured that this most unseemly perversion of language will be absent from any other correspondence emanating from my own hand or from any other persons or employees to whom I generously allow entrance to my estate, leaving aside the visitors and tourists, paying to view the house and grounds (No photography inside the main house and annexes)
Please accept this l to repay, in a small way the entirely unintended insult that was wreaked upon you by the aforementioned ex-employee, who, now that I remember, was one of those types of which our society is seeing more of by the bloody day, always whining about wanting equal rights and doing things for themselves, by George Chick! Now I remember what that stupid little pauper was he was one of those…Yessys or is it gnats they’re called.
I do know that there’s a club or something full of them, the…esenpes or… or…Just forget I wrote this stupid chuffing letter Chick, it’s that Nicola Sturgeons SNP. It’s their fault it’s the bloody SNPs fault…and their daein it Deliberately!
Smallaxe You can do no wrong in my eyes ever ever ever – we will always love you forever.
And I Paula Rose…I,
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Back at ya Doll xx…
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Softly killing?
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Chic: that guy’s got a great voice and I note he and I have the same finely-chiselled features. Sad story behind the Janacek but you probably know that anyway. Glad the family are all well. Frankly, I was ignorant of the events in Finland ‘cos Pravdasound4 was endlessly going its buns about Bruce Forsyth.
Smallaxe: stay away from that Pierian spring: tap watter’s better, or acqua di robinetta, as it’s known in Auld Cadzow.
Need some advice: K1 obvs. thinks my pashmina look still has some mileage (“I’ll always seem him in his pashmina” brought a tear to my eye) so ah’m hinkin’ ah may have bucked the zeitgeist with my Nana-induced switch to the Lungi Look for my autumn collection.
Question is: do I still have the lallies for it?
Would appreciate your input.
IanB: you can never be sure, as I know to my cost. Two intelligent (ex-)pals of mine of a literary bent became intractable Noes, adoring the phenomenon that is Muriel Gray. Further social contact became pointless, I’m afeared.
Tinto, do you have the lallies for it? Where did this unseemly self-doubt come from? Balderdash, man, this lack of confidence in your lallies is completely unfounded and can only be a temporary mental aberration coming from the man who’s strong oak tree-like appendages stunned the red carpet rabble at last years Cannes Film Festival.
Back then, you stood like a colossus, towering above the envious gazes of those who knew that they themselves could never carry off the brushed velvet heliotrope mankini that you adorned yourself in, with such panache.
Get a hold on these totally unfounded doubts that you seem to have within yourself this morning, have some brekkers and put a smidgeon of good Scottish London gin into your Earl Grey Yorkshire tea, I’m sure that this will dispell the entirely needless mental torture that you are displaying on this fine North British morning.
Others are seeking you out to try to find the secret of your illustrious and ethereal beauty;
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Good morning, my friend, hopefully, you will now dispell these uncharacteristic fanciful notions.
🙂
“Saturday morning”
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Hey there Smallaxe = )
Those words mean a lot to me, Smallaxe. Intellectuals like wot we are can sometimes experience moments of searing self-doubt but you have dispelled my momentary shadows with the Phoebus-like quality of your wurds.
It was heliotrope AND EAU-DE-NILE. btw. And the brushed velvet was something of a mistake in that heat but I think I really stunned The Laydees, bless ’em.
Motto for the day: Got it? Flaunt it!
Fanx for everything.
Hi, Ghillie, good morning, still fighting the good fight, I see.
🙂
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MTS: this my favourite peom about Lallies:
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Tinto, you, of all people, are most welcome, my dear boy, I can understand why on occasion we mere uber mortals can have our passing moments of doubt, I myself admit to having the same ridiculous moments of uncertainty on occasion.
I soon cured myself by remaining pissed as the proverbial newt for this past decade or so. We fashionistas do sometimes have our doubts about the golden path that we follow.
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Amen to that, mon vieux.
Still weeding out my faves, and came across this tortured genius. Yo don’t really need to understand Dutch to follow the gist. Bet that there Ian B kens a’ aboot him.
Not for the faint-hearted, so be warned.
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The flatlanders don’t scare me in the slightest, Tinto, one of my daughters has had one of those fingerinthedykers as a partner for yonks, so no worries in that respect.
Jules Holland and Ruby Turner: “Peace in the Valley”
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Feel free to join in the fun!
Smallaxe = )
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings?
I’n’I is afraid dat dis statement cyaa be true, Tinto. Wi all kno dat Ras Tafari be king of kings an conquering lion of di tribe of Judah.
Bob, im seh;
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😎
Smallaxe
Realy enjoyed your elaborate errata. (And soooo glad I didnae point oot yer typo afore ye postit. 🙂 )
Tinto, just in case my absence worries you, I’m going round to give my grandson a bike as it’s his birthday on Monday and he will be back at school. toodle pip dear friend, laters.
Nazareth;
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🙂
Chick, 🙂
A letter;
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Nae probs, Smallaxe. I’m appreciating Nazareth the more I re-hear them.
While you’re away, I’ll ponder why a guy from Brisbane ended up being immortalised in the Sinai desert.
Mofftaethegamesoononnyhoos.
Just before I go, a song for Paula Rose which came into my mind yesterday for some reason.
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TC,
Nae need to fret. The joy of a pashmina is that you can wear it with anything, pj’s, onesies, sparking bri-nylon mankinis etc. etc.
Chick,
Love your per person per day calculations. So easily understandable to anyone (rather than big numbers) and who could forget the plank/ruler comparison?
Fermi would be proud.
Just in from being oot. I think you’ve had ample and quite honestly terribly frank advice on your lallies issue dear man, your doubts as pointed oot were tae nae avail, handsome is as handsome does, and as cearc so pointedly reminds us a pashmina is for aw and any occasion, and can show aff a man wi such beautifully sculptured lallies such as yours in the best possible manner. A man of your elegance hus not a jot tae fear when deciding whit tae wear. Gaun yersel’ as they say…doon the Byres Road. 😉
K1, cearc: many thanks, chinas, for your kind thoughts and fashion tips. Your aesthetic support at this difficult time means a lot to me.
Might go for a fuchsia-inspired cruise down Byre Road tonight to The Curlers but since Cactus drove his Harley through the public bar it’s not quite what it was, I’ve heard.
A braw lad he is, if a wee tate impetuous. His taste in hats is sublime, btw.
Fancy a Scottish robot dug?
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Whit aboot gien an apprenticeship tae a Scottish robot?
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@Alex C –
Saw yer tip was pipped by a 20/1 shot.
Blimey!
Hey, Ian: do you have a printable view on Crumb, given your GSA background?
As one contributor said, his cross-hatching is pretty cool.
I loved the reverse sequence @ 37′ from Modern Urban Grim to Arcadia. Every time I walk through Brigton and The Calton (“Hazel Wood” in Gaelic), this sequence comes into my head.
First saw it on The State Propagandist a long time ago but enjoyed it on YT recently.
Hi, Ian, narrated in American English, this 4min 20s long film shows… Ach jist watch it, anybody can watch it, it reminds me of what we already know, it’s good to reinforce that, now and again.
The 4th Monkey “Levez Vous” 2014
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I’ll try to find something cheerier to listen to in the meantime.
😎
Tinto Chiel says:
“Hey, Ian: do you have a printable view on Crumb, given your GSA background?”
I’ve been a big fan of Crumb for years now Tinto if I can help just let me know, I’ve got every album that he’s ever made and his greatest hits album also. All on vinyl!
Your welcome, 🙂
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Smallaxe: MTS I hope your wee one enjoys his first day at school.
They’re unrecognisable from our day and the young teachers are much more understanding and supportive.
That’s all I’ve got: no cynicism on this particular subject.
Tinto, thank you, my friend, I’m sorry that I clumsily only gave the bare details. My grandson will be 9yrs old on Monday which is the day that the schools go back after the summer holiday, so we gave him his presents early to give him a chance to enjoy them before he goes back. Thanks again, for your very kind thoughts.
No cynicism from me either, Tinto, he goes to a great local school here, staffed by some very good and enthusiastic teachers, and he has always had excellent reports.
Proud grandpa, soanamur! 🙂
A wee London band, not too pleased about a few things
SISTERAY:”QUEEN’S ENGLISH”
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Not too happy about a few things myself, tbh.
My younger one is a primary teacher, Smallaxe, in a very deprived school.
The stories she tells me the poverty she encounters in her working day is pretty heart-breaking, given the wealth of the Good Ol’ UK, most of which is artfully directed to the 1%, most of the time.
The SG is fighting back on pocket-money but so many good people are involved in education now that there is hope.
I just hope Honest John Swinney listens to the right people in his reforms, and not just The Inspectorate and the SQA (pass the garlic, righteous ones).
Christ! Perilously close to On Topic!
Hey, Smallaxe, what’s your favourite colour?
And don’t say fuchsia, FFS!
TC,
Fashion tips are me. I learnt everything about fashion from oor Paula Rose, the expert extraordinaire.
cearc: thanks very much for that but I’m afraid PR hasn’t spoken since I describes her vollyvongs as “soggy”.
If only I could take back time…..
One wee mistake, one wee mistake, goddammit!
My favourite colour, Tinto? Like music genres, I have many favourite colours and without a doubt, many of them are the colours that I see around me in Scotland.
I mean that, even the colours of our wildlife blend to the landscape. Highland cattle, foxes, stoats weasels red squirrels and the Monarch of the Glen fully adorned with his crown held high in the gloaming. I was once privileged to come face to face with a wildcat in a small piece of woodland now sadly cleared to allow for the M8, he/she was magnificent, we exchanged a long glance at each other before he/she silently slipped back into cover.
I could go on, Tinto, but I’m sure that you know what I mean and you’re probably sorry you asked. 🙂
Other;”Colours” that I love;
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Capisco, Smallaxe.
“The drunkenness of things being various.”
That Donovan track was one of his best, although I play Jennifer Juniper to my younger one just to annoy her.
Maybe she’ll get it when I’m gone.
@Ian Brotherhood
Aye Ian, not just a 20/1 shot but a 10 year old horse having it’s 45th race and had never previously won in it’s life. Ach well, sorry DMH if you backed it.
I am…
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Alex
I did, but not to worry. Very small stake. I actually back horses generally at 11/2 or above because, after a lifetime of backing horses (and working W Hills as a relief settler for several years in the old days when settlers had to be able to count),I have realised if you are gambling the only important thing is the price. I actually introduced bookmaking to Nigerian racecourses when I was on the board of the five racecourses in the North of the country.I’ll probably go to hell.
Anyway I backed a 25/1 winner today – it was 6/1 in the papers.
I came onto off topic to talk about something else.
What I wanted to say was that I was advertising our online radio to indicate it is a huge potential for contacting support, giving out information and having debates.
It is easy and it is cheep and it can be heard all round the world. In recent times I have had people in Nigeria and Italy listening to me not to mention all over the UK as long as they are on broadband or have a smart phone. Our licenses and streaming cost us less than £400 per annum and this allows us to stream to 9,999 listeners. You do need to have access to broadband. Pay more get more streaming is the rule.
The local Oxfam here talks to all its members and plays their requests and so on. Argyll Independent Radio is not part of our YES organisation (we rent a part of our premises)but the local YES organisation and local SNP branches are planning to start hiring a weekly hour to start doing a weekly round up with invited guests etc.
Hi guys I’m new here on o/t usually just lurking and liking the banter , I’m here to ask advice from the body of the kirk, i have been looking at various VPN’s and the more i look the more confused i become ( it’s daen ma heed in ) lots of sites recommend IP vanish does anyone use them and does it give the protection it advertises , also is it easy to use, and it seems quite competitive price wise , any advice would be gratefully received thanks back to lurking
‘I’ use Cactus VPN. Apostrophes because it was my son-in-law who chose and set it up for me. He is an IT professional at quite a high level.
TBH I am not entirely sure what it does or protects me from but apart from occasional requests to ‘validate’ my address, usually from BBC sites (although I only go there when I must) it is pretty much transparent.
PS I asked him about security after I discovered someone with a Cumbernauld registered IP address was regularly logging on to my machine. I’ve only been to Cumbernauld once when visiting a friend who only stayed there a short while.
It seemed to help get rid of the intruder, but hard to say as I also tried various virus and malware removers and did a fresh Windows install.
Hi twathater.
I have installed and occasionally use “Hotspot Shield”.
link to hotspotshield.com
Coz it’s free. It only offers you the appearance of being in the USA but it is free.
One drawback – I have my email app set to download new emails every 5 minutes so, if it tries to download while I’m connected through the VPN, I get a warning from Plusnet, because they doesn’t recognise the address. The two times I have used the VPN recently, Plusnet has told me that a machine in California and then in Oregon was trying to connect to my account.
You just accept that it is YOU, then emails download as usual.
Worth trying for free. You could then always pay for one that gives you multiple choices for location.
doesn’t = don’t.
SHAZBAT!
It all happened tonight…
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Hi Chick & BDTT thank you both for your info, it’s just so hard to get info on these things , I start investigating then end up tying myself in knots , as for the adverts and tech side they can promise anything again cheers
Dear Mr BDDT.
Some time ago you sought elucidation regarding a demotic term I had employed O/T, namely “teaker” (a DL expression meaning “something splendiferous, worthy of approval, etc.”).
I note your recent use of “shazbat”. Could you explain its meaning?
Fanx.
Shazbat originated in the Ottoman empire. It is, of course a type of bat used to play shaz.
A once popular game across the empire which disappeared (as did lots of people) during the division and partition imposed by the ‘western allies’.
As the ‘new’ countries no longer had the diversity of peoples it was no longer possible to assemble the diverse, multi-ethnic teams that were the basis of this fine game.
Hi Tinto Chiel.
After much searching on tinterweb, it seems that I have been spelling in wrongly for years. Apparently it should be “shazbot”.
It was the expletive used by Mork in “Mork and Mindy”, much as we would exclaim “curses!”, or flip, or jings or [insert your own here].
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Having been in NZ for the whole of July with no internet access, the tablet I brought wouldn’t access Wings from there, I am only just beginning to realize some of what has been going on.
The Common Space attack, even for one well acquainted with the narcissism of those who aspire to lead on the left, left me shocked.
I suppose I’d better say no more, since it is possible this may be connected to Stu’s reduced output and he has posted asking people not to speculate on that, but just felt I had to let off that little bit of steam.
No response please.
cearc and BDTT: thank you for your erudite and persuasive responses.
Since they are somewhat at variance, I have decided to take them to Avizandum.
And if he’s out, I don’t know what to do.
Tinto, sorry for my vanishing trick on Saturday but I went into the twilight zone after my grandsons 9th birthday rave and have been sleeping since.
I woke up this morning, (sounds like a blues tune,dintit?) take your time considering the meaning of Brians word shaz..t I think it has several meanings, anyway time is on your side. 🙂
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I suspected as much, old fruit. I had an image of you, face down in a pool of Irn-Bru, surrounded by Victoria sponge birthday cake and hunners’n’thoosand sprinkles.
“Oh, Smallaxe, what a falling-off was there… (poetry).
Aye, Tinto that incestuous, that adulterate beast felled me over the weekend but luckily I had my light fawn suit on, so no harm was done.
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Hi Smallaxe 🙂
Hi, K1, I’ve not had a look at the threads yet to see what you and the rest of the reprobates have been up to. I hope I don’t hear this;
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🙂
fillossfay and handy household tips!
Life is circular and so too is a roll of sellotape. Always let the tape stick back onto itself, by doing this, you will enjoy searching for the lost end, this will make you appreciate that life is always circular.
“Circle”
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Typo: Fillosoffay!! ah ment. Stupit soaum
“Oh what a falling-off was there! (Part Two)”
Confession: Tinto takes the train.
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Don’t tell Nana, please.
I’ll say nothing, Tinto if you do the same.
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A big boy done it and ran away!
It’s a deal!
Done!
FOLI (there is no movement without rhythm)
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Greetings Manky Mates! second attempt at this!
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Natalie Merchant, Bully Bragg & Michael Stipe on Glesga Green.
Ben Oovi under watter.
Online dating? hmmmm try again, should of course be Billy Bragg!
Who brought in the widescreen telly – it’s blocking the paintings, remove at once.
@Fred
Don’t know how you managed to do that as it’s not been possible to embed Youtube videos for a long time, you could embed Vimeo ones but yours is definitely Youtube LOL.
Nice to have you back.
Covered up that lovely portrait of you *won’t bother dusting that again*
Eh dinnae ken whether to start being serious and posting a wee bit mair insightful and thought provoking material or continue being a drunken eejit.
I quite enjoy being the latter because it comes withoot responsibility or expectation and to be honest it can be a rare laugh (even if it’s only me that finds it funny). 🙂
What ti dae, Help iz oot wingers. Serious or stoopid?
Fred, say a big boy done it and ran away.
do we need a telly licence noo?
Ah didnae laugh, ah jist screamed til ah wis incontinent.
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William Wallace, whatever takes your fancy Wull, whatever floats your boat, it’s all cool;
“Whatever it Takes”
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@William Wallace
Serious and insightful is good, I try to do that. A drunken eejit
is good and done that many times.
The truth is that I know who I am and that I can be both serious and an eejit in the same night! But the folk on Wings know that and I’m usually forgiven for being an eejit, in particular by those that have met me. It’s me that worries and has to shrug it off LOL.
De yeh want meh advice? Just be yourself always 🙂
@ Sma Axe
Eh dinnae feel like ehm pittin a proper shift in.
Eh could contribute a bit mair and level up but iz wiv seen, it can get ye arrested and intae mair bather than a man that’s raising hiz femily can be arsed wi the now.
At the same time, eh feel like ehm no dain enough fir the cause because ehm too busy acting the goat.
But o a dilemma.
Enjoy being under the radar but eh wanta start a fkin riot.
@ Alex
loud and clear mate
@William Wallace
That was a serious post no matter how you look at it. What I hear is your passion and maybe a bit of anger. Well we’ve all got that Wullie and feel exactly as you do.
Got to bide our time for now, who knows which way the wind will blow tomorrow, every good card player knows when to go all in eh!
You look after your family Wull, we are all doing what we can in our own way, with our own methods.
I know exactly how you feel (I’ll show the scars one day) we’ll take it as it comes and we’ll deal with it and if that means manning the barracades, I’ll be right by your side and so will many others, in the meantime, peace always!
How it used to be done!
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and it worked.
Aye alex.
As the diamond said
Know when to hold em
Know when to fold em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
🙂
Meh problem is Eh am “in the mood fir dancing”.
🙂
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@Smallaxe
Great tune over on MT, love it.
@ sma axe
Meh wife and son understand that I might hiv tae stand up. They ken what this means tae me. They are supportive o it.
Ehm constantly togglin wi indy an family. It’s no because o them but because o me. Aywiz trehin ti dae the right thing.
Ehm sitting here wi a match and a but o blue touch paper on one side and ah the people eh care maist aboot on the other.
Strike or submit? It’s a big question fir me. Once eh mak the leap there is nae going back.
It’s ah or nuthin.
What do eh dae?
I’n’I wud radda be jammin, seen?
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Thanks, Alex, I thought it was on topic and appropriate.
😎
You look after your family! no if’s no but’s.
If the time ever gets that desperate, we’ll ALL be there wull. Now is Not the Time! (to quote a pig in knickers in London)
“One Love”
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As an old friend of Haz Manor 😉
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Movement of Jah people 🙂
We don’t want to be acting as if we’re in something like a gangstas paradise;
“Something “like” a Gangsta’s Paradise”
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Cheer up Wull, it wis an awfy day the night the lum fell in
🙂
@William Wallace
It’s ah or nuthin.
We’re no there yet, we can’t let our impatience fuck up all the progress made so far. It took me nearly 40 years for me to support Independence because of the brainwashing, I knew no better.
Depite that between 2012 and 2014 support for Independence went from 25% to 45%. So we got something right, we need to convince people. We have to win the people over, these are our people mind. That’s what we must still focus on, Northern Ireland didn’t become a part of the Republic despite 20 years of agony and conflict.
I’m having none of that in this country, our voices need to be raised and be heard because only by saying what you want will you convince others. What we have to overcome is not an army but a propaganda ridden media.
A campaign against the TV license would be a good start, boycott of the newspapers, all this has value. Scotland will win it’s Independence by defeating the media and US, people like you and I encouraging those closest to us that it is in their best interests, not with force, never. It’s as simple as that.
@William Wallace
We neither strike or submit, we fight with our gubs as that is the only effective weapon we have..
Well said, Alex. I bid you all goodnight.
“Things We Said Today”
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Sorry guys but
This is not the first riot I’ve tried to start and for the most positive of reasons.
I’m the middle parting guy straight out the eighties in the previous video.
What shall we be and what would we like to be?
I am gonna start a riot instead. 😉
I’m just a fool anyway, naebody cares what Eh hae ti say onyway. 😉
@ pnr
Nae chance.
Ehm gonna kick aff.
You can wait and wait and wait.
Or you can change it.
Nae idea how the Big Picture happened, it jist happened. Not the Glesga Green by the way, it’s the bandstand on the Clyde at the suspension bridge, a John Pryne number I think!
Must dash, a funeral. Death can be fatal! Where’s that Daldowie coat?
Disclaimer: Eh dinnae mean an actual riot wi “burning and looting” afore somebody takes athin oot o context. 😉
@William Wallace
Morning Wullie I think I’ll away oot and get…a haircut this morning 🙂 Have a good day all.
On reflection “Agitate for change” in a peaceful but boisterous way through direct action might have been a better choice of words. I would never advocate for anything other than a peaceful approach to social change.
Thought I should make that clear.
Morning Alex.
Was eftir reading your last paragraph back through eh thought a disclaimer might be required here. 🙂
@ Alex
The middle parting wasnae the worst o it. I grew it lang and had it in a ponytail at one time. Eh cringe looking back through some auld photos.
Chic @2.41 yesterday: now that we know the real reason for recent events, I feel free to agree with your comments regarding CS and the Right-On Left in general. I was so angry I stopped commenting in case I said something I would regret.
And yet today, one of the Usual Suspects and National columnist manages to drag Scotland into the Trump/Charlottesville debacle. It’s a good thing to remind us of Scotland’s shameful connection with the slave trade but I note she fails to balance this with one of Scots Law’s most inspiring judgments, namely in the Joseph Knight case, when slavery was simply not recognised in Scotland. It’s all the more amazing when you consider how harshly the Scottish judges treated Thomas Muir and his associates for desiring “just a little” democracy.
I have to ask: what was the point of this article? How does it hasten the journey to independence? How will it persuade undecideds to vote Yes?
Self-indulgence seems to be the main trait of the coffee-house Left. They should try canvassing in the schemes next time and do something useful.
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Off to crush a grape and apologies in advance.
William Wallace: Good morning, Wull.
I had dreadlocks until I turned 50, so don’t worry about your hair. Are you down with that Luton Crew right enough? Askin’ for a friend.
😎
I think that I may have inadvertently posted a youtube link without first removing the https// prefix.
My sincere apologies.
Fillosoffay; For alert readers. (without a link)
Remaining Alert!
Find a broken mug and glue the handle back on. Now, whenever you drink coffee/tea from this mug you will be on Full Alert!
I’m going to have to start using this method when posting links.
One for you Stuart
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Hi, Proctor; still up to your old tricks, I notice.
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“Your Honour” Pluto Shervington;
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@William Wallace
I’ve played this a couple of times on Off Topic but not sure if you might have ever saw it. This time it’s for you.
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@ Sma Axe (belated good morning)
I spent a fair part of my teens/early twenties back and forward at Haz. It was a great place and I learned a lot from the people there.
Some of us went on to form similar projects and sound-systems over the years that followed with varying degrees of success. Nothing quite on the same level as the original collective though.
I stopped putting on events around the time my son was born. I’d had enough by that time anyway as things were changing and straying too far from the original ethos.
Don’t regret any of it but, glad I got out when I did.
William Wallace: Good afternoon Wull, (it’s nearly tomorrow) 🙂
I worked for a time with Ron Bailey and Jim Radford back in the day with the Family Squatting Movement, the Luton crew that I was aware of was involved in the same kind of thing. Were you into that movement?
Homeless;
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@ Sma Axe
As someone who experienced homelessness in my teens (which led me to HAZ in the first place), I ended up volunteering and working within the sector. I still do some volunteering to this day in a project for homeless people with mental health problems and drink/drug related homelessness.
Did a bit of volunteering and table manning at events for ASS many years ago and did a fair bit of squatting myself back in the day. Used to perform at quite a lot of lefty type events too in various squats around the UK for groups like RTS etc.
Was fairly involved in different direct action movements over the years but, wouldn’t want to say which ones exactly for obvious reasons (that’s a chat for round the fire) :).
It’s a side of my life that has largely been on hold as I get on with the business of fatherhood. Won’t be long until the young lad is done with school and hopefully off to university and I might be able to get back into things a bit more again.
@Smallaxe
I loved Paul Simon’s music and this one is another that I loved. Think I told you previously that I believed we were cut from the same cloth? Now I have no doubt.
Big Ben! It’s a fucking clock!
Hi, Chic.
Now that we know why things went wonky on Wings, I feel free to comment on CS and the Right-On Left (not to be confused with the Real Left) following your post of 2.41 yesterday. I got so fed-up with that shitstorm that I stopped posting for a week or so (no unseemly cheers at the back, please) in case I said something actionable.
I see possibly the most windswept and winsome of the Cool Left has an article in today’s National in which she drags Scotland into the Trump/Charlotteville debacle and reminds us of Scotland’s role in Caribbean slavery. Fair enough if you want to rake over the coals of a shameful episode none of us today would condone, none of us were responsible for, and none of us have profited from, but why not introduce some balance by mentioning Scots law’s judgment on the Joseph Knight case?
At a time when the Scottish legal establishment moved swiftly to crush Thomas Muir’s attempt to establish free speech and political liberty, it is quite remarkable they refused to recognise slavery, and rejected Wedderburn’s appeal too. This effectively made Joseph Knight, a Caribbean slave, a free man in Scotland.
My question is: what was the point of this article? Would it further the Yes campaign? Would it persuade No voters to vote yes in Indyref2? Or does it actually play into the You Scots are Actually Pretty Shite and Racist narrative we are so familiar with?
Next week: “The Scottish roots of the KKK” (give us your cribs, Neil).
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I should point out I got my political education largely from Communist colleagues with whom I argued with vehemently at times (not least about Scotland’s dire condition), but whose commitment and intellectual rigour I respected. They devoted their lives to their vision of a better society and suffered for it in their careers, too.
And with the pinned tweet at the top, that’s the game and bogey.
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Did I ever tell you in the wild old days of UseNet I was approached by Pinkertons offereing me a job? That and a different invitation to a dark hangar at Northolt for some odd reason is why I posted thereafterwards as something at nospam.demon.co.uk
Often wondered what that was about, all the same.
Yesindyref2: re the Pink Panther and his groovy motion……
Mrs TC said, “And do you have a little list?”
“No,” I replied, “it’s just the way I walk.”
I’ll just go now…..
William Wallace; Seen!
I’n’I tink wi ave walk di same path mi bredren nuh suh lang ago.
Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers:”Tomorrow People”
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Alex did we not agree that we were cut from the same cloth/Tartan!
Boom Boom Clap: That’s my title for this song!
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@Smallaxe
Never saw that one before. Freddie was something else though was he not? Pure class.
Tinto, Worth a look.
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Dear Mr Mullen,
I read that you are publishing a book on Slavery and wonder if you will be mentioning the Jacobites transported as slaves to the West Indies. They inter-married with the Africans. However, I doubt if you have any knowledge of these facts as Scottish History is not taught in Scottish schools and Scotch Historians only copy Anglo-Centric [expletive removed] from Unionist Historians. I do not think any of the above would own plantations in the West Indies but no doubt many of them would have [expletive removed] the African women working with them. Yours sincerely, [illegible signature].
Freddie was a sad loss to us and to music, Alex. I wonder who we’ll lose next, at least if there is an afterlife the music will be excellent.
Who Wants To Live Forever?
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@Smallaxe
LOL
I’m with the import of the letter, not the article.
Thanks, Smallaxe.
I came across this some time ago and was very sceptical about Mr Mullen’s position.
I’ll await his being Pittocked, I think, or at least until I can examine the records myself.
Question everything, mon vieux.
yesinyref2, They just love me! and I’ll love them “back” someday;
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Just saw the post on the MT from IB and decided to read again from the beginning LOL. Now here’s the kicker read from the beginning while listening to the song Smallaxe posted on the same thread.
If your like me you’ll get goose pimples while reading 🙂
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Nas & Damian Marley;
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It’s crazy when you feed people the truth you don’t know how they’re gonna react
You’re scared of wrong doers, people that just ignorant
You’re scared of the truth, be patient for now!
One Love!
If needed.
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@{Smallaxe
Sorry my man none of they two tunes tickled my boat lol. Each to their own eh.
Oh well
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though I prefer this one, a driving song
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Play it loud with the windows open and wake up the lorry drivers!
😉 !
A message for us all that you cannot ignore!
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On the motorway of course, during the night.
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Nobody likes every song, Alex, but that’s allowed on O/T. There’s a lot of lot of songs that I haven’t liked in;
“My Life” Billy Joel;
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Remember;
“We didn’t start the Fire”
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@yesindyref2
You surprised me there but my era and liked it.
Oh well then, here’s one I met my wife to at a party
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It was my new album, my party and she never left, ‘cept to get her things.
I think there were other guests, can’t really remember.
Supporters of Independence will hate me for this one, who cares I liked the song at the time and to be honest it’s a parody of British Nationalism LOL.
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Alex, that must have been a;
“House of Fun”
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I first heard this while I was leaving for a train and my girlfriend asked;
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I’ll tell you the rest of that story when I’m sure that you’ve forgotten the first part. 😉
@Smallaxe
Can’t keep up, watched your two Billy Joel ones all the way through. Yes brilliant, had to have a comeback and Tenpole Tudor was it LOL.
Now you are hitting me with more! Will I ever get to bed?
YES eventually hahhaha.
@Smallaxe
I know the song from Ellison, I can wait and would like to hear the story. We’re never alone when we have Wings eh!
I’ll be going to bed soon Alex.
I’ll leave these for Big Phil;
The King
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Elvis Lives
cheers Smallaxe. peace always buddy. 😉
Peace Always to you Phil. Goodnight, my friends.
It’s been another;
Perfect Day
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Think I’ll stick a song on the MT just to wind them up LOL.
OMG what have I done on the MT!
Aweright.
Jist wanted tae say…
Awe ra best tae yer good lady, yer boy, an yerself, William Wallace 🙂
Cheers Scotland.
Entra!
Cannae take her anywhere. tut tut tut. lol 😉
@ Alex 3:42pm
One the subject of street artists and homelessness, here is one from some lads I met a couple of year ago called Phat Bollard with a song called “Millionaire”.
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This one by Phat Bollard is for Stu (Hope it cheers you up)
When life gets you down – Busking in Bath 24/04/2015
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@ Cactus 1:30am
Richt back at ya and ah the best to you and yours.
PLUR tae ah the wingers on off topic.
Good morning, it’s a wet Wednesday!
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Loved your Miss Ellison in particular, Smallaxe.
I woke up this morning with this tune in my head, although I can’t ever remember listening to it.
Think I’m getting my autumn melancholy in early. Going to whip out my Keats.
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Tinto, your mention of autumn brought this thought to me.
Add an autumnal hue to your home by putting apple cores down the sides of your armchairs or sofa and leave them to mature, this will give you the fragrance of autumn all year round.
The Kinks: “Autumn Almanac”
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🙂
Ah, the sublime Kinks. Ray was a poet, sure’n’he was.
Thanks for your innovative ID styling suggestion, Smallaxe, but I’m more of a hedgehog man myself.
Going out for some fish, although if it’s anything like last week I’ll need my MasterCard.
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A MasterCard, just for a bit of fish, Tinto, why don’t you invest in a fishing rod and enjoy the innocent pleasures of some sea fishing. There’s nothing to be afraid of when catching your own.
Buy a boat, Buy a big one! never know what you might catch.
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Or vice versa.
😉
Chilling, Smallaxe, chilling.
Reminds me of the time I went to Arbroath to see my diddy team play in the Cup. Gayfield Park is right on the shore and they employed a Chiel in row boat to retrieve any balls blootered oot the park.
When our right back duly obliged he set off into the North Sea haar and was NEVER SEEN AGAIN.
I leave you to draw your own contusions…..
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Life is but a melon cauliflower…
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Going for the set soon.
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That’s bingo!
Apologies for the first 11 seconds or so.
Gwoosome, simply gwoosome…..
@William Wallace
Loved the vids of Phat Bollard, especially millionaire.
@ Alex
Glad you liked it. They are a decent bunch with a good philosophy.
What do you guys think about the idea of getting a band together to tour Scotland’s towns and cities with a pro indy & anti Westminster/Tory message? Would anyone be willing to get involved with something like that?
I could do the sound engineering/PA side and possibly a bit of songwriting/singing if required and there are plenty talented people here for lyric writing, instrument playing and other roles. I know a couple of others who might be well up for something along these lines too.
Could be combined with the battle bus idea I mentioned a while back and perhaps utilised for other purposes such as giving out pro indy lit, wbb, phantom film screenings, music cd distribution, debunking Yoon mythology and general entertainment/enlightenment.
Just throwing the idea out there. Maybe start generating some real world momentum by getting an indy show on the road so to speak.
@William Wallace
Probably should have asked about 30 year ago and I think you would have got a few taking you up 🙂 Most of us are past it now but I do think it’s a great idea.
I’m going to park it for now in the pending folder and maybe when the next referendum is announced we could have another look and I will help as best I can. Get a bus on the road along with a couple of campers for kipping in for a couple of months, I’m sure we could raise funds.
Indyroad show would be a blast, kickoff Dundee of course 🙂
A wee tune in memory of Glen Campbell not that one.
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On a guest tv… feature length Taggart just started.. Yes!
Death Trap ‘brexit’!
Aye SO checked out Lana Del Rey at ra Glasgow Hydro ra nite.
Good vibrations.
Here’s one for FK15, probably aka John Alexander probably aka OBE.
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Problem for him is, it’s the same one. He’s running his own rings around himself.
Some things don’t change 🙂
Last links this morning for a while as I am having to go for more steroid injections [deep joy] so I won’t be able to type.
In case anyone is mystified by my “Film at 11…” sign-off…
It comes from the spoof news reports in “The Kentucky Fried Movie”.
You’ll find a sort of trailer at this link:-
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The full movie is worth a watch, if you’re into the “Police Squad/Airplane” sense of humour. You can download it in two parts (mp4) here:-
link to rarelust.com
I enjoyed it in 1977 and last year, when I watched it again.
Hi Alex Clark.
In case you miss it…
I’ve just replied to your ‘flood’ post in “The fine art of omission” topic. Enjoy the map!
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Best wishes, Nana. You’ve been working very hard recently.
BDTT: hope you don’t mind but I’ve started looking at those burn names. Is Dighty pronounced Dytie or Dichty?
Fowlis is “Fo ghlais” or wee stream in Gaelic.
It all aids restful sleep…..
Hi Nana you have a nice break from the typing and we will look forward to your return. I know this is not Electric but a good bit of Guitar work if I say so Myself. link to youtube.com
A wee request.
I’m looking for the link to the video footage of the guy who ran the Better Together Campaign. He was giving a talk in Europe about the tactics of the campaign and how/why they did what they did.
Pretty sure I saw it on Wings. Can anyone remember / post the link.
And secondly – a few days ago, possibly on Twitter there was a poster of Europe with Wales highlighted in red – as one of the poorest regions in Europe – after 90 years of voting Labour.
Can anyone find it. I want to print it off.
Many thanks.
Cheers Tinto, hopefully won’t be too long till I’m back and in the meantime Smallaxe is well trained although he seems to have gone awol.
@Michael
Loved that Michael, and thanks to you I’m totally hooked on Luna and her Gayageum, simply wonderful.
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Hi Tinto Chiel.
It’s “Dichty”, rhyming with “michty”.
….
Hi Daisy Walker.
Is this the video you’re after?
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Daisy Walker, here`s an image of Wales:
All the best Nana X
Dave, Brian – thanks exactly what I was looking for.
Cheerie the noo.
All the best Nana, you have my sympathy as I have arthritis in my hands as well. Take care.
Smallaxe, any word yet on Lesley-Anne? I know that you were going to make a few discreet enquiries, but I haven’t been on the MT very often recently. I wondered if I had missed your answer.
Marie Clark;
Hi Marie, sorry, I’ve been having IT problems but all seems ok now, (Hopefully). I’m still having inquiries made about LA, the annoying but correct thing is that my daughter is the convener of our local SNP branch and has her address but of course can not give the information out even to me.
I will let you know immediately if/when I find out anything.
Thanks Smallaxe, it’s always a bit concerning when wingers go missing.
I will do my best Marie, we are definitely talking about the same person, my daughter is trying to find out the situation from other members who may know her.
Smallaxe also concerned about Lesley-Anne, in the meantime here’s a genre we haven’t enjoyed much of…
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Hi, Paula Rose, we don’t see enough of this either from our Palestinian friends;
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Bagpipe Rock Band;
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“The Longing” Patty Gurdy;
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Transluzent:”Blame”
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Looking through my 45s for some more lovely bhangra and found this – totally O/T but…
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Hungarian gypsy dance a little differently;
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🙂 (watching)
For all you peeps who have enjoyed “The Kentucky Fried Movie” today,
link to wingsoverscotland.com
Here’s a follow-up in the same vein.
link to rarelust.com
As usual, the links for download are underneath the big graphic.
Smallaxe
Add my concern for Lesley Ann too..
While we are on the subject of missing Wingers
Can anyone tell us if Cameron B Brodie is ok ?
I haven’t seen him around for a wee while either!
Will do Liz, CameronB hasn’t been on for a while either.
They WILL return when they are ready to return.
Aye they will Cactus.
But we still miss them eh!
I hope you are no thinking of going anywhere…
Who would take care of the main thread through the night?
Let the main thread flourish.
Goodnight William Wallace ~
If anybuddies gonna start a RIOT in this fine place…
I’d love it to be you!
Cheers bro.
HeHe.
Times waits for no man (or girl)
Mwah Liz g, aye the early morning is a beautiful place x.
Back on ra Mama’s and ra Papa’s!
“Cause it’s getting… better every day”
La la la lah La la la lah La la la lah La la la lah La la la lah
Ahm on a political staycation.
Gies a shout YOUS TWO!
When yer ready.
And now…
The shipping forecast.
SO what’s been your favourite WOS article of the week SO far?
Mines is this one:
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It wasnae disney wassit?
Trust in me:
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Lists can be good:
Inverclyde
Inchinnan
Iona
Johnstone
Jenny’s Burn
Jedburgh
Kilmarnock
Kilmartin
Knightswood
Howde fellow iScots.
“Dream a little dream” of you Scotland.
Does yer Mama know?
Stars.
For future thought…
Is there anywhere in Bonnie Scotland that begins with the letter Z?
Working me way backwards now.
It’s good to be off topic.
Do what you do, you.
Batter in night-commenting Wingspeople, ahm just out for a run.
It’s good to be off topic!