| Image Comments |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 04-Jun-17 10:38 |
| Huge bronze bust statue of Scotland's National Poet, ROBERT BURNS, in Jackson Park, Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 04-Jun-17 11:01 |
| We all have our "doubles". |
| biplane guy | 06-Jun-17 07:38 |
| I lived in Scotland as a high schooler and had to memorize "Ode to a Haggis" for an English class recital. A Yank doing Burns.....always good for a laugh. If anyone is interested I'll share the details of what and where haggis can be found as explained to me by my prankster schoolmates. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 06-Jun-17 09:37 |
| Sure BP Guy - give us a prankster story about "Haggis" from a Yank in high school in Scotland. |
| biplane guy | 06-Jun-17 20:41 |
| It seems that haggis are a heather-eating animal that has roamed the highlands for eons. Hunters go out in groups of three. A bagger remains at the base of a hill while his companions climb above to the left and right. The idea is to chase the haggis towards your companion who then spooks the haggis into reversing direction. As the haggis have evolved shorter legs on the uphill side they then tip over and roll to the bottom of the hill where they are bagged. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 06-Jun-17 21:19 |
| I hope you didn't wait too long at the base of that hill ... LOL |
| Don C | 07-Jun-17 09:08 |
| Sounds a bit like snipe hunting. |
| biplane guy | 07-Jun-17 09:31 |
| In response we Yanks told them about similar north american rodents called Hemorrhoids. They were believing us until we told them where they live. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 07-Jun-17 09:53 |
| You had to memorize that poem in Scottish? Here is the Scottish and English words side by side http://www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/toahaggis.htm That Haggis food - I don't know ... |
| biplane guy | 07-Jun-17 11:17 |
| I was game to try most things but haggis and blood pudding were not my cup of tea. We used to joke that the only items on the menu there were lamb, ram, sheep, or mutton. But it was an experience I fondly remember. |
