jimi
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.. or has the dry mediterranean weather scared them off?
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Are there still midges in Scotland?
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jleaworthy
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Haven't seen any yet - but the jelly fish are back.
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snowleopard
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gone into hiding?
went through the caledonian canal in july 2001 & 2002 and didn't get bitten at all.
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went through the caledonian canal in july 2001 & 2002 and didn't get bitten at all.
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NigeCh
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With global warming they come out earlier
and now last till October.
I once wrote a thesis on the mighty midge ... It's all down to lack of sunshine (cloud cover) and the clearances (low level increased nitrogen/CO2 content in the air) in Alba that brings them out .... but for the worst plagues of these abnoxious beesties go to North Norway/Sweden/Finland where they swarm like thick smoke.
Much worse are the silent clegs ... But the only joys are that neither midges nor clegs will attack you when anchored offshore.
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and now last till October.
I once wrote a thesis on the mighty midge ... It's all down to lack of sunshine (cloud cover) and the clearances (low level increased nitrogen/CO2 content in the air) in Alba that brings them out .... but for the worst plagues of these abnoxious beesties go to North Norway/Sweden/Finland where they swarm like thick smoke.
Much worse are the silent clegs ... But the only joys are that neither midges nor clegs will attack you when anchored offshore.
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ronniewood
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Is the Pope a Catholic?
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Aja
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Felt the first last weekend. Yup they're still here.... scares the tourists away apparently
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jimi
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Can ye no let them oot aftir May? Parteecularly those oan ra NW coast. Ah mind weel the yins in Etive, we used tae pit them in batter and barbecue the bastids, there wiz mair meat on them than a spare rib aff a lowland soo !
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NigeCh
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Misrepresented gaelic
"By Jummie, wha's aken tae ye wi sae braw?" * Tis english tat's yeer sponsened sproch nae glaswidgeon! - a' me wee glaekit sonsie! Bashed tatties an neeps tae, done the Etive Slabs an' had a wee parley wi' Hamish erst o' t' 'Coe noo in his palace by Clachaig ...
The trouble with the Scots is that they are lost between whether Rabbie Burns was real or whether the Edinburgh Acamadecians who wrote the Gaelic (pron Gallic) were taking the piss.
* Para Handy, Hugh Foulis
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"By Jummie, wha's aken tae ye wi sae braw?" * Tis english tat's yeer sponsened sproch nae glaswidgeon! - a' me wee glaekit sonsie! Bashed tatties an neeps tae, done the Etive Slabs an' had a wee parley wi' Hamish erst o' t' 'Coe noo in his palace by Clachaig ...
The trouble with the Scots is that they are lost between whether Rabbie Burns was real or whether the Edinburgh Acamadecians who wrote the Gaelic (pron Gallic) were taking the piss.
* Para Handy, Hugh Foulis
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jimi
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Re: Misrepresented gaelic
Ach awa' an bile yer heid. Whit kind o' poofie name is "Nigel"? That's no the Garlic at a'. Its the Doric aka the the furst dual interface dialect with the word of comand contained therein tae be understood by the subject sassenach, and the mair intellectual matters tae be suitably encrypted that it wiz only really understood by the message sender oan a Freeday nicht!
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Ach awa' an bile yer heid. Whit kind o' poofie name is "Nigel"? That's no the Garlic at a'. Its the Doric aka the the furst dual interface dialect with the word of comand contained therein tae be understood by the subject sassenach, and the mair intellectual matters tae be suitably encrypted that it wiz only really understood by the message sender oan a Freeday nicht!
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NigeCh
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Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim\'rous beastie ....
"We pit up, an it like your honour," replied the Scot, "in a sma' house at the fit of ane of the wynds that gang down to the water-side, with a decent man, John Christie, a ship-chandler, as they ca't. His father came from Dundee. I wotna the name of the wynd, but it's right anent the mickle kirk yonder; and your honour will mind, that we pass only by our family-name of simple Mr. Nigel, as keeping ourselves retired for the present, though in Scotland we be called the Lord Nigel."
O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Th'need na start awa sae hasty, Wi' bickering brattle!
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"We pit up, an it like your honour," replied the Scot, "in a sma' house at the fit of ane of the wynds that gang down to the water-side, with a decent man, John Christie, a ship-chandler, as they ca't. His father came from Dundee. I wotna the name of the wynd, but it's right anent the mickle kirk yonder; and your honour will mind, that we pass only by our family-name of simple Mr. Nigel, as keeping ourselves retired for the present, though in Scotland we be called the Lord Nigel."
O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Th'need na start awa sae hasty, Wi' bickering brattle!
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Twister_Ken
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Nigel and Jimi...
...may be visited in the serious Burns unit.
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...may be visited in the serious Burns unit.
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Twister_Ken
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And is there honey, still, for tea? nm
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Heckler
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Re: Misrepresented gaelic
its not even gaelic, just heavily accented english, at least us taffs, when we appear to speak in a foreign tongue, really are !
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its not even gaelic, just heavily accented english, at least us taffs, when we appear to speak in a foreign tongue, really are !
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BrendanS
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Re: Misrepresented gaelic
Iechyd dda pob Cymru, twchll din pob sais
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Iechyd dda pob Cymru, twchll din pob sais
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Ohdrat
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Most definately a bumper crop.. just waiting to bite you...
Oh and the Ticks (which are now 2 inches long with jaws to make Speilberg dribble) can fly now and will attach anything within a 5 miles of land..
Scotland is also harbouring Bin Laden and Saddam who are safely ensconsed on the Al Fayed estate (Balnagown) on Easter Ross
We are expecting the paras and US Special forces to invade and bomb the Scottish Parliment anyday
Can the ticks and midges be described as WMDs?????
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Oh and the Ticks (which are now 2 inches long with jaws to make Speilberg dribble) can fly now and will attach anything within a 5 miles of land..
Scotland is also harbouring Bin Laden and Saddam who are safely ensconsed on the Al Fayed estate (Balnagown) on Easter Ross
We are expecting the paras and US Special forces to invade and bomb the Scottish Parliment anyday
Can the ticks and midges be described as WMDs?????
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Heckler
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bom dia
i speak portuguese, french and a smattering of arabic but shaerag cymraeg typ yn bach, or as the old man used to say and i cant half tip em back (pints of bass)
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i speak portuguese, french and a smattering of arabic but shaerag cymraeg typ yn bach, or as the old man used to say and i cant half tip em back (pints of bass)
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BrendanS
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Re: bom dia
Just as well, I'm rusty! took a look at my spellling and it sucks <s>
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Just as well, I'm rusty! took a look at my spellling and it sucks <s>
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gunnarsilins
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BrendanS!
You seems to be the right person!
How should the word "Eilean" correctly be pronounced?
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You seems to be the right person!
How should the word "Eilean" correctly be pronounced?
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Aja
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Re: BrendanS!
Dont know about a welsh pronunciation - but in the gaelic it's pronounced :
'Ae-lan'
Donald
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Dont know about a welsh pronunciation - but in the gaelic it's pronounced :
'Ae-lan'
Donald
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BrendanS
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Re: BrendanS!
Eilean is gaelic, not welsh, however try this <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.kiva.net/~mcrae/>click here</A>
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, there is a link to a recording of the pronunciation
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Eilean is gaelic, not welsh, however try this <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.kiva.net/~mcrae/>click here</A>
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, there is a link to a recording of the pronunciation
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