Can you feel it coming in the air?
Expressing the ineffable, from the Only An Excuse? crowd in Scotland on Hogmanay…
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Spare us a phoney row about racism, we’ve got enough on
A silly media row about racism just had to figure in the riots’ post mortem. Was the Tudor history expert David Starkey racist on Newsnight when he said: The whites have become black. A particular sort of violent, destructive, nihilistic, gangster culture has become the fashion. And black and white, boy and girl, operate in [...] read our review »
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Aye would god the gift tae gie us………….
‘zactley, dude. ‘zactley.
He would fit in well with his knuckle dragging cousins in several flute bands.
You know the ones the Orange Order needs to say byr bye to, before any one can take this institution seriously.
“Aye would god the gift tae gie us………….”
Indeed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrUG50Pn1wY
I have to say, it brought a smile to my face.
I thought some Burns was appropriate as the musician in the clip is probably an Ulster Scots speaker…………
i wonder what the anti-evolutionists in the OO would have to say about this?
Stupid.
wonder what the anti-evolutionists in the OO would have to say about this?
Posted by RepublicanStones on Jan 16, 2008 @ 11:35 PM
I doubt they would say too much as there isnt much difference between the gorilla and some bass drummers in bands which pride of place at Orange Order parades.
The main difference maybe that the gorilla would be probably a bit more humble and maybe a bit more intelligent.
http://www.theravenfb.com/photoalbum.htm
Oddly funny, if a little bit pointless.