Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF0C07.B4889A40 Content-Type: text/plain Thought that those of you arguing endlessly about "Americans," might enjoy reading this post from the "Whisky List." Nota bene! All the Scots and English on that list did not grind it to death and no one has posted an "Amen!" The Whisky List is a gentle place... Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: Joan Wood [mailto:joanw@VOYAGER.CO.NZ] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 4:17 AM To: MALTS-L@UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE Subject: Re: Travel Ron said "...and being the butt of quite a few one develops a sense of humour or a drink problem..." Both of which are useful attributes I've always thought, but having ventured down the un-PC track I'm finding it hard to resist, so I'll toss in a final joke against my own countrymen gleaned from the bar wall in the Royal Oak Hotel in Dufftown (that's the malt whisky connection; the very mention of Dufftown should make drams appear before the eyes. I once saw Dufftown described as "The Cognac of the North", or if you prefer armagnac, "The Condom of the North") - -------------- The lord said to Gabriel "Gabe old chap, I'm going to make a land like you've never seen before, and I'm going to call it Scotland". Scotland will be a land of purple mountains and green glens where the air and water will be fresh and pure, And deer will roam among the heather, and the rivers will leap with salmon and the people will catch them and eat well, And the seas around Scotland will abound with fish, which will provide bountiful catches for the people, And under the sea will be great reserves of oil and gas which will yield wealth beyond dreams, And there will be rich soils, on which the people will grow fields of golden barley which they will turn into a wondrous amber liquid that will bring them fame and fortune throughout the world. "Hang on a mo' boss", says Gabriel, "don't you think you are laying the good things on a bit too thick for these Scots people?" "Ah" says the Lord, "but you just wait till you see the f***ing neighbours I'm going to give them". - ------------------ Well, I thought it was funny at the time. Peter Wood Internet services donated to Amnesty International by Voyager - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF0C07.B4889A40 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.0.1460.9"> <TITLE>Not Only Americans Argue...</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thought that those of you arguing endlessly about = "Americans," might enjoy reading this post from the = "Whisky List." Nota bene! All the Scots and = English on that list did not grind it to death and no one has posted an = "Amen!" The Whisky List is a gentle place...</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>Buzz = Hausner</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Joan Wood [<A = HREF=3D"mailto:joanw@VOYAGER.CO.NZ" = TARGET=3D"_blank">mailto:joanw@VOYAGER.CO.NZ</A>] </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 4:17 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: MALTS-L@UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: Travel</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Ron said "...and being the butt of quite a = few one develops a sense of</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>humour or a drink problem..."</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Both of which are useful attributes I've always = thought, but having</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>ventured down the un-PC track I'm finding it hard to = resist, so I'll toss</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>in a final joke against my own countrymen gleaned = from the bar wall in the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Royal Oak Hotel in Dufftown (that's the malt whisky = connection; the very</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>mention of Dufftown should make drams appear before = the eyes. I once saw</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dufftown described as "The Cognac of the = North", or if you prefer armagnac,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>"The Condom of the North")</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>--------------</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>The lord said to Gabriel "Gabe old chap, I'm = going to make a land like</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>you've never seen before, and I'm going to call it = Scotland".</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Scotland will be a land of purple mountains and = green glens where the air</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>and water will be fresh and pure,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>And deer will roam among the heather, and the rivers = will leap with salmon</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>and the people will catch them and eat well,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>And the seas around Scotland will abound with fish, = which will provide</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>bountiful catches for the people,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>And under the sea will be great reserves of oil and = gas which will yield</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>wealth beyond dreams,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>And there will be rich soils, on which the people = will grow fields of</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>golden barley which they will turn into a wondrous = amber liquid that will</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>bring them fame and fortune throughout the = world.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>"Hang on a mo' boss", says Gabriel, = "don't you think you are laying the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>good things on a bit too thick for these Scots = people?"</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>"Ah" says the Lord, "but you just = wait till you see the f***ing neighbours</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>I'm going to give them".</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>------------------</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Well, I thought it was funny at the time.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Peter Wood</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Internet services donated to Amnesty International by = Voyager</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF0C07.B4889A40--