mathematics Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 56 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: And f**k mince pies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Sergeant Wilson said: The only green stuff I want near a pie is peas. Home made or tinned, but not garden peas. Chips and / or baked beans. Nothing else should accompany a good pie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Chips and / or baked beans. Nothing else should accompany a good pie. FTFY. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 1 hour ago, ICTJohnboy said: And f**k mince pies. This, they are absolutely fucking howling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Mince pies are fucking disgusting. Anyway, what do folk get for their Christmas? I am getting usual hounding from Mrs B and soon will have to pick something to the value of £100 for the rest of my family to get me. No one will accept no for an answer. The floor is yours P&B(I already have Cuban heels)**other shite height jokes are available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: Maybe one of the forum's resident Gaelic speakers can confirm (@invergowrie_arab?) but I'm sure I once read that despite the two languages being very similar, the Irish Gaelic for December basically translates to 'the month of Christmas' while the Scottish Gaelic effectively translates to 'the darkness'. Maybe theres something deep in the national psyche for people to be dour b*****ds at this time of year. Maybe the Scottish Gaels recognise that the birth of Christ eventually led to the near death of their culture. The Irish only remember giants who carried armies in their underpants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: Maybe one of the forum's resident Gaelic speakers can confirm (@invergowrie_arab?) but I'm sure I once read that despite the two languages being very similar, the Irish Gaelic for December basically translates to 'the month of Christmas' while the Scottish Gaelic effectively translates to 'the darkness'. Maybe theres something deep in the national psyche for people to be dour b*****ds at this time of year. This is correct. Irish is Nollaig and Scots Gaelic is An Dubhlachd - the Darkness. The months of Nov-Feb are known collectively as Na Mìosan Marbh. The dead months. Good Presbyterians dont hold with catholic feast days. Misery is its own reward. Edited November 3, 2019 by invergowrie arab 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 39 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Mince pies are fucking disgusting. Anyway, what do folk get for their Christmas? I am getting usual hounding from Mrs B and soon will have to pick something to the value of £100 for the rest of my family to get me. No one will accept no for an answer. The floor is yours P&B (I already have Cuban heels)* *other shite height jokes are available. I presume hookers and ching isn't an option? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 20 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I presume hookers and ching isn't an option? More's the pity 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tungston weasel Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 At Christmas? Mince pies. If you mean in general a lot of butchers make their own pies and then you get the factory produced ones, no such thing as a Scotch pie - Iceland have been selling Bells Scotch Pies lately but when I was in on Friday there were none left, planning an expedition next week when I hope and pray they had just run out and not discontinued - I still miss Scotch pies after 46 years. And butteries, of course.Mrs weasel (born and raised in kent) has had a bash at making butteries after we visited back home.Its a no from me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 My mate's dad (77) said he could remember folk working on Christmas day as in Presbyterian Scotland in the 50s Christmas was no big deal- it was New Year that was the main event. Personally speaking you should all be Orthodox: their Christmas is 6th January meaning you can buy cheap presents in the January sales. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, tamthebam said: My mate's dad (77) said he could remember folk working on Christmas day as in Presbyterian Scotland in the 50s Christmas was no big deal- it was New Year that was the main event. Personally speaking you should all be Orthodox: their Christmas is 6th January meaning you can buy cheap presents in the January sales. ^ This is true. As a young child I can remember my dad going off to work on Christmas Day - it was treated just like any other day, and there was not a Christmas mince pie in sight. New Year was the main event and everyone just seemed to drink and drink and drink and drink. Sometime in the early 70s someone decided this was wrong, and we were all persuaded to ensure that our kids had a very special time on Xmas Day. Happily that tradition has prevailed, and now everyone gets the opportunity to stuff themselves full of these awful mince pies which are totally bereft of mince, or even anything vaguely resembling mince. Ach well.... Edited November 4, 2019 by ICTJohnboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I’ll get to celebrate the completion of another year on this great Earth [emoji2]Hopefully 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 ^ This is true. As a young child I can remember my dad going off to work on Christmas Day - it was treated just like any other day, and there was not a Christmas mince pie in sight. New Year was the main event and everyone just seemed to drink and drink and drink and drink. Sometime in the early 70s someone decided this was wrong, and we were all persuaded to ensure that our kids had a very special time on Xmas Day. Happily that tradition has prevailed, and now everyone gets the opportunity to stuff themselves full of these awful mince pies which are totally bereft of mince, or even anything vaguely resembling mince. Ach well.... [emoji20] Wasn’t only parents had to work on Christmas Day, paper laddies had to and in 1965 it meant going out twice that night. Delivering the Tele then the Sporting Post as there was a full card of Scottish League games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 56 minutes ago, Eednud said: Wasn’t only parents had to work on Christmas Day, paper laddies had to and in 1965 it meant going out twice that night. Delivering the Tele then the Sporting Post as there was a full card of Scottish League games. Wee guys going round the city centre pubs selling the Sporting Post on a Saturday night. Perfect start to the evening's festivities - beats Jeff and the guys in the studio hands down. Bring it back and doon with Sky Sports. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 12 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: This is correct. Irish is Nollaig and Scots Gaelic is An Dubhlachd - the Darkness. The months of Nov-Feb are known collectively as Na Mìosan Marbh. The dead months. Good Presbyterians dont hold with catholic feast days. Misery is its own reward. Did presbyterians create the Gaelic language? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 If you drank a bottle of port it would hardly matter whether it was a good mince pie or not...What the f**k is that meant to mean,? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Learning new things in this thread, I knew f**k all Gaelic, not now! I also miss the sporting post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 11 hours ago, the tungston weasel said: Mrs weasel (born and raised in kent) has had a bash at making butteries after we visited back home. Its a no from me. I've often toyed with the idea of ordering them on line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 16 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: Chips and / or baked beans. Nothing else should accompany a good pie. Mashed potatoes instead of chips, on occasion. But definitely beans. And HP sauce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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