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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 02:11 AM
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Boycott Scotland- I dare you!

I don't want to detract from the serious discussion taking place elsewhere on this subject, but I thought you might be amused to see this:-

http://www.boycottscotland.co.uk/
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 02:28 AM
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Very nice, but except for the ZX81, all those were German inventions . TV or the telephone invented by Scots or even Americans, pah..
Yeah, boycott Scotland. It's raining too much there anyway, give them one more warning and then, if it doesn't help, bring freedom to them!
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 03:02 AM
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My favourite is definitely....'I hate bandwagon jumpers. I've been boycotting Scotland for a year....yours, Kris Boyd'


Oh how I laughed...
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 03:06 AM
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Yes, there's a wee bit of exaggeration in those claims. And some of those bona fide Scots inventors owe a debt of gratitude toward their non-Scot predecessors.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 03:25 AM
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>>>Because of this I urge every American to Boycott Scotland. It is the only way we Americans can ensure that every nation maintains and respects our rules, our laws, and shares our viewpoint.<<<

I am afraid they do not understand the irony.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 05:03 AM
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I thought the Russians invented all that stuff first.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 05:12 AM
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Hold on there. Al Gore invented all that stuff.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 05:15 AM
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Al Gore invented global warming. That's not on the list.
We'd all be better off without his invention!
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 05:49 AM
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No, Maggie Thatcher invented global warming. She wanted to weaken the coal miners unions by stating that burning coal ruins the climate. She wanted nuclear energy instead. Now, everybody wants to reduce independence from Arabian and Russian oil and gas imports, and because no one would save energy because of this dependency, politicians took Maggie Th.'s invention to motivate politically correct but ignorant citizens to conserve energy.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 05:50 AM
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typo: dependence not independence
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 06:16 AM
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It timed out.
Obviously a victim of its own popularity.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 06:31 AM
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I'm boycotting Motherwell. It doesn't seem that bothered.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 06:44 AM
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>I'm boycotting Motherwell. It doesn't seem that bothered.<

Not our bonniest town. Probably not even in the top 500.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 06:53 AM
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Middle-east countries are much better organized in these protests. Haven't found one Scottish flag anywhere to burn.
Does burning a box of shortbread instead still qualify?
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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You could stab a haggis.
BTW, would haggis count as a Weapon of Mass Destruction?
I managed to get onto the page.
The out-clicks are well worth the visit.
Don't forget John Napier who invented logarithms which were (all together now) a weapon of maths instruction.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 07:12 AM
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Oh very good Josser! I like that one
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 08:04 AM
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They sell that burnt shortbread for cheap in the factory store. Ask Sheila.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 10:36 AM
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I'm entirely sure this sounds better in the original Klingon.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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It's ok Russ we may provide subtitles for the dim.
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Old Aug 26th, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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I instituted a 48-hour ban on all bagpipe music at my house.

I was able to get through it, but barely.

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