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I am in the time zone of Scotland, so Gmt right now.

and halloween, although good for the kids I thin kpeople take ittoo far, especially ( sorry guys) but the americans, way over the top, I know it is meant to be fun, maybe it is not my sense of humour? this greeting " happy halloween" it just does not sound right.
And as for the irish inventing it, well hmm, yeah, say no more!!

turnips, now we are talking!!! I used to carve and hollow out turnips when i was younger as pumpkins were just not to be seen in shops wheni was younger and I dont thin kanyone in scotland grew them until the last 15 -20 years, even then 15 years ago they were pretty scarce.
A big tumshee ( turnip) was excellent at the time but pretty hard to cut and hollow, no where near as easy as a pumpkin!
I was going to get a big pumpkin for the kids this year but told my wife to get it nearer the time. Nearer the time came and she bought one the day before, halloween eve I guess you could call it but instead of a great big one she got one that looked like an overgrown tomato!, we still hollowed it out and sat it on the windy sill ( window sill) and lit a scented candle inside.

I just found out the other day it costs about £3 to step inside a taxi these days!! I have not got a taxi for years, last time I got one it was £2.50 to step inside and I thought that was bad.
As for fags ( cigarettes) I stopped buying packets of them when they hit £3 a pack, now they are over £5.
Money should be banned!! these things have went up much higher than the rate of nflation. Taking of which, $2.06 to the £ the other day. Right now is a good time for UK to go on holiday to USA. Such a great rate, I could get a really cheap guitar now.
Bad thing about that is it is a very bad time for americans to visit the UK. So we cannot take all your money to help our ecconomy,lol. We rely on the scottish tourist board and people coming to look for the loch ness monster and all the wild haggis running about. Forget about the red squirrel and red deer and our seals, otters, golden eagles, ospreys, capercallies, grouse, pheasant, scottish terriors and kilted scottish tartan army fans, it is the HAGGIS that you should be coming to see and hunt.
I should start my own business " kill a haggis, win a bevy Ltd" charge £57.43 per head, I will rake it in.

Ken

Hi lastrebel,

My Son also remarked last night there was no scary movies on the tv.

Among many callers i had a Latvian boy dressed as an Eskimo!

and a chinese girl dressed as a witch. Not a home made costume

at all, nor an Arab in sight? At one time every tea towel in the area
would be the finish to there arab dress. Best dressed kids for
halloween i ever seen!
Ps. tell me about this toilet roll issue mentioned  by you in a thread?

Ols Doll.

Strange custom they have in American. From an early age they train their children to be extortionists.

Roger

Old Doll,

the 1st Irish Famine and the Scottish highland clearances both happened within a few years of each other. So there would be folks moving from all over Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland at roughly the same time. I think we may have to call a tie on the "taking Halloween to America" competition.

Let's get drunk and hug our Celtic cousins!

No Problem Alvee!

Now who do i have to hug around these parts to get a decent drink?

for the Toast to the Celtic Cousins! You Understand.

Dave Gibb, is a great Scottish Singer/ Songwriter/Player. He has
some great songs about the clearence subject in Scotland.

Sure the Scots are just like
ourselves! One big crazy Family!

Sláinte

Old Doll.

well, the majority of horror movies are so stupid that they're funny. and the gore movies, well its hard to explain. Its kind of like roller coasters, why would you enjoy getting sick and scared? Nobody knows, but they do.

All You Need is Love

Children of the Corn! way back.

Scared the living daylights outa me!

Old Doll

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang freaked me out when I was 5. Pooped my pants when I saw the Child Catcher.

well I have just opened a bottle of red. My wife is not in for a few more hours, just ordered the chinese food, I usually call it the chinky, but I dont want to offend anyone. I am not calling people from china that name, just the food, and since the chinese guy I get it fro mcalls it chinkies too when it comes to food then according to him I can say it.
So, food ordered, first wine in glass after letting the bottle breath for half hour beforehand, kids upstairs playing at making as much noise as they can for no apparent reason, unless they really are out to annoy me. I got my guitar beside me and I will sit here strumming some tunes until the food is here. then prbably ge onto my second glass. After the second glass is finished I will get into my third then forth then the wee dribble at the end just anbout the same time my wife comes in. At least she will get a big warm glowing smile from me. Then the wine is finished and no beers in the fridge either for a change, a big change!! But the bottle of geln Orrin ( only £10 from Aldi) is begging to be opened and if it is lucky enough I may sample one or two.
Not going to get too platereted tonight though, I think I might go walking tomorrow morning depending on the weather.
and I am getting so sick of monkey nuts now!!

anyone live in georgia?

Ken

Hi Fat painter,

If your time looks different then your time maybe set wrong!
If you go into your profile there is an option there for your own time. I have mine set on GMT.

And roadkill is great, or can be if you get it before the buzzards,foxes,cats etc get it.

When I go long drives an axe and a sharp knife in the boot of the car is handy as it is hard to get a full deer in the boot. A leg is quite enough for a feast and to share round friends and family.
Pheasant is quite easy though, just need a polly bag for them.
I have never tried squirrel but heard it is quite nice and just tastes like rabbit but a bit tougher and harder to skin!
I dont know about other places in the world but here in Scotland if you knock down any game, i.e deer. pheasant, grouse you are not allowed to pick it up and chuck it in your car but if you come across dead animals that have been killed you are free to take. I tihnk this is to stop people going out and trying to run over the animals, but if your mate up ahead of you " accidentally" runs over a poor disorientated animal on the road ( or slightly off to the side if it is safe and no one sees) and kills it, you are legally allowed to take it and eat it. ( just make sure your mate does not sto phis car ,:lol:
Not that I do this of course, but I know someone that had doen it year ago. And not with a deer either. have ye ever seen the mess of a transit van after hitting a deer? Ye just dont want to hit one of those beasts.

I will stick to hunting haggis

Ken

OI Ma,
yer no one of these vegetarian sort of people are ye?
Meat is wonderful to eat, if it gets accidentally knocked down there is no need to let it go to waste.
Ever wonder why humans have incisor teeth? the eye teeth? the dracula fangs? so we can get them right into the meat and tear it!!
If we were meant to eat veggies and nuts we would all be rabbits
And if we were all rabbits how could we play the guitar?

now, who will start this DIY guitar thingy thread?

seriously though, You know what I want? I want a big pink guitar with fluffy ears sticking out the side.

I work with a vegitarian. He's 6ft 4 and about 18 stone. Work that one out. I think he must deep fry his lettuce.