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ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm



I thought it was the Scots I might have insulted, and not any Irishman. I was sort of saying that the Scots were Irish.

That might be a greater sin, at least to some minds. [X(]

Indeed.

Yet Swedes are often mistaken for Swiss, or Norwegians, and so on. I even, at least once, seen Swedes mistaken for Dutch. And I've been mistaken for German when I was in France. It was a bit frosty before I realized it and informed them I was Swedish. Amazing how fast the French become warm and friendly. [:)]

Anyway, I thought it might be a bit fun to wander back a bit in history when the Irish were included in the creation of the Scots. A few quotes to show my reasoning.

The Scottish people or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged from an amalgamation of two Celtic-speaking peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or Alba) in the 9th century.

For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people

"Scotland" comes from Scoti, the Latin name for the Gaels.

Beginning in the sixth century, the area that is now Scotland was divided into three areas: Pictland, a patchwork of small lordships in central Scotland; the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, which had conquered southeastern Scotland; and Dál Riata, founded by settlers from Ireland, bringing Gaelic language and culture with them.

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Telemecus

ORIGINAL: Telemecus






I promise to make it at least 4 next time then.

promise kept! [:D][:D][:D][:D]

Your prize, sir.

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Oh man! I just found an ideal bluetooth headset for Star Trek nerds (myself included of course):

Why would you want a snail crawling into your brain?

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ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: btd64

Good morning everyone....GP

'Reality - what a concept'.

That is true....GP

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Telemecus
Trust me - you really do not want to tell a Scot he is not!

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Telemecus



promise kept! [:D][:D][:D][:D]

Your prize, sir.

Oboy! Picture of feet are allowed again! [:D][:D]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

Psychologists say each of us is at least 3 people: who we are, who we think we are, and who other people think we are.

ORIGINAL: Orm

I bid you all a good night INP.

ORIGINAL: Orm

11 PM and the sky is pretty bright, although the sun is below the horizon.

Sunset 11:05 PM (local time)
Sunrise 03:31 AM

And that will not change much for a couple of weeks.

ORIGINAL: Telemecus

We have gone from filler posts to filler pages! [:D]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch

Psychologists say each of us is at least 3 people: who we are, who we think we are, and who other people think we are.

Psychologists say so much. And, who are we to say, which one of his personalities speak at the moment. They are, after all, at least three people according to themselves? Isn't that some kind of multiple personality disorder?

And if we figure out which one of them that is talking, then one could ask to which one of us he is talking. This might need an interpreter to work . But then there are tree more persons in the mix. [&:] [:(]

Bah.

[:D]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Orm

BBfanboy. I give up. What does MB stand for?

In the context of locations, that is the abbreviation for Manitoba province - smack in the middle of Canada (geographically).

So very nice summers, and a lot of mosquitos as soon as you leave the city for the countryside?

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch

Psychologists say each of us is at least 3 people: who we are, who we think we are, and who other people think we are.

Psychologists say so much. And, who are we to say, which one of his personalities speak at the moment. They are, after all, at least three people according to themselves? Isn't that some kind of multiple personality disorder?

And if we figure out which one of them that is talking, then one could ask to which one of us he is talking. This might need an interpreter to work . But then there are tree more persons in the mix. [&:] [:(]

Bah.

[:D]

I tried to answer but had an identity crisis.