| 29th November 2007 07:53 AM |
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| Gazza |
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voodoopug wrote:
Again...the aggressive Gazza is the preferred Gazza....we are prepared to help you take the board back......
LOL..good man, Pug. Nice to see you back. |
| 29th November 2007 08:03 AM |
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| Mel Belli |
Lenven, you ought to cover your tracks a little more artfully than that. Wow. Does someone actually pay you to stalk message boards? Or do you volunteer? Either way... |
| 30th November 2007 12:54 AM |
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| stonedinaustralia |
[quote]Gazza wrote:
wow gazza that brings a whole new meaning to the saying about there not being "enough room to swing a cat"
or is that some obscure Gaelic variant on caber tossing - dead cat hurling??!!
or is caber tossing gaelic anyway?? or celtic??... or is gaelic and celtic the same thing?? - it all gets very confusing - especially from this far away
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| 30th November 2007 07:18 AM |
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| Gazza |
'Celtic' refers to the non-Anglo nations in the British Isles - Scots, Irish and Welsh plus some areas of France, such as Brittany.
The Welsh aren't 'gaels' however.
Language wise, there's Scots Gaelic (pronounced 'Gallic) and Irish Gaelic (pronounced in the way it's spelt). Manx (the ancient language of the Isle of Man) is also a Gaelic language although it has almost died out. The other two are spoken as a first language by minorities in their respective countries, although in general their influence tends to be regional (west of Ireland/Scottish highlands)but both have official government recognition.
'Tossing the caber' is a traditional Scottish athletic event which takes place at the Highland Games.
Hope that helps!
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| 30th November 2007 01:10 PM |
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| Sioux |
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Gazza wrote:
'Celtic' refers to the non-Anglo nations in the British Isles - Scots, Irish and Welsh plus some areas of France, such as Brittany.
The Welsh aren't 'gaels' however.
Language wise, there's Scots Gaelic (pronounced 'Gallic) and Irish Gaelic (pronounced in the way it's spelt). Manx (the ancient language of the Isle of Man) is also a Gaelic language although it has almost died out. The other two are spoken as a first language by minorities in their respective countries, although in general their influence tends to be regional (west of Ireland/Scottish highlands)but both have official government recognition.
'Tossing the caber' is a traditional Scottish athletic event which takes place at the Highland Games.
Hope that helps!
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Thanks for that little history lesson, Gazza.. I have roots traced back to 453 A.D. in Scotland, and I really don't know as much as I should about that history. I do know that hearin' the bagpipes stirs up the Scottish blood in me!
We actually have Highland Games here, once a year, in Virginia in the U.S.A. Very cool...
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| 30th November 2007 07:11 PM |
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| stonedinaustralia |
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Gazza wrote:
Hope that helps!
yes thanks..it's bizarre all these fine distinctions over such a relatively small area
i guess, as mick would have it,old habits die hard
anyway- the cat picture was right out there
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