OK, that's this summer's holiday planned then, Scotland it is !!

8^)

Boycott Scotland? A couple of hundred years ago we would have considered
such nonsense to be an act of war and piled south to do a bit of killing,
raping, pillaging and some more raping.

Sadly, times have changed.

Anyway. its more fun to boycott the French.

Regards,

Stuart Forbes
Edinburgh, Scotland

Really? I thought it was mostly the other way around ;-))
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That's the Highland spirit!!!!

Do your worst when their back's turned, then run like crazy!!!!!!!!!!

Regards,

Stuart Forbes
Edinburgh, Scotland

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Boycott Scotland? A couple of hundred years ago we would have considered
such nonsense to be an act of war and piled south to do a bit of
killing,
raping, pillaging and some more raping.

Really? I thought it was mostly the other way around ;-))
troll mode off
runs away very fast


The last major incursion, I think, occurred from Scotland into England in
1745/6, when a Jacobite army under Bonnie Prince Charlie marched as far
south as Derby.

Sadly, times have changed.


Yes, following above incursion, there was the battle of Cullodden.

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Boycott Scotland? A couple of hundred years ago we would have
considered
such nonsense to be an act of war and piled south to do a bit of
killing,
raping, pillaging and some more raping.

Really? I thought it was mostly the other way around ;-))
troll mode off
runs away very fast


The last major incursion, I think, occurred from Scotland into England in
1745/6, when a Jacobite army under Bonnie Prince Charlie marched as far
south as Derby.

You forget Wembley in ?1977?


Sadly, times have changed.


Yes, following above incursion, there was the battle of Cullodden.

Where more Jacobites died than 'ejogs on Harris.

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Adrian

" Yes, following above incursion, there was the battle of Cullodden.

Where more Jacobites died than 'ejogs on Harris.



Not actually true. Around 1200 members of the Jacobite army died at
Culloden, by no means all of them highlanders.
Compared to the planned cull of 5000 hedgehogs.
Interestingly (or not?) Cumberland's army actually contained more Scots than
did the Jacobite force (comprising highlanders, plus French and Irish
supporters).

Rob ;-)

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Around 1200 members of the Jacobite army died at
Culloden, by no means all of them highlanders.
Compared to the planned cull of 5000 hedgehogs.
Interestingly (or not?) Cumberland's army actually contained more Scots
than
did the Jacobite force (comprising highlanders, plus French and Irish
supporters).

Scotland was divided between those two (1745) causes. I don't think the
current battlefield
on Harris arrouses the same passions today.

Especially as the original premise was completely wrong because there
are no hedgehogs on Harris!

Perhaps a few have paddled across at low tide?

It would have to be an awfully low tide to expose the whole width of the
Sound of Harris!

They are on the Uists and Benbecula.

My mistake. But I don't think this thread was meant to be a geography
lesson.

Well, think of it as learning something new every day :-)

--
Malcolm

Especially as the original premise was completely wrong because there
are no hedgehogs on Harris! They are on the Uists and Benbecula.

I had to swerve to avoid hitting one of the murderous little killing
machines (ie hedgehogs) on a road on Harris a couple of years ago. They're
there alright.

Regards,

Stuart Forbes
Edinburgh, Scotland

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:51:35 +0100, "Stuart Forbes"
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Especially as the original premise was completely wrong because there
are no hedgehogs on Harris! They are on the Uists and Benbecula.

I had to swerve to avoid hitting one of the murderous little killing
machines (ie hedgehogs) on a road on Harris a couple of years ago. They're
there alright.

Regards,

Stuart Forbes
Edinburgh, Scotland


See
http://www.bigcats.org/esa/hedgehog4.html
according to which hedgies have 'boomed' on Harris.

--
Paul

http://paulrooney.netfirms.com/myweb/index.htm
Updated 19 April 03

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Especially as the original premise was completely wrong because there
are no hedgehogs on Harris!

Perhaps a few have paddled across at low tide?

It would have to be an awfully low tide to expose the whole width of the
Sound of Harris!


You really should get a more vivid imagination, Malcolm!

--
Adrian

there are no hedgehogs on Harris!
Perhaps a few have paddled across at low tide?
It would have to be an awfully low tide to expose the whole width of the
Sound of Harris!
You really should get a more vivid imagination, Malcolm!
Adrian

Let me know when you plan to paddle across the Sound of Harris, Adrian. I
have always wanted to see someone walk on water G

(My old O S map shows the depth of most of the Sound to be between 5 and 10
fathoms, which would be enough to submerge you several times over if you
can't)

Anne

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Ah a crossposting troll

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Malc