Where's Red Celt when you want a laugh!?

[John_fi_Skye]

In your conscience now, can we not be united by a universal dislike of the French?

I knew you'd come up with the sensible answer, Clinton.

[mistermack]

In your conscience now, can we not be united by a universal dislike of the French?

Naaaaaaaah, not really.
I love France, and the French. On average. With exceptions.
And the Poles. Some of the Polish women in Gloucester are absolutely stunning.

All the ugly ones must have stayed at home.

[Svartalf]

Lucky you, we only get Polish guys, this side of the channel.

[Clinton Huxley]

The French have the Auld Alliance with Scotland... around a common dislike of the English

Bah, Scotland was damned near being a French possession and I doubt the Scots would have liked rule from Paris more than rule from London.

[Svartalf]

The French have the Auld Alliance with Scotland... around a common dislike of the English

Bah, Scotland was damned near being a French possession and I doubt the Scots would have liked rule from Paris more than rule from London.

I doubt Mary Queen of the Scots would have brought the kingdom as dowry had her husband lived.

[John_fi_Skye]

Facetious comments are good. But, to be serious, that sort of political musical chairs is the perfect illustration of why the forthcoming referendum CANNOT be about naked nationalism. We've moved on. We are (reasonably, a lot of the time, and compared to other parts of the world) mature democracies. We consider the issues, and vote according to what our reason tells us. And if we disagree with you, it's not because we're bigots, or all the rest of the things we've been called on this fred: it's because we believe we're doing the right thing for Scotland.

Get over it.

[Feck]

I'm hardly a Scottish nationalist I will be voting YES.

[Hermit]

'300 yo feud', says it all. If we are to make any sort of go of things we need to demolish those sorts of ideas or they could kill us all.

*Hermit puts German hat on.

Exactly. Mind you, I don't think Svarty did anything more than put on airs.

*Hermit takes German hat off. Puts German helmet on.

Those fucking frogs! We beat the surrender monkeys in 1872 and 1940 and would have beaten them in 1915 if they had not found outside help to gang up against us with. What are those smelly garlic eaters still hanging around for? The best they can expect is another beating. Come here Svartarse. I'll give you what for. My great grandfather clobbered you under Otto, my grandfather beat the shit out of you under Wilhelm and my father under Adolf. I'll apply the wire brush to your arsehole under Angela first opportunity I get. It's tradition, you know? Best reason ever for slaughtering you plump frogs.

Same to you, Englischers.

*Hermit takes German helmet off. Puts German hat back on.

No, wait. You got bundled out of the world cup, and we won it. Again! No matter. No matter who wins and who loses, ritualised pretend battles are win win situations.

*Hermit takes German hat off. Puts Australian floppy on.

Get lost, the lot of youse. I'm havin a barbie at the beach.

Fuck! How much meat did I buy? What'll I do with it all? Hey, people. Come down here if yer wanna eat somethin. There's drinks in the esky and a bong behind the palm tree over there. Shout's on me.

[Clinton Huxley]

POTD.

[JimC]

Hats off to Hermit!

(the hunnish swine...)

[Svartalf]

I'll invade Germany and see it that French music is played in Bayreuth

[Hermit]

I'll invade Germany and see it that French music is played in Bayreuth

No music has ever been played at Bayreuth, so not a bad idea.

May as well put in a request while I'm posting here: Anything by Couperin or Rameau, please. If you insist on moderns stuff, make it Poulenc.

[Svartalf]

I was thinking Fauré or Darius Milhaud... but if they have harpsichords, Couperin and Rameau all the way.

[Hermit]

Anything particularly objectionable about the lute? If not, assemble a program consisting of pieces by Marais, Colombe et al. With that we could get the Walküre to ride out of the Festspielhaus on the horse she came in on, especially if you persuade Le Concert des Nations to do the honours.

Heh, the soundtrack of Tous les matins du monde is one of my favourite CDs.

[leo-rcc]

No music has ever been played at Bayreuth, so not a bad idea.