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Robbie Burns is Turning in His Pine Box
2008-09-27 17:47:00 I had the pleasure last evening and this morning of attending the annual Celtic Classic held here in Bethlehem. It's the one time of year where our whole family actually fits in somewhere. The redheads don't stick out like sore thumbs and Declan is able to find wares with his name imprinted on them.Like everything else, to me it's all about the food. When we go and the kids want to get hot dogs, I shudder. How can you possibly eat a hot dog at the Celtic Fest? Ah well, they don't know any better, the wee bairns. I forgive them for their ignorance.I, however, had the Shepherd's Pie and Pasty along with scones and shortbread (over two days' time). I stopped short of haggis, which I've written of before, and although I refuse to eat it myself, I do think it's essential to Scottish festing. I mean, any food that has prose written about it is worth the continuing tradition.I've always felt that canned haggis was a little odd. It's foul enough without having to can it and let it...
It?s Burns night - that?s Robbie Burns the freemason and poet
2008-01-25 09:43:00 Maybe it’s because I hail from a different Celtic country, but I feel an odd kinship with the Scots and with Scotland. So I am quite happy to celebrate the birthday of that country’s greatest bard, Robbie Burns, in the company of whisky, haggis, neeps and potatoes. We go to a little school room in the ...
By: Tall Story
248 years Robbie Burns - whisky galore!
2007-08-30 11:13:00 At tomorrow here the ceremonies begin in honours of “national hero ” Robert Burns. Scotland will celebrate: with whisky, Ceilidhs and all Trara. I celebrate naturally also. Details follow, if the Whiskyrausch past is: >> on the occasion of its birthday a sample from the work “ours ” national poet: “Tam o Shanter ” (the book came from the collection of my nice, fürsorglichen neighbour, who would like to prepare me already times for the Burns more supper)
By: el-blog.com
Happy Robbie Burns Day
2007-01-26 14:26:02 Happy Robbie Burns Day In honour of Robbie Burns day, a day to celebrate Scotland’s most beloved poet, we bring you the names of Major League Baseball’s 8 Scotland-born players, and a special treat. They are: George Chalmers Mike Hopkins Mac MacArthur Jim McCormick Mike McCormick Hugh Nicol Bobby Thomson -The “Staten Island Scot” was born in Glasgow. Tom Waddell You may or may not believe it, but Scotland has its own National Baseball Team. Yes, it’s true. And now, your special treat. If that doesn’t do it for you then maybe you would like to know that in honour of Robbie Burns Day, Van Halen has decided to reunite with lead singer David Lee Roth and begin touring in May!!!!!!!!!!!! In the words of Burns: SOME hae meat, and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it ; But we hae meat, and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.
By: Mop Up Duty
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