tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post2851875896734873745..comments2024-02-03T19:15:40.505-06:00Comments on Back In the Bronze Age: Sound and the Fury: Music with a Message...Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-28127281561379555032022-03-26T13:13:20.479-05:002022-03-26T13:13:20.479-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-77820343166618334372021-10-20T07:35:37.903-05:002021-10-20T07:35:37.903-05:00Lol good one HB 😁Lol good one HB 😁McSCOTTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180091610187270638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-50565753701406272892021-10-20T06:43:10.731-05:002021-10-20T06:43:10.731-05:00@v-mark: Ha! Not me, myself, no-- but it looks l...@v-mark: Ha! Not me, myself, no-- but it looks like your response was #84- ! (I wonder what the record is-?)<br /><br />PLUS McScotty gifted me with a new Astrological sign-! I am the INCREDIBLY rare and elusive Bahookie-! ("The Brother of the Hairy Henchman", perhaps?)<br /><br />. . . Cripes, what were we talking about, again. . . ?<br /><br />HB (Born under the sign of the Inaccurate Pedant---)Humanbellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354663010063679194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-82845467331552456602021-10-19T21:12:23.892-05:002021-10-19T21:12:23.892-05:00Ummmm - well, my gramma was from Lossiemouth in NE...Ummmm - well, my gramma was from Lossiemouth in NE Scotland. <br />All she ever said was something like "don ye ever trust the Ainglish, wee Markie."<br /><br />So did ye hit yer 80 responses then, HB?v marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-38959924230045866592021-10-19T06:47:44.414-05:002021-10-19T06:47:44.414-05:00Meiriceánaigh tipiciúla Sean lolMeiriceánaigh tipiciúla Sean lolMcSCOTTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180091610187270638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-67550731500730655332021-10-19T05:37:49.688-05:002021-10-19T05:37:49.688-05:00Ni thuigim a fhadhb ach oiread, Paul.
-seanNi thuigim a fhadhb ach oiread, Paul.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-45334957955311916512021-10-19T03:47:28.557-05:002021-10-19T03:47:28.557-05:00Awa an bile yer heid man whit ya goin on 'bout...Awa an bile yer heid man whit ya goin on 'bout, we dinae talk wae ony accent ya need ta clean yer lugs oot ya bahookie😁 McSCOTTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180091610187270638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-34493326912346719512021-10-18T20:54:48.399-05:002021-10-18T20:54:48.399-05:00We have such a variety of folks from the British ...We have such a variety of folks from the British Isles represented here (Is there anyone from Wales? Do give a shout-out, if so!)--- and it occurs to me that via keyboard might be the clearest way for the whole English-speaking gang to communicate, yeah? 'Cause in spite of the theoretically in-common language, I'll be darned if every time I watch DERRY GIRLS or HAMISH MACBETH or any number of folks on the GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW I don't have to re-start after five minutes to re-learn how to listen to the accents and dialects-- it's like, "What on earth did they just say. . . ?"<br /><br />And yet when typing... by gad, if we don't all sound the same-!<br /><br />HB (who REALLY wanted to make sure this thread hits 80 responses---)Humanbellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354663010063679194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-3894482757647535872021-10-18T04:25:37.247-05:002021-10-18T04:25:37.247-05:00Sean - Your Irish history knowledge is vastly supe...Sean - Your Irish history knowledge is vastly superior to mine - not surprisingly! I've just been looking at Ireland & the Vikings, and it seems incredibly complicated & convoluted.<br /><br />The episode I was misremembering - as your last paragraph hints at - is when the king of Leinster, Mael Morda, invited Sygtrygg Silkbeard over, to help him fight Brian Boru. This didn't result in the Vikings taking over, but was, in fact, a severe bloody nose for them (as you pointed out!)<br /><br />There was another Viking ruler - Amlaib Cuaran - who was king of Dublin & York - so we both had to deal with the Vikings!<br /><br /> PhillipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-4530546309499609732021-10-17T22:59:02.409-05:002021-10-17T22:59:02.409-05:00Phillip, I'm not aware that the Vikings were i...Phillip, I'm not aware that the Vikings were invited. My understanding is that they were the sort of people who just turn up, and you had to deal with them.<br />Which isn't to say they might not have hired themselves as mercenaries before taking over (they did that in a lot of places).<br /><br />But don't worry - we don't have anything against Yorkshire because of them. Its a long time since Sygtrygg Silkbeard the last Norse Yorkie king of Dublin was kicked out of Ireland, and anyway we do know you lot aren't part of Scandanavia any more.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-76737412556112729842021-10-17T19:28:09.114-05:002021-10-17T19:28:09.114-05:00Ah, you all are amazing! Another meandering commen...Ah, you all are amazing! Another meandering comment chain becomes a fount of edification! Well done, folks...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-41350627721328957452021-10-17T19:03:24.770-05:002021-10-17T19:03:24.770-05:00Sean, Colin re "Lenin" errr ooops! embar...Sean, Colin re "Lenin" errr ooops! embarrassing typo - sorry lol :)<br /><br />CH: The origin of why Geordies seem to be called "Geordies" is because the folk in Newcastle and the surrounding areas were know to the Jacobite's (the Jacobite Revolution of 1745) to be supporters of King George, so it seems to be a derivation of the name George. "Georgies" supporters - Jacobite's favoured the exiled Stuart King JAMES II. This wasn't actually Scotland V England as is sometime portrayed in films as the Scots fought the Jacobite's (who were Scottish) as well. <br /><br />Scots are called "Jocks" (not the US name for an athlete) mostly by the English, as John/Jack was believed to be a common name of males in Scotland at the time and in Scotland folk called John/Jack were sometimes called "Jock " - Its not that common now and its not depending on it use really taken as a slur but calling Scotland "Jockland" is considered an insult (though to be honest we don't care that much lol).<br /><br />Welsh are/were know as "Taffy's" and it seems to come from an English anti Welsh nursery rhyme or a take on the Welsh name "Dafydd" (David) It may also have come form the Welsh River Taff. I don't think Taffy is used often now . Not sure if it was or is slur maybe Colin can say. <br /><br />Scots (and some Irish) call the English "Sassenachs" (Sass - an - Acks)from the latin "saxones" ie Saxons, which they are. In Scotland it actually referred to anyone form the Lowlands (ie not from the Highlands of Scotland) but its wasn't meant as a nice term but like Jocks it is dying out and is mostly used as a joke at Football or Rugby matches.<br /><br />McSCOTTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180091610187270638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-23170405029134258142021-10-17T10:29:06.297-05:002021-10-17T10:29:06.297-05:00Sean - It's Vortigern & the Saxons, all ov...Sean - It's Vortigern & the Saxons, all over again.<br /><br /> For one Irish faction, the Vikings were allies, to defeat another Irish <br /> faction. Then, after defeating the first Irish faction, the Vikings refused to leave <br /> Ireland (just as Vortigern's Saxon 'allies' refused to leave England!)<br /><br /> According to Machiavelli, a ruler should never use foreign auxiliaries. Firstly, if <br /> successful, the auxiliaries highlight your own army's inadequacy. What's more - as <br /> in this case - the auxiliaries may not want to leave! The 'Free Companies' rampaged <br /> all over France, in medieval times. <br /><br /> Then again, maybe no Irish faction invited the Vikings over, at all! <br /><br /> Conquerors always get someone to "request their assistance", before invading a <br /> country, to legitimize conquest - it's the oldest trick in the book! <br /><br /> Enjoy your Yorkshire pudding.<br /><br /> PhillipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-45041427323076087402021-10-17T09:28:59.541-05:002021-10-17T09:28:59.541-05:00I believe "scouse" was a stew traditiona...I believe "scouse" was a stew traditionally eaten by sailors and locals in Liverpool Charlie, derived from the Norwegian "lapskaus".<br />So it presumably dates back to when the Vikings ran the north of England?<br /><br />Which figures - I expect the Norse kings of Yorkshire would have taken Liverpool first, before plaguing Dublin and the east coast.<br /><br />-sean<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-81441018024811869682021-10-17T09:08:38.934-05:002021-10-17T09:08:38.934-05:00Scouse is a Liverpool dish. Hence, "Scousers...Scouse is a Liverpool dish. Hence, "Scousers" - people who eat scouse.<br /><br /> PhillipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-55409845166513955992021-10-17T09:05:25.943-05:002021-10-17T09:05:25.943-05:00Red - I'm almost sensing a subject for a new p...Red - I'm almost sensing a subject for a new posting! <br /><br />Nicknames of various regions / places and a brief explanation!<br /><br />Scousers for Liverpoolers? I had indeed heard it but was not on the tip of my tongue. And why "Scouser?"<br /><br />Hoosiers?<br /><br />Geordies? (And, The Geordie Army that supports Newcastle Soccer!)<br /><br />Illini?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-40478451676093682802021-10-17T09:03:18.698-05:002021-10-17T09:03:18.698-05:00Dog gone HB!
Anytime you work in one of Charlie&...Dog gone HB! <br /><br />Anytime you work in one of Charlie's fav films of all time - A Hard Day's Night - into a conversation, well... Charlie gets a warm tingling feeling all over!<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder about Paul's grand dad being Irish in the film!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-58882518326937157602021-10-17T07:43:31.125-05:002021-10-17T07:43:31.125-05:00According to a radio 4 show, a bit back, Liverpudl...According to a radio 4 show, a bit back, Liverpudlians don't see Liverpool as part of England or the Uk, at all, but a nation/realm? unto itself. For the benefit of team USA, "Scouser" means Liverpudlian. Charlie probably knows this already, being Liverpudlian (in his soul - musically speaking).<br /><br /> PhillipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-71616076349604099482021-10-16T22:01:23.523-05:002021-10-16T22:01:23.523-05:00The Star Trek:TNG episode "The High Ground&qu...The Star Trek:TNG episode "The High Ground" mentions the Irish unification of 2024. So not long to wait now!<br />Fwiw, personally I think Merseyside should be offered the option of being the 33rd county of the single Republic. If the British are keen on a land border with Ireland thats fine, but have it Britain. They're always complaining about Scousers anyway.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-47434050873202956802021-10-16T21:32:57.386-05:002021-10-16T21:32:57.386-05:00Speaking of side-notes-- this may be one of our BE...Speaking of side-notes-- this may be one of our BEST tangent-ridden topics EVER--! Whoa Nellie!!<br /><br />HBHumanbellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354663010063679194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-6843681374630165452021-10-16T21:31:38.795-05:002021-10-16T21:31:38.795-05:00Beatles/Irish note:
In HARD DAY'S NIGHT, Paul...Beatles/Irish note:<br /><br />In HARD DAY'S NIGHT, Paul's "Uncle" (an old Irishman) does at one point break into a quick, spirited chorus of "A Nation Once Again. . . "<br /><br />(Heh)<br />HBHumanbellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354663010063679194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-42500206367171991742021-10-16T19:03:38.383-05:002021-10-16T19:03:38.383-05:00"Lenin was brought up Anglican" - that m..."Lenin was brought up Anglican" - that made me chuckle, Paul.<br /><br />Sean, I think Keith Richards turned down a knighthood so surely that gives him a pass too when the revolution comes ;)Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-31055979412971463282021-10-16T18:51:31.510-05:002021-10-16T18:51:31.510-05:00Paul, apologies in advance for being a smart arse;...Paul, apologies in advance for being a smart arse; love the thought of Lenin bought up Anglican in Liverpool.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-43068562805882075852021-10-16T18:44:20.810-05:002021-10-16T18:44:20.810-05:00British rock bands didn't really criticize Bri...British rock bands didn't really criticize British armed forces activities back then Charlie (or now for that matter), so don't go expecting them to say much about the Americans'.<br />The Who did radio ads for the US air force in '67!<br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrF_BGLdy-o<br /><br />Black Sabbath might have done one or two maybe. Does War Pigs count? <br /><br />-sean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072202919737727496.post-84286139352856298072021-10-16T17:48:54.521-05:002021-10-16T17:48:54.521-05:00Thanks McScotty!
Actually it would be interesti...Thanks McScotty! <br /><br />Actually it would be interesting to know the scope of British anti-vietnam songs. I assume, like in France, there was a strong dislike of america waging war there?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.com