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Donald F. MacLean

2006-03-01, 8:04 pm

> Got a untouched picture?

> RonV

Believe it or not, I don't think I have! Not readily to hand. When one
lives in a place, one doesn't take pictures. And I cannot find a 'public
domain' shot on the internet.

However,as a proud ex-resident of Stirling - who left some fifty odd
years ago! - the following URL is worth looking at!

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co....stirlingcastle/

Donald F. Maclean

Spandex Rutabaga

2006-03-01, 8:04 pm

"Donald F. MacLean" wrote:
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>
>
> Believe it or not, I don't think I have! Not readily to hand. When one
> lives in a place, one doesn't take pictures. And I cannot find a 'public
> domain' shot on the internet.
>
> However,as a proud ex-resident of Stirling - who left some fifty odd
> years ago! - the following URL is worth looking at!
>
> http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co....stirlingcastle/

Stirling Castle is also the home of the museum of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders (http://www.aboutscotland.com/argylls/), a
famous regiment whom during WWI the Germans called the women from
hell because of their kilts and their ferocity. Eventually they were
given little khaki aprons to wear over the kilts in the interests of
camouflage. Supposedly when the Argylls were stationed at Stirling
Castle there was a highly polished brass plate set into the floor
so that when men left the barracks the sergeant could check that -
as the custom demanded - they were not wearing anything under those
kilts. No leave for those with knickers :)

RonaldV

2006-03-02, 10:21 pm

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:20:39 -0500, "Donald F. MacLean"
<deltafox@magma.ca> wrote:

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>
>
>
>Believe it or not, I don't think I have! Not readily to hand. When one
>lives in a place, one doesn't take pictures. And I cannot find a 'public
>domain' shot on the internet.
>
>However,as a proud ex-resident of Stirling - who left some fifty odd
>years ago! - the following URL is worth looking at!
>
>http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co....stirlingcastle/
>
>Donald F. Maclean

Thanks for the page, Donald. I found it interesting, and I couldn't
help but wonder what it was like to reside there.

Well, you have a castle on a rock, and we have a rock formation that
resembles a castle.

I suspect that yours was more accommodating than ours! 8^)
Roast in the daytime, freeze at night! And such comfortable Rocks to
sleep on. Of course, it's pretty easy to find one the right size for
a pillow.

Food is whatever you can haul with you. (Unless you can eat high iron
oxide sand and gravel.) Water? It falls lightly at least twice a
year. (three or four at most!)

Want a pet? Plenty of scorpions around. (actual fact: I had one as a
pet! He didn't eat much, and was very tidy. Also never stung the
hand that fed him. This is how scorpions are different than humans.)

RonV
Tangling with the Python

RonaldV

2006-03-02, 10:21 pm

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:39:25 -0600, Spandex Rutabaga
<SpRu@agabatur.xednaps> wrote:

>
>"Donald F. MacLean" wrote:
>
>Stirling Castle is also the home of the museum of the Argyll and
>Sutherland Highlanders (http://www.aboutscotland.com/argylls/), a
>famous regiment whom during WWI the Germans called the women from
>hell because of their kilts and their ferocity. Eventually they were
>given little khaki aprons to wear over the kilts in the interests of
>camouflage. Supposedly when the Argylls were stationed at Stirling
>Castle there was a highly polished brass plate set into the floor
>so that when men left the barracks the sergeant could check that -
>as the custom demanded - they were not wearing anything under those
>kilts. No leave for those with knickers :)

I'm going to have to look deeper into a statement I saw on the History
channel. They claimed that the Scots adopted the kilt a lot later in
their history than we usually think, and a lot of the early scots went
into battle nude, but waving a big honking sword!

Now, there's a mental image to scotch the brain!

RonV
Tangling with the Python

sagoteb

2006-03-02, 10:21 pm

"RonaldV" <RonVick@NoSpam.me> schreef in bericht
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> On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:39:25 -0600, Spandex Rutabaga
> <SpRu@agabatur.xednaps> wrote:
>
>
> I'm going to have to look deeper into a statement I saw on the History
> channel. They claimed that the Scots adopted the kilt a lot later in
> their history than we usually think,

Here you can find some answers.
http://tinyurl.com/lzfk6

>and a lot of the early scots went
> into battle nude, but waving a big honking sword!

Only seeing that would make you run (The other side! ;)

>
> Now, there's a mental image to scotch the brain!
>
>
> RonV
> Tangling with the Python
>

RonaldV

2006-03-02, 10:21 pm

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 15:14:56 +0100, "sagoteb" <sagoteb@chello.nl>
wrote:

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>Here you can find some answers.
>http://tinyurl.com/lzfk6
>
>
>Only seeing that would make you run (The other side! ;)
>

Freudian slip there! 'Scotch the brain'? I meant 'Scorch'.

Still, the idea of a bearded nude wild man, swinging, with a big
sword, (and possibly a smaller one!) would make me want to quit the
field as quickly as possible.

As for the Kilt history... sounds reasonable, but somehow
disappointing. Perhaps the myth is more romantic.

RonV
Tangling with the Python

sagoteb

2006-03-02, 10:21 pm

"RonaldV" <RonVick@NoSpam.me> schreef in bericht
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> On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 15:14:56 +0100, "sagoteb" <sagoteb@chello.nl>
> wrote:
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> Freudian slip there! 'Scotch the brain'? I meant 'Scorch'.

Scotch the brain (Zipping a fine Scotch, and meditate on it.),
sounds very reasonable to me! ;-)
>
> Still, the idea of a bearded nude wild man, swinging, with a big
> sword, (and possibly a smaller one!) would make me want to quit the
> field as quickly as possible.

Especially if you don't now witch sword they will use! ;-)
One theory goes that the "Naked Scotchmen" where descendents
of the Vikings, who in their turn where descendents of the "Berserkers"
Berserker comes from the old Norse word "Berserkr", meaning "Bear
skin" or "Bare skin", They used drugs to ignore pain and wounds
in battle.

>
> As for the Kilt history... sounds reasonable, but somehow
> disappointing. Perhaps the myth is more romantic.
>
>
> RonV
> Tangling with the Python
>

RonaldV

2006-03-02, 10:21 pm

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:14:07 +0100, "sagoteb" <sagoteb@chello.nl>
wrote:

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>Scotch the brain (Zipping a fine Scotch, and meditate on it.),
>sounds very reasonable to me! ;-)

Even single rows taste just a little harsh to me. We'll have to have
a contest between Maker's Mark and Scotch. (it's my understanding
that burbons use a new charred barrel while Scotch requires a
previously used barrel. I know that Jack Daniels sells their used
barrels to Scotch brewers.)

An unusual experience... I was able to scoop up a cup of JD's beer,
while touring the plant in Lynchburg, Tn. and drink it. It was a good
corn beer, although still green. [pale, and not much alcohol in it,
for the non-brewers])

RonV
Tangling with the Python

sagoteb

2006-03-02, 10:21 pm

"RonaldV" <RonVick@NoSpam.me> schreef in bericht
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> On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:14:07 +0100, "sagoteb" <sagoteb@chello.nl>
> wrote:
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>
>
> Even single rows taste just a little harsh to me. We'll have to have
> a contest between Maker's Mark and Scotch. (it's my understanding
> that burbons use a new charred barrel while Scotch requires a
> previously used barrel. I know that Jack Daniels sells their used
> barrels to Scotch brewers.)

That's correct. American bourbons and whiskeys use new charred
(White Oak) barrels, and the only difference between bourbon and
whiskey is; whiskey is purified (charcoal filtered), and bourbon is not.
In Scotland distilleries use different kind of barrels, some use used
bourbon or whiskey barrels, while others may use Used Port, Madeira
or sherry barrels. I have a collection of 237 brands of Scottish, Irish,
Canadian an American whisk(e)ys and bourbons, and still I have no
favorite. (I sampled them all ;-))
B.t.w. Jack Daniel's is a very fine whiskey. A very fine (single barrel)
bourbon is Elijah Craig, 18 years old.
>
> An unusual experience... I was able to scoop up a cup of JD's beer,
> while touring the plant in Lynchburg, Tn. and drink it. It was a good
> corn beer, although still green. [pale, and not much alcohol in it,
> for the non-brewers])

I'm never used to the taste of beer, and if I stop drinking what I mainly
drink, Coca Cola goes broke! <g>

>
>
> RonV
> Tangling with the Python
>

JoeB

2006-03-03, 3:16 am

"sagoteb" <sagoteb@chello.nl> wrote in news:44076fc3$1_1@cnews:

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>I have a collection of 237 brands of Scottish, Irish,
> Canadian an American whisk(e)ys and bourbons, and still I have
> no favorite. (I sampled them all ;-))

Perhaps you're reluctant to decide on a favourite because then you
won't have an excuse to keep sampling the rest! :-)

Regards,

JoeB

[snipped]

RonaldV

2006-03-03, 6:20 pm

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:56:23 +0100, "sagoteb" <sagoteb@chello.nl>
wrote:

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>"RonaldV" <RonVick@NoSpam.me> schreef in bericht
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>That's correct. American bourbons and whiskeys use new charred
>(White Oak) barrels, and the only difference between bourbon and
>whiskey is; whiskey is purified (charcoal filtered), and bourbon is not.

Well, I know that Jack Daniel's is charcoal filtered. The tour of the
distillery showed how they brought the wood in, stacked and burned it
until they had the charcoal they needed for the 3 story filter. The
job of 'Taster' at JD's is to sample the output of the filter and tell
them when to change it. Both the creation of the charcoal and the
job of Taster are decidedly low tech, but it works. They've even
been told that their method of creating charcoal cannot possibly work.

But it does.

>In Scotland distilleries use different kind of barrels, some use used
>bourbon or whiskey barrels, while others may use Used Port, Madeira
>or sherry barrels. I have a collection of 237 brands of Scottish, Irish,
>Canadian an American whisk(e)ys and bourbons, and still I have no
>favorite. (I sampled them all ;-))

Wow! My wife says my ten bottles in the pantry takes up too much
space, but on the other hand, she was the product of an abolitionist
home. Not all of it rubbed off when we married.

>B.t.w. Jack Daniel's is a very fine whiskey. A very fine (single barrel)
>bourbon is Elijah Craig, 18 years old.

It is, but it seems to me that there are better. Wild Turkey and
Maker's Mark, for example.

>I'm never used to the taste of beer, and if I stop drinking what I mainly
>drink, Coca Cola goes broke! <g>

Arrrgh! Blasphemy! To the stake!

Actually, being diabetic, I've got to be very careful of any sugary
drink. Still, I appreciate what I can.

Currently, I working on a case of honey lager. Honey gives beer a
totally different taste and much more 'twangy' than you'd imagine. I
can understand now why Mead had such a distinctive taste.

sagoteb

2006-03-03, 6:21 pm

"RonaldV" <ron_vick@bellsouth.net> schreef in bericht
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> On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:56:23 +0100, "sagoteb" <sagoteb@chello.nl>
> wrote:
>
>
> Well, I know that Jack Daniel's is charcoal filtered. The tour of the
> distillery showed how they brought the wood in, stacked and burned it
> until they had the charcoal they needed for the 3 story filter. The
> job of 'Taster' at JD's is to sample the output of the filter and tell
> them when to change it. Both the creation of the charcoal and the
> job of Taster are decidedly low tech, but it works. They've even
> been told that their method of creating charcoal cannot possibly work.
>
> But it does.
>
>
> Wow! My wife says my ten bottles in the pantry takes up too much
> space, but on the other hand, she was the product of an abolitionist
> home. Not all of it rubbed off when we married.

;-)

>
>
> It is, but it seems to me that there are better. Wild Turkey and
> Maker's Mark, for example.

Not better (Or less!) but different. Wild Turkey's Rare Breed is awesome,
and Maker's mark is, well, Markers mark! (No explanation needed :-)
Mixing them is considered a crime to me! (No ice, at room temperature and
certainly NO water) It's all in a matter of taste of coarse, one likes this
brand and the other one likes the other brand, but I like a lot of brands ;-)
(It depends on my mood witch one I choose.)
Anybody reading this may think by now I'm a alcoholic, but the amount
of whisk(e)y I drink is equal to maybe 1 or 2 bottles (0.75L) in a year's time ;-)
(But when I drink it, I enjoy it sooooo much!)

>
>
> Arrrgh! Blasphemy! To the stake!

Ehhh..., I drink the occasional cold Heineken, when it's hot outside ;-)

>
> Actually, being diabetic, I've got to be very careful of any sugary
> drink. Still, I appreciate what I can.
>
> Currently, I working on a case of honey lager. Honey gives beer a
> totally different taste and much more 'twangy' than you'd imagine. I
> can understand now why Mead had such a distinctive taste.

Your choice of Whiskey's told me you are a sweet tooth, both have a
Caramel, vanilla and honey "Aroma". If it goes for whisky, why not for
beer. I personally like the "Sweet aroma" whiskey's above others.
Most of my whisk(e)y's are.

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