Wednesday 18 March 2009

Aboot us.

Oor menshun in the Saubeth Times his brung us up tae 23 mair raiders than yid normally fine in thais parts an' thair mair than welcome. Howiver regular raiders will by noo hiv grown accustomed tae the body of folk that provide us with thair knowledge, an' ah thunk that it micht be useful fur the blow-ins tae git mair aquainted wi' the 1690 team.

Thus insteid of yer usual Thursday update this week ah hiv spake tae a few o' oor experts an asked them tae tell the new raiders a bit aboot themselves. Ah hiv put taegither the yinst thrie here.

Aboot Us.

9 comments:

Keeper Litt said...

Ah hav tae tak issue wi the lyrics fer the Jacobs operetta which meemory serves me was actly in the 19 an 70s.
Ah recall that the sinister Free State puppets actually sung that they made "Jacob's Mikado diddely ah do, coaconut crame, an Kimberly too" A little reported sade affect o' the Celtic tiger, by the wye, was the ultimate in bisket depraavity that was the choaclate Kimberly.

Professor Billy McWilliams said...

Ye micht well be referin' tae a differn advert Wulliam. WJ sung backin' vocals oan the yin that went "Kimberly Mikado, an' coconut cream, sumyin ye love, will luve sumyin." Which made nae sense tae me then or noo.

Ye may hiv a point oan the biskit callamity that wis the choclate Kimberly. This perhaps warrants furthair investigashun. Ah putt it up thair wi' Free State Johnnie Onion Rings, which bair nae comparison tae the yins frae Tandragee. Ah will putt yin o' the team ontae it, maist likely a hen fur they knaw mair aboot the cookin'.

Anonymous said...

Yer correc so ye are. Wans that study the Jacobs biskit advertisements refer tae the yist, twath and thurd dispensations an it is the twath ah wiz quoatin. The sinister Free State puppets wur named Mr Spring and Mr Sprong ah believe.

Professor Billy McWilliams said...

Yer knowledge of biskits is impressive. Thair is a visitin' Lekturship in Free State Food Stuffs (focusin' oan why Norn food is better)available at South Aist Ards Bible an' Caterin' College if ye fancy it.

Anonymous said...

Thank ye fer the kudos. Ah hav tae say my intrist in fother frae foreign laans started when me mither introduced me tae Paris buns when ah wiz a wean. Younger yins may find it hard tae belive that we had such a cosmopoalitin diet at the fut o' Slemish fifty year ago but ther ye are.

Anonymous said...

Thars far tae much foreign muck aboot these days, French fancies, Irish Stew, Turkish Delight. I ate nathin' but an Ulster Fry fur brakefast, Scotch Broth fur ma dinner an' Champ fur ma tae, wi' Dundee cake fur puddin'. Ah'm daein well oan it tae.

Professor Billy McWilliams said...

I feel a cuikbuik comin' oan'
Ah'll wurk oan a name..
"Quare Packin" micht dae.

Anonymous said...

Ah wud hav tae counsel moderation in a' things, even wi' guid Ulster Scotch fotherin'.
Frinstance, mair than fowr slices o' veda micht tak' ye ootside the safe realms o' Presbyterianism, so it micht:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Veda

Professor Billy McWilliams said...

Jaipurs Wulliam, afore raidin yer link ah assumed that "Chandogya Upanishad" wis whit ye shooted at yer houn' at bedtime, noo ah knaw differn. Ah kin see noo thit forin kultures hiv raised the veda loaf tae god like status, nat thit thit's surprisin' fur nathin' gaes better wi' a bit o' Pinkerton's Streaky.

These Hindus are richt mind, thars nae point in a fifth veda, fur yin slice is tae wee fur tae mak a sandwidge.