Scotland Thread

[Flashermac]

 

 

 

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[The_Munchmaster]

Obi-Wan Kenobi was also Scottish. At least he was when he was younger, although he appeared to become quite Anglified later in his life!

[LizardKing]

Alec Guiness was born in London AFAIK...

[The_Munchmaster]

He was and he played the old Obi-Wan, whereas the young Obi-Wan was played by Ewan McGregor who is Scottish.

[Flashermac]

<< Guinness was born at 155 Lauderdale Mansions South, Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale, London as Alec Guinness de Cuffe. His mother's maiden name was Agnes Cuff. She was born 8 December 1890 to Edward Cuff and Mary Ann Benfield. On Guinness's birth certificate, the space for the mother's name contains Agnes de Cuffe. In the space for the infant's name (where first names only are given), it reads Alec Guinness. The column for the name and surname of the father is blank.

 

On this basis, it has been frequently speculated that the actor's father was a member of the Irish Guinness family. [color:red]However, it was a Scottish banker named Andrew Geddes who paid for Guinness's private school education. From 1875, English law required both the presence and consent of the father when the birth of an illegitimate child was registered in order for his name to be put on the certificate. Guinness and Geddes never met, and the identity of Guinness's father has never been confirmed.[/color] Guinness was uninterested in his mother, who later had a short marriage to a violent, shell-shocked veteran of the Anglo-Irish War. >>

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

[LizardKing]

He was and he played the old Obi-Wan, whereas the young Obi-Wan was played by Ewan McGregor who is Scottish.

Ah, well there ya go. That reference went right over me 'ead...

[The_Munchmaster]

Now trying to get this thread back on track, here's an interesting fact (well interesting to me):

 

The land area of England is 65% greater than the land area of Scotland (Eng - 130,400 km2; Scot 78,800 km2) however the population of England is 880% greater than the population of Scotland (Eng - 51 million; Scot 5.2 million). And long may it continue.

[The_Munchmaster]

Hogmanay

 

To most of you it's called New Years Eve but up here in 'Bonnie Scotland' it's known as Hogmanay, which literally means 'the last day of the year'.

 

"There are many customs, both national and local, associated with Hogmanay. The most widespread national custom is the practice of 'first-footing' which starts immediately after midnight. This involves being the first person to cross the threshold of a friend or neighbour and often involves the giving of symbolic gifts such as salt (less common today), coal, shortbread, whisky, and black bun (a rich fruit cake) intended to bring different kinds of luck to the householder. Food and drink (as the gifts) are then given to the guests. This may go on throughout the early hours of the morning and well into the next day (although modern days see people visiting houses well into January). The first-foot is supposed to set the luck for the rest of the year. Traditionally, tall dark men are preferred as the first-foot."

[The_Munchmaster]

In the 80's Scotch and Wry was one of the TV programmes we looked forward to on Hogmanay.

 

"Scotch and Wry was a Scottish comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC One Scotland and starred Rikki Fulton. After two series, in 1978 and 1979, the programme continued as a regular part of the channel's Hogmanay celebrations between 1980 and 1992.This show also gave early exposure to actors like Gregor Fisher, Tony Roper, Gerard Kelly and Miriam Margolyes.

 

Very much a regional comedy show, the focus of Scotch and Wry was on predominantly Scottish (and in particular Glaswegian) humour - the viewer had to be familiar with the Glasgow Patter in order to understand many of the jokes. As a result, much of the humour was constructed around distinctly Glaswegian themes; such as the city's suburbs, its football clubs, and even its famous sectarian divide was also played for laughs. In later episodes, less of an emphasis was placed on this, and the writers began to draw on major news events that had happened during the previous year as their basis."

 

Supercop used to always open the show.

 

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[acockasian]

"Now trying to get this thread back on track"

 

I know what you mean- a few guys here will drag any thread into the gutter with non-stop sexual innuendo.