my dad says that as a youngster he and his pals would go around
scratching off one of the "I"s of the "ERII" on mailboxes and such -
since Scotland has had only one Queen Elizabeth...
i wonder whether "haggis" is in the newton's dictionary?
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 07:07 AM, Smith, Bradley wrote:
> Good point.
> Like it or not though, the Scots are British... for now.
>
> Brad
>
>> From: Donald Wilson [mailto:marchie_at_mac.com]
>>
>> Actually, he fought the British, who are ruled by the Monarchy of
>> England.
>>
>> At that time in question the British Empire didn't include Scotland.
>> Later it did.
>>
>> Secondly, in modern Scotland if you call them British to their faces,
>> you'll probably have your face smashed into the bar.
>>
>> ~Donald
>
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