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Title: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on September 08, 2005, 07:14:38 am
Scotch Drink

Let other poets raise a fracas
Bout vines and wines, and drunken Bacchus,
And crabbit names and stories wrack us,
   And grate our lug:
I sing the juice Scotch bear can mak us,
   In glass or jug.
Oh thou, my Muse! Guid auld Scotch drink!
Whether thro wimplin worms thou jink,
Or, richly brown, ream owre the brink,
   In glorious faem,
Inspire me, till I lisp and wink,
   To sing thy name.

Let husky wheat the haughs adorn,
An oats set up their awnie horn,
An pease and beans at e'en or morn,
   Perfume the plain:
Leeze me on thee, John Barleycorn,
   Thou king o' grain.

On thee aft Scotland chows her cood,
In souple scones, the wale o' food!
Or tumblin' in the boiling flood
   Wi' kail and beef;
But when thou pours thy strong heart's blood,
   There thou shines chief.

Food fills the wame, and keeps us livin';
Tho' life's a gift no worth receivin',
When heavy-dragg'd wi pine and grievin';
   But oiled by thee,
The wheels o' life gae down-hill, scrievin',
   Wi' rattlin' glee.

Thou clear's the head o' doited Lear:
Thou cheers the heart o' drooping Care;
Thou strings the nerves o' Labour sair,
   At's weary toil:
Thou even brightens dark Despair
   Wi' gloomy smile.

Aft, clad in massy siller weed,
Wi' gentles thou erects thy head;
Yet humbly kind, in time o' need,
   The poor man's wine,
His wee drap parritch, or his bread,
   Thou kitchens fine.

Thou art the life o' public haunts;
But thee, what were our fairs and rants?
Ev'n godly meetings o' the saunts,
   By thee inspir'd,
When gaping they besiege the tents,
   Are doubly fir'd.

That merry night we get the corn in,
O sweetly then thou reams die horn in!
Or reekin' on a New-Year mornin'
   In cog or bicker,
And just a wee drap sp'ritual burn in,
   And gusty sucker!

When Vulcan gies his bellows breath,
An' ploughmen gather wi' their graith,
O rare to see thee fizz and freath
   I' the lugget caup!
Then Burnewin comes on like death
   At ev'ry chap.

Nae mercy, then, for airn or steel;
The brawnie, banie, ploughman chiel,
Brings hard owrehip, wi' sturdy wheel,
   The strong forehammer,
Till block and studdie ring and reel
   Wi' dinsome clamour.

When skirlin' weanies see the light,
Thou maks the gossips clatter bright
How fumblin' cuifs their dearies slight -
   Wae worth the name!
Nae howdie gets a social night,
   Or plack frae them.

When neibors anger at a plea,
And just as wud as wud can be,
How easy can the barley-bree
   Cement the quarrel!
It's aye the cheapest lawyer's fee
   To taste the barrel.

Alake! That e'er my muse has reason
To wyte her countrymen wi' treason;
But mony daily weet their weason
   Wi' liquors nice,
And hardly in a winter's season,
   E'er spier her price.

Wae worth that Brandy, burning trash!
Fell source o' mony a pain and brash!
Twins mony a poor, doylt, drucken hash,
   O' half his days;
And sends beside, auld Scotland's cash
   Tae her worst faes.

Ye Scots, wha wish auld Scotland well!
Ye chief, to you my tale I tell,
Poor plackless devils like mysel'
   It sets you ill,
Wi' bitter, dearthfu' wines to mell,
   Or foreign gill.

--Robert Burns
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Gwarlock on September 21, 2005, 05:23:59 am
 Scotch sucks!  Try Gran Marnier!



Guess who?
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on September 21, 2005, 05:55:45 am
Only a Gorn would love a French liquor over Single malt scotch  ;)

Welcome back Walter, you were missed more since you left than you ever were on a server  ;D
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Dizzy on September 21, 2005, 07:18:07 am
Scotch sucks!  Try Gran Marnier!



Guess who?

HEY! Where ya been Gwar? I have a server right up your alley, bro. Defrag your HD and get redy to lay down sum smack!
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Mog on September 21, 2005, 10:54:10 am
The thing I love about the Scotch is that they are far to the north of me ;)
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on September 21, 2005, 11:20:13 am
The thing I love about the Scotch is that they are far to the north of me ;)

The Scots have tended to be more happy when you remained far south as well  ;)
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Mog on September 21, 2005, 11:23:50 am
I'm deeply hurt by that.
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on September 21, 2005, 11:27:23 am
Wasn't referring to you personally Moggy, just the fact that the Scots were quite eager to have "Longshanks" out of their country, much as many an Englishman was happy to see Mary Queen of Scots beheaded.
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Mog on September 21, 2005, 11:59:23 am
Lol, I'm not really hurt, just pulling your leg :)
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Hexx on September 21, 2005, 12:08:48 pm
Lol, I'm not really hurt, just pulling your leg :)

Mog's not Scottish???  :huh:
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Matsukasi on September 21, 2005, 12:29:04 pm
Lol, I'm not really hurt, just pulling your leg :)

Mog's not Scottish???  :huh:

Yeah, you're pretty much dead. Can I have your stuff?
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Hexx on September 21, 2005, 01:15:18 pm
Lol, I'm not really hurt, just pulling your leg :)

Mog's not Scottish???  :huh:

Yeah, you're pretty much dead. Can I have your stuff?

LOL c'mon he can't be that upset
Scotch,Welsh, English
same difference
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Braxton_RIP on September 21, 2005, 01:22:40 pm
Lol, I'm not really hurt, just pulling your leg :)

Mog's not Scottish???  :huh:

Yeah, you're pretty much dead. Can I have your stuff?

LOL c'mon he can't be that upset
Scotch,Welsh, English
same difference

Ack... Don't say that to some of the Ninth Fleet guys, they will have you hanged drawn and quartered.
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Matsukasi on September 21, 2005, 03:10:02 pm

LOL c'mon he can't be that upset
Scotch,Welsh, English
same difference

Keep yer stuff.

< dives into bunker >
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Mog on September 21, 2005, 03:33:19 pm
Rofl @ Mat :)
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: GDA-Agave on September 21, 2005, 04:15:42 pm
Scotch sucks!  Try Gran Marnier!



Guess who?


Well, look who Scotch brought back.    :o   :o   :o   :o   :o
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Dfly on September 21, 2005, 06:08:22 pm
"Ack... Don't say that to some of the Ninth Fleet guys, they will have you hanged drawn and quartered."

I can actually help with that.  Along with my many talents I also do butchering.
 
 
 
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Hexx on September 21, 2005, 06:25:52 pm
  Along with my many talents I also do butchering.
 
 
 


Ahh you're not THAT bad a wingman..
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: FA Frey XC on September 21, 2005, 06:56:24 pm
"Scotsman and Irishman.....

Are ye two related?"

<snicker>
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on September 21, 2005, 11:06:03 pm
Lol, I'm not really hurt, just pulling your leg :)

Mog's not Scottish???  :huh:

Yeah, you're pretty much dead. Can I have your stuff?

LOL c'mon he can't be that upset
Scotch,Welsh, English
same difference

Yeah kinda like Canadian, there all the same whether from Nova Scotia or a Newfie, or from Quebec

P.S.  I will make an exception for those from Alberta, I'd hate to be classifying too many people in the same strange category that Likkerpig would be in  ;D


<Snicker>
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: 762_XC on September 22, 2005, 11:08:40 am
A new Islay I did try with haste
Bowmore of a dozen years
After wincing at its soapy taste
I'd rather have a six o beers!
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on September 22, 2005, 04:49:48 pm
t00l moved down to Florida
saw scotch prices and was amazed
Lagavulin at $85
He was stunned and dazed

Then a light went on inside his head
Where usually its dark
And he bought for less than 1/2 that price
His beloved Cutty Sark

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: 762_XC on September 22, 2005, 04:50:35 pm
 :rofl:
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: Braxton_RIP on September 23, 2005, 03:31:19 am
Start drinking Vodka t00l.  You'll get more bang for you buck with it down here than you will scotch.
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: KAT Chuut-Ritt on September 23, 2005, 07:14:45 am
Start drinking Vodka

Blasphemer!
Title: Re: A poem for Scotch lovers
Post by: 762_XC on September 23, 2005, 08:56:01 am
Start? lol