Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony...

[irish-red]

Glaswegians, the salt of the earth. (My husband would say Geordies) but I do think that all the countries in the United Kingdom support each other, definitely well named "The Friendly Games", loving it.

Carole (a Glaswegian)

[pannica]

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[Senior Villain]

Been watching the games in Glasgow and fair play to the Scots they are putting on a brilliant event, with friendly supportive crowds, IMHO they can be proud so far for a great games.

Regards

Ian

[temasek]

 :lol:

[webejamin]

How horrible can people be? saying such nasty things about Scotland and it's people >
They can't help being Scottish, they were born like that > I don't take any notice of what all the other nations say about them, because they just can't be that bad ??? I've heard good things said about them, I can't remember who said it, but they did, I'm sure ??? If I came across a Scottish person, I would treat them just like a normal person  ;D Oh and I see the other contestants are letting them win sometimes ;D Isn't that nice ;D   :tiphat:

[patsue7]

Pannica,the best thing that comes out of Jockland is the road to England !!!

[temasek]

 :wave
By the crin , Pannica, that has got more than a few whiskers on, hasn't it ?
If Scotland achieves Independence does that mean you can relieve us of B.Lair Greedy Gordon and their ilk? Never mind waiting for the vote, take them back NOW, please !
:rofl:

[webejamin]

 ;D At least the Scots will still have a queen if they vote "out"

Oh dear me byrney :o
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/commonwealth-games-2014-john-barrowmans-glasgay-kiss-deserved-a-gold-medal-for-standing-up-to-bigots-9625664.html?origin=internalSearch

[sleepy john]

All you terrible English running down the Scots, just because you're from a superior country. If a Scotsman wears a pink kilt, does that make him a Gay Gordon.   :D

[musicdonna]

The average Englishman, in the home he calls his castle, slips into his national costume, a shabby raincoat, patented by chemist Charles Macintosh from Glasgow, Scotland. En route to his office he strides along the English lane, surfaced by John Macadam of Ayr, Scotland.

He drives an English car fitted with tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland, arrives at the station and boards a train, the forerunner of which was a steam engine, invented by James Watt of Greenock, Scotland. He then pours himself a cup of coffee from a thermos flask, the latter invented by Dewar, a Scotsman from Kincardine-on-Forth.

At the office he receives the mail bearing adhesive stamps invented by James Chalmers of Dundee, Scotland.

During the day he uses the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

At home in the evening his daughter pedals her bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, blacksmith of Dumfries, Scotland.

He watches the news on his television, an invention of John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland, and hears an item about the U.S. Navy, founded by John Paul Jones of Kirkbean, Scotland.

He has by now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation he picks up the Bible only to find that the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot, King James VI, who authorised its translation.

Nowhere can an Englishman turn to escape the ingenuity of the Scots.

He could take to drink, but the Scots make the best in the world.

He could take a rifle and end it all but the breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick of Pitfours, Scotland.

If he escapes death, he might then find himself on an operating table injected with penicillin, which was discovered by Alexander Fleming of Darvel, Scotland, and given an anaesthetic, which was discovered by Sir James Young Simpson of Bathgate, Scotland.

Out of the anaesthetic, he would find no comfort in learning he was as safe as the Bank of England founded by William Paterson of Dumfries, Scotland.

Perhaps his only remaining hope would be to get a transfusion of guid Scottish blood which would entitle him to ask "Wha's Like Us".
:clap: :lol: :tiphat:

Right, so my question is--- with such a heritage, why did we get what we got?!

[GEman]

Yeah but apart from that, what have the Scots ever done for us? ;)

Rod Stewart,oh no he's English and he can't sing anyway.

[byrney]

Yeah but apart from that, what have the Scots ever done for us? ;)

[pannica]

The average Englishman, in the home he calls his castle, slips into his national costume, a shabby raincoat, patented by chemist Charles Macintosh from Glasgow, Scotland. En route to his office he strides along the English lane, surfaced by John Macadam of Ayr, Scotland.

He drives an English car fitted with tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland, arrives at the station and boards a train, the forerunner of which was a steam engine, invented by James Watt of Greenock, Scotland. He then pours himself a cup of coffee from a thermos flask, the latter invented by Dewar, a Scotsman from Kincardine-on-Forth.

At the office he receives the mail bearing adhesive stamps invented by James Chalmers of Dundee, Scotland.

During the day he uses the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

At home in the evening his daughter pedals her bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, blacksmith of Dumfries, Scotland.

He watches the news on his television, an invention of John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland, and hears an item about the U.S. Navy, founded by John Paul Jones of Kirkbean, Scotland.

He has by now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation he picks up the Bible only to find that the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot, King James VI, who authorised its translation.

Nowhere can an Englishman turn to escape the ingenuity of the Scots.

He could take to drink, but the Scots make the best in the world.

He could take a rifle and end it all but the breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick of Pitfours, Scotland.

If he escapes death, he might then find himself on an operating table injected with penicillin, which was discovered by Alexander Fleming of Darvel, Scotland, and given an anaesthetic, which was discovered by Sir James Young Simpson of Bathgate, Scotland.

Out of the anaesthetic, he would find no comfort in learning he was as safe as the Bank of England founded by William Paterson of Dumfries, Scotland.

Perhaps his only remaining hope would be to get a transfusion of guid Scottish blood which would entitle him to ask "Wha's Like Us".
:clap: :lol: :tiphat:

[webejamin]

No jodee, must be a bit before my time, being just a kid like ;)

[jodee]

Barrowman is well known, played someone or other in Dr Who. Also Richard Wilson (Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave) and that bloke who was the lead singer with Bronski Beat and the Communards, Jimmy Sommerville to name just two other famous Scots you might have heard of.

[webejamin]

Oh dear me byrney :o
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/commonwealth-games-2014-john-barrowmans-glasgay-kiss-deserved-a-gold-medal-for-standing-up-to-bigots-9625664.html?origin=internalSearch

[byrney]

Webe, it was BarryMORE, not Barrowman....

[musicdonna]

I was staggered at the sheer amateur-ishness of it all.  It was never going to be a serious rival to the Olympics opening ceremony, but with the incredibly rich heritage of Scottish dance and music, and the wonderful city culture of Glasgow, was Mull of Kintyre and that interminably boring song with fifty-odd verses really the best they could come up?  Thank goodness the technology was up to the job, but it seemed to me a golden opportunity missed by a nation with a fantastic heritage.

[webejamin]

Well I liked it when Barrowman kissed the other bloke :-* so I saw in the news anyway, never seen a scots gay before :o

[jodee]

Scots must have worse spelling than Tetley and he has a very good reason.
Maybe they should get umselves a gud speel chucker :lol:

[NormanM]

Crass and cringemaking, especially the plastic Scotsman, Barrowman.  As for using Hamish Henderson's "Freedome Come all ye".........

Here's the first verse:

Roch the wind in the clear day's dawin
Blaws the cloods heilster-gowdie owre the bay
But there's mair nor a roch wind blawin
Thro the Great Glen o the warld the day
It's a thocht that wad gar oor rottans
Aa thae rogues that gang gallus fresh an gay
Tak the road an seek ither loanins
Wi thair ill-ploys tae sport an play

I don't think even one out of tens Scots would understand the words.  Oh would some Pow'r.. comes to mind.

[janice59]

as a glaswegian I was totally mortified especially the dancing tea cakes, the caramel logs must have felt left out and the poor team having to walk about in those outfits, absolute disgrace... at least the rest of the city is having a cracking time especially with the weather..

[pannica]

The best thing to come out of Scotland is shortbread. My Dad always disagreed and said it was a bottle of Scotch ! X

na ya mean the best thing coming out of scotland is the english going home  :lol:

[zilnor]

The best thing to come out of Scotland is shortbread. My Dad always disagreed and said it was a bottle of Scotch ! X

[sheilsoft]

It's the 21st century,  and still they portray Scotland as a heather, haggis & shortbread, bagpipe playing, Nessie loving Brigadoon nation! Toe curlingly bad! A real chance to show Scotland as the modern, stylish country it is... Missed!

Mind you, I was a bit disappointed, I expected more caber tossing! :D

[sallyb]

Bored to tears turned it off.

[phileas fogg]

The dancers looked like first round x factor rejects. Each dancing to the tune they hear,sounded like a centipead wearing flip flops

[webejamin]

I think they put it on so that we try to talk our Scots friends into voting out ??? I reckon it'll work ;D

[El Stringo]

Boring and unimaginative

[musicdonna]

... Homespun.  What did others think?