SOKS Burns Night

**McMurdo** · 23rd January 09, 09:00 PM

It was a wonderful evening I'd like to thank everyone who made it out, as for pictures my camera died so there are none from me, please post your shots here I'll try to add some photos tomorrow.

**McMurdo** · 24th January 09, 06:31 AM

Well I've been able to get some photos up and a video, I'm sure there will be more when the others who went out afterwards to get fou and unco happy sleep it off.
The table

The Duchess of NC and me

Dave

Spindle Shank and the Rustic Haggis fed

Reverend Kevin

P.S. sorry about those line in Tam about the priests hearts

Mark in his new Gunn kilt from Canadian Casual Kilts, still trying to get him to join

More to come, the video is uploading.

**ccga3359** · 24th January 09, 07:27 AM

Ah yes and evening of insults. What was that Glen called me (in Address to the haggis)? Slender stump? Then another barb in Immortal memory. I'm sure that had I'm lucky that I don't understood Scot. Then there was the pokes at England and as her sole representative I'm lucky I wasn't burned at the stake in proxy. All that I could weather after all it was not my first Burn's night with this bunch. But then from 2252.63 miles away, from the acid dripping keyboard of Panache and his Nor-Cal Rabble come fresh insults for so many SOKS around the table. I shall not repeats short of saying that it reduced poor Improv1 to inconsolable sobs and to reveal my personal plight to unite G. gallus domesticus plasticus. Other than that I had a plesent evening, I looked resplendant in my ancient MacLachlan.

**muirkirkca** · 24th January 09, 10:02 AM

Nice event, great meal and various interpretations of old
Scots when delivering various Burn's poems. Not to be out done was "interpretations on the bagpipe" by MacHummel. All for the bargain price of $21 in a grand old mansion in downtown Hamilton. Hard to beat.

**Panache** · 24th January 09, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Ah yes and evening of insults. What was that Glen called me (in Address to the haggis)? Slender stump? Then another barb in Immortal memory. I'm sure that had I'm lucky that I don't understood Scot. Then there was the pokes at England and as her sole representative I'm lucky I wasn't burned at the stake in proxy. All that I could weather after all it was not my first Burn's night with this bunch. But then from 2252.63 miles away, from the acid dripping keyboard of Panache and his Nor-Cal Rabble come fresh insults for so many SOKS around the table. I shall not repeats short of saying that it reduced poor Improv1 to inconsolable sobs and to reveal my personal plight to unite G. gallus domesticus plasticus. Other than that I had a plesent evening, I looked resplendant in my ancient MacLachlan.

Grant,

Remember the immortal words of Oscar Wilde

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about"

Glad is was a great evening

Cheers

Jamie

**McMurdo** · 24th January 09, 11:34 AM

Here is the video of the Address to the Haggis

**McMurdo** · 24th January 09, 11:40 AM

A few more photos

**Uncle Ricky** · 24th January 09, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Ah yes and evening of insults.
Then there was the pokes at England and as her sole representative I'm lucky I wasn't burned at the stake in proxy.

I take expectation to that! You forget Grant that I too am a Limey born and bred.

But your poor spindly memory is more than made up for by Glen's amazing memorization of all 240 lines of Burnes "Tam O'Shanter" delivered with drama, flair, and an almost indecipherable Scottish Brogue. Bravo Glen - an amazing feat.

It was great to see the gang and meet new people, and taste test the Scotch.

Cheers