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05 Dec 2010 23:00

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Offbeat: Scots upset that they have to wear undies under their kilts

  • A man’s a man. A Highlander doesn’t need underwear. … If we did wear underwear, it would be made of, like, twigs.
  • Washington, D.C. resident William Oscar Fleming • Expressing anger at a recent decision made by the Scottish Tartans Authority to change the underwear standards of its kilt-wearers. SImply put, now Scots looking to prove they’re real men have to wear undies, to the benefit of absolutely everyone who isn’t Scottish (and lots of people who are). Next step for them: Learning to stop playing dress-up, like they were at this weekend’s Scottish Christmas Walk and Parade in Alexandria, Va. source

11 Apr 2010 21:39

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Offbeat: Tactical Nuclear Penguin: Incredibly strong beer landing stateside

  • This beer could make you drunk, fast. That’s because it has an unheard-of 32 percent alcohol by volume, which is six times as strong as your average crap beer. The Scottish beer is so strong that includes this entertaining warning label: “This is an extremely strong beer; it should be enjoyed in small servings and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. It is exactly the same manner you would enjoy a fine whisky, a Frank Zappa album or a visit from a friendly yet anxious ghost.” Julius has already had a six-pack. Over the span of a month. source

25 Aug 2009 20:34

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World: Doctor to Lockerbie bombing judge: You done @!#(^!( up, idiot

  • It is clear to me from the medical reports and the opinion of the specialists that Megrahi could live for many more months. Kenny MacAskill released him apparently on the advice of just one doctor whose status is not clear and who is not named.
  • Scottish Labour Party politician Dr. Richard Simpson • Discussing the prognosis of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, which Scottish justice minister Kenny MacAskill believed would only give the Lockerbie bomber a short time to live. Simpson suggests that MacAskill’s information was incorrect. If Simpson is right, then the Libyan government just scored a huge coup. • source