Monday, August 10, 2009

The Great Haggis War claims its first victim?

I believe this is the quote online Scottish Unionist and others havr been after:
"I don't mind the English claiming haggis as their own, as long as they leave us our country.

"But haggis is our institution and we will defend it to the last.

"This haggis grab is akin to a land grab and it's a sign of its culinary success now as a swanky dish."
So, the information being published that an English haggis recipe dating from 1615 has been discovered is equivalent to a "land grab"?!
Dear, oh dear.

And with regards the "English" "leaving" Alex and the SNP "their" country, I think we've just caught a glimpse of the old pre-Cuddly Civic Nationalist SNP there.
It's only the "English" denying Scotland its "freedom", is that the new official narrative?

7 comments:

Indy said...

Unionists don't have much of a sense of humour do you?

It is reminiscent of SU denouncing Kenny Mac because he referred to the England football team as The Great Satan. Proof positive that the SNP thinks all English people have horns - not.

You guys really need to lighten up a bit.

Anonymous said...

Come on indy, this post is FUNNY. Obviously O'Neill has a sense of humour.

Alec said...

You are an absolute disgrace Indy. Even more of a disgrace than most of Scotland.

What makes it easy to label you and Salmond as boviating reactionaries, with streaks of unpleasantness are your utter inabilities to admit to a *single* mistake or error of judgement. It's never your fault, always that of some lesser intellect which was unable to understand your sage wisdom.

Was it you proffering the same toe-curlingly embarrassing - like Alan Partridge on speed - attempts to dismiss this as a wee josh over at the Warren? I will say here as I said there, Fish-heid McMoonface is the First Minister... if this were a joke, it was an inappropriate joke.

This is the man who would leading a hyena pack at Wendy Alexander and others on the floor of Holyrood. To do this is to suggest a certain lack of emotional intelligence.

But, I don't think it was really a joke. Look back at his turning the Killie marches into a partisan rant. Let's hope he stays clear of any negotiations into Whyte & Mackay.

PS Thank you O'Neill.

O'Neill said...

Urban U and Alec

Ta!

Indy

Unionists don't have much of a sense of humour do you?

I can't speak on behalf of the millions of other Unionists in the UK but for myself, I think I do.

Admittedly I have never really found the Bernard Manning/Jim Davidson "Ha! Ha! Thick paddies, tight Jocks, Sheep-shagging Welsh", or its equivalent Celtic version "Don't we all hate the effete English barstewards, har har!" jokes that funny but would appear from Alex's witticism and your response to be a strand of humour that still finds a niche within Scottish nationalism.

It is reminiscent of SU denouncing Kenny Mac because he referred to the England football team as The Great Satan. Proof positive that the SNP thinks all English people have horns - not.

No, of course not. And when certain humourous Utd fans refer to Scousers as "Bin Dippers" or Chelsea fans as the "Rent boys" they do it for the best of civic reasons too.

You guys really need to lighten up a bit.

Quite. What's next on the SNP Joke Machine this summer then, a few queer jokes from Councillor Gunn or will we be sticking to the old "If you hate the English bums. clap your hands" line?

Anonymous said...

LOL

Alec said...

Lol, indeed. Even by Indy's standards, this was a corker.

He argues in consistent bad faith, and I guarantee that his next comment on the subject will be to swear blind that he didn't say what's clearly visible in ASCII format.

It's like talking to Sunny Hundal!

But, the cat's out the bag... this loyal Snuppie's idea of principled politics is casual nationalistic sneers.

Also, O'Neill, why stop at Gunn? Saeed's not too gay-friendly either.

Alec said...

Still on topic, does Gunn not look un-sad?