I'm so stunned.

[femaleacid]

So this morning before work I was having a cigerette with my pa and Yesterday channel was on so it was stories on WW2 and this and that and we was talking about it..
I then found out that Rudolf Hess (German Nazi who travelled to England to declare peace between England and Germany and got inprisoned a life sentence) was guarded by my uncle.
I'm so facinated now!

It's crazy how some of us know so little about our family tree and what they did!

P.S. R.I.P to my uncle - I'm sure you was an amazing person and an amazing soldier. :love:

[Tigerrrr.......]

Surprisingly enough, the war wasn't between England and Germany. There were soldiers from Scotland, Ireland and Wales in the British Army who fought and died for their country.

Also, Hess didn't bail out over England. It was actually Scotland.

Interesting story, but please get your facts right. My grandad also fought in the war, and he wasn't English! Scottish, actually.

[The Guru]

Surprisingly enough, the war wasn't between England and Germany. There were soldiers from Scotland, Ireland and Wales in the British Army who fought and died for their country.

Also, Hess didn't bail out over England. It was actually Scotland.

Interesting story, but please get your facts right. My grandad also fought in the war, and he wasn't English! Scottish, actually.

And also from various countries of the British Commonwealth.

:salut:

[Spank86]

Also America turned up at the end, probably to make the tea and have a tidy up.

[SoulKiss]

Dont forget the Russians :)

[femaleacid]

Surprisingly enough, the war wasn't between England and Germany. There were soldiers from Scotland, Ireland and Wales in the British Army who fought and died for their country.

Also, Hess didn't bail out over England. It was actually Scotland.

Interesting story, but please get your facts right. My grandad also fought in the war, and he wasn't English! Scottish, actually.
Yes, he did fly over to scotland to make peace.

Like I said, I know very little and I found out this morning. It just stunned me, that's all.

[sniff]

Via my two aunts I found out my great great granfather use to own about a lots of property in and around Chatham in Kent. Had disagreemetns with the rest of his family and so gave away or just left old houses and alike to who ever lived there at the time. So instead of being filthy rich Im just an ordenary person. I think I like being of normal standard rather than having a silver spoon stuck up my ****.

[Spank86]

Dont forget the Russians :)

They perfected the art of dying for their country alright.

Thank god us brits didn't have to do so much, there'd have been no one left.

[SoulKiss]

Point being made is

Britain = England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

England != Britain

Trust the Jockanese to get their kilts in a twist :p

[The Guru]

I think theres a clue in the title of the war.

[femaleacid]

Via my two aunts I found out my great great granfather use to own about a lots of property in and around Chatham in Kent. Had disagreemetns with the rest of his family and so gave away or just left old houses and alike to who ever lived there at the time. So instead of being filthy rich Im just an ordenary person. I think I like being of normal standard rather than having a silver spoon stuck up my ****.
I wouldn't know what to do if I was filthy rich.
If I had a lump sum of money - I'd think about my family i.e. buying them a nice house for them to live in, away from trouble. And also donate to cancer charities for my aunti who is suffering right now.

I don't think I'd like to be rich. I like being stable on my own money that I work for :)

[Spank86]

Point being made is

Britain = England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

England != Britain

Trust the Jockanese to get their kilts in a twist :p
Although, in the reasonably far past England and Britain have been used interchangeably to refer to british stuff.

Mostly by us english of course, back when the boot on the kneck of the rabble was much firmer :p

[The Guru]

Cant wait for the Olympics. When English athletes do well they're English and when others in the Union do well they're British.

[Spank86]

I think theres a clue in the title of the war.
Well the numbering is misleading so why shouldnt the rest be.

Cant wait for the Olympics. When English athletes do well they're English and when others in the Union do well they're British.
As oppose to the scottish view which is when the english do badly they're useless and when the english do well they're useless.


At least you're consistant. :D

[femaleacid]

Point being made is

Britain = England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

England != Britain

Trust the Jockanese to get their kilts in a twist :p
I have scottish blood in my family and my grandma and my dad are scottish.
But yes, no need to get in a twist.

Afterall, the description of Rudolf wasn't the moral of the story :D

[SoulKiss]

Although, in the reasonably far past England and Britain have been used interchangeably to refer to british stuff.

Contrary to popular belief, Millions of People CAN be wrong.

[Spank86]

Contrary to popular belief, Millions of People CAN be wrong.

in linguistics thats only true if you're French (or if the millions represent a minority).

[The Guru]

I have scottish blood in my family...

Everyone always does. :rolleyes:

[Spank86]

If it helps I think I'm entirely bereft of scottish blood.

Just a few drops of maltese to mix with the english.

[femaleacid]

If it helps I think I'm entirely bereft of scottish blood.

Just a few drops of maltese to mix with the english.
I think the only thing I don't get about Scottish people that I seem to have come accross recently is when people mention war or anything to do with that they seem to really put their foot down.

Y so serious?
http://www.newhotstuff.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/joker2.jpg

[minimorecambe]

I've had Scottish black pudding.
Does that mean I have Scottish blood in me aswell???

[The Guru]

...At least you're consistant. :D

:thumright: yup.

[The Guru]

I've had Scottish black pudding.
Does that mean I have Scottish blood in me aswell???

:smt103

[femaleacid]

I've had Scottish black pudding.
Does that mean I have Scottish blood in me aswell???

:winner: :smt043

[The Guru]

Y what?

[SoulKiss]

erm, before any of the Scottish orgers decide that I need sorting out.

1) Remember my tongue is usually firmly in my cheek with ALL comments

2) Take this into consideration, I'm in exile amongst the heathens!!!

http://www.chaoscrypt.com/pics/me/skands.jpg

[femaleacid]

1) Remember my tongue is usually firmly in my cheek

my tongue is usually
well, I'm worried of where else it would be! :p

[Spank86]

I think the only thing I don't get about Scottish people that I seem to have come accross recently is when people mention war or anything to do with that they seem to really put their foot down.

I think perhaps they're concerned that so many "scottish" things are english or other countries inventions that they don't dare let us take credit for the stuff they really did.

[HoL]

http://www.chaoscrypt.com/pics/me/skands.jpg

SK if thats a Sgian Dubh on your back you must be tiny!

[The Guru]

SK if thats a Sgian Dubh on your back you must be tiny!

:smt082

[femaleacid]

SK if thats a Sgian Dubh on your back you must be tiny!
You know what they say small person..
Big..
Wait.. what? :D

[Spank86]

Sword?

Weapon?

[femaleacid]

Sword?

Weapon?
Socks.

[SoulKiss]

SK if thats a Sgian Dubh on your back you must be tiny!

Lol :)

[Spank86]

Socks.
ah, my only other thought was sporran.

[femaleacid]

I'm only 5 ft 2 myself.
It's great being small.

[Spank86]

5' 7"

[SoulKiss]

5' 7"

Ha!

5'8" Shorta$$ :p

[Spank86]

You must have been standing in a dip at the AR

(or it could be the massively thick soles in my bike boots)

[SoulKiss]

You must have been standing in a dip at the AR

(or it could be the massively thick soles in my bike boots)

LOL

Hows the weather there?

I'm headed your way in about an hour :)

[Messie]

*Ahem* megathread

[SoulKiss]

*Ahem* megathread

I asked in there (about the weather), no one replied yet :p

[Spank86]

Lovely.

No honestly, theres a few clouds and a bit of wind but it's warm and sunny for the most part.


I'm just waiting for the rain to turn up and get me out of cutting the lawn this evening.

In order to keep on topic I'd go so far as to call it stunning, possibly the sort of weather one would like to guard rudolf hess in if he were prone to long walks in the garden (that ok messie?).

[yorkie_chris]

SK if thats a Sgian Dubh on your back you must be tiny!

Actually it's a steak knife

[HoL]

*Ahem* megathread

This is still on topic, it's just that we're now stunned by how small SK is :)

[Tigerrrr.......]

I think the only thing I don't get about Scottish people that I seem to have come accross recently is when people mention war or anything to do with that they seem to really put their foot down.

Y so serious?


Probably out of respect for all the non-English who fought and died in conflict. I'm not anti-English. My wife is English. I'm sure you'd put your foot down if constantly told in the media that Great Britain is really England.

[Bluefish]

SK if thats a Sgian Dubh on your back you must be tiny!
Now that's the winner, and it is :p

[widepants]

according to most of the news papers and tv programs the war wasnt against the Germans....it was against the Nazis.....,,,,mmmmmm dont mention the war

[Stuuk1]

My great grandad played for Southampton FC, it's true as well, we have a newspaper clipping!

My nan`s dad built and owned a whole load of houses on the Sandwich Road in.... Sandwich, Kent. He went crazy and signed it all over to a charity. He left his wife the house they lived in and that is it, its still all tied up until she dies and then it is all released.

Oh what it would be like to be rich... Back to work on Monday.

[Haircut]

Also America turned up at the end, probably to make the tea and have a tidy up.

Americans do not know how to make tea.

[Mrs DJ Fridge]

Americans do not know how to make tea.

So true, never have tea in America, that is why they threw it all into Boston harbor, they had no idea what to do with the stuff.

Don't all have a go at me, I am just being silly, I do know it was all about taxes.

[Haircut]

So true, never have tea in America, that is why they threw it all into Boston harbor, they had no idea what to do with the stuff.

Don't all have a go at me, I am just being silly, I do know it was all about taxes.

You are right, no point paying taxes if you cannot make a decent cuppa brew!

[SoulKiss]

Wrong, they thought it was made with Salt Water

[Spank86]

Americans do not know how to make tea.

Sorry, dinner.

[Lozzo]

My grandad fought in the war, but he wasn't from England he was from Liverpool :-)

[Milky Bar Kid]

Socks.

A Sgian Dubh is not socks. It's the small knife that goes into the socks.

[The Guru]

A Sgian Dubh is not socks. It's the small knife that goes into the socks.

To be fair she didn't say a Sgian Dubh was socks..

You know what they say small person..
Big..
Wait.. what? :grin:

Sword?

Weapon?

Socks.

[Milky Bar Kid]

To be fair she didn't say a Sgian Dubh was socks..

I read that totally wrong. Was just awake after nightshift!!

[The Guru]

Doh!

[femaleacid]

I read that totally wrong. Was just awake after nightshift!!

:smt043
The amount of times I've done that before and realised afterwards.

But yeah - he's got big socks :p