tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post1938754824215309744..comments2024-03-27T15:41:01.956-04:00Comments on rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague: The eyes have it, plus a woman from Orkney stretches the truthrhymeswithplaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-32548668096898700892020-05-17T08:02:42.284-04:002020-05-17T08:02:42.284-04:00Graham, I do apologise (even using your spelling) ...<b>Graham,</b> I do apologise (even using your spelling) for once again misspelling Stornoway as Stornaway. To my credit, I did not say this time that you lived <i>in</i> Stornaway, sorry, Stornoway, only that you lived <i>near</i> Stornoway. I consider that a slight improvement but I shall strive to be accurate henceforth. And I do understand about the 7 miles; I will elaborate in my next post. <br /><br />It is very interesting what you say about Orcadians. It is almost as if you knew the woman I met.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-52630790971528750692020-05-17T05:39:37.384-04:002020-05-17T05:39:37.384-04:00In typical, RWP, fashion I shall just gently remin...In typical, RWP, fashion I shall just gently remind you that the spelling is Stornoway. Actually I have never lived in the town but 7 miles away. That may sound nothing to you but it means a lot here. People will say you are an incomer if you move in from the next township.<br /><br />Orcadians are fiercely protective of their individuality. They are, of course, Scottish but, in my experience, will usually say they are Orcadians first and British (not Scottish) second. Their accent is not a Scots accent. Just as people in the Western Isles/Outer Hebrides do not have a traditional Scottish accent. <br /><br />If you ask a Shetlander where the nearest railway station is he/she will say "Bergen".Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-45473501725404949902020-05-16T14:58:18.312-04:002020-05-16T14:58:18.312-04:00kylie, I think grumpiness is sometimes really just...<b>kylie,</b> I think grumpiness is sometimes really just impatience with other people. rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-83983192752084633912020-05-16T14:56:10.717-04:002020-05-16T14:56:10.717-04:00Kathy, the medicine is intended to slow or halt th...<b>Kathy,</b> the medicine is intended to slow or halt the deterioration of one's eyesight. I hope it works. The injections would probably be painful if the good people there didn't put several "numbing drops" in my eye first. All I feel is a little pressure when the needle goes in.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-83312866182035658622020-05-16T14:53:16.260-04:002020-05-16T14:53:16.260-04:00Kathy I flew over Scotland in a commercial jet at ...<b>Kathy</b> I flew over Scotland in a commercial jet at a very high altitude on February 1st, 1969, on my way from New York to Copenhagen airport and all I saw from my plane window was snow=covered hills. I would love to visit there too someday at ground level and during a different season.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-48671775291337525292020-05-16T14:49:45.110-04:002020-05-16T14:49:45.110-04:00Emma, you are fortunate to know her.<b>Emma,</b> you are fortunate to know her.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-67338865860082783352020-05-16T14:45:11.993-04:002020-05-16T14:45:11.993-04:00Adrian, perhaps I should have mentioned Fife.<b>Adrian,</b> perhaps I should have mentioned Fife.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-82328078625098880852020-05-15T22:16:32.161-04:002020-05-15T22:16:32.161-04:00some people just become grumpy as they age! and i ...some people just become grumpy as they age! and i dont think well of t hem but i must admit i can see how it happenskyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-68898170195499207222020-05-15T15:37:56.018-04:002020-05-15T15:37:56.018-04:00Oh sorry about your eyes. Do hope the medicine is ...Oh sorry about your eyes. Do hope the medicine is helping. I think it would give me the Willie's to have an injection in my eyes. Is it very painful?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093313893708262722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-22080437485941237962020-05-15T15:35:24.511-04:002020-05-15T15:35:24.511-04:00She sounds like a grouch.
I would love to visit Sc...She sounds like a grouch.<br />I would love to visit Scotland someday.<br />My mom's family came from Clackmannanshire many many years ago.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093313893708262722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-86481273721834834042020-05-15T12:29:48.380-04:002020-05-15T12:29:48.380-04:00I have a dear friend from Stirling. I love to hear...I have a dear friend from Stirling. I love to hear her talk.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-31061232647531759652020-05-15T12:24:51.335-04:002020-05-15T12:24:51.335-04:00Not heard of Auchtermuchty, this is terrible. Ask ...Not heard of Auchtermuchty, this is terrible. Ask her if she has heard of Tannochbrae? It is a fictional town in a TV drama called Dr Finlay's Casebook. Some of it was filmed in Auchtermuchty but most of it in Callander. I think the first few episodes were shot in Milngavie but she wouldn't recognise that either unless you pronounce it properly as MULGI.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.com