tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post745670752229338737..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: One For The WeegiesGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30660415595933850562017-04-06T08:30:13.771+01:002017-04-06T08:30:13.771+01:00Virginia I look forward to that post.Virginia I look forward to that post.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71038518767725170042017-04-04T00:33:08.117+01:002017-04-04T00:33:08.117+01:00This made me smile and reminded me of one of our l...This made me smile and reminded me of one of our local statues...a white coral stone lion at Gun Hill which was painted overnight in Rastafarian colours...red, gold and green.<br />I must write a post about that lion statue soon.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28466828766776435172017-03-27T07:42:05.714+01:002017-03-27T07:42:05.714+01:00Mrs S there's no such thing as modesty in Glas...Mrs S there's no such thing as modesty in Glasgow.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-60664058115620894072017-03-27T07:41:05.752+01:002017-03-27T07:41:05.752+01:00The Duke, on the other hand Jenny, is probably qui...The Duke, on the other hand Jenny, is probably quite upset by the fact that his treatment does make everyone laugh.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66362182470911479382017-03-27T07:39:32.925+01:002017-03-27T07:39:32.925+01:00I'm sorry about that Jenny. Don't worry th...I'm sorry about that Jenny. Don't worry though. He's a very docile horse.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26556890550413530392017-03-27T04:23:17.698+01:002017-03-27T04:23:17.698+01:00If I was going to put a cone on that Duke statue, ...If I was going to put a cone on that Duke statue, I'd hang it UNDER the horse! Kind of like a modesty patch, only louder.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-39838736969186851462017-03-25T20:06:53.133+00:002017-03-25T20:06:53.133+00:00.....The dear Dukie, however just makes me laugh!.....The dear Dukie, however just makes me laugh!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9552656973637187902017-03-25T20:06:33.408+00:002017-03-25T20:06:33.408+00:00Oh my goodness. that horse will haunt me for some ...Oh my goodness. that horse will haunt me for some time to come. I wish I hadn't seen it just before going to bed :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7897598476865289792017-03-23T05:10:25.175+00:002017-03-23T05:10:25.175+00:00That's how I say it too, but 'spellcheck&#...That's how I say it too, but 'spellcheck' corrected me.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-86817802117900607672017-03-22T23:00:08.044+00:002017-03-22T23:00:08.044+00:00I probably already am, Graham. I'm of Scottis...I probably already am, Graham. I'm of Scottish heritage on my maternal side...Irish on my paternal side...which probably accounts for many things! lolLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-41711957603660386442017-03-22T17:48:31.095+00:002017-03-22T17:48:31.095+00:00Now I'm laughing at "iconic"...Now I'm laughing at "iconic"... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24490551307377126562017-03-22T17:28:40.586+00:002017-03-22T17:28:40.586+00:00I think to elaborate more, Heron, scouse comes fro...I think to elaborate more, Heron, scouse comes from lobscouse which was a stew eaten by sailors over a wide area of Europe (of which Liverpool, of course, had a great number) and Liverpudlians simply inherited the moniker. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91720912997472363252017-03-22T17:22:50.056+00:002017-03-22T17:22:50.056+00:00Perhaps you can become an honorary Weegie Lee.Perhaps you can become an honorary Weegie Lee.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88986888863038308992017-03-22T17:21:53.003+00:002017-03-22T17:21:53.003+00:00I think, Meike, that it's just the one particu...I think, Meike, that it's just the one particular statue. The Glasgow Council has done a lot to try and stop it but it's so iconic that I think they may now have given up.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-84174110271707620642017-03-22T17:19:59.842+00:002017-03-22T17:19:59.842+00:00Very droll Monica.Very droll Monica.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-90143502868378408302017-03-22T17:19:05.796+00:002017-03-22T17:19:05.796+00:00Cro it's a long time since I heard the term sc...Cro it's a long time since I heard the term scalawag. In fact in Liverpool it was 'scallywags' and shortened to 'scally'.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50371410669231321222017-03-22T15:29:33.318+00:002017-03-22T15:29:33.318+00:00Scouser come from Scouse which is virtually an Iri...Scouser come from Scouse which is virtually an Irish Stew.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78591306684086341152017-03-22T10:59:54.365+00:002017-03-22T10:59:54.365+00:00I love the horse; and the cap on the Duke of Welli...I love the horse; and the cap on the Duke of Wellington with his hand on his hip tickles my sense of humour! Love it! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1063396371601083352017-03-22T09:48:12.749+00:002017-03-22T09:48:12.749+00:00I didn't know putting traffic cones on statues...I didn't know putting traffic cones on statues' heads is a favourite pastime of Weegies, and that the trend has spread to Lewis!<br />As for rambling introductions, I thought I am the master of that :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67690688196820498302017-03-22T09:47:50.814+00:002017-03-22T09:47:50.814+00:00So that horse in Stornoway must be a ... duplicone...So that horse in Stornoway must be a ... duplicone ?? ... ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26218490854129682652017-03-22T06:57:26.083+00:002017-03-22T06:57:26.083+00:00There's a larger than life stone statue of Ven...There's a larger than life stone statue of Venus in a nearby town. The local scalawags often paint a bra and pants on the poor thing. The authorities always remove it. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com