[Clive]

And a happy Burns Night to all.

[Gordian Blade]

OK, who here has eaten haggis? Twice for me. The second time, I could even keep it down!

[G.Mason]

"Oh what gift the Giftee gee us to see erselves as ethers see us"

[ijcr]

My son-in-law is Scottish, and recalls the day when he inadvertantly placed his bagpipes on the back seat of his car and had left the windows down.

When he realised, he ran down to the vehicle, but it was too late. Someone had thrown a second set in there.

[metesky]

Burns bump, Scottie Boy!

Here's one for you and your chain of Haggis Huts.

And here's one for us all:

Leeze me on drink! it gives us mair
Than either school or college;
It ken'les wit, it waukens lear,
It pangs us fou o' knowledge.

[brewcrew]

Authentic Scottish haggis has a ground up sheep's lung in it, which is illegal in the U.S. (the imported stuff leaves out the lung).

I'm of Scottish descent, and you couldn't pay me enough.

[uglybiker]

The Haggis Cam!!

Find the Haggis an' win prizes!

[Salman]

Philadelphia needs a Burns to pen an ode to scrapple.

[MrNeutron1962]

I had Haggis a bunch o' times. Always preceeded by a half-dozen fine single malts. A few more and I'd have married the hildebeast herself.

Haggis, its not just for breakfast anymore.

[katnip]

Ae fond kiss, and then we sever!
Ae fareweel, and then forever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me,
Dark despair around benights me.

I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy:
Naething could resist my Nancy!
But to see her was to love her,
Love but her, and love for ever.
Had we never lov'd sae kindly,
Had we never lov'd sae blindly,
Never met --- or never parted ---
We had ne'er been broken-hearted.

Fare-thee-weel, thou first and fairest!
Fare-thee-weel, thou best and dearest!
Thine be ilka joy and treasure, every
Peace, Enjoyment, Love and Pleasure!
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever!
Ae farewell, alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.


There is no poem more beautiful than the last stanza.

Happy Burns night Clive!

[yarddog]

Here is one of my favorites.

Return again, fair Lesley,
Return to Caledonie!
That we may brag we hae a lass
There's nane again sae bonnie!