tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post8662119455397204514..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: Burns NightLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-71164533970087788722009-02-01T19:28:00.000-06:002009-02-01T19:28:00.000-06:00And some of the more sneakily-and sometimes blaten...And some of the more sneakily-and sometimes blatently- bawdy songs around came from his penFirehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-77563255473323007982009-01-30T15:28:00.000-06:002009-01-30T15:28:00.000-06:00"the man was a gifted poet whose works were easily..."the man was a gifted poet whose works were easily quoted by Everyman and have withstood the test of Time."<BR/><BR/>His poems have a marvelous quality to them that can best be enjoyed by reading (or better reciting) them aloud.<BR/><BR/>And I agree, the tests of Newsweek or US News and World Report are nothing to be considered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-15138383203980847402009-01-27T11:51:00.000-06:002009-01-27T11:51:00.000-06:00I've got a filet crochet book that has that poem/p...I've got a filet crochet book that has that poem/prayer in it, and no credit to the author was given. I'm glad to finally know who wrote it!Jeanne Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684695145962482139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-16125216550927360842009-01-26T09:54:00.000-06:002009-01-26T09:54:00.000-06:00http://tinyurl.com/9vdsdqGung Haggis Fat Choy is a...http://tinyurl.com/9vdsdq<BR/><BR/>Gung Haggis Fat Choy is a cultural event originating from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The name Gung Haggis Fat Choy is a combination wordplay on Scottish and Chinese words: haggis is a traditional Scottish food and Gung Hay Fat Choy / Kung Hei Fat Choi is a traditional Cantonese greeting (in Mandarin it is pronounced Gong Xi Fa Cai) used during Chinese New Year.<BR/><BR/>The event originated to mark the timely coincidence of the Scottish cultural celebration of Robert Burns Day (January 25) with the Chinese New Year, but has come to represent a celebration of combining cultures in untraditional ways. In Vancouver, the event is characterized by music, poetry, and other performances around the city, culminating in a large banquet and party.<BR/><BR/>one year soon. I will go.Foo Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439295291024100247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-63558459325594780142009-01-26T01:10:00.000-06:002009-01-26T01:10:00.000-06:00Every year I swear I will not let Burns Night slip...Every year I swear I will not let Burns Night slip past, and every year it still does.<BR/><BR/>But at least this year when I read your post, I was sitting with a healthy dram of The Macallan firmly in paw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-34417126314107547842009-01-25T15:51:00.000-06:002009-01-25T15:51:00.000-06:00Of course, there are those who say that it's not s...Of course, there are those who say that it's not so much "Burns Night" (in honor of the poet) as "Bairns Night" (in honor of his extraordinary number of illegitimate children)!<BR/><BR/>"Och, aye, Ah've had a guid life!"<BR/><BR/>:-)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.com