The Day I Beat The English.....
Posted: Sunday, 27 January 2008 |
I have a visitor here to Sanday. He is called Den, and is from Yorkshire. For a Yorkshireman, he`s ok. He hasn`t wimped out at the weather :D
and he brought guns and bows to shoot, woohoo! :D
(don`t worry, please folks, the guns are legal and licensed)
For the past week there has been gales. So I gave him the obligatory tour of Sanday...that took a good half hour.....
and the rest of the time has been spent in a little shooting (at targets, no wildlife or residents were harmed during this man`s visit....)
and driving around the island looking for photo opportunities...which I reckon is easy enough to do..given the raging seas, high winds and dramatic skyscapes........
but to a Sassenach, these things are merely sea and more sea and cloudy sky with the occasional bit of sea....;-)
There are many English folks I actually like, despite my yearning for Independance...this is because you cannot tar an individual with the same brush as you do their government....:-)
This one, I like.
But still went to war with........
I beat him at chess not once, but five times in a row. And he isn`t a bad player.
But I was on a roll. So.....WOOHOOO I beat him FIVE times....yay....*insert happy little face here*
Bragging, me?
oh hell, yeah........hee hee...
Now, if only the future of Scotland`s Independance could be decided by a game of chess........
Comments
Nowhere do I see rocket launchers, Sting missiles, SAMs, or the mighty machete, not to mention David's (copyright) own sling shot. Deep down inside, you are all pacifists, I suspect. England is quite safe from you, Hermit.
mjc from NM,USA
It's a well known fact England is not in Yorkshire.
Nic from Coll
well done hermit! did he manage to hit the car or was it a target to small for him to hit?
carol from still ower here
ah c`mon now mjc, admit it..ye`re worried...:P I didnae show ALL the weapons after all...;-) Nic, if it`s no`, then thon accent needs worked on... Carol, no, he didnae hit the car, he did manage the barn door tho, hee.... last night we were ootside wi` the bows, at twilight, wi` only a peedie light trained on the target. Guid fun it was tae! :D
Hermit from The Armoury
After yer escapades wi' the crossbow, and thon poor wee car, noo ye've moved on tae guns? I'm glad that yer ower there, an' no' ower here. Is all yer visitors from the Land of the Giants HL?
Tws from A Wet but Safe Lewis
He`s six three in his socks, tws, and I`m only five foot..it isnae that they`re all big, it`s that I`m a shorta**e....;-)
Hermit from Sanday
Hey Trish, can't you count ? You beat me SEVEN times at chess. Why ? Underhand tactics...two LARGE whiskys before each game might be something to do with it. Anyway, thanks for your fantastic hospitality and for putting up with me for two weeks. :-) Den.
Dennis from Yorkshire
But did he kill a car, HL, did he kill a car?
GerCelt from Dublin, Ireland
RSS Feed