tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post3037578983833926736..comments2024-03-01T22:45:35.314-06:00Comments on Bag Blog: HistoryBag Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-3293842364796085012008-01-23T00:57:00.000-06:002008-01-23T00:57:00.000-06:00I guess I have become a uppity Euroamerican, 'caus...I guess I have become a uppity Euroamerican, 'cause I like Stella. And I love french fries.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-54594882314916132162008-01-22T11:18:00.000-06:002008-01-22T11:18:00.000-06:00Jay siad: it tastes like French fried Rolling Roc...Jay siad: <I>it tastes like French fried Rolling Rock .</I><BR/><BR/>LOL! I am SO with you on that, Jay!! OTOH, I don't think I've EVER seen Stella in these parts. Up in ABQ and Santa Fe, yeah...but not around here.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-17955645208467655382008-01-21T16:19:00.000-06:002008-01-21T16:19:00.000-06:00Lou, great posts, well worth the time taken out of...Lou, great posts, well worth the time taken out of my ever expanding schedule today and the comments have been extremely entertaining. :) although, <BR/>Piper-"french fried rolling rock"?mornin'ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597550704557773106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-5091544589108855502008-01-21T15:23:00.000-06:002008-01-21T15:23:00.000-06:00just wanted to clarify...i'm forever second guessi...just wanted to clarify...i'm forever second guessing myself. glad i at least made ya laugh. Well, i'm sitting here at my bar...looking at the clock thinking...its 9:20 Aberdeen time, wonder if MamaLou and PapaToby are having a pint and working through some God blessED fish n chips? Oh by the way...the Stella? is that that funky Artois that those uppity Euromericans drink? blech! to me...it tastes like French fried Rolling Rock .The Friendly Neighborhood Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801966842022621248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-76277968349242321622008-01-21T14:24:00.000-06:002008-01-21T14:24:00.000-06:00By the way, Piper, were those positive or negative...By the way, Piper, were those positive or negative comments :)Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-15819394308190101412008-01-21T11:58:00.000-06:002008-01-21T11:58:00.000-06:00LOL Ah, Piper, how did I miss that? Could it be m...LOL Ah, Piper, how did I miss that? Could it be my history laden mind or should I pretend that I knew what I was saying all along? I can hardly type this because I can't quit laughing. But hey, I corrected the Wallis thing days ago.<BR/><BR/>verification word: dimghub - how very appropriate.<BR/><BR/>Buck, This is just a theory, but the feudal system was not really abolished until fairly recently and in some ways still exists (according to wiki and one of Toby's coworkers) Once it was done away with, could that lack of income have been the reason so many castles were turned over to the NTS? I would think it cost a lot to keep up those drafty ancient buildings and gardens - money that was no longer coming in from the land.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-88478332904675256892008-01-21T11:27:00.000-06:002008-01-21T11:27:00.000-06:00The Burnetts apparently followed the politically c...<I>The Burnetts apparently followed the politically correct religion ...</I><BR/><BR/>The penalty for <I>not</I> being PC was pretty danged severe back in those days. Brings new (old?) meaning to the phrase "Sorry... I lost my head."<BR/><BR/>The National Trusts of both England and Scotland can thank Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs for their large real estate holdings. Most of the properties now held by the National Trusts were "donated" because the families couldn't afford the taxes, or so the story goes. <BR/><BR/>I met a real "Lord of the Manor" one time in England... he took my one pound parking fee in the car park on the manor grounds. Just "making ends meet," said he.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-85695622432438334682008-01-21T10:15:00.000-06:002008-01-21T10:15:00.000-06:00I've heard of William Wallace (or Wallis per Lou's...I've heard of William Wallace (or Wallis per Lou's rendering) and i've heard of Robert the Bruce...but William the Bruce is a new one on me. Not that it couldn't happen, i just hadn't seen that name in any of my Scottish military history books.The Friendly Neighborhood Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801966842022621248noreply@blogger.com