A Conversation for Scottish Researchers Group
my inherent scottishness
viva alba Started conversation May 3, 2003
being scottish and an h2g2 researcher, i feel it is right and proper that i most humbly request to join the scottish researchers group 
i live in edinburgh
viva alba
my inherent scottishness
Colonel Codpiece Posted May 3, 2003
Ahem. Being Scottish, and having been on h2g2 for some time, I decided I should stand up and declare my origins with pride...then I remembered I'm from Cumbernauld. Can I sneak in quietly please?
my inherent scottishness
Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted May 3, 2003
where are they all coming from?!!!
And no you can't sneak in quietly!!!!!
HELLO, Colonel Ketchup is here from CUMBERNAULD!!!
is that mean? oh sorry 
my inherent scottishness
Colonel Codpiece Posted May 4, 2003
Perhaps a little mean, but isn't that necessary to survive in Scotland?
Can I pretend I'm from Glasgow? I have a G postcode?
my inherent scottishness
Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted May 4, 2003
i used to work in Kirkintilloch - "A local place for local people..."
Still not as bad as Cumbernauld.
But half of the west coast has a G postcode 
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Colonel Codpiece Posted May 4, 2003
Noooo!!! Kirkintilloch! My other place of origin! I spent every Easter there for 13 years. It gets worse, I was born in Easterhouse...
Hmmm, here's you laughing at my misfortune and not revealing your dark roots.
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tom Posted May 4, 2003
I'm sure we can get you some counselling Colonel
Meanwhile repeat after me three times every hour
"Despite Geography, I am not (necessarily) a bad person"
Hey whaddever Nobody who lives/has lived north of the border can be ALL bad Can we? Welcome to the gang
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Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted May 4, 2003
My dark roots are even worse than Kirkintilloch ....I am English!! but now an adopted Scot!
(Fell asleep on the sofa again 
)
Mort
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Chris Morris Posted May 4, 2003
I must confess to being English as well, but I've lived in Scotland now for 14 years. Does this qualify me for Scottish researcher status? In which case I will endeavour to promote a positive image of Motherwell. Or I could choose to do something easy like climbing Everest naked...
my inherent scottishness
Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted May 4, 2003
no that definately means you are eligible!
but i would start a new thread in case you get overlooked on this one!!
Climbing Elvis naked - 
not something i want to think of!!!
Mort
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Tonsil Revenge (PG) Posted May 4, 2003
me last name is Burns...
Do that count?
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Chris Morris Posted May 4, 2003
Sir Mort
I love the idea of renaming the highest mountain in the world after Elvis; would that be Presley or Costello? (to quote a much earlier conversation).
my inherent scottishness
Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted May 4, 2003
err it would be costello!
Dont know what happened there - shortcircuited i think!
s off in embarassment!
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tom Posted May 4, 2003
Dark roots eh?
You mean that Blonde *isn't* your natural hair colour
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The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Posted May 5, 2003
Well I've lived in Scotland for 24 of my 29 years so I think I qualify.
Besides, I'm not really English - I'm a Scouser.
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Ku'Reshtin (Bring the beat back!) Posted May 5, 2003
I'll set the standard here so that people won't feel uncertain about how long they have to have stayed in Scotland to qualify for the SRG.
I've been in Scotland for just about 4 years, and I've been a member of the SRG since pretty much the start, which was about two years ago (anyone can correct me on this if that's incorrect).
This is, as I said, just a bench mark for foreigners like meself so that no uncertainties arise whether or not you've lived in Scotland long enough to qualify.
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Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted May 5, 2003
I hope the pagemaster can keep track of all the new recruits - oh what poor fools they are, joining this rabble
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- 1: viva alba (May 3, 2003)
- 2: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (May 3, 2003)
- 3: tom (May 3, 2003)
- 4: Colonel Codpiece (May 3, 2003)
- 5: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (May 3, 2003)
- 6: Colonel Codpiece (May 4, 2003)
- 7: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (May 4, 2003)
- 8: Colonel Codpiece (May 4, 2003)
- 9: tom (May 4, 2003)
- 10: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (May 4, 2003)
- 11: Chris Morris (May 4, 2003)
- 12: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (May 4, 2003)
- 13: Tonsil Revenge (PG) (May 4, 2003)
- 14: Tonsil Revenge (PG) (May 4, 2003)
- 15: Chris Morris (May 4, 2003)
- 16: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (May 4, 2003)
- 17: tom (May 4, 2003)
- 18: The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact (May 5, 2003)
- 19: Ku'Reshtin (Bring the beat back!) (May 5, 2003)
- 20: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (May 5, 2003)
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