dheddle
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Joined: Sep. 2007
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| Quote (J-Dog @ Sep. 06 2008,11:01) | | Quote (dheddle @ Sep. 06 2008,09:46) | | Quote (J-Dog @ Sep. 05 2008,13:35) | *snip*
As you can see, I been practicin' up the Scottish... Erin leaving for Edinburgh next week! |
Here is a good Scottish phrase:
Yer Jaickets oan a shoogly nail
lit. Your jacket is hangin on a wobbly nail.
def.
1) Your situation is precarious.
2) You might be in deep kimchee.
Usage: A Lad from Glasgow observed: "Bin wacthin that Palin lass a wee bit. Must say to Biden, yer Jaickets oan a shoogly nail." |
Ach Nae, the lassie's likely facin 10-20 years in gaol, wit Bush-Cheney doing the Danny Deever. |
Youv'e been studying!
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Mysticism is a rational enterprise. Religion is not. The mystic has recognized something about the nature of consciousness prior to thought, and this recognition is susceptible to rational discussion. The mystic has reason for what he believes, and these reasons are empirical. --Sam Harris
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