Scotland's residents are voting today on whether to stay in the UK or become independent (polling stations close at 10 pm).

So far, it seems as though the NO's have it. The odds at Betfair certainly indicate it:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29232538

Can the rest of the UK vote to get rid of them 

I always like this piece....gawdd...even half of Harley Davidson was Scottish!!

Wha's Like Us - Damn Few And They're A' Deid


The average Englishman, in the home he calls his castle, slips into his national costume, a shabby raincoat, patented by chemist Charles Macintosh from Glasgow, Scotland. En route to his office he strides along the English lane, surfaced by John Macadam of Ayr, Scotland.

He drives an English car fitted with tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland, arrives at the station and boards a train, the forerunner of which was a steam engine, invented by James Watt of Greenock, Scotland. He then pours himself a cup of coffee from a thermos flask, the latter invented by Dewar, a Scotsman from Kincardine-on-Forth.

At the office he receives the mail bearing adhesive stamps invented by James Chalmers of Dundee, Scotland.

During the day he uses the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

At home in the evening his daughter pedals her bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, blacksmith of Dumfries, Scotland.

He watches the news on his television, an invention of John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland, and hears an item about the U.S. Navy, founded by John Paul Jones of Kirkbean, Scotland.

He has by now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation he picks up the Bible only to find that the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot, King James VI, who authorised its translation.

Nowhere can an Englishman turn to escape the ingenuity of the Scots.

He could take to drink, but the Scots make the best in the world.

He could take a rifle and end it all but the breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick of Pitfours, Scotland.

If he escapes death, he might then find himself on an operating table injected with penicillin, which was discovered by Alexander Fleming of Darvel, Scotland, and given an anaesthetic, which was discovered by Sir James Young Simpson of Bathgate, Scotland.

Out of the anaesthetic, he would find no comfort in learning he was as safe as the Bank of England founded by William Paterson of Dumfries, Scotland.

Perhaps his only remaining hope would be to get a transfusion of guid Scottish blood which would entitle him to ask "Wha's Like Us".

Turner, are you a Scot, by any chance? I've added a few names:


The average Englishman, in the home he calls his castle, slips into his national costume, a shabby raincoat [made from polyester, invented by Englishman John Rex Whinfield], patented by chemist Charles Macintosh from Glasgow, Scotland. En route to his office he strides along the English lane, surfaced by John Macadam of Ayr, Scotland [and invented by Englishman E.Purnell Hooley].

He drives an English car fitted with tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland, [and fitted with an internal combustion engine, invented by Englishman Samuel Brown] arrives at the station and boards a train, the forerunner of which was a steam engine, invented by James Watt of Greenock, Scotland [FIRST invented by Richard Trevithick, Englishman]. He then pours himself a cup of coffee from a thermos flask, the latter invented by Dewar, a Scotsman from Kincardine-on-Forth.

At the office he receives the mail bearing adhesive stamps invented by James Chalmers of Dundee, Scotland [postage stamps invented by Rowland Hill, Englishman].

During the day he uses the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland [which depends on electrical principles discovered by Michael Faraday, Englishman].

At home in the evening his daughter pedals her bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, blacksmith of Dumfries, Scotland [modern safety bicycle invented by John Kemp Starley & John Albone, both English]

He watches the news on his television, an invention of John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland [ditto Faraday], and hears an item about the U.S. Navy, founded by John Paul Jones of Kirkbean, Scotland.

He has by now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation he picks up the Bible only to find that the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot, King James VI, who authorised its translation.

Nowhere can an Englishman turn to escape the ingenuity of the Scots [and nowhere can a Scotsman turn to escape the ingenuity of the English]

He could take to drink, but the Scots make the best in the world.

He could take a rifle and end it all but the breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick of Pitfours, Scotland.

If he escapes death, he might then find himself on an operating table injected with penicillin, which was discovered by Alexander Fleming of Darvel, Scotland, and given an anaesthetic, which was discovered by Sir James Young Simpson of Bathgate, Scotland [General anaesthetic Pioneered by Scotsman James Young Simpson and Englishman John Snow].

Out of the anaesthetic, he would find no comfort in learning he was as safe as the Bank of England [or the Bank of Scotland, founded by John Holland, Englishman!] founded by William Paterson of Dumfries, Scotland

Perhaps his only remaining hope would be to get a transfusion of guid Scottish blood which would entitle him to ask "Wha's Like Us".
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I'm guessing there will be a few unhappy Scots around today. When it came to the crunch, I guess they thought it would be safer to stick with the status quo.

By the way, here's a bit of trivia: Charles Wheatstone, electrical engineer and inventor of the Wheatstone bridge, also invented the Concertina.

Slacker...you know my christian name but I don't think you know my surname I will PM
No Im not a scot....lol...and btw...the other half of Harley Davidson was English.

Scotland splitting from the United Kingdom would have had dire consequences on the the rest of the UK economy for many years.  Plunging the pound and I didn't quite fancy Trident being shifted to Birkenhead, best leave it where it is [smiley]aes/joking.png[/smiley]

On a more serious note, I thought Tommy Sheridan's speeches were excellent. 

Gordons speech was good. I almost didn't notice he does that odd thing with his mouth at the end of every sentence

I love two things from Scotland. Scotch Whisky and Butter scotch flavor. [smiley]aes/martini.png[/smiley] [smiley]aes/wine.png[/smiley][smiley]aes/tongue.png[/smiley]

Quote from: Albalaha on September 20, 2014, 06:19:08 AM
Butter scotch flavor. [smiley]aes/martini.png[/smiley] [smiley]aes/wine.png[/smiley][smiley]aes/tongue.png[/smiley]

Fortunately or unfortunately Butter scotch is english. Closer to scotland, but it originated in south yorkshire.

Quote from: Leapyfrog on September 20, 2014, 09:20:16 AM
Fortunately or unfortunately Butter scotch is english. Closer to scotland, but it originated in south yorkshire.

wikki:"The first confirmed written record of whisky comes from 1405 in Ireland."

Quotewikki:"The first confirmed written record of whisky comes from 1405 in Ireland."

Thumbs up to that.