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From: bill@sigma.UUCP (Bill Swan)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.celts,net.internat,net.jokes
Subject: Re: With tongue in cheek
Message-ID: <566@sigma.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 12:25:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 12:25:32 1985
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Summary: 

In article <746@othervax.UUCP> ray@othervax.UUCP (Raymond D. Dunn) writes:
>"The British Isles, it is said, are inhabited by four nations.
> The Scots, who keep the Sabbath, and everything else they can lay
> their hands on.
> The Welsh, who pray upon their knees and upon their neighbours. 
> The Irish, who don't know what they want, but are willing to die for it.
> And the English, who, considering themselves a race of self-made men,
> thereby relieve the Almighty of a dreadful responsibility".
>Ray Dunn (who should keep the Sabbath..) ..philabs!micomvax!othervax!ray

..and a story told by Roy Gullane (of the Tannahill Weavers) about discerning
the differences in the different nationalities:

"..Just imagine there's been a plane wreck on a desert island. There are only
   eight survivors: two Scots, two Irish, two Welsh, and two English.

   By the end of the first day, the Scots have built a whiskey distillery.

   By the end of the second, the Irish have drunk it.

   By the end of the third, the Welsh have formed a choir,

   but after 16 weeks the two English are still waiting to be introduced to
   each other!"

Bill Swan (who'll keep the rest!)  ..!uw-beaver!tikal!sigma!bill
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