My HERO!!!
 

I think I'm in love...check this guy out!!! The Uniform is really something! Especially the HAT!!!
And hows that for "shooting from the hip".

http://www.scotroots.com/soldierW.jpg

Any other links to "Old Soldiers" ("Old" as in "Olden Days" images???)

:D:cool: :D

Carman

Re: My HERO!!!
 

Nope, but how about this guy? :)

Dragoon Guard Piper
 

I've been associated in pipe bands for 30 yrs,but for the life of me this a first.I've seen the photo before,but it just dawned on me-a camoflaged pipe bag cover.

Re: Carmen
 

You asked for it... :D

Rock A N D Roll with it!!!
 

Hey... I love it!!! But GEOFF... those two guys are pretty shy for soldiers? eh eh? Huh? :D I know. I'm bad.

I saw the other guy (the piper on the vehicle...) in another post in here. I didn't notice either about the camoflaged bag. Who is the Piper???

Pretty awsome...I eagerly await more images:cool: ;)

Geoff.....
 

The lass wur looken fer Scots, nah Swalhili tribesmen!

Re: My Hero
 

Carman wrote: "I think I'm in love...check this guy out!!! "

Me thinks your giving away your age here Dear, if your in love with the 'Jock' in the picture, which I hope you didn't take yourself :eek:..........so you took it when.............1854 you say :eek: and I suppose, the reason for his stance, is that he was just informed that the 'taps' had been turned off for the night.

You should maybe ask Geoff for the numbers of the two young Jocks in his picture, me thinks they're a 'wee' bit younger than your heart throb there :p

Me thinks I'd better leave now before.............:eek:

Cheers :p

The LASS
 

"is well pleased, SIRS..., withe likes o the old Scot. Must be the "Old Orkney" in the likes o me'.:D He looks so fierce, does my HERO, and I'd no doubt that he'd be as fierce a protector as he would a fierce enemy... ahhh... yesterday. Aren't no days like yesterdays. Nor men.:D :D :D :D :D :p

Re: My Hero
 

Carman;

You never told us he had Brothers.................. :D :rolleyes:

Ohhhhhhh gawd...I just wet myself.

Tooo much!:D C

Those guys are really scarey..................C

Even the likes o me couldn't break thru that Scot dourness. Hahahahhahahhahaaaah:D

Dammit, I can hardly type I'm laughing so hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hbhlgyuryuorty

Re:
 

Me thinks the 'Old Bird' may need rubber panties.........oh oh...............:eek: :D

Cheers :p

Re: Re:
 

It "Depends".... :D :p

Belly Hurts!
 

Okay you guys...my belly hurts, I've had two baths today, I don't have any rubber pants, and my daughters will be choked if they can't get thru because I'm busy on the internet pee-ing my pants.

What a day!:D :D :D there should be a warning before people read this thread to be sitting down, eating and drinking nothing, and go to the bathroom FIRST!!!

Take care...
C

MARK...so priceless!!!!!!
 

(You never told us he had Brothers..................) said MARK!

Gawd. Mark. That's so dammed priceless...i can't stop looking at that picture of the "brothers" and laughing...gawd nmy poor belly............................................. ..................... :D ...C

Re: Scots-Laughing-Sore Belly
 

Just what the Doctor ordered...............................but just in case you laugh to much and 'Bust' something or other, and not the bladder, :eek:, me hopes.............have a little something on standby to whisk you away for treatment.............me thinks.......

:eek: :p :eek:

I forgot, only need a wee one standing by for 'Little Miss Yappy' :)

Oh my God!!
 

Woke up a few times after pipe band gigs,especially after the Friday nite Caille at the Maxwell Heeland Games,except we were nay, not even wearing the horse sporrans that the gentlemen in the photo are at least wearing.Excuse me while I get the Windex & wipe the spittle off the computer screen

Man down ... man down QUICK
 

MARK.... M A R K .....quick! BRING the AMBULANCE over here...the BIG ONE...man down man dowqn. I repeat...bring the AMBULANCE...OH NOOOOOOOOOo....

MARKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK....quick QUICKLY..........
bring the WINDEX for Garry tooo. OH MY GAWD... MARK....QUICK.... bring the DEPENDS....................:D :D :D :eek:

Thanks Guys and Girl - with all the doom and gloom around at the moment I needed a good laugh.

Carman - Orkney - at least as late as the 1800's there was a district that still carried my mother's family name - Stromness and Harrie. And after the '45 rising they went to Canada, made a fourtune in the fur trade (according to legend), came back here and blew the lot in three generations!

Re: Man down ... man down QUICK
 

Hi Carman;

He's not down.....haven't you ever heard the expression, 'When in Doubt, Kip-Out'.............he's just having a wee snooze, that's all...........mind ya, 'Mum' doesn't look to pleased about it.....you've got this thing for men with big furry.............:eek: :rolleyes: :p

Cheers :)

P.S. - who said the wittle ambulance even worked....all I said, was that it was on standby.......oh, you thought we'd actually tie up an ambulance to deal with your tummy pains.........oh :rolleyes: :p

ORKNEY
 

Hi Dave... YES! MARK DESERVES the CREDIT FOR THIS THREAD!!!!!! After all.... HE... started it (grin) Thank goodness! Thank you MARK! The laughter is great medicine and replenishes some energy to pay attention to that gloom and doom stuff. I haven't looked at the news for two days (needed the break and am powerless to fix it!)

ORKNEY....STROMNESS!!! Cool. One of my ancestors is from there. Robert or Edward Mowat... I think EDWARD (will have to check again) I think EDWARD is Father to Robert. Two other places my ancestors hail from are ORPHIR and CAITHNESS (I think I got the Caithness right?) Some other family names are MOWAT, FIRTH, FLETT, PRUDEN, CRAIGIE, SINCLAIR and more, I'm sure. I actually have quite a bit of Scot in me from a few sources and I may even find my Icelandic 'half' ancestors hailed from there as well. :) I did read that those old Vikings couldn't resist the Scottish lassies. Even stole some of them and took them home to Iceland (grin)

Oh my GAWD.... what if those "brothers" are my ANCESTORS!!!!!!!!!!!!

They're so S C A R E Y....:D

I'm really glad this thread madefor laughter and lighter zany moments :-)

Carman

Confused
 

Carman, lets see if I'm reading this right, now your saying that those 'brothers' are your 'SISTERS' :eek: ..................:eek: ...........
:eek:

:D :p

CORRECTION..................!
 

Oooops...I thought I was in my Birthday Thread.

I...me....myself....and I....started this thread!

So there:p Mark deserves absolutely NO CREDIT.

hahahahhaaaa:D

I'm tired of you pickin' on me...I'm going to another thread ;)

:cool: .........are you leaving a forwarding address....:p

Up the Agrylls!
 

The first two photos on this thread, unless my slightly foo eyes deceive me, are of the exceedingly Highland men of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. In fact, the Crimean War photo may be of a soldier of the old 93rd, the most Highland of all Highland regiments.

How did this reeking Sassanach come to admire the Argylls? I have no idea; my Scottish step-granny's father and brothers were KOSB's. In Stirling Castle I stood underneath the colours of the old 93rd carried at the Alma and those carried at New Orleans, and I wept. I even reached up and touched them. The duty sergeant thought I was nuts, but I think I impressed him.

"Who's like us? Damn few, and they're all dead."

Bob

Scots
 

In my best Sean Connery impression:

"Ennly Ah Reel Mahn ken shmell lack -ah wheet goot un shtill be shexy."

http://www.dana-nield.com/home/images/mhTylerandUS.jpg

Bestman, Me, Bethers, Maid of Honour, thanking the Lord we didn't go regimental as it was about 55 degrees by the canal that day!

Cheers!

Dana

Smart one Dana - just a bit too close too the canal for a highland fling -----------


Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh - he's fallen in der water!!!!!!:D



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