Raison D'etre
I am currently reading 'The Power of One' by Australian author Bryce Courtenay.I came across the following passage which, to me, is a really powerful reason for the success of this site:(and I would...
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Railway Porter's Song Verse 1 and Refrain!Well, I'm a railway porter and my name is Willie Wee,I'm the maist important person you could ever hope to see,I'm in charge of every station, frae Dundonnell...
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Hi Ray,A couple of questions:1. What is the air to the song?Quote:Ye change for Auchtermuchty, Tilly or Tuchty;Crieff and John o'Groats, Fife and Tulloch oats, Beecham's Pills and Quaker Oats:2. What...
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Hi, RodI'm not sure of the tune (air). Tulloch oats are oats grown in the Tulloch region. Does The Flying (Musical) Scribe know?I think the gist is that the porter was shouting out the names on the...
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Last verse!!Well, one day the Royal Train drew in, my heart was full of pride,I keeked in through the windae, and whae d'ye think I spied?It was His Majesty! King George - himself, the Queen was by...
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I like that RayBeats rugby songs - but a darn sight more difficult to get your mouth round after a pint or two!
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Brilliant Ray,I really enjoyed your song. I pictured the porter yelling YE'VE GOT TO CHANGE HERE!! to the King Cheers!Rod
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Ray the Singing scribe is completely flummuxed, I have never heard of that song, great lyrics, I could just visualise Chic Murray singing it in the metropole glasgow with his wife Maidie playing the...
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Hi Thanks Ray,As Rod has said before "if you want to know something, some on this board will be able to tell you". I asked about this song several weeks ago, and bingo there it is. I have only heard...
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The Lobster SongHi Mike, I have taken the liberty of copying song across to my files. On reading through it, I found it just as funny as the 1st time I heard it. So much so, other members of the...
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RodWhat have I to do - I have a teddy in my control centre but it wont show here!It'll get tossed out of the pram soon . . .
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Mike, like you, having trouble displaying piccie. How did you get it to work in the end?If i edit does the picture correct?easier to take it out and forget it, from now on though uit will display.
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ah ah, it's all in the spelling of royodo, or rodoyo, . etcMMMM, no it doesn't, anyone trying to keep track of this?thought not!still lets try taking the picture out, then edit it back in again. nope...
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now I've got it!Don't get too close 'cos you might get it too.I solemny promise to learn how to type.I am the preverbial "Dipstick".
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Well Teddy and Del Boy,Now that you have been driven mad posting your icons, here is a test to see if you are still sane:people.cornell.edu/pages/...nsane.htmlGood luck!Rodney Trotter
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That is absolutely brilliant. Ha dthe majority of the office rolling at that.At least we now know that we are the sane one's, and them that didn't larf are weird.
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Rod-I was wondering what the Laughing Gnome was doing these days!ST EW.
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