Quote Originally Posted by KD Burke View Post
Last year, I was asked to present the Toast to the Lassies at our annual Burns supper. I'm pleased to say that it went reasonably well and I got good reviews. For what it's worth I "proved" that Tam O'Shanter wasn't chased across the countryside because he interrupted the hideous revelries of a coven of witches , but because he inappropriately complimented a woman on her mini-skirt!

Since I'm still serving on the board, I'm likely to be asked to some role in next year's dinner. To that end, I'm looking for Burns quotes that are particularly memorable.

Any suggestions?
You could always modify The Bells of Mauchline to The Bells of Jacksonville with ladies from your society:

In Mauchline there dwells six proper young belles,
The pride of the place and its neighbourhood a',
Their carriage and dress, a stranger would guess,
In London or Paris they'd gotten it a'.

Miss Millar is fine, Miss Markland's divine,
Miss Smith she has wit, and Miss Betty is brave,
There's beauty and fortune to get wi' Miss Morton;
But Armour's the jewel for me o' them a'.

We did this many years ago in a "reader's theatre" skit of Burns's life; I recited the poem while walking around the room with a red rose, stopping at various ladies before ending up in front of my wife at the line "But Armour's..." and then giving her the red rose.

T.