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28th April 06, 08:30 AM
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 Originally Posted by Pour1Malt
ai suppose ai shuid add Hamish's birthdee tae the list....
since he owns haf the kilts in England.... :rolleyes:
I'm sure he does...
hmmm...should we send him kilts for his birthday?
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28th April 06, 10:52 AM
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Another date
January 16, 1874 - Birthday of Robert W. Service, the "other" Ayershire bard (besides Rabbie Burns.)
Here's his first poem, saying grace on his sixth birthday:
God bless the cakes and bless the jam;
Bless the cheese and the cold boiled ham;
Bless the scones Aunt Jeannie makes,
And save us all from belly-aches. Amen
"Listen Men.... You are no longer bound down to the unmanly dress of the Lowlander." 1782 Repeal.
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From the latest "How Often" thread:
Originally Posted by Hamish
On the 15th of this month I will be celebrating the 7th Anniversary of my end to trouser tyranny - yes, 7 years since I stopped wearing trousers.
May 15th - "The Unfettering of Hamish Bicknell" should be observed as well, shouldn't it?
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Originally Posted by Wompet
From the latest " How Often" thread:
May 15th - "The Unfettering of Hamish Bicknell" should be observed as well, shouldn't it?
Definitly. Time to draw up a petition for congress to make it a federal holiday!
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Originally Posted by Wompet
From the latest " How Often" thread:
May 15th - "The Unfettering of Hamish Bicknell" should be observed as well, shouldn't it?
aye... guid wan... thot'l mak the list!
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a'richt...
this is you rabble's las chance tae add tae the Kilt Wearers Calendar....
in a couple days ai'll complile a' this an make a new list....
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P1M, are you going to just post a new completed list here, or are you going to put the dates on the calendar? If you're putting it on the calendar, I'd be willing to split the job with you, just send me the list and which half you want me to do.
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OK...
here is the full Calender as a list...
Kilt Wearers Calendar
(If ya need anither reason tae wear yur kilt!)
January 1--New Years Day. (You should be singing “Auld Lang Syne” by Robert Burns as the New Year begins.)
January 11 --Sir John A. Macdonald, First Prime Minister of Canada born in Glasgow (1815)
January 16 --Robert W. Service, the "other" Ayershire bard, born. (1874)
January 17 --Author Compton Mackenzie (Whisky Galore etc) born. (1883)
January 19 --James Watt an inventor whose improvements to the steam engine were largely responsible for the industial revolution, born.
January 25 --Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard, born Alloway. (1759) Traditional night of Burns Supper.
February 2 --Celtic Holiday, Imbolc (Candlemas)
February 5 --John Boyd Dunlop, who patented the first practical pneumatic tyre, born Ayrshire. (1846)
February 7 --Robert the Bruce captured Dumfries. (1313)
February 10 --Robert the Bruce murdered John ‘The Red’ Comyn. (1306)
February 13 --The massacre at Glencoe. (1692)
February 15 --Robert Angus Smith who discovered and coined the term acid rain, born.
March 1 --Saint David's Day (patron saint of Wales)
March 3 --Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh. (1847)
March 3 --James Doohan, actor, “Scotty” born. (1920)
March 4 --Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE, Formula One (F1) racing driver born in Kilmany. (1936)
March 17 --Treaty of Edinburgh between King Robert I and Edward III which recognised Scotland's independence, ending the 30 years of Wars of Independence. (1328)
March 17 --St Patrick’s Day
March 21 –-Celtic Holiday, Ostara (Spring/Vernal Equinox)
March 27 --King Robert I ("The Bruce") crowned at Scone. (1306)
March 27 --David Coulthard, Grand Prix racing driver born in Twynholm. (1971)
April 6 -- Anniversary of the Writing of the Declaration of Arbroath - "For we fight not for glory nor for riches nor for honour, but only and alone for freedom, which no good man surrenders but with his life". (1320)
April 6 --Celebration of Tartan Day approved by the US Senate, in recognition of the monumental achievements and invaluable contributions made by Scottish Americans. (1998)
April 13 --Robert Watson-Watt considered to be the inventor of RADAR, born
April 16 --Joseph Black the discoverer of Carbon Dioxide, born.
April 16 --The Battle of Culloden. (1746)
April 21 --John Muir, America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist, born in Dunbar, Scotland. (1838)
April 30 –-Celtic Holiday, Beltane (May Eve)
May 5 --No Pants Day (Get Yer Kilt Oot!)
May 9 --Sir J M Barrie, author of "Peter Pan" born (1860)
May 15 --"The Unfettering of Hamish Bicknell" Day.
May 22 -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author Sherlock Holmes born in Edinburgh. (1899)
June 3 --The Camerons wore the kilt for the last time, in military action, at Dunkirk. (1940)
June 7 --Robert the Bruce died, Cardross Castle.( 1329)
June 7 --Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Designer, Architect, born in Glasgow (1868)
June 7 --James Young Simpson, Pioneer in use of anaesthetics, in surgery and midwifery, born in Bathgate (1811)
June 11 --Jackie Stewart, OBE, Formula One Racer, Born in Dumbartonshire. (1939)
June 21 –-Celtic Holiday, Midsummer (Summer Solstice, Litha)
June 24 --Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II at Battle of Bannockburn. (1314)
June 26 --William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin born. Inventor of the Kelvin scale.
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