Comments on: Edinburgh 2 http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:52:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71145 Brett Holman Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:22:50 +0000 http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71145 There was a place near my hotel which sold deep-fried Mars Bars. I'd almost rather haggis. There was a place near my hotel which sold deep-fried Mars Bars. I’d almost rather haggis.

]]> By: Chris Williams http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71095 Chris Williams Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:44:21 +0000 http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71095 It did - the French innovation was to stop frying it in batter. It did - the French innovation was to stop frying it in batter.

]]> By: david tiley http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71092 david tiley Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:52:58 +0000 http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71092 So the French pinched the idea of the guillotine, and made it more stylish? Next you'll be telling us the baguette comes from Glasgow. So the French pinched the idea of the guillotine, and made it more stylish? Next you’ll be telling us the baguette comes from Glasgow.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71089 Brett Holman Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:56:48 +0000 http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71089 No, I didn't, but nothing surprises me about the Scottish disregard for commonsense pronunciation any longer! I'm sure you do it just to annoy the Sassenachs. (Insert "Dontcha know the Queen's English?" joke somewhere here.) No, I didn’t, but nothing surprises me about the Scottish disregard for commonsense pronunciation any longer! I’m sure you do it just to annoy the Sassenachs. (Insert “Dontcha know the Queen’s English?” joke somewhere here.)

]]> By: Jack http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71074 Jack Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:54:49 +0000 http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71074 Great stuff. You're a natural as a tour-guide. Seriously - and I lived there for 10 years! Btw, I take it you found out that Ballachulish is pronounced 'Balahoolish'? Great stuff. You’re a natural as a tour-guide. Seriously - and I lived there for 10 years!

Btw, I take it you found out that Ballachulish is pronounced ‘Balahoolish’?

]]> By: Vidi « Archaeoastronomy http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71055 Vidi « Archaeoastronomy Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:01:29 +0000 http://airminded.org/2008/02/28/edinburgh-2/#comment-71055 [...] Airminded · Edinburgh 2 The only sensible reaction is to club together to buy Brett air tickets to other interesting places. [...] [...] Airminded · Edinburgh 2 The only sensible reaction is to club together to buy Brett air tickets to other interesting places. [...]

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