Scarlet Pimple

A DUN is a pictish hill fort. Like the one on the top of Craig Dunain. So Dunkirk means what IHE?

Yes IBM--I once asked my dad what the war was like and he answered obliquely and really said nothing .I was watching a video doc. about the Somme very recently and it featured the terrific explosions in that particular conflict originating rom the underground tunnelling. The results were horrific and stupefying ....for both sides . Most of the dead soldiers' bodies were buried by the falling earth or just evaporated from the blast.

-- manship

Yes. Passing back to the goalie (or even one back passing across field to the other back) is now an increasingly common, irritating occurrence in the MLS in North America. It almost always seems to me to be an avoidance of responsibility, a lack of attacking zeal or a lack of self-confidence. But what's wrong with at least blootering it up the park fifty yards, rather than passing the ball backwards which will never score goals and could put the goalie under pressure if he flubs it?

Early days though, Bughtmaster. Both the team and Richie Foran must be given time to get to know each other in their selected positions, settle things down and get the road-map arranged correctly (metaphorically speaking of course). Route 1 being clearly marked as : A. You have the ball. B. the goal is right there ahead of you and C. Go for it and don't turn corners, or pass back ever.

ICTPaisley-I've given you a + tick for the diligent research you've obviously undertaken.Good stuff. Abbreviation of many headings and titles nowadays into letters only has become the unfortunate new "mod" theme I'm afraid.Whether this is a "youngster thing" or just a sign of the times that we are all so pressed for time I have no idea, but to me it seems more like a creeping disease. Maybe the abbreviations just fit better into the now almost universal cell phones or something. But when it gets to the point that in newspapers or flyers or tickets, etc, it seems more and more to be little else than a reflection of just laziness on our part and you don't even know what half the abbreviations mean then it's time to rethink this and maybe simply go back to using the English language as intended for communication. In the RAF many years ago if you were selected to go for tests to see if you had the qualities they were looking for as Potential Officer Material, then you were then described as a POM. Beyond that I have no memories of abbreviations being any type of an issue as it is now. Comments?

Actually I've seen pictures of it and that's enough for me. It won't be high on my "to do" list I'm afraid.

When I was a boy some fun was made of a lady who called these pictures "Muriels". And I asked my mother ..."Muriel's what?" . Amidst laughter, the answer was not really repeatable.

I guess when an older fogie like SP looks back in time to the days of greatness lingering in his mind for the Academy when he was there, he is left with only good memories and good thoughts of how glorious it all was except that at the time he probably didn't quite see it in that light. One look at the main hall filled with such tawdry furniture and what seems like a total denigration of that once hallowed space (am I seeing right or have the sides of the space been covered in cheap wooden frescos or what?) once completed in my mind's eye by rector DJ's presence in all his dignified majesty , just fills me with sadness and disbelief. So much so that all I can think of is "let's get on to the next thread". What a mess--the ambience has been destroyed completely and any beauty lingering in either the mind or memory instantly starts to evaporate, even remembering that with age comes only memories of how much larger and grander the place may once have been -- more than it actually was in truth. This is not about the physical aspects of the space but the feelings which it once indelibly printed into the young brain and how we felt then as opposed to what we are forced to accept as brutal realism now. And nobody cares ...the final straw.

Both strips are good looking , except................. I would have preferred the home strip socks to be one colour of blue, which is classy, and not with all these stripes which tend to make the lads look like they are sporting the get up of a circus clown. The away kit looks sensational and would have been even more so had the pants been red.

I agree, Jagster!

I could not sleep in case I fell in and drownded I'm not sure if my thoughts were clear but if they were my fear was well grounded.

I'm warming to you Jock!; it's good when there's warming among the "hoi polloi" One day we'll have a beer in Sneckie Over a "Ferry "table complete with nods and beckie(s). By then we'll both be wreckies, our canes under the chair Och....Life's nae sae guid after seventy fair. I've just today bought a new mattress to ease my aching back Now my money's paid I ken I'll never get it back. But ane thing's certain, tae ..I do enjoy yer craic. Ah ken it tae, and so do you, you crafty heeland man, that yer much smarter than any bearded oldie oughter. And you have the charm of that cultured look but ah'm still no gonna let youse near ma daughter. Yese may be auld but not without that wicked, winning smile. So, no sirree , not within a country mile. I ken yer type too well. You'll chat her up with crafty, sleekit , leggy, Caley jokies, and you'll deffo ring her bell. It's time to go, before the mo, and ah hiv only wan thiang tae say: " mosey down tae New Orleans and get yersel a Southern lassie. Ye'll nae understaun a word she says but she'll charm ye oot yer kilt with classy and sassy, lilting phrases which yer still young enough tae enjoy, cos Daddy know that yer young at heart and in reality still a boy.......

I like it! Nuff said.

C.B.-- You must be the only person on this site who relishes posting such comments just to remind us all how erudite a person you are i.e. well above the standard of the average poster..eh? But whatever useful, point that you are attempting to make here probably escapes the majority of the members on this site, including me, because, apparently, none exists. Is there something/anything at all which is constructive in your comments? What made you think S.P. did not know the Greek meaning? Why, if you had ever taken the time out from admiring the movement of your lips in the mirror and viewed a series of documentaries on the T.V., as I have done in the past few years, you might find that these videos are filled with such historical facts. Such as the one both I and S.P recently enjoyed , hosted by a very widely travelled and erudite lady (was it Joanne Lumley?) who was commenting upon the Parthenon and it's surroundings and mentioned that very phrase in advising us about the outdoor "Parliamentary" gatherings that they had and who attended.The whole point S.P. was trying to make had nothing to do with the spelling of "Hoi Polloi" and you are correct in your second-line assessment in your reply. But, Since 100% of the other members on here also understood that, then I ask again .."what is your point."? C.B. You know, I've noted that for about the last 9 months, minimum, you lurk in the shadows and ONLY answer posts from S.P when you see what YOU feel is a mistake or spelling error, with the sole intent of pulling the S.P. down. So far I can recall about 4 to 5 incidents Then you pounce and firstly damn the poster by faint praise (makes you look generous and fair-minded.eh?) and then gleefully point out the mistake or spelling error to the world, thus (in your mind) discomfiting and belittling him whilst, of course, re-emphasizing how smart and knowledgeable you are. No comment is made on, or about, the heading of the thread and recently you appear to be foolish enough to openly admit that you wasted hours of your time to make sure you have verified the facts that you present (but have nothing to do with the thread content!) If my boy, now an old S.P., inadvertently hurt your feelings in replying to one of your posts way back in the past just remember that "facts are chiels that winnae ding" and you really must try to get over it. So, tell you what?Just have the courage to send him a line by the internal mail here and I will ensure that you get an adequate reply that will smooth your feathers so you can fly off for a long holiday in the Martian atmosphere. Fair deal........eh? Love , Daddy Pimpernell l

Er? Is the lady chipper missing though?

And here was my thinking that the not unusual use of the word "eh" at the end of sentences was unique to Canada .. not necessarily, nor singularly, used only by the "low peloi" being the somewhat less well educated defined as the "lower classes." It might also be something of a plea to the person to whom it is addressed to acknowledge the remark , thus giving substance to both the speaker and to the substance of his utterances.. Mostly it's more of a joke in Canada now used by comedians to elicit laughter and re-assure the audiences that they are of a higher class than the comedian and can safely laugh at his antics as he attempts to portray the character as less educated than they are. Or something... Looks like I may have led a sheltered life in Inverness, IHE, before leaving that hallowed fold. That bad, eh?

Good Lordy. Even I remember this gentleman, Mr Buchanan. Tall , slim and distinguished-looking. He would not remember me though since I have little or no artistic talent. When a picture might enhance my posts my radar signals (S.O.S.) are frequently picked up by the also distinguished IHE who obligingly posts his creations alongside them for illustration and titillation. What a guy.

You mean ... Alvin and/of the Chipmunks IHE?

The only reason that Rice may be disliked by the players could be if he speaks too sharply to them and they refer to these admonishments among themselves as "Rice Crispies."

I share IamtheCaptain's views on the Irish Link. With an Irish Manager in place at Inverness and young lads in Ireland with tongues hanging out waiting to be seen and recognised and actually signed by a British Club (i.e ICT in this case) it's a terrific starting point for an enduring and very productive future relationship that makes all kinds of sense. Let's face it, the stature of our club has increased over the years and any ambitious young man can be made to see the opportunity for prominence in the pond of Scottish football as opposed to the much larger and diverse English pond as being of greater advantage to the furtherance of their careers. The lack of funds in the club, to allow us to sign established local players, is not necessarily a bad thing if, and when, we foster a very strong bond with a good overseas connection like that in Ireland. Then, as our roster of Irish , hand-picked youngsters grows, we can perhaps blood the more experienced up and coming boys in the first team more and more frequently. It will require hard work for the officials of Caley Thistle but the end results and rewards can be excellent for both connections, here in Inverness and also in Dublin. At the same time, not forgetting the home-grown players, that extra edge of competition can also spur them on so that the opportunities for advancement increase as their work rate and enthusiasm is fostered rather than stifled.

As a happy man he may be at ICT until he retires . He does appear to love the Highlands and his family is also settled here. Since this is now about a local lad whose feet and future are firmly planted in Inverness, we should support him 100% , through thick and thin IMHO. End of story.

Laughter

Brill--and I don't mean Dean.....

Thank you ,IBM. Much obliged. In looking at the memorial through a magnifying glass it's still very difficult to pick out a name but I don't think my uncle Duncan (19) is mentioned. I have no doubt, however, that many young Cameron men died in that conflict and the space on this particular and pleasing memorial is very limited indeed. I will certainly have this in my mind when next I visit and will go over to the church for sure. Kind regards. S.P.