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Re: National Tartan Day

To: 105671.471@compuserve.com, clough@erinet.com
Subject: Re: National Tartan Day
From: "" <greenman62@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 12:39:03 FILETIME=[0F8E0C40:01C0C0F2]
Cc: TR8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu, Triumphs@autox.team.net
>From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
>Reply-To: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
>To: "The Clough's" <clough@erinet.com>
>CC: "TR8 List" <TR8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>,   "TR List"  
><Triumphs@autox.team.net>,   "David Massey" <105671.471@compuserve.com>
>Subject: Re: National Tartan Day
>Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 00:06:54 -0500
>
>Message text written by "The Clough's"
> >Ahh, good thing I found out.  I'll have a sip of Talisker tonight to
>celebrate!
>
>Bruce Clough (MacDonald on my dad's side, mother is a Duncan)
>
>..maybe two sips of Talisker, then I'll take a Claymore to work on
>Monday....
><
>
>You could paint yourself blue and go naked.
>
   Then you'd  be a "woad warrior...

    Woad Ode

  NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE ANCIENT BRITONS Tune: Men of Harlech

  What's the use of wearing braces ?
  Vests and pants and boots with laces ?
  Spats and hats you buy in places
  Down the Brompton Road ?
  What's the use of shirts of cotton ?
  Studs that always get forgotten ?
  These affairs are simply rotten,
  Better far is woad.

  Woad's the stuff to show men.
  Woad to scare your foemen.
  Boil it to a brilliant hue
  And rub it on your back and your abdomen.
  Ancient Briton ne'er did hit on
  Anything as good as woad to fit on
  Neck or knees or where you sit on.
  Tailors you be blowed !!

  Romans came across the channel
  All dressed up in tin and flannel
  Half a pint of woad per man'll
  Dress us more than these.
  Saxons you can waste your stitches
  Building beds for bugs in britches
  We have woad to clothe us which is
  Not a nest for fleas
  Romans keep your armours.
  Saxons your pyjamas.
  Hairy coats were made for goats,
  Gorillas, yaks, retriever dogs and llamas

  Tramp up Snowdon with your woad on,
  Never mind if you get rained or blowed on
  Never want a button sewed on.
  Go it Ancient B's !!


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