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[Paladin - York]

I'm going to my first ever Burns Night on Saturday. I'm not sure if it's best to be prepared or just to ignorantly let events unfold. Either way, if haggis & bashed neeps are on the menu - bring'em on.

Tioraidh.

 

[snorri]

Depends on how formal the event will be and how many are in attendance, but it might help you to enjoy the evening more if you have some idea of the format
http://www.worldburnsclub.com/supper/burns_supper_1.htm

Enjoy!

 

[Theseus]

Make sure you drink plenty of whisky, the speeches can go on a bit.

 

[Archie_tect]

Speeches? ...nom,nom,nom -never noticed they had speeches!

 

[Noodley]

I can think of few things worse than attending a Burns Supper.

 

[Archie_tect]

Try any of the annual 'Awards' dinners! Yawn...

 

[TheDoctor]

I can think of few things worse than attending a Burns Supper.

Try any of the annual 'Awards' dinners! Yawn...

But at least the 'Awards' dinners don't serve haggis...

 

[brockers]

I can think of few things worse than attending a Burns Supper.

Is that because it's become faux Scottishness - appropriated by the Hibernian diaspora, and those with more dubious claims and distant links to the 'auld hame'? (Like me f'rinstance..), and giving them an excuse to wear a skirt? Or a meringue?

 

[Archie_tect]

No, you're right Doc!

... but I like haggis.

 

[fimm]

This might not be the point to admit that I'm giving the toast "To the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns" at our mountaineering club Burns Supper tomorrow...

 

[deckertim]

We are hosting a Burn's night this Saturday and there is only 1 Scot attending. Just an excuse really for a party, but I love Haggis and Whisky

 

[snorri]

I can think of few things worse than attending a Burns Supper.

Philistine.

 

[User482]

I can't think of anything worse than attending a Burns Supper

War, genocide, poverty, famine, Channel 5?

 

[Paladin - York]

Thanks for the entertaining replies and the link (Snorri).

The "Supper" is an informal one that is being held at a neighbour's house. It is being hosted by two local, and recent Kingdom of Fife, exiles to the village, keen to show us here in "Shasainn" what we're missing (?) north of Gretna Green?

The only reservation I have is that I made an inebriate remark recently about reciting "To a Mouse" in the Scottish dialect - with a Yorkshire accent?

 

[snorri]

The only reservation I have is that I made an inebriate remark recently about reciting "To a Mouse" in the Scottish dialect - with a Yorkshire accent?

Most people I know will consider copious quantities of whisky to be adequate compensation for sore ears caused by pronunciation booboos.