Ode To The Scots

[DTCwordfan]

O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see
Your like again,
That fought and died for,
Your wee bit of Yokohoma, Japan,
And you stood against them,
Proud Samurai-san,
They sent you homeward,
To think again.

The Hills are bare now,
And Typhoon waters
lie deep and still,
O'er land that’s flooded and lost now,
Which those so dearly held,
That stood against you
Proud Samurai-san,
They sent you homeward,
To think again.

Those days are past now,
And in the past
The World Cup’s gone,
But we can still rise now,
And beat Japan again,
That stood against you,
Proud Samurai-san,
They sent you homeward,
To think again.

[wolf63]

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[Patsy33]

Very good!

[ToraToraTora]

stop it, i'm welling up here!

[jourdain2]

A wonderful match. I'm so sorry we lost. I've been supporting Scotland in R.U. for many years and for the most part it has been a very thankless task. So proud of them in the last few years.

Japan had a country's spirit to lift after the typhoon and they did that. Still so sorry for Scotland. What a match!

Nice ode DTC.

[Buenchico]

There's a far, far worse blow to the Scots than the loss of a game of rugby though: The Golden Spurtle is heading down here to Suffolk ;-)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50013646

[anneasquith]

Maple pecan porridge, what is wrong with those people !!!!

[Spicerack]

How many different ways can you mix oatmeal, water and salt? (in an edible fashion)

[Sam1960]

Sam takes a quick note, just in case it's a question in this Fridays news quiz ; )

[douglas9401]

As they (might) say in Edinburgh,

'You'll have had your oats'.

[THECORBYLOON]

We used to use a spirtle/spurtle to lift the clothes out the washing machine to put through the wringer.

It was bleached white, dry as a bone, full of cracks and about eight inches long. God knows how long it was originally.

[Spicerack]

Like a pair of tongs, was it?

[douglas9401]

Washing machine!!?? Wusssssssss!

What's wrong with a fast flowing river and a rock? :-)

[THECORBYLOON]

A bit hard to use a pair of tongs to stir porridge.

[anneasquith]

We were posh,,,,,, a washboard .

[Buenchico]

There's a website for everything these days ;-)
http://www.porridgelady.com/2014/01/20/the-spurtle-customs-myths-legends-and-lump-free-porridge/

[THECORBYLOON]

I didn't say it was plugged in did I?

[emmie]

excellent match and i for one thought the Japanese team played with verve, courage and much else. Sorry for Scotland but they played well but not well enough in the first 40 minutes.

[10ClarionSt]

There is only one World Cup for Scotland, Ireland and Wales and that is the annual Six Nations match against England. It's what Fergie called "cheating the manager" and brought the famous, funny rant from Kevin Keegan. They only put the REAL effort in when they play the English, so don't be surpised if any of them go no further in this competition.

[Quizmonster]

Let's not forget that - at the last] Rugby World Cup - the English didn't have to be "sent homeward to think again"...they already WERE at home!