Comments on: How I Came To The USA. Part 1. http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/ Singed Feathers Everywhere*. Hebridean Mother Living In WierdyBeardysville, USA Thu, 17 May 2012 02:18:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 'Hey blone' http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-20436 'Hey blone' Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:31:47 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-20436 Oh heeoree a bhalich, what on earth are you too do? I am so moved by your awful plight. I mean, being swapped or traded for a John Deere - a Massey Ferguson I could just about take... but then thinking about it, there might be an awful scramble in the village here at the tattie planting! You know what these Skye men are like! These Leosachs are every where.... Oh heeoree, I best go - Kenny John is shouting for more milk for the lamb! Damn pets! I can't wait for the next instalment...you might make it onto Roddy Smith's book shelves yet blone! Oh heeoree a bhalich, what on earth are you too do? I am so moved by your awful plight. I mean, being swapped or traded for a John Deere – a Massey Ferguson I could just about take… but then thinking about it, there might be an awful scramble in the village here at the tattie planting!
You know what these Skye men are like! These Leosachs are every where….
Oh heeoree, I best go – Kenny John is shouting for more milk for the lamb! Damn pets!
I can’t wait for the next instalment…you might make it onto Roddy Smith’s book shelves yet blone!

]]> By: ExAfrica http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3149 ExAfrica Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:49:22 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-3149 "you dozy bint" Eirrr the Americans have a lot to learn when it comes to good slang. Think I shall try that one out at orfice tomorrow. “you dozy bint”

Eirrr the Americans have a lot to learn when it comes to good slang. Think I shall try that one out at orfice tomorrow.

]]> By: Problem Child Bride aka wirepeach http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2462 Problem Child Bride aka wirepeach Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:00:03 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-2462 Paw, why is everyone interested in the tractor? What about me? Memememememe? MY tragic entrance into the seedy underworld of human trafficking? Tractor - phthoo! Mumblemumblewhataboutmemumblemumble. Cindy, thanks for stopping by. Welcome! I'll be over at your's for a snoop in a bit. Paw, why is everyone interested in the tractor? What about me? Memememememe? MY tragic entrance into the seedy underworld of human trafficking? Tractor – phthoo! Mumblemumblewhataboutmemumblemumble.

Cindy, thanks for stopping by. Welcome! I’ll be over at your’s for a snoop in a bit.

]]> By: Cindy http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2461 Cindy Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:01:39 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-2461 Followed you over from Latigo's because your comments are always so interesting. This is awesome. I love your writing. Followed you over from Latigo’s because your comments are always so interesting. This is awesome. I love your writing.

]]> By: paw http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2373 paw Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:30:14 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-2373 How old was the tractor? How old was the tractor?

]]> By: Problem Child Bride aka wirepeach http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2371 Problem Child Bride aka wirepeach Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:48:46 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-2371 It's true, Mom 101. Bitterness rises in my throat just to think of it. Doccie M, I expect that was because of the way you wax your bikini-line. They probably discounted your being Scottish because of the assumption you'd need more hair to keep the chill out. Emma, i have long since discarded the coarse sheep-wool garb of my youth and all it's associations of betrayal and being too warm at ceilidhs. It has been several years now since I adopted my current wasp-waisted-and-full-crinolene-petticoat-with-immaculate-apron look. In fact, I've started quite a trend here in Ojai. All the fellas are wearing wasp-waisted dresses down at the Moose Lodge, this weather. Tattieheid, welcome! Thank-you for visiting. You're right. But I'll show 'em, you see if I don't! This is one Hebridean who won't take being sold into slavery, lying down! I'm in America now see, and I know this attorney and HEEEE thinks I might have a very good chance suing them. Ha! Thay won't be expecting THAT! I just have to find $10000 to show my "good faith" in him and he'll get cracking on it. And you're right about wee heavies being absolutely the best size for heavies, and so flexible. I like the big wee heavies best. It’s true, Mom 101. Bitterness rises in my throat just to think of it.

Doccie M, I expect that was because of the way you wax your bikini-line. They probably discounted your being Scottish because of the assumption you’d need more hair to keep the chill out.

Emma, i have long since discarded the coarse sheep-wool garb of my youth and all it’s associations of betrayal and being too warm at ceilidhs. It has been several years now since I adopted my current wasp-waisted-and-full-crinolene-petticoat-with-immaculate-apron look. In fact, I’ve started quite a trend here in Ojai. All the fellas are wearing wasp-waisted dresses down at the Moose Lodge, this weather.

Tattieheid, welcome! Thank-you for visiting. You’re right. But I’ll show ‘em, you see if I don’t! This is one Hebridean who won’t take being sold into slavery, lying down! I’m in America now see, and I know this attorney and HEEEE thinks I might have a very good chance suing them. Ha! Thay won’t be expecting THAT! I just have to find $10000 to show my “good faith” in him and he’ll get cracking on it. And you’re right about wee heavies being absolutely the best size for heavies, and so flexible. I like the big wee heavies best.

]]> By: Problem Child Bride aka wirepeach http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2370 Problem Child Bride aka wirepeach Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:28:39 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-2370 Claire, no I wouldn't. I'm too stupid to make a voice-post work. I'll have another shot over at your's. It used to work for me but now I get an error message. I was using Firefox for a while on and off. Could that be it or wouldn't that make a difference? Completely stupid, you see, and I just won't learn, making me also, therefore, immensely irritating. SafeT, I can't wait for that bit either. I just have to make it big now to show the wretches (although well-mannered wretches, can't fault them there) they made a big mistake in selling me for so paltry a price. Then, then by God, will they be sorry. It's always bothered me that they got more for my brother than for me. Claire, no I wouldn’t. I’m too stupid to make a voice-post work. I’ll have another shot over at your’s. It used to work for me but now I get an error message. I was using Firefox for a while on and off. Could that be it or wouldn’t that make a difference? Completely stupid, you see, and I just won’t learn, making me also, therefore, immensely irritating.

SafeT, I can’t wait for that bit either. I just have to make it big now to show the wretches (although well-mannered wretches, can’t fault them there) they made a big mistake in selling me for so paltry a price. Then, then by God, will they be sorry. It’s always bothered me that they got more for my brother than for me.

]]> By: Tattieheid http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2363 Tattieheid Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:00:07 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-2363 Hello to a fellow Scot, even if you are in exile. Love the story so far although you might have made it a bottle of Macallan single malt! Make it more understandable, even I wouldn't have traded you for a bottle of Jack, John deere or no John Deere! Waiting for next instalment with almost a baited breath, got the hiccups from too many "wee heavys" and not enough Macallan! :) Hello to a fellow Scot, even if you are in exile.

Love the story so far although you might have made it a bottle of Macallan single malt! Make it more understandable, even I wouldn’t have traded you for a bottle of Jack, John deere or no John Deere!

Waiting for next instalment with almost a baited breath, got the hiccups from too many “wee heavys” and not enough Macallan!

:)

]]> By: emma http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2358 emma Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:17:00 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-2358 Look forward to hearing how you did escape this evil fate and possibly, I don't know, stowed away in a large freighter bound for America, along with hundreds more exploited Outer Hebredians who were sold into servitude. I know it's painful to write about, but it will be cathartic, believe me. Do tell, do you still wear the traditional garb of a long, plain but becoming dress with crinolene petticoats in California? And if so, do you get any funny looks or do you just explain it away by saying you're Amish? Look forward to hearing how you did escape this evil fate and possibly, I don’t know, stowed away in a large freighter bound for America, along with hundreds more exploited Outer Hebredians who were sold into servitude. I know it’s painful to write about, but it will be cathartic, believe me.

Do tell, do you still wear the traditional garb of a long, plain but becoming dress with crinolene petticoats in California? And if so, do you get any funny looks or do you just explain it away by saying you’re Amish?

]]> By: Dr Maroon http://problemchildbride.com/2006/08/18/how-i-came-to-the-usa-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 Dr Maroon Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:51:27 +0000 http://problemchildbride.com/blog/?p=81#comment-2357 Accents, I love em. A previous Mrs Maroon and I were in a compartment of Europeans on a train to Vienna. It really WAS like an Agatha Christie story. Obviously to each other we spoke in our normal seeyoujimmy gutteral Scotch, but when the conversation in the compartment turned to English as the Lingua Franca among our varied companions, we introduced ourselves and joined in. They were all astounded that we were British. Two of them thought we were Brazilian of all things. Accents, I love em. A previous Mrs Maroon and I were in a compartment of Europeans on a train to Vienna. It really WAS like an Agatha Christie story. Obviously to each other we spoke in our normal seeyoujimmy gutteral Scotch, but when the conversation in the compartment turned to English as the Lingua Franca among our varied companions, we introduced ourselves and joined in.
They were all astounded that we were British. Two of them thought we were Brazilian of all things.

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