Happy Burns Night

[Marky Mark]

Well he'd have to be a bard otherwise the one about him going into a pub and the landlord telling him he was bard would be even less funnier than it is already

[Marky Mark]

Originally Posted by Waskey

Happy Burns Night!

Just wish Weatherspoons hadn't jumped on the bandwagon!

Tell me a bandwagon that Witty Spons haven't jumped on. At least I'll get to watch the rugby somewhere next week

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by Dave Crampton

Shakepeare was English, from your post. I thought you were Welsh?

Just cos Nicks not english doesn't mean he cannot appreciate good writing from an englishman.


I am english and enjoy some scots stuff and some welsh stuff, personally I hate shakespeare but that might be to do with having it foisted on me in secondary school

[nickb]

Originally Posted by Dave Crampton

Shakepeare was English, from your post. I thought you were Welsh?

Originally Posted by dry suit diver

Just cos Nicks not english doesn't mean he cannot appreciate good writing from an englishman.

Hey steady on fellas, I get enough grief from Milldog. I may live in Cardiff but I'm English - a Gloster Boy

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by nickb

Hey steady on fellas, I get enough grief from Milldog. I may live in Cardiff but I'm English - a Gloster Boy

thats why you can appreciate good writing. unless of course you too had your fill of billy boy in school.

[nickb]

Originally Posted by dry suit diver

thats why you can appreciate good writing. unless of course you too had your fill of billy boy in school.

I never appreciated Shakespeare at school and gave up English Lit. at the earliest opportunity in favour of science subjects. I enjoy it now though, but for sheer joy of the language I prefer Dickens and especially PG Wodehouse.

[Hickdive]

Originally Posted by Jay_Benson

The big difference is that Shakespeare is an international standard Bard whilst Burns is provincial / parochial standard.

Yup that's why all over the world, on New Year's eve, people link hands and recite a sonnet from Shakespeare. :-)

[StephM]

Originally Posted by nickb

I think you'll find he wrote poetry too.

Better unrest that case of yours

Case well and truly unrested.

Strange that I could name at least half a dozen Shakespeare plays but not one of his poems.

Incidentally, I could name at least half a dozen of Burn's poems, at least a dozen songs but not one of his plays :-)

Is there for honest poverty
That hangs his head, an' a' that
The coward slave, we pass him by
We dare be poor for a' that
For a' that, an' a' that
The rank is but the guinea's stamp
The man's the gowd for a' that
What though on hamely fare we dine
Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine
A man's a man, for a' that
For a' that, an' a' that
Their tinsel show an' a' that
The honest man, though e'er sae poor
Is king o' men for a' that
Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord
Wha struts an' stares an' a' that
Tho' hundreds worship at his word
He's but a coof for a' that
For a' that, an' a' that
The man o' independent mind
He looks an' laughs at a' that
A prince can mak' a belted knight
A marquise, duke, an' a' that
But an honest man's aboon his might
Gude faith, he maunna fa' that
For a' that an' a' that
Their dignities an' a' that
The pith o' sense an' pride o' worth
Are higher rank that a' that
Then let us pray that come it may
(as come it will for a' that)
That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth
Shall bear the gree an' a' that
For a' that an' a' that
It's coming yet for a' that
That man to man, the world o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that