General Chat

Hiyah Fly :-D <3

So what are you going to do Barb ;-)

Being Burns Night I thought I would educate those who are not familiar with one of Scotlands favourite creatures ;-)

The Scottish haggis (Haggis Scoticus vulgaris ) is a shy creature that is not commonly sighted in the wild. It has adapted uniquely to the inhospitable terrain in which it lives, in that its left ipsilateral pair of legs (membra thoracici et pelvine sinistra) are considerably longer than its right ipsi- lateral pair (membra thoracici et pelvine dextra), allowing it to graze along the steep mountain slopes towards the rising sun and move through the heather.

The wild haggis is a seasonal breeder with a gestation period of 56 days. Mating takes place on November 30, when libido increases as a result of the few wee drams partaken at St Andrew’s night parties up in the glens. As a result of these indiscretions, most hagglets are born on January 25.

It is also on this date that the annual cull of mature hag-gii takes place. With the stappit (pregnant haggs) safely in their burrows, the entire village helps to drive the rest of the haggis scuddle towards the end of the glen where, forced to turn abruptly in a confined space, they are incapacitated by their uneven leg length and lose their footing to tumble down into strategically placed nets. The size of the mesh is carefully regulated to ensure that only mature animals are ensnared.

The writings of Rabbie Burns greatly increased the popularity of the haggis as a culinary delicacy (Burns 1786), and the day of the annual cull is now celebrated by Burns’ suppers.

However, because the harsh climate limits wild haggis fank (litter) size to only two or three hagglet, and most of the haggii for production in Scotland are now farmed to cope with demand, while preserving wild stocks.

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Hya Fly, Emma, Footie, Mersey ............ everybody :-D :-D :-D <3 <3 ;-)

Daughter and Granddaughter called in after lunch, it was lovely to see them :-D <3

Hiya again GiN ;-) Just got a little job to do outside BRB ;-)

Is my avatar Scoticus Vulgaris still a hagglet . Or am I on the menu tonight :-0 :-0

Fly I am gonna do an hour..... later ;-) ;-) ;-)

Hya Barb :-D :-D <3 <3 - missed you out on the list :-0 :-D ;-)


My 11 year old Granddaughter is now taller than me :-S :-S

Though I am a bit vertically challenged



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Barbs<3 Scoticus Vulgaris or still a hagglet :-S erm the jury is still out :-D

One Foot, I don't know what I am on about either, so that makes two of us ROFL :-D :-D <3

hi GinN no you're just petite :-D :-D :-D

My son called in again this morning too. Funny but he and OH got so much closer while I was away. Probably cuz I wasn't there to do all the chatting :-D :-D

You are such a chatterbox, Barb :-D :-D ;-) ;-)

Nice that they did a bit of male bonding :-) :-)

Right I'm back :-D

Hiya GiN <3 :-D

Hya Emma - how are you today :-D :-D <3 <3

I'm well thanks how are you :-D

Fine, Emma -just having a nice lazy Sunday - now that the family have departed ;-) ;-)

It's great to have a lazy day :-) :-)

Good telly tonight - Midwife and Last Tango, also Mr Selfridge, so I'll be watching that on +1 :-D :-D

Yes great for a change :-D

All the programmes are coming back with
quite a few new ones that also look good :-D

Best time of year for telly I always think :-D It all goes downhill come summer :-( :-D