Haen a dram o a Lallan single malt, A'm remindit o a braw wee anecdote:
thare wis an English insurance adjustor up frae Londontoun, cam tae Neu
Aiberdein tae settle a claim. In their intercourse th claimant, a rough
wirkin-class Aberdonian, spiers th adjustor, "Fa dee dee dee o?" Th
adjustor, no unnerstaunin at aw, spiert o th man's lawyer a translation.
Chalkin it up tae a lack o education innat, th lawyer replied, "Whit he
meant wis, O fa dee dee dee?"
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----- Original Message -----
From: Rob MacKillop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] hello
> Hi Cynthia,
>
> > I'm doing some research into this right now: Auld Lang Syne. How early
is
> it
> > in your manuscripts?
>
> c.1695. It appears with a peculiar mixture of Scots and English: For Old
> Lang Syne, by Mr Beck. The manuscript is the Balcarres, from Balcarres
House
> in Fife. For more about this MS and Mr Beck, see my website under The
> Scottish Lute.
>
> > Are the words included?
>
> No. Just the old (and better) tune.
>
> > How much older might the tune be?
>
> Nae idea. That is the oldest that I am aware of.
>
> > Any one want to jump in on how much of the
> > poem was written by Burns?
>
> Nae chance.
> Rob
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> http://www.robmackillop.com
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>
>
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