Read about it he

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...302400,00.html

With shifty eyes, sweating palms and beating hearts,
they will avoid the eyes of customs officials, heads down
as they attempt to enter America with their illegal packages
undetected.

On Jan 26, 5:41 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Read about it he
>
> http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...302400,00.html
>
> With shifty eyes, sweating palms and beating hearts,
> they will avoid the eyes of customs officials, heads down
> as they attempt to enter America with their illegal packages
> undetected.

"The Scottish government "? I bet this is news to the British
Government..

Why would one smuggle in haggises (haggisi?) ? I would have thought
you 'd just go to a local butcher.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

John Kane wrote:
>
> On Jan 26, 5:41 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> > Read about it he
> >
> > http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...302400,00.html
> >
> > With shifty eyes, sweating palms and beating hearts,
> > they will avoid the eyes of customs officials, heads down
> > as they attempt to enter America with their illegal packages
> > undetected.
>
> "The Scottish government "? I bet this is news to the British
> Government..

Probably a reference to this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament

On Jan 26, 9:02 pm, Janet Baraclough >
wrote:
> The message
> >
> from John Kane > contains these words:
>
> > "The Scottish government "? I bet this is news to the British
> > Government..
>
> Hardly. Scotland has had its own Government and Parliament in
> Edinburgh for nearly 9 years
>
> Janet (Scotland)

Sorry, I was being a bit sarcastic. I know that Scotland has had a
government etc but I didn't think that it dealt with foreign
relations.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

On Jan 27, 6:54 am, Janet Baraclough >
wrote:
> The message >
> from Sqwertz > contains these words:
>
> > Haggis is made with lamb/sheep, not cow. I'm sure there's a beef
> > version, but it's certainly a small minority.
>
> In fact, some haggis do contain beef ; and cow gut is a common casing
> .But none of them contain spinal cord or parts of beef carcase which
> could possibly damage the brains of Americans.
>
> The haggis we ate last night was delicious, made with lamb, and beef
> heart, liver and meat.
>
> Janet.

That sounds good. I never think to buy them here.

Janet Baraclough wrote:
>
> The message >
> from Sqwertz > contains these words:
>
> > Haggis is made with lamb/sheep, not cow. I'm sure there's a beef
> > version, but it's certainly a small minority.
>
> In fact, some haggis do contain beef ; and cow gut is a common casing
> .But none of them contain spinal cord or parts of beef carcase which
> could possibly damage the brains of Americans.

It's not just the central nervous system. Part of
the intestine is also a "specified risk material",
but the practice is to treat the entire intestine
as though it is an SRM.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PPT/BSE_SRM_alt/index.asp

On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:56:59 -0800 (PST), John Kane
> wrote:

>On Jan 26, 9:02 pm, Janet Baraclough >
>wrote:
>> The message
>> >
>> from John Kane > contains these words:
>>
>> > "The Scottish government "? I bet this is news to the British
>> > Government..
>>
>> Hardly. Scotland has had its own Government and Parliament in
>> Edinburgh for nearly 9 years
>>
>> Janet (Scotland)
>
>Sorry, I was being a bit sarcastic. I know that Scotland has had a
>government etc but I didn't think that it dealt with foreign
>relations.
>

they deal with a hostile foreign power - england - all the time.

your pal,
blake

On Jan 27, 6:38 pm, Janet Baraclough >
wrote:
> The message
> >
> from John Kane > contains these words:
>
>
>
> > On Jan 26, 9:02 pm, Janet Baraclough >
> > wrote:
> > > The message
> > > >
> > > from John Kane > contains these words:
>
> > > > "The Scottish government "? I bet this is news to the British
> > > > Government..
>
> > > Hardly. Scotland has had its own Government and Parliament in
> > > Edinburgh for nearly 9 years
>
> > > Janet (Scotland)
> > Sorry, I was being a bit sarcastic. I know that Scotland has had a
> > government etc but I didn't think that it dealt with foreign
> > relations.
>
> That's right, but haggis export could count as economic development
> and food standards, which are matters devolved to Scotland.
>
> Janet

Ah, I see, a bit like a province here then. Still it sounds strange
to suggest that the Scotish Gov't would approach the US Gov't. It's
the type of thing that sents the diplomats ballistic.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

On Jan 28, 12:42 pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:56:59 -0800 (PST), John Kane
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >On Jan 26, 9:02 pm, Janet Baraclough >
> >wrote:
> >> The message
> >> >
> >> from John Kane > contains these words:
>
> >> > "The Scottish government "? I bet this is news to the British
> >> > Government..
>
> >> Hardly. Scotland has had its own Government and Parliament in
> >> Edinburgh for nearly 9 years
>
> >> Janet (Scotland)
>
> >Sorry, I was being a bit sarcastic. I know that Scotland has had a
> >government etc but I didn't think that it dealt with foreign
> >relations.
>
> they deal with a hostile foreign power - england - all the time.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Did I hear about tenders for Hadrian's wall ?

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

blake murphy wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:56:59 -0800 (PST), John Kane
> > wrote:
>
> >On Jan 26, 9:02 pm, Janet Baraclough >
> >wrote:
> >> The message
> >> >
> >> from John Kane > contains these words:
> >>
> >> > "The Scottish government "? I bet this is news to the British
> >> > Government..
> >>
> >> Hardly. Scotland has had its own Government and Parliament in
> >> Edinburgh for nearly 9 years
> >>
> >> Janet (Scotland)
> >
> >Sorry, I was being a bit sarcastic. I know that Scotland has had a
> >government etc but I didn't think that it dealt with foreign
> >relations.
> >
>
> they deal with a hostile foreign power - england - all the time.
>


Didja know that Scotland has it's *own* currency - not just one but *three*
versions...???


--
Best
Greg