jonthebhoy Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Tony Blair is visiting an Edinburgh hospital. He enters a ward full of patients with no obvious sign of injury or illness and greets one. The patient replies: "Fair fa your honest sonsie face, Great chieftain o the puddin race, Aboon them a ye take yer place, Painch, tripe or thairm, As langs my airm." Blair is confused, so he just grins and moves on to the next patient. The patient responds: "Some hae meat an canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat an we can eat, So let the Lord be thankit." Even more confused, and his grin now rictus-like, the PM moves on to the next patient, who immediately begins to chant: "Wee sleekit, cowerin, timorous beasty, O the panic in thy breasty, Thou needna start awa sae hastie, Wi bickering brattle." Now seriously troubled, Blair turns to the accompanying doctor and asks "Is this a psychiatric ward?" "No," replies the doctor, "this is the serious Burns unit." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 "Wee sleekit, cowerin, timorous beasty," My outright favourite Burns line. ps. This joke would have worked better with an English politician instead of a Scotsman ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Ok I'll give you a little ha ha for that and I'm being generous. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 ps. This joke would have worked better with an English politician instead of a Scotsman ... Actually when the joke was first cracked it was! Benjamin Disraeli was in power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polynomial Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Was Neil one of the patients? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 i don't get it...... is it just me?..... =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 i don't get it...... is it just me?..... =( It's just you. They were quoting Robbie Burns poetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 i don't get it...... is it just me?..... =( Hint; Robbie Burns Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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