[Magdalen] (SPAM: ?) Litany of British saints for use by those who want Scotland to say "No"

[Molly Wolf]

I think there is a bilateral misreading of tongue-in-cheek here.  And wasn't the Glencoe massacre back around 1700?  Mind you, the "don't mix McDonalds with Campbells" was still a not-quite-funny joke in Halifax in the 1950s.

Molly

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On Sep 30, 2014, at 10:30 PM, James Oppenheimer <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am not sure where you got that delusional information, but it certainly
> wasn't from me.
> 
> Never comment on my content again.
> 
> James W. Oppenheimer
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
> 
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:14 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
>> wrote:
> 
>> Only history newer than 50 years matters?  This may not be a big deal, but
>> we forget bigger things at our peril.
>> 
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>> On 9/30/2014 8:19 PM, James Oppenheimer wrote:
>>> 
>>> Uh, yeah, it sure WAS +50 years ago.  Clever one!
>>> 
>>> James W. Oppenheimer
>>> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
>>> better
>>> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your
>>> time
>>> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Marion Thompson <
>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The particular incident wasn't just a bit of infighting and feud. It was
>>>> a
>>>> total breach of the rule of highland hospitality.  The MacDonald were
>>>> taken
>>>> in by the Campbells in their hour of need and the Campbells fell on them
>>>> in
>>>> the night and murdered them.
>>>> Anyway that was 50+ years ago and I was young(er) and more
>>>> impressionable,
>>>> but I still think those particular Campbells did a bad thing.  So there.
>>>> 
>>>> Our history, 'what happened a long time ago' does so have an impact on
>>>> our
>>>> lives today.
>>>> Butterfly wing beats and all that.
>>>> 
>>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>> On 9/29/2014 6:06 PM, James Oppenheimer wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Actually, the clans had all kinds of infighting and feuds, says my
>>>>> beloved
>>>>> spouse.  The Campbells are probably not all that different, and besides,
>>>>> what happened a long time ago has no impact on our lives today -- or
>>>>> certainly ought not to.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nobody makes a better soup, unless it's the Heinzes.
>>>>> 
>>>>> James W. Oppenheimer
>>>>> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
>>>>> better
>>>>> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your
>>>>> time
>>>>> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Marion Thompson <
>>>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>  I remember visiting Scotland long ago and being struck by Glencoe,
>>>>> where
>>>>> 
>>>>>> the MacDonald had been fallen upon by the treacherous Campbells.
>>>>>> After a
>>>>>> later visit, when I was telling my uncle about the trip, I mentioned
>>>>>> that I
>>>>>> had spoken proudly of being a MacRae, but hadn't mentioned Campbell.
>>>>>> He
>>>>>> snorted and said of his mother, my grandmother,  that 'a finer woman
>>>>>> never
>>>>>> walked this earth."  True enough -- I felt ashamed and never did that
>>>>>> again.  I remember her as the quintessential grandmother, a sweet,
>>>>>> slight
>>>>>> woman, with lace-up black shoes,  long dark polkadot dress, wire-rimmed
>>>>>> glasses, and white hair with a little bun at the nape of her neck.  She
>>>>>> made glorious lemon meringue pies ....
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Marion, a pilgrim    ... today my sail I lift ....
>>>>>> On 9/29/2014 8:53 AM, Judy Fleener wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  I am reading mail from 11 days ago, and getting caught up.  Marion, I
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> a  Campbell ancestor as well.  My grandmother was a  Campbell.
>>>>>>> Judy
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Marion Thompson <
>>>>>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> My highland MacRae, Campbell, and MacLeod of MacLeod  blood says Yes!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 9/18/2014 9:50 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>   Nope, not prayin' that. Me Armstrong ancestors are sayin' go!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Scott Knitter <
>>>>>>>>> scottknitter at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>    :)
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>  http://liturgiae-causa.blogspot.com/2014/09/stay.html
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Scott R. Knitter
>>>>>>>>>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
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