We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:35:11 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification An Englishman, an Irishman, a Welshman and a Scotsman were captured while fighting in Iraq. The leader of their captors said: "We're going to line you up in front of a firing squad and shoot you all in turn. But first, you each can make a final wish." The Scotsman says: "I'd like to hear Flower of Scotland just one more time to remind me of the auld country, played on bagpipes in the style of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards." The Irishman says: "I'd like to hear Danny Boy just one more time to remind me of the Emerald... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:06:24 -0600 ..and all three of the others volunteered to help with the Englishman's request. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html#comment-61266 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html#comment-61266 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:14:44 -0600 Teacher!! Me! Me! (waves hand franticly) I wanna shoot the Englishman first! In the tummy! Please? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html#comment-61258 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html#comment-61258 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:23:38 -0600 Or a music critic. The Eire-ish invented the bagpipes for use during battle, lo, those many years ago, when I'd finally perfected the recipe for mud. Then they gave the things to the Scots, who *still* think they're really a musical instrument. V29 should be here *any* minute now... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html#comment-61254 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html#comment-61254 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:00:17 -0600 I'd give him a bye on "Danny Boy" and Daniel O'Donnell, but rejecting the Pipes and "Men of Harlech" is not on. He's probably a Robbie Williams groupie. Cheers http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html#comment-61245 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/heh_i_like_the.html#comment-61245 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:36:18 -0600