tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6985761652469941336..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Whisky wars, riots and murder most foul...Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28026398712211256752013-11-23T12:23:11.563-05:002013-11-23T12:23:11.563-05:00Hi Lenny: if anything, Scotland was less bloody th...Hi Lenny: if anything, Scotland was less bloody than England in the 19th Century. If Scotland votes for a return to national independence, then hopefully the Scottish government will be more inclined to support the Arts than the government[s] in Westminster. Only time will tell.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534011539289397084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-90777728252895877132013-11-22T21:52:34.442-05:002013-11-22T21:52:34.442-05:00So the message of your blog is that if the Scots v...So the message of your blog is that if the Scots vote for independence in the upcoming referendum, the traditional countrywide bloodbaths will resume, and the vibrant Scottish crime fiction genre will be swamped by a red tide of gory, thrilling nonfiction?Lenny Kleinfeldhttp://www.lennykleinfeld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56838925324988535592013-11-22T19:07:08.809-05:002013-11-22T19:07:08.809-05:00We have midges as well; tiny wee flies with a bite...We have midges as well; tiny wee flies with a bite like a tiger; they hunt in the millions and seek tender areas to chew. Now try wearing a short kilt when they are one the prowl and see how fast you can run. . . Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534011539289397084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-10702624457302416292013-11-22T19:05:09.370-05:002013-11-22T19:05:09.370-05:00That would be the same American West peopled by su...That would be the same American West peopled by such characters as Davie Crockett [of Scots extraction]; Chisholm [part Scottish] MacPherson who fought the Indians, General Grant who led the Union armies. . . we probably caused half the trouble there! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534011539289397084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-4534068888026480592013-11-22T15:38:37.919-05:002013-11-22T15:38:37.919-05:00Fascinating post Malcolm. I literally did a double...Fascinating post Malcolm. I literally did a double take when I read your description of Scotland "at the uttermost fringe of Europe" for it so reminded me so much of the character of a place at Europe's southernmost fringe, Greece's "The Mani" on the Peloponnese, a place where blood feuds ran into the 20th Century, the Turks never conquered, and the rest of Greece feared. Perhaps Caro hit upon an explanation for their behavior as well, for the Greeks had their "skirt like" combat fustanellas and more than enough thistles to go around...and under... and ... Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-19855868248320708732013-11-22T11:29:00.291-05:002013-11-22T11:29:00.291-05:00well Everett a combination of tall thistles and we...well Everett a combination of tall thistles and wearing the kilt is bound to give the average highlander a somewhat errr....jaded outlook on life....Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-76123224233973133962013-11-22T11:16:38.643-05:002013-11-22T11:16:38.643-05:00Yikes! You make the American West sound tame by c...Yikes! You make the American West sound tame by comparison. Thanks for the column, Malcolm!Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com