LOOKING FOR YOUR MEMORIES OF PE's HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS

[dropforge]

[NogbadTheBad]

I think he's originally English but grew up in South Africa.

[Jerjo]

I think he's originally English but grew up in South Africa.

No no no, don't say the E word.

[Vic2012]

I think he's originally English but grew up in South Africa.

I thought the accent was South African, or Caribbean kinda.

[dropforge]

I thought the accent was South African, or Caribbean kinda.

Dunc used to sing in a reggae band.

[NogbadTheBad]

No no no, don't say the E word.

Could be worse, he could be from Lancashire. (Speaking as a Yorkshire-man)

[Trane]

I think he's originally English but grew up in South Africa.

No no no, don't say the E word.

Could be worse, he could be from Lancashire. (Speaking as a Yorkshire-man)

I think you called a Scott "english".... people have died North of Hadrian's wall for less than that.

Though I take it Duncan is only of Scottish descent and he definitely doesn't have the accent.

[Duncan Glenday]

I think he's originally English but grew up in South Africa.

Almost.

I think you called a Scott "english".... people have died North of Hadrian's wall for less than that.

^^This^^

Hugues is right - we had Hadrian build a wall to keep the bloody Sassenachs out!

LOL




But I've been in the USA for 26 years, and it's "home" now.

[NogbadTheBad]

Sassenachs are actually from Southern lowland Scotland

[Duncan Glenday]

Per Merriam-Webster:

sassenach noun, often capitalized

sas·​se·​nach | \ ˈsasᵊnˌa|k, -ᵊnə|, -ᵊnˌä|, |ḵ \
plural -s
Definition of sassenach
: a typical Englishman or something considered typical of England —often used disparagingly by Scots and Irish
e.g. a dreadful Sassenach concoction

Per Wikipedia:

In the Celtic languages, the words designating English nationality derive from the Latin word Saxones. The most prominent example, a loanword in English from Scottish Gaelic (older spelling: Sasunnach), is the word Sassenach, used by Scots, Scottish English and Gaelic-speakers in the 21st century[9] as a jocular term for an English person.

Per me:

Rightly or wrongly, it's an term many Scots use when referring to the English.




That said- I'm about 75% Scot and 25% English

[NogbadTheBad]

From The Scotsman

The term originated in the Highlands and was originally used as a derogatory term in Gaelic-speaking circles to describe the English or even in some cases the Scots-speaking lowlanders.

As with all things language is mutable and now is pretty exclusively used for Englishman, though coming from Newcastle & Northumberland I tend to have more in common with the Scots than those from the south of England.

As with most English I'm probably a mix of Gaelic, Norse, French, German and the like, everyone bloody invaded before 1066.

[mozo-pg]

I watched at 2:57 minutes of the show! Excellento.

[llanwydd]

Whatever became of theproffet? He used to hang out in the chat room all the time. I used to chat with him often.

[Sean]

Not sure. Wasn't his name Ian something?

BTW When we look at the first version of PE you are one of the posts on the page. Lee gives us a tour of the old sites on the show. I knew you were still around, but couldn't remember if you still had the same handle.

[Trane]

From The Scotsman



As with all things language is mutable and now is pretty exclusively used for Englishman, though coming from Newcastle & Northumberland I tend to have more in common with the Scots than those from the south of England.

As with most English I'm probably a mix of Gaelic, Norse, French, German and the like, everyone bloody invaded before 1066.

Borders and Lake District should be part of Scotland anyways.

Not sure the Scots will want to claim Newcastle, though.

[spacefreak]

Z-bop was, I think, the biggest loss upon migration to 3.0

I also miss Tom Hayes (AshRaTom / Schwingungen). He rarely drops by, nowadays.

[Sean]

I saw him (AshRaTom) here a week or two ago, on the thread where they were trying to identify the mystery prog band. I think someone called him over to try and ID it. (no luck there)

[spacefreak]

I saw him (AshRaTom) here a week or two ago, on the thread where they were trying to identify the mystery prog band. I think someone called him over to try and ID it. (no luck there)

Yes indeed. Before that, he had almost 1.5 year to chime in.

[moecurlythanu]

Tom is pretty busy with his blogs and real life. Still, I'd like to see him drop by more often too. Same with Bob Netherton, who hasn't been here in a million years.

[llanwydd]

Not sure. Wasn't his name Ian something?

BTW When we look at the first version of PE you are one of the posts on the page. Lee gives us a tour of the old sites on the show. I knew you were still around, but couldn't remember if you still had the same handle.

I think his name was Jeff. Not absolutely sure. Where can I see the first version of PE? I was not able to find a link.

[dropforge]

I think his name was Jeff. Not absolutely sure. Where can I see the first version of PE? I was not able to find a link.

Jeff Legg. I mentioned him a couple pages back. Big Metheny-Mays fan. His profile pic was Lyle & Jeff.

[Sean]

That's right! Good guy.

[dropforge]

Remember that time Jeff told us he he'd been "living on granola bars"?

[llanwydd]

Remember that time Jeff told us he he'd been "living on granola bars"?

I do remember that. He had an interesting living situation. He had a house and land and lived alone somewhere in the midwest but was not well off financially. I hope he is doing well now. Thanks dropforge and Sean for the info.