CHIEF:  Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd 7th Baron Kilmarnock

Richard G. Boyd

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RichBoyd (at sign) Charter.net

Anne Arundel County Scottish Festival October 13, 2001

Dave and Richard, et al

Just a reminder,  Clan Boyd Society International has kindly sponsored a
tent which I and my wife, Lyndia will be holding on October 13, 2001 at the
Anne Arundel County Scottish Festival
http://www.annearun.com/aasfi/frame1.htm   This has been a very nice
festival at which competitors, crafters and pipers come from a very wide
area.  Please let everyone know of this and to come by the Clan Boyd tent.
 

*Also, I got the below bit of comedy if others haven't seen it.

Edward Longshanks (Edward I of England and allegedly Scotland) comes to
Scotland to hammerthe Scots.  He brings 4,000 men with him.

As he reaches the battlefield, suddenly on the crest of a hill there appears
a solitary figure, a little short ginger-haired guy in a kilt.

"Hammer the Scots?" yells the wee Scottish guy on the hill.  "Come up here,
ya English bastards, and I'll give ye hammer!"

 Edward turns to his commander and says, "Take 20 men and deal with that
Scottish upstart!"  The commander sends 20 men over the hill to kill the Scot.

Ten minutes later, at the crest of the hill, the little Scot appears again.
"Ye English bastards!" he yells. "Come on the rest of ye!! Come on, I'll have ye!!!"

Edward is getting somewhat annoyed. He turns to his commander. "Take 100 men and kill that little guttersnipe!"The commander sends 100 men over the hill to do the job.

Ten minutes later, the little Scot appears at the top of the hill again, his
hair all sticking up, his shirt a bit torn. "Ye English SCUM!" he yells. "I'm just
warming up!!!

" Come and get me!!! "

Edward loses patience. "Commander, take 400 men and personally WIPE HIM OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH!" he yells.

The commander gulps, but leads 400 men on horseback over the crest of the hill.

Ten minutes later, the little Scotsman is back. His clothing is all torn,
his face is covered in blood, snot and Irn-Bru, and he yells, "Is that the  best ye can do????  You're bloody WIMMIN!!!! Come on, come and have a go ya bunch of Jessies!!!"

Edward turns to his second in command. "Take 1000 men over that hill and
don't come back till you've killed him!" he commands.

The second in command gathers the men and they ride off over the hill to their fate. Five minutes later, one of the English troops appears back at the top of the hill. He's covered in blood and his clothes are all torn.  " Your Majesty!!" he yells. "It's a trap!!! There's TWO of them!!!"
 
Douglas A. Boyd
International Program Officer
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH

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