Cute. Here, we take the dog out to piddle. But then some of our brews taste
like dog piddle.
--Bob
On Apr 19, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> To order a pint of the local beer here you have to ask if you can have a
> Piddle.
> http://www.piddlebrewery.co.uk/
> Jez
>
> On 19/04/2013, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Truth be told, I dodn't know the word existed, but felt that monopsony
>> wasn't quite right. So I guessed.
>>
>> It's not the Scots English you need to worry about, Bob, it's probably
>> closer to American Southern than you realize (certainly ought to be closer
>> to Cajun), no, it's the Scots Gaelic on the road signs that is there to
>> catch you. Much of the time you can make the connection, so Caol Loch Ailse
>> could be recognised as Kyle of Lochalsh - but Obar Dheathain is not so
>> obviously Aberdeen. And you just have to know that An Gearasdan is Fort
>> William! At least you only have to read them. Ordering a "pint" of a local
>> brew named after a local mountain is easy if it's Ben Nevis, but can be
>> challenging when it's An Teallach (and next to impossible if it's Liathach!
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