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sibelian

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218. We'll need all the backing we can get.

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Reply #62)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 02:46 PM

Mar 2014

The spin has begun in earnest and it's UGLY.

Respect, SNTN, and may everything in your garden bloom...

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Time for me to go, too. [View all] sibelian Mar 2014 OP

Those pictures are amazing Hayduke Bomgarte Mar 2014 #1

Visit! sibelian Mar 2014 #83

Give us an address. Just kidding. I've been to Edenburgh but didnt see much of the rhett o rick Mar 2014 #127

Thank you sibelian Mar 2014 #153

See ya! saveferris Mar 2014 #2

Deep fried haggis... sibelian Mar 2014 #95

Stop in and see us once in a while. Don't leave us completely. Autumn Mar 2014 #3

Welllll sibelian Mar 2014 #91

+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2014 #117

Sorry you're leaving, sibelian, elleng Mar 2014 #4

Thank you ellen sibelian Mar 2014 #96

FORTUNATELY didn't have MUCH rain, elleng Mar 2014 #103

OH NO YOU DON'T NuclearDem Mar 2014 #5

OH YES I DO sibelian Mar 2014 #97

Be well and good luck in your efforts at home. cry baby Mar 2014 #6

thank you cry baby sibelian Mar 2014 #157

Best of luck to you, and thank you for the pictures! petronius Mar 2014 #7

Okidoke sibelian Mar 2014 #158

I will miss you. woo me with science Mar 2014 #8

Thank you, woo. sibelian Mar 2014 #159

Great post, and I couldn't agree more re Woo ... sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #219

... woo me with science Mar 2014 #235

Thanks for that beautiful post... woo me with science Mar 2014 #234

This Irishwoman says good luck! If we could do it, the Scots can too. riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #9

Thanks, rider. sibelian Mar 2014 #160

Good luck with your endeavor. Hopefully it will go better than your country's previous attempts. corkhead Mar 2014 #10

Well, yes. sibelian Mar 2014 #161

Damn LittleBlue Mar 2014 #11

Thank you Blue sibelian Mar 2014 #162

beautiful photos G_j Mar 2014 #12

well, dang, sibelian. Now you owe us a pint in the pub, for leaving. villager Mar 2014 #13

Thank you villager sibelian Mar 2014 #164

My family traces its roots to 15th Century Scotland IDemo Mar 2014 #14

If you've a couple mil handy... sibelian Mar 2014 #165

Peace. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #15

And unto thee, arnold sibelian Mar 2014 #166

Don't leave us libodem Mar 2014 #16

'Tis possible. sibelian Mar 2014 #101

and an old dream of mine... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #114

Beautiful! BlueMTexpat Mar 2014 #17

Well I might be back before then... sibelian Mar 2014 #183

Although I usually scoff at most GBCW threads, YOU will be missed!!!! Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #18

... sibelian Mar 2014 #151

Incredible photos Ruby the Liberal Mar 2014 #19

Not mine, I should say... ! sibelian Mar 2014 #167

Well you will be missed. zeemike Mar 2014 #20

Thank you sibelian Mar 2014 #168

Take care of the homeland! riqster Mar 2014 #21

Speak for yourself, Rig.. whathehell Mar 2014 #52

Work Hard and Make it Happen! JimDandy Mar 2014 #22

There'sa quote in an Alisdair Gray book that fits sibelian Mar 2014 #175

Great quote! n/t JimDandy Mar 2014 #177

Thank You for the Beautiful Photographs; they make me want to visit Scotland! Martin Eden Mar 2014 #23

Then come one day and see for yourself :) sibelian Mar 2014 #176

Bye Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #24

It's been a pleasure meeting you nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #25

You too nadine, you too sibelian Mar 2014 #35

The game's rigged, but I don't see that outcome as being "independence" (from the UK). Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #122

This message was self-deleted by its author go west young man Mar 2014 #137

? sibelian Mar 2014 #149

Neither voluntarily joined the Union Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #156

Beautiful photos. WOW oldandhappy Mar 2014 #26

Cheers, dude! sibelian Mar 2014 #188

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #27

Sure... rub it in. gtar100 Mar 2014 #28

Come and see one day, if you wish. sibelian Mar 2014 #189

Beautiful! herding cats Mar 2014 #29

It's something, eh? sibelian Mar 2014 #190

welcome kardonb Mar 2014 #30

Thank you Karin! sibelian Mar 2014 #193

Fare you well, and check back in when you can Hekate Mar 2014 #31

Yes. It's going to get a bit bickery over here on the rainy isles. sibelian Mar 2014 #194

So, is there any good golf courses your way? AngryAmish Mar 2014 #32

Many near where I live in Edinburgh sibelian Mar 2014 #195

My man, you are right near North Berwick and Muirfield! AngryAmish Mar 2014 #208

Yeah but... sibelian Mar 2014 #210

I say thee nay! shenmue Mar 2014 #33

Well, I CAN'T. sibelian Mar 2014 #196

my scotish relatives *tell* me to say "thank fuck and piss of back to scotland" when they go! unblock Mar 2014 #34

It's starting to look promising! sibelian Mar 2014 #197

Beautiful pics! Hope you check in now and then! think Mar 2014 #36

Thank you! sibelian Mar 2014 #200

Gorgeous Photos..Thanks for Sharing and KoKo Mar 2014 #37

And to you... sibelian Mar 2014 #201

With a son and daughter-in-law in Glasgow, I have a stake in this, too NBachers Mar 2014 #38

... sibelian Mar 2014 #202

I do not think we ever chatted before PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #39

We are as advertised... sibelian Mar 2014 #203

Let us know what happen with the vote.. HipChick Mar 2014 #40

Actually, in the sunshine.... sibelian Mar 2014 #44

I don't blame you..my best friend growing up was from Glasglow.. HipChick Mar 2014 #59

Scotland is a glorious country! octoberlib Mar 2014 #41

Thank you so much! sibelian Mar 2014 #171

Holy cow! A Little Weird Mar 2014 #42

Perhaps one day we shall see you, then. sibelian Mar 2014 #204

Why do I get a virus warning when I open this thread? ramblin_dave Mar 2014 #43

Damn! sibelian Mar 2014 #45

Okay, virus warning no longer happens ramblin_dave Mar 2014 #47

Bloody Tiree... sibelian Mar 2014 #85

¡! Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #123

great photos. LittleGirl Mar 2014 #46

Well get over quick before it all goes to shit... sibelian Mar 2014 #186

depends on spouse LittleGirl Mar 2014 #207

Hope Scotland doesn't vote to split. Helen Borg Mar 2014 #48

We shall see, Helen. sibelian Mar 2014 #199

Good Luck! fascisthunter Mar 2014 #49

If everything goes acording to plan.... sibelian Mar 2014 #212

"Fair isle" indeed! JNelson6563 Mar 2014 #50

Sorry to see you go but I can see that this is a waste of time myself. Cleita Mar 2014 #51

Um. 1. England is not occupying Scotland. It is a voluntary Union, the UK, at present. Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #125

I don't envy you. sibelian Mar 2014 #213

Good for you. That's an important decisions for you to spend time on. cui bono Mar 2014 #53

Me too. sibelian Mar 2014 #221

soraidh xchrom Mar 2014 #54

Bye, xchrom... sibelian Mar 2014 #222

Edinburgh Castle from Princes St--more or less? truebluegreen Mar 2014 #55

Thank you, true... sibelian Mar 2014 #69

Finally, a classy farewell post tularetom Mar 2014 #56

I think I'm going to *have* to come back... sibelian Mar 2014 #150

You'll be missed, sibelian Oilwellian Mar 2014 #57

Thank you Oilwellian! sibelian Mar 2014 #214

Fair isle indeed! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2014 #58

haste ye back... sibelian Mar 2014 #215

...one day, driving to Glenmoor from Callander, we stopped by the Green Wellie NRaleighLiberal Mar 2014 #223

Of course you belong here, but if you must run off then have a great life. Rex Mar 2014 #60

Bah, it's not GBCW! sibelian Mar 2014 #216

Yes you do! You have every right! It is a free world my friend. Rex Mar 2014 #225

Call it a vacation, a hiatus, Warpy Mar 2014 #61

A holiday in my homeland? sibelian Mar 2014 #217

You will be missed sibelian..... socialist_n_TN Mar 2014 #62

We'll need all the backing we can get. sibelian Mar 2014 #218

Incredible photographs! etherealtruth Mar 2014 #63

Thank you, ethereal sibelian Mar 2014 #220

My "people' left there in the 1700s etherealtruth Mar 2014 #231

I have been to Scotland.. AsahinaKimi Mar 2014 #64

Scottish broadswords are ridiculous sibelian Mar 2014 #226

It was lovely but I think my next trip if anywhere will be back to AsahinaKimi Mar 2014 #233

Those photos are so beautiful, it almost makes me want to hike up my skirt and wade shraby Mar 2014 #65

Well, you can if you like... sibelian Mar 2014 #227

Cheery-bye 1000words Mar 2014 #66

Orra best, pal sibelian Mar 2014 #228

I wish you the best, sibelian. pacalo Mar 2014 #67

And to you, pacalo... sibelian Mar 2014 #229

what beautiful pictures! oh, I've been in love with Scotland forever. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2014 #68

Thanks, Blanche... sibelian Mar 2014 #230

Hey my family's from Scotland newfie11 Mar 2014 #70

Then come! sibelian Mar 2014 #237

Lol I'm packing newfie11 Mar 2014 #252

come and see us again. MFM008 Mar 2014 #71

Oui, mon cher sibelian Mar 2014 #238

Thanks for the great photos and wise contributions. bluedigger Mar 2014 #72

Many thanks! sibelian Mar 2014 #239

I love Scotland the Scottish people. RebelOne Mar 2014 #73

... sibelian Mar 2014 #240

We'll miss you. And hope you are successful in becoming independent. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #74

Thank you sabrina... sibelian Mar 2014 #241

beautiful pictures .. come back every once in while littlewolf Mar 2014 #75

Thank you littlewolf... sibelian Mar 2014 #242

wow .... thank you so much .... awesome .... nt littlewolf Mar 2014 #251

Best of luck. Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #76

Wah! sibelian Mar 2014 #243

Sorry to see you go, sibelian. calimary Mar 2014 #77

Then come! sibelian Mar 2014 #244

I hope you just take a break. Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #78

I with yourself also, BTA sibelian Mar 2014 #89

So long! Mz Pip Mar 2014 #79

We'll keep some beer warm for you. sibelian Mar 2014 #245

Du is open to all progressives anywhere. Great pictures lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #80

T'ku! sibelian Mar 2014 #246

See ya Braveheart Submariner Mar 2014 #81

There was a statue of Mel fricken Gibson, ya know. sibelian Mar 2014 #247

Sibelian, we were honored by your presence. Thank you for these gorgeous photos! classof56 Mar 2014 #82

...! sibelian Mar 2014 #249

Good luck in over there. progressoid Mar 2014 #84

We'll need it. sibelian Mar 2014 #250

Take Care and Good Luck LondonReign2 Mar 2014 #86

I've lived here a long time now... sibelian Mar 2014 #253

Come back soon! MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #87

I may do that... sibelian Mar 2014 #100

Toured your fair isle about 13 years ago. It is gorgeous! MoonRiver Mar 2014 #88

Some of us feel the same way. sibelian Mar 2014 #94

Glad to hear things may be improving! MoonRiver Mar 2014 #102

Well, originally we took the place of the wolves... sibelian Mar 2014 #155

gorgeous but.... Skittles Mar 2014 #90

I know but it's kind of rude. sibelian Mar 2014 #92

honestly, everyone has a dog in an American race Skittles Mar 2014 #108

Your rudeness has been noted marions ghost Mar 2014 #119

But we LIKE rude in America... eShirl Mar 2014 #180

Fare thee well. I'm sorry to see you go, I wish I had gotten to know you better. scarletwoman Mar 2014 #93

Thank you so much sibelian Mar 2014 #254

sorry to see you go, hope you change your mind. Mosby Mar 2014 #98

I'll return sibelian Mar 2014 #255

I am drinking a toast of your finest product right now, of the Highland variety. kwassa Mar 2014 #99

Can't stand the stuff! sibelian Mar 2014 #256

I love Scotland. I've been there 3 times. lob1 Mar 2014 #104

I didn't take 'em! sibelian Mar 2014 #257

Wonderful pictures, and you will be missed. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2014 #105

Thank you Johnny sibelian Mar 2014 #259

Good luck to you and your beautiful Scotland sibelian. redwitch Mar 2014 #106

OK! sibelian Mar 2014 #260

Sorry to see you go, and thanks for those great pictures Lifelong Protester Mar 2014 #107

I apologise on behalf of the entirety of Scotland for our cuisine. sibelian Mar 2014 #261

Thank you, I will. Lifelong Protester Mar 2014 #318

Fare The Well. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #109

And to you, Warren... sibelian Mar 2014 #262

I wish you every success. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #110

I am a non-recovering DUholic. sibelian Mar 2014 #263

Good luck to you beveeheart Mar 2014 #111

Cheers, pal sibelian Mar 2014 #264

Good luck to you. Take care. Thanks for being here. glinda Mar 2014 #112

Bye Glinda... sibelian Mar 2014 #265

What a lovely place to live! 2naSalit Mar 2014 #113

Well, it doesn't ALL look like that... sibelian Mar 2014 #266

True 2naSalit Mar 2014 #316

Sorry you are leaving. Thanks for the pictures. Live and Learn Mar 2014 #115

Thank you Live and Learn sibelian Mar 2014 #267

Best of luck to you! fredamae Mar 2014 #116

Cheers Fredamae sibelian Mar 2014 #268

So long, sibelian! It's been good to know you! countryjake Mar 2014 #118

Ahhhh.... sibelian Mar 2014 #269

Too cool! countryjake Mar 2014 #289

Best wishes, sibelian! Zorra Mar 2014 #120

I will miss you, Zorra... sibelian Mar 2014 #270

Why do you need to leave? OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #121

Because this website is EATING MY LIFE. sibelian Mar 2014 #271

à bientôt, but not au revoir... RainDog Mar 2014 #124

Ah harrrr sibelian Mar 2014 #272

I'm actually a bit impressed. Oakenshield Mar 2014 #126

Well, what happens in America eventually happens everywhere... sibelian Mar 2014 #273

Please stay RandySF Mar 2014 #128

I can't! sibelian Mar 2014 #274

Beautiful pictures! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #129

Thank you! sibelian Mar 2014 #275

Good Luck to you. bvar22 Mar 2014 #130

Thank you bvar sibelian Mar 2014 #276

What do you want? Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #131

Independence... sibelian Mar 2014 #277

thank you for sharing those beautiful pics. can understand that you have important matters niyad Mar 2014 #132

Bye! blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #133

toodles! sibelian Mar 2014 #236

may Scotland truly become BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #134

We're more like the North... sibelian Mar 2014 #278

that struck a chord BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #286

You will be missed, but most definitely your fairy-tale beautiful island needs to be top priority! DesertDiamond Mar 2014 #135

Scotland is not an island. Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2014 #148

Well, we'll be waiting... sibelian Mar 2014 #279

Best of Luck, Sibelian LongTomH Mar 2014 #136

One day I'll research my family. sibelian Mar 2014 #280

By all means, come back and visit once in a while derby378 Mar 2014 #138

Most welcome... sibelian Mar 2014 #281

This Englishman truly wishes Scotland independence. go west young man Mar 2014 #139

Thanks, brother sibelian Mar 2014 #154

Do what ya gotta do. Come back soon and often. Iggo Mar 2014 #140

It shall be so. sibelian Mar 2014 #282

Tell the lads & lasses we said hi, huh? Good luck. =) AverageJoe90 Mar 2014 #141

That will take some time. sibelian Mar 2014 #283

Best of everything to you! WillowTree Mar 2014 #142

And to thee Willowtree sibelian Mar 2014 #284

Hey, thanks Sibelian and lovemydog Mar 2014 #143

Thank you! sibelian Mar 2014 #285

Don't forget to paint your face blue for the vote. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #144

... sibelian Mar 2014 #287

That's a shame. Good luck with your political choice. joshcryer Mar 2014 #145

Not too shabby. moondust Mar 2014 #146

... sibelian Mar 2014 #288

Take me with you! Spirochete Mar 2014 #147

I'll smuggle you out in a hot air balloon! sibelian Mar 2014 #292

whoa, those are some breathtaking photos! quinnox Mar 2014 #152

Thanks quinnox sibelian Mar 2014 #293

Sad to see you leave malaise Mar 2014 #163

Sad to leave you, malaise sibelian Mar 2014 #294

REMEMBER… You can post as well there … and should! MrMickeysMom Mar 2014 #169

ell, the obtuse are getting less obtuse... sibelian Mar 2014 #295

Take me with you!!! Borchkins Mar 2014 #170

You provide the shipping container... sibelian Mar 2014 #181

Cheers & good life lunasun Mar 2014 #172

To you too lunasun sibelian Mar 2014 #296

Thanks for leaving us with all these 3rd way centrist dino DLC war luv'n corporatist authoritarians! L0oniX Mar 2014 #173

IGNORE THEM ALL. PUT THEM ALL ON YOUR IGNORE LIST. sibelian Mar 2014 #178

Nice Advice.. Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #187

I soooooo hope Scotland gets her indepence mackerel Mar 2014 #174

Me, too sibelian Mar 2014 #211

I have a good friend live in Glasgow mackerel Mar 2014 #320

wait! Can we come visit you? eShirl Mar 2014 #179

lol sibelian Mar 2014 #297

What a lovely farewell. brer cat Mar 2014 #182

Thank you cat... and... sibelian Mar 2014 #298

Edinburgh trocar Mar 2014 #184

My home... sibelian Mar 2014 #299

"Damn Scots, they ruined Scotland" Willy the Janitor hfojvt Mar 2014 #185

Good thing I'm not a MacDonald! sibelian Mar 2014 #198

but I. OTOH, am a McLane hfojvt Mar 2014 #209

Beautiful Pictures can't wait to travel there one day TNLib Mar 2014 #191

Cheers, TNLib sibelian Mar 2014 #300

Please feel free to return TBF Mar 2014 #192

Wellll, *I* didn't take them sibelian Mar 2014 #301

Oh my gosh, I would love to visit there...please come back soon and best of luck Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #205

We shall see how it goes... sibelian Mar 2014 #302

Best of luck! Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #315

I can't blame you at all, man! Gotta take care of the homefront first, anyone can understand that Ghost in the Machine Mar 2014 #206

Thank you ghost... sibelian Mar 2014 #303

Best of luck to you Aerows Mar 2014 #224

Again, Scotland is not an island. Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2014 #291

The Scandinavian question is complex... sibelian Mar 2014 #304

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #305

Hey library girl! hrmjustin Mar 2014 #306

I decided to answer everyone, as everyone had been so nice. sibelian Mar 2014 #308

I hope Scotland gets its freedom from London Mosaic Mar 2014 #232

May you find your way home... sibelian Mar 2014 #307

Thank you my friend Mosaic Mar 2014 #319

. Renew Deal Mar 2014 #248

... sibelian Mar 2014 #311

I'm hoping to visit your beautiful country in 2015 Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #258

Come to Edinburgh! sibelian Mar 2014 #309

I love Scotland, and ... daggahead Mar 2014 #290

Well, he can fuck off. sibelian Mar 2014 #310

Go cheer for Rangers in the thirteenth subdivision! Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #312

Rangers fans? redqueen Mar 2014 #314

pantpantpant sibelian Mar 2014 #313

It's my island. H2O Man Mar 2014 #317

Please post on occasion. I would love to catch up in Edinburgh and share a pint or 3. adirondacker Mar 2014 #321