Oh, hi, oh ... wait .... that's the Allegheny River (sorry about that).  West Virginia, eh?  Been to Harpers Ferry .... but that's on the other side of the State to you, I suppose .... nice ..... country roads ..... mountain mama ....... anyhoo, a warm welcome to the forum, d-Guy.* If you have been following the forum, then you will know what to expect and not to pay too much attention to fsn (aka Nobby ... OIC [Oik-in-Chief]) and if he gives you any bother ... just banjo him (you do have banjos in the mountains, don't you?).

P.S. if ever you wish to change your name to Mary, you can have my vote (twice).   

* (had me worried for a minute .... thought it might have stood for 'Duck Guy') 

My grandfather was accused of fiddling the books.
My father was drummed out the Service for something he didn't do - he didn't cover his tracks (thank you Christmas Cracker, 1982)
My brother often trumpeted his successes.
My son won't pipe down.

We're a musical family. 

Point taken on the language, Fierce. Most of us know "English" only from watching season after season of "Downton Abby"

I am enjoying the education you'uns are providing! 

Let's see fsn="Nobby" who is an oik!  I took this to mean "only in Kingston" much in the idiomatic form "coals to Newcastle", but have not yet figured out its meaning. By usage however, it can't be good :-)

And thanks for the welcome also, Westmarcher! Hope you found "The Ferry" beautiful and educational. Actual I'm on the Eastern slope of the Alleghenies, so same side as Harper's Ferry.
The Allegheny thing is tricky - we spell it different ways in different places and the river is further west and (as far as I know) doesn't come near the mountains.
Not only do we have banjos - we have bagpipes - as Nobby says " we're a musical family"

d_Guy

'Guy'

The 'proper' definition of OIK, is an obnoxious or uncouth person.
I just use it as a friendly term of abuse......rather than some of the others I could use to describe Nobby. 

Cheers - Phil 

Awwww! Shucks! 

Quote from: Techno on 15 December 2015, 05:44:46 PMI just use it as a friendly term of abuse......rather than some of the others I could use to describe Nobby. 

You love him really 

Was going to say something interesting here, but, bagpipes are cool!

Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 December 2015, 10:20:42 AM
Was going to say something interesting here, but, bagpipes are cool!

Dr? Is that you? 

I recently looked at an alphabetized and proportedly exhaustive list of the musical instruments of the world - bagpipes where not on them. I don't know what this implies!

That is because Bagpipes are not a musical instrument, but a weapon of war! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sgzZLNwqvdQ

Or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02h2cc2

I would highly recommend anything by the late great Martyn's Bennett, saw him at the Cambridge Folk festival many years ago (in what would turn out to be one of his last ever gigs) performing Hardland, just incredible. I own one of the 1000 copies ever produced, signed!

Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 December 2015, 03:32:51 PM
That is because Bagpipes are not a musical instrument, but a weapon of war!

Cool links, Mad Lemmy! thanks!
But Flame-throwing drones - totally bad ass!  And a competent piper to boot.

Yeah - forgot about the weapon of war - IMS - weren't the pipes proscribed after the '45 along with highland dress?

'nuff said!

FSN
The first video, the performers attire and the dance moves were not appropriate for a forum such as this; but that was just the blokes!

Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 December 2015, 09:07:54 PM
FSN
The first video, the performers attire and the dance moves were not appropriate for a forum such as this; but that was just the blokes!

I totally agree!.

At least they should have stood at the back so as not to obstruct the view!!   I would rather see "Totty in Stockings" than "Men in Skirts" 

Really enjoyed the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

Quote from: Leman on 17 December 2015, 08:02:22 AM
Really enjoyed the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

They're even better live.

They performed in the street outside the record shop my son works in.

Quote from: Leman on 17 December 2015, 08:02:22 AM
Really enjoyed the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

I really liked them also. Not your father's pipe band. Twenty years since I was last in Scotland. Much has changed.

Cor, not listened to those guys for ages!