tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post5275226746782558218..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: You really did make it upElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-43275084781717511262007-08-27T12:04:00.000+00:002007-08-27T12:04:00.000+00:00the SNP to be fair, have done well for their 1st ...the SNP to be fair, have done well for their 1st hundred days (or so) in office. But our local branch is substandared - like the stuff we too often get in the Co-op!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-59302266154278308822007-08-23T07:35:00.000+00:002007-08-23T07:35:00.000+00:00Independent Scotland said... Who is the comedian. ...Independent Scotland said... <BR/>Who is the comedian. Look around you and what has been delivered in the Islands over the last 8 years. In fact the first thing you see when you open the SNP office is the multi-million pound Bridge Centre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-39968151748132751932007-08-21T22:30:00.000+00:002007-08-21T22:30:00.000+00:00Oh well, you carry on amongst yourselves. I'm off ...Oh well, you carry on amongst yourselves. I'm off to get a life...do they still sell them in Woolies or do I have to go to Amazon.com? I'd rather buy local.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-89014526998090792532007-08-21T21:44:00.000+00:002007-08-21T21:44:00.000+00:00Is some of this hitting a raw nerve with the local...Is some of this hitting a raw nerve with the local SNP contingent? I think so, eh, Eyoop?<BR/>Damn funny, whoever is the author, keep it upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-72905479984950058382007-08-21T21:39:00.000+00:002007-08-21T21:39:00.000+00:00Eyoop, get a life (and a sense of humour) This is...Eyoop, get a life (and a sense of humour) This is funny. It might give AA some much needed PR as he doesn't seem to be able to do it himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-4666287289354385272007-08-21T19:08:00.000+00:002007-08-21T19:08:00.000+00:00Good work Angus, you have drawn out the real behav...Good work Angus, you have drawn out the real behaviour of the politicans.<BR/><BR/>I voted SNP (the party NOT the person) for the first time in May, being a floating voter, just like I think you were.<BR/><BR/>You slagged Labour last year and this without a squeak of complaint from them. Mention the SNP in any adverse way, and the <A HREF="http://angusnicolson.blogspot.com/2007/07/paranoid-tendancy.html" REL="nofollow">paranoia</A> kicks in, just like you said it did.<BR/><BR/>Look, if you want my vote again, grow up and enjoy satire. If you can't then that's us through.<BR/><BR/>The Alasdair Allan blog is funny, cutting and distinctly cruel. That's waht makes it so good. He is our MSP and if he can't take it then he should resign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-68667916845316710232007-08-21T16:17:00.000+00:002007-08-21T16:17:00.000+00:00Anonymous - at least he's in the public eye. Unlik...Anonymous - at least he's in the public eye. <BR/><BR/>Unlike your losing candidate AlMo, who was "Missing, presumed fed" in the restaurants of Edinburgh for several years, choosing the last 3 months before the election to suddenly make a belated attempt at retaining his seat. <BR/><BR/>A shame he was on the islands so infrequently he forgot some of his Gaelic through lack of use, and had to be coached in the language before his crammed round of Outer Hebrides visits. Those visits being, on reflection, a "farewell tour" ...<BR/><BR/>AlMo <B>LOST</B>. AA <B>WON</B>. Some people got over it and moved on. The rest comment on here ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-34935984086239093882007-08-21T16:12:00.000+00:002007-08-21T16:12:00.000+00:00"Being in the public eye means being the target of..."<I>Being in the public eye means being the target of abuse.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Well put...and there's no shortage of abuse around. Add this blog to the pile. Exactly how does the AA creative masterpiece help anything at all, except to massage the author's ego?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-54543713305786331052007-08-21T15:03:00.000+00:002007-08-21T15:03:00.000+00:00Being in the public eye means being the target of ...Being in the public eye means being the target of abuse. Obviously Allan and his sycophants can't take anything other than adoration for their poor, pathetic, little MSP.<BR/><BR/>Grow up and get a life. He has four years of this to contend with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-56267815800285033152007-08-21T14:09:00.000+00:002007-08-21T14:09:00.000+00:00"For those wanting to leave comments, I think you ..."<I>For those wanting to leave comments, I think you will find that it is a diary rather than a blog although the blog medium has been used to deliver the message.</I>"<BR/><BR/>In other words, the blog author has bottled out. It's so...unpleasant receiving criticism anonymously isn't it? (Think about that).<BR/><BR/>The blog/diary/whatever you want to call it, is the work of an amadan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-56456120458086693072007-08-18T13:49:00.000+00:002007-08-18T13:49:00.000+00:00Great and very funny, waiting for the next install...Great and very funny, waiting for the next installment.<BR/>For those wanting to leave comments, I think you will find that it is a diary rather than a blog although the blog medium has been used to deliver the message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-56166627153386525072007-08-18T08:07:00.000+00:002007-08-18T08:07:00.000+00:00sad, sad, sad, sad...sad, sad, sad, sad...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-58472264295896959892007-08-17T23:14:00.000+00:002007-08-17T23:14:00.000+00:00I prefer this one http://calummacdonald.blogspot.c...I prefer this one <BR/><BR/>http://calummacdonald.blogspot.com/ <BR/><BR/>Why? For for a start, its an original blog, blogged DURING the campaign, and the dates aren't faked unlike that shabby A Allan blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-62113650461008236412007-08-17T18:30:00.000+00:002007-08-17T18:30:00.000+00:00Superb stuff. Can't wait to see the ABM diaries. E...Superb stuff. Can't wait to see the ABM diaries. Especially the entries regarding his exploits in the Orknies and Shetland's two years ago. I bet they will even put Alan Clarks diaries to shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-35044782316740003792007-08-17T18:13:00.000+00:002007-08-17T18:13:00.000+00:00Why no chance for comments indeed. Publishing a bl...Why no chance for comments indeed. Publishing a blog like this totally anonymously and with comments closed is an act of cowardice. The internet's handy for such people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-20634887528851658922007-08-17T15:58:00.000+00:002007-08-17T15:58:00.000+00:00I agree with madeddieh and eyoop to be honest. No...I agree with madeddieh and eyoop to be honest. Not really that funny and why no chance for comments? I think AA is doing a good job so far and picking on things like him living in a rented house or driving slowly is quite personal. If it was all about politics that's one thing but why get personal? I was hoping for some good laughs from the comments some people have made - I'm left disappointed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-37055870063374561122007-08-17T13:42:00.000+00:002007-08-17T13:42:00.000+00:00Hysterical. Keep up the good work. Looking forward...Hysterical. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-13799549030740813472007-08-17T12:31:00.000+00:002007-08-17T12:31:00.000+00:00Loved it!Loved it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-74495096455431320262007-08-17T11:20:00.000+00:002007-08-17T11:20:00.000+00:00Hilarious! I think Mr Allan is testing his market....Hilarious! I think Mr Allan is testing his market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-34758215322894940512007-08-17T11:11:00.000+00:002007-08-17T11:11:00.000+00:00Hahaha! I see that one hit home!Hahaha! I see that one hit home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-89859149602865371572007-08-17T08:47:00.000+00:002007-08-17T08:47:00.000+00:00eyoop, I understand that a sense of humour bypass ...eyoop, I understand that a sense of humour bypass is not reversable. Try lying down in a darkened room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-1759742336744403502007-08-17T07:35:00.000+00:002007-08-17T07:35:00.000+00:00A classic case of someone with too much spare time...A classic case of someone with too much spare time. The Devil makes work for idle hands...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-775710633405231782007-08-16T22:33:00.000+00:002007-08-16T22:33:00.000+00:00kind of sad actually. Rather than engaging in a r...kind of sad actually. Rather than engaging in a reasoned debate someone has decided to snidely snipe from the sidelines, pathetic if you ask meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-60063035195847731622007-08-16T21:00:00.000+00:002007-08-16T21:00:00.000+00:00funniest thing I've read in ages,funniest thing I've read in ages,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com