Originally Posted by
NaeMairNeeps
Whilst bein generally supportive o' McInnes, and acknowledging mitigation for his shortcomings, the above quote does make me snigger in a glaikit manner ,,,
Cos, ye see, I find fly fishing jist aboot as ridiculous as golfers. (I tend tae refer tae them as 'string-flickers' ... because Ah've seen then flick string so, so many, many times ... but never seen them catch a ****ing fish)
"... Aye, there's a big ane ower there, in that pool ower the ither side ... Ah ken he's there, and he kens far I am ... but he'll nae last oot ... he's hungry ... an'Ah hae a Barlinton-Dirrilinton-double-scootrimumdible-drootwingy-blunkflook-bammy-nigelpoop fly on the end o' ma weel greased line ... an' it's only a metter o' time ... ken?"
"Been here lang?"
"Aye ... got set up at 5 ess mornin"
"It's 8 o'clock at night .... fit hiv ye caught?"
"Aaaaach nithin yit, could hae easy taen a few tiddlers, but thon big ane ower yonder ..... 'at's fa Ah'm efter"
"'an fit if ye dinna?"
Ach weel, there's aye the morn, he'll still be there ... an' Ah'll be here"
"An fit if he's nae?"
"Nah, nah min ... he'll be be there"
"Aye, maybe but .... fit if? ... fit if he's nae??"
"Ach weel, there's plenty mair!"
....... "but .... fit if ther's nae?"
........"Eh?? .... Nah, nah min ...... ther's aye plenty mair!"