Am no prude

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100% this - Harry Lauder had no idea what he was starting

�� was trying to think who started it. Russ Abbott's See You Jimmy hat is more likely for the current fans. But there are many performers who have made their fortune by playing up the daft Scots laddie. Krankies and from much earlier times Will Fyfe who gave us I belong to Glasgow, Dear old Glasgow town, Harry Lauder's Wee Deoch an Dorus. Seems we have a long history behind our drunk but friendly image. Not sure if there has been a major change from that self perception.

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�� was trying to think who started it. Russ Abbott's See You Jimmy hat is more likely for the current fans. But there are many performers who have made their fortune by playing up the daft Scots laddie. Krankies and from much earlier times Will Fyfe who gave us I belong to Glasgow, Dear old Glasgow town, Harry Lauder's Wee Deoch an Dorus. Seems we have a long history behind our drunk but friendly image. Not sure if there has been a major change from that self perception.

Harry Lauder 'perfected' the image of the Scotsman in full highland wear but don't think he did the drunk bit, was it Will Fyffe that started that?

Donald whar's Yer Troosers by Andy Stewart perpetuated the kilt wearing image, again though he didn't play the drunk as far as I remember.

Russ Abbot was taking off the perceived image of the drunken, tartan clad Scot with Jimmy McJimmy and he was genuinely funny with it.

Gregor Fisher did nothing for the image of our country - wasn't even funny.

I hate the image, it's not Scotland.

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Harry Lauder 'perfected' the image of the Scotsman in full highland wear but don't think he did the drunk bit, was it Will Fyffe that started that?

Donald whar's Yer Troosers by Andy Stewart perpetuated the kilt wearing image, again though he didn't play the drunk as far as I remember.

Russ Abbot was taking off the perceived image of the drunken, tartan clad Scot with Jimmy McJimmy and he was genuinely funny with it.

Gregor Fisher did nothing for the image of our country - wasn't even funny.

I hate the image, it's not Scotland.

I thought Gregor Fisher gave a fair impression of a person of Glasgow, or thon tube in Leicester Square last night!