When traveling beyond the UK and Anglo-infested tourist traps & expat hubs BEFORE asking the sweet young(ish) thing next to you at the bar IF she'd enjoy some English Fizz, probably BEST to … (View Post)

All things in moderation - including moderation. (View Post)

A young man called Cholmondeley Colquhoun Kept as a pet a babolquhoun. His mother said, "Cholmondeley, Do you think it quite colmondeley To feed your babolquhoun with a spolquhoun?" the won… (View Post)

Think that the American surname Strahan (Stray-han or Stray-an) is derived from Strachan? Plenty of Scots names got put through the ringer in America. And others. One common surname here is Snyder or… (View Post)

Re: transliteration of Gaelic/Irish names please note interesting example of Nicholas Macdonald Sarsfield Cod'd, heir to the (Eastern) Roman Empire and self-nominated candidate for King of Greec… (View Post)