tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post8862399416364630251..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Robert Burns, Elephants and TouristsDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-11772693882412499802010-06-06T17:34:07.847+01:002010-06-06T17:34:07.847+01:00I've always liked the fact that the German for...I've always liked the fact that the German for monument is Denkmal - which literally translates into Scots as a verb;'Think on't'.<br /><br />I can't see Burns willingly embracing Temperance, athough the movement was strong in Dumfriesshire until recently. Some years ago, a friend and I cycled through the area in very hot weather.<br /><br />We stopped at a village store next to Burns' Well and tried to buy a bottle of beer. The aged shopkeeper refused to sell it to us as it was the middle of the day. Instead, she directed us to the well, pointing out that 'God's own water is good enough for all!'Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.com