Post by NorryC on Jan 30, 2009 20:13:37 GMT 1
While holidaying at Balmoral, the Queen took a couple of days off to
drive down the North-East coast. When she got to the dunes at Balmedie
she decided she fancied a bit of off-roading. Her Range Rover was
bounding along the golden sands of Balmedie beach when there was an
enormous commotion. She rushed to see what it was and upon approaching
the scene the Queen noticed just beyond the surf, a hapless man wearing
a Rangers jersey, struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws
of a 20 foot shark!
At that moment a speedboat containing three men wearing Aberdeen tops
sped into view. One of the men took aim at the shark and fired a
harpoon into its ribs, immobilising it instantly. The other two reached
out and pulled the Rangers fan from the water before beating the shark
to death using long clubs.
They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the speedboat along
with the dead shark and prepared for a hasty retreat, when they heard
frantic calling from the shore...... It was the Queen calling them to
the beach.
On reaching land, the Queen went into raptures about the rescue and
said, "I'll give you a knighthood for your brave actions. I heard that
the people of Aberdeenshire were intolerant of those from the central
belt but now I see this is a truly enlightened example of tribal
harmony which could serve as a model for other nations."
She knighted them and drove off. As she departed the harpoonist asked
the others, "Fa wis 'at?!"
"That," one answered, " wis the Queen.. She rules Britain and kens a'hing
aboot oor country."
"Well," the harpoonist replied, "she kens f**k all aboot shark fishing.
How's the bait hauding up? Or do we need anither een?
drive down the North-East coast. When she got to the dunes at Balmedie
she decided she fancied a bit of off-roading. Her Range Rover was
bounding along the golden sands of Balmedie beach when there was an
enormous commotion. She rushed to see what it was and upon approaching
the scene the Queen noticed just beyond the surf, a hapless man wearing
a Rangers jersey, struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws
of a 20 foot shark!
At that moment a speedboat containing three men wearing Aberdeen tops
sped into view. One of the men took aim at the shark and fired a
harpoon into its ribs, immobilising it instantly. The other two reached
out and pulled the Rangers fan from the water before beating the shark
to death using long clubs.
They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the speedboat along
with the dead shark and prepared for a hasty retreat, when they heard
frantic calling from the shore...... It was the Queen calling them to
the beach.
On reaching land, the Queen went into raptures about the rescue and
said, "I'll give you a knighthood for your brave actions. I heard that
the people of Aberdeenshire were intolerant of those from the central
belt but now I see this is a truly enlightened example of tribal
harmony which could serve as a model for other nations."
She knighted them and drove off. As she departed the harpoonist asked
the others, "Fa wis 'at?!"
"That," one answered, " wis the Queen.. She rules Britain and kens a'hing
aboot oor country."
"Well," the harpoonist replied, "she kens f**k all aboot shark fishing.
How's the bait hauding up? Or do we need anither een?