Cosmic Joe Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 22 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: My mad old uncle explained it thus. "Thomson, no p, for no Pope." Big Celtic fan was he? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: My mad old uncle explained it thus. "Thomson, no p, for no Pope." Explains why I've always assumed you're an Airdrie fan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I have a 3 year old called Fraser named after Frazer Wright. Spelt different so Ruggy wouldn’t notice, obv. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: My mad old uncle explained it thus. "Thomson, no p, for no Pope." My wife's maiden name is Thomson. No p. My father in law was adamant of the no p. He also hates the colour green. He also didn't speak to me other than grunts for a year because he thought I was a Catholic because I didn't support rangers. The quicker that generation dies the better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: My mad old uncle explained it thus. "Thomson, no p, for no Pope." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, Oystercatcher said: My wife's maiden name is Thomson. No p. My father in law was adamant of the no p. He also hates the colour green. He also didn't speak to me other than grunts for a year because he thought I was a Catholic because I didn't support rangers. The quicker that generation dies the better. His logic was that superfluous letters in a name indicated Catholicism and cited Clark with an e as a further example. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 In my class at school there was an Alasdair, two Alastairs and an Aleister whose dad was presumably pished when he registered the name No Crystal Tips though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 1 minute ago, tamthebam said: In my class at school there was an Alasdair, two Alastairs and an Aleister whose dad was presumably pished when he registered the name No Crystal Tips though Maybe Aleister's folks liked a bit of the old dark arts and Satan? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 1 minute ago, coprolite said: Maybe Aleister's folks liked a bit of the old dark arts and Satan? The way he turned out I wouldn't be surprised! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Jings, are the Thompson Twins from Tin Tin related to Paw Broon? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: His logic was that superfluous letters in a name indicated Catholicism and cited Clark with an e as a further example. The staunch Scottish Protestant subculture truly is a meeting of the minds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Skelpit Lug said: Jings, are the Thompson Twins from Tin Tin related to Paw Broon? Lies. I think they have Nothing In Common but you'd have to ask a Doctor Doctor of genetics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 1 minute ago, virginton said: The staunch Scottish Protestant subculture truly is a meeting of the minds. It was all to do with The Reformation apparently. Catholics thought the extra letters made them seem more important and relevant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Aleister Did he live in Boleskine House? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 In Englandshire and over here in the ‘murca I have to spell out my last name. Despite being about 1000 years old these chunts can’t get past the 100 years or so of anglicising it.It doesn’t even sound like the way they spell it!In fact ETA, just reminded weegies bugger up the spelling too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: It was all to do with The Reformation apparently. Catholics thought the extra letters made them seem more important and relevant. Sounds like the weirdo Covenanters just didn't know how to spell their names correctly tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 52 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: His logic was that superfluous letters in a name indicated Catholicism and cited Clark with an e as a further example. Like John Knox? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 30/06/2022 at 19:09, GordonD said: Billy Connolly says that his dad used to ask him what jigs he had coming up. On that subject, people who pronounce GIF as JIF, even though the "G" stands for "graphic". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, scottsdad said: That is one of those names like Clare, Lyn, Lindsay, and so on where you are just subjecting the kid to a lifetime of spelling out their name for people. One of my mates named his first born "Thomis". "Erm, no, not with an "A", with an "I"". Edited July 1, 2022 by Arch Stanton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: His logic was that superfluous letters in a name indicated Catholicism and cited Clark with an e as a further example. An interview with DC Thomsons would have scrambled his mind Edited July 2, 2022 by Cosmic Joe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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