Let's see penicillin, tv, or cheesy actors.....

[*Lazer*]

I was reading today and came across an article that made me wonder. The Scottish Cultural Resource Network wants to create a online gallery similar to the one at the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. The article asked that people vote for the most influential Scot of the last 100 years. I assumed (silly me) that people would vote for Alexander Fleming (inventor of penicillin), or John Logie Baird (inventor of TV). I was surprized to see Sean Connery and Billy Connelly on the list. An actor and comedian just don't seem to measure up to the same impact. What do you folks think?

Oh and if you want to vote you have until the end of Jan 2002. To cast your vote go to www.scran.ac.uk and click on great scots to vote

 

[alexander tzara]

I vote for that ginger lad off 'The Simpsons'

Now, what piqued your interest in this subject, young Lazersnap? Have you got a bit of Scottish in you? (hee hee hee)

 

[*Lazer*]

Nope Alex it was that last sausage shipment from the "redheaded island".

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I wonder how many people will vote for James Doohan.

 

[alexander tzara]

Who's James Doohan?

 

[bluespoke]

Oh dearie, dearie me. James Doohan is the Irish actor who played Scotty in Star Trek.

 

[alexander tzara]

You mean to say that's not a genuine Scottish accent? But it seems so... convincing!

 

[bluespoke]

Oh yeah. Just like Connery's Irish accent in the Untouchables.


I'd vote for Fleming, by the way.

 

[alexander tzara]

Yesh, Blueshpoke. Or hish Russian acshent in 'Hunt For Red October'. Or hish English acshent in the Bond moviesh.

 

[*Lazer*]

Aye Captain, beaming this up! Full throttle!