if something is disagreeable - say it in a Scottish accent

My beloved father and I have spotted a trend over the Christmas holidays in films (mainly childrens ones but some adult films too)...
If there is a disagreeable, sometimes technologically adverse character (or has urges to plunder and pillage villages frequently), they are usually male, large, with manic hair (mostly ginger/red), a foul temper and they are undoubtedly SCOTTISH.

 

(for those of you who do not recognise them; Picture 1 is Stoick from How to Train Your Dragon, Picture 2 is King Fergus from Brave, Picture 3 is Ben and Lon from Pocahontas, and Picture 4 is Scrooge McDuck - and a bit of trivia Ben (with the dark hair) and King Fergus are both voiced by Billy Conolly)

 

And yes I am aware that technically Scrooge McDuck is a duck but if we dont include certain factors, we also get Shrek, Amy Pond (the Doctors Companion), Taggart, James Bond (after Sean Connery played him, he had a Scottish father), Richard Hannay (hes from 'The 39 Step's' for you people who don't believe in classic films), as well as Fat Bastard (for those of you who watch only crap films), we can even include Macbeth and William Wallace if you really want to cover some historical bases.

 

Stereotyping at its best ladies and gentlemen =)

(I would be tempted to include my mother in this as she's Scottish, has red hair, sometimes a bad temper and urges to plunder and pillage - my bank account, but I dont think it would be a wise move ;) )

 

Anyway to end this post, I won't rant, I am going to wish you all a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year..... and remind you all that

 

it is now acceptable to say it is christmas

Over the last few years it has been said that I am a humbug, that I hate Christmas, I hate the holidays... It is not true, I juust HATE the fact people and businesses start selling Christmas stuff 3 months in advance. Its bollocks. I apologise but it is. Christmas does not occur in September, October or November. Its a December only occurance, once a year for 25 days only.
As I mentionned in one of my earlier rants - I mean blogs - my local Sainsburies started selling Christmas chocolates and sweets in September, Halloween got completely skipped over.

My going rule is (and anyone who disagrees.... is wrong =) ) ; It is unacceptable to state it is Christmas/Christmassy/ The Holidays or any other permutations of Christmas therein, before either the 1st of December OR until you have seen the Coca-Cola advert.

There are exceptions to this rule -

1) You obviously have to believe in Christmas

2) The Holidays are different in America and therefore count from Thanksgiving Day but only if you are American born and bred OR you have lived there longer than 5 years

3) The Coca-Cola rule only counts after 00:01am on the 1st December AND NOT BEFORE

4) You are Father Christmas and Christmas therefore lasts all year

And in keeping with my own rules - albeit a day and a half late due to lack of internet-
The Voices and I Agree it is now acceptable to say it is Christmas. Merry Christmas Everyone!