Talk:Wild Haggis
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Man... my Dad (who is Scottish - from Dundee) told me this storry when I was a kid, and I believed him for years until I found out what it actually was. I'd always thought this story was my Dad's own invention - didn't realize that it's actually told a lot in Scotland.
Just wondering - my Dad also told me specifically that the Haggis was a type of bird that ran on Hills in Scotland, and that it had evolved with one leg longer than the other to run on hills, but it could only run one way because of this - making it very easy to catch. He said that that was why it could only be hunted once a year - or the Haggis would surely go extinct.
Has anyone heard this detail of the story repeated?
Tommertron
Heh, not me. Since it's an entirely fictional creature, the teller of the story is free to make up any details he pleases. :-) Evercat 11:57 28 Jun 2003 (UTC)
I heard practically the same story some ten years ago, while drinking with some members of Estonian Scottish Society. Somehow, I had forgotten it for all these years. Glad to remember. --Oop 22:57, Oct 1, 2004 (UTC)
I heard it could only be hunted when drunk, in order to give it a fair chance. It makes the story less believable - as if it wasn't odd enough already - but makes it even better if the person doesn't catch on. To be honest, I was somehow disappointed with how flatly this article debunks the myth. It's a fun legend. I even have my own furry wee haggis.
Possible link to the Magic Puddin in Australia? sounds like a source...
I tell this to tourists, and they believe me. It's incredibly funny =oD
Well I was born and live in Scotland and I have heard this story for most of my life (always new it was not real). When I can a kid the story was always told about a bird which was able to fly and there was no mention of different lengths of legs. But recently I have heard a lot about the small ground mammal with 2 sets of legs of different lengths. I added a few details about this alternate version.
I recently also added some format to the article. I did not delete any thing but i did need to edit some text to make it clearer. If you do not like it please return to the old format i will not be offended.
Also we need to get a picture some this like this one. http://graphics.stanford.edu/~bjohanso/england/glasgow/haggis.jpg But not copy writed.
I also fixed the link but i was not logged in at the time.Elfwood 21:37, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
Link #2 is broken.
My name is Sara. I was born in paisley in 83 and moved to australia in 98. so figure the maths that makes me 22. :-) My Papa Harrigan told me the true story of Haggis (hehehe only the aussies beleive it). It is a little furry animal only found in the Highlands of Scotland. In order for it to balance on the steep slopes it has two long legs on one side and two short ones on the other. it runs around the hills but sometimes falls over, like a sheep it gets stuck on it's back and can't get up, so the farmers go out and collect them and kill em, bag em up in sheep stomach and sell them in the supermarkets! Haha Beat that one! :-)
[edit] 'fictional'
I'm sure it's very funny to keep removing the word 'fictional' from the introduction. But please don't do so. It's vandalism, and users doing it may get blocked.--MichaelMaggs 21:34, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Not just Americans
Its not just tourists (mainly Americans) who believe this story - a few years ago when I was in my early 20s a Scottish co-worker and myself convincved a very gullible slightly older English colleuge that a Haggis was a real creature. Penrithguy 21:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
