Posted by Ken Waldron on May 13, 2026, 9:41 pm, in reply to "For my sins I never knew it had happened in Scotland, too. I'm remedying that right away." As I recall, the investigator the British Government sent up to see if the locals were actually starving or just "chancing their luck" as of course peasants do...was an individual by the Name of Mr Pine-Coffin. -I kid you not. How they all must have laughed... Responses Got a whole load of pine coffins of all shapes and sizes when I looked that up. - Der May 13, 2026, 10:54 pm Actually he seems to have been one of the more conscientious officials they sent, confusingly! (nm) - Ian M May 13, 2026, 11:30 pm « Back to index | View thread »
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