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18th December 07, 02:35 PM
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As far as I know the other speeches are not assigned, as far as I know we have
Scout piping in the Haggis, and hopefully a song or two sometime after,
Captain the Reverend Donald Gordon Glennie for the Address to a Haggis
Myself for the Immortal Memory
so we at least would need
the Toast to the lasses and the response
Below is a short description of each
The Toast to the Lassies
This was originally a short speech given by a male guest in thanks to those women who had prepared the meal. However nowadays it is much more wide ranging, and generally covers the male speaker's view on women. It is normally amusing but should never be offensive, particularly bearing in mind that it will be followed by a reply from the "Lasses" concerned. Please note that the ladies are referred to as "lasses" and not "lassies", the latter being the plural of a famous canine.
The men drink a toast to the women's health.
the Reply to the toast to the lasses
This is occasionally (and humorously) called the 'Toast to the Laddies', and like the previous toast it is generally quite wide ranging nowadays. In it a female guest will give her views on men and reply to any specific points raised by the previous speaker. Like the previous speech this should be amusing but not offensive. Quite often the speakers giving this toast and the previous one will collaborate so that the two toasts complement each other.
The women drink a toast to the men's health.
As for the Twa Lands I'm not sure that we need to do it however if someone is willing to that would be great. For the other readings I think it would be wonderful if everyone just brought one poem to read and it does not have to be Tam o' Shanter it can be a short piece.
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