And then there are those who attempt some sort of Irish or Scots "accent" as an affectation, to perhaps "out-Irish/Scottish" the next person at _______________________ [fill in the name of the event or gathering HERE].

Those I have dubbed the "phony-baloney" type of accent, because those people are fooling absolutely noone, making fools of themselves in the process. Caricatures 'R Us . . .