The Story of Haggis...

So at the end of our reproduction lecture this past week, Alastaire (man teaching lecture) told the class the story of the Haggis. If I can get it right, this is what it was:

So, way back when the ocean was above the mountains existed large amounts of sea life and large sea creatures. As time progressed, the ocean receded and the mountains that we see today in the Highlands began to show. Some sea creatures adapted to land and were required to endure the harsh climate. One such creature took to the mountains for protection and spent a large amount of its time grazing. Because it lived on the mountains and the mountains were mostly cone-shaped, the creature "Haggis" adapted a unique physiological feature. On one side it would have long legs and on the other, short legs. Because of this adaptation, the Haggis could only walk around the mountain in one direction.

Man came along and discovered this creature when hiking through the mountains one day. The first Haggis was caught and killed and man realized that the Haggis was a prized catch. More and more Haggis were captured and killed for food. Man realized that the easiest way to catch a Haggis was to use it's own physiological advantage against it. The method for catching a Haggis involves three men, usually. One chases the Haggis around the mountain, another hides in a bush and the third waits downhill with a bag near the bush the second man is hiding in. When the Haggis gets close enough to the bush, the second man would jump out and scare the Haggis. The Haggis would then get frightened and turn around......

Now, the Haggis has two long legs on one side and two short legs on the other, so when the Haggis would turn around after being frightened, the short legs would be going downhill instead of uphill and would tip over into the bag the third man was holding.

Ok, not sure if that is 100% correct, but fairly close, I am sure of it. Anyway, sorry for the delay in posting, have been busy studying and preparing for exams that are in 3 weeks. Have a lot to review and am getting stressed. Trying to finish Neurology right now, and there is quite a bit to review too. The weather this past weekend was absolutely rubbish! The weekend before that was absolutely beautiful and Kristen and I were unable to go out because we both needed to study. Go figure, this whole week has been completely sunny out and getting warmer. Who knows, I may even start getting a slight tan back.... I'm going to need to get rid of this paleness I have developed since I have been in Scotland. Darn clouds.......

This last weekend I made Kristen and I a beef roast with red wine and shallot sauce, which was amazing! Sunday we made fresh crepes for dinner and watched Big Daddy. Have been going to reproduction lectures all week and next week we get to do our cattle rectal exams. Unfortunately, I think they are having us use a fake cow rectum, which I find to be completely pointless as we should be examining a real cow. Oh well, maybe they don't trust us quite yet and are going to have us wait until next year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY AUNT LORIE today!!! I miss you and hope you are doing well! I have added more photos to my Picasa web albums from the zoo and Norway, enjoy! I will keep uploading more photos when I have time. Hope everyone is doing well and will talk soon!