Visit to the island of St Kilda

[Gershwin]

During the week of 8th July I will be going on a boat trip to the Island of St Kilda off the Scottish coast. I will be wearing my St Kilda scarf and carry a small wooden box which I intend to bury in the sand. The box will contain the 2013 bumper sticker, fridge magnet and a message to Saint Kilda.

The draft of the message is below and I would appreciate any comment.

'Oh mighty Saint Kilda,
I stand on your island as a devoted representative of your followers in Australia - a land down-under,
We worship you every weekend and chant your name 'St Kilda ... St Kilda'
We fight your enemies and try to remove their heads (go Kossie!) and we violate their women (no. 44 & the ex. Bomber)
We seek your help in this a season of great challenge,
Provide our warriors with soundness of hamstring (and calf and tendon and ligament) , and fleetness of foot,
Provide our coaches with wisdom - particularly our forward-line coach who needs it desperately,
Provide us with a tall defender, creative mid-fielder and damaging forward in the next draft,
Provide us with a major sponsor with lots of money (Bill Gates would be nice),

Oh mighty Saint Kilda we have endured many years of struggle and seek the ultimate prize sooner rather than later (I'm 60 myself!)

yours truly etc etc etc'

[saintbrat]

Suggestion
leave out the referances to current and recent past 'saga's'

and instead provide the reasons we worship- Barker Harvey Rieowldt Doc, J eans etc...
players and coaches coming and going

and still survival as with the craggy rugged cliffs of the Isle of Hirta.

[Teflon]

highly amusing but "violate their women"??? really? tad strong?

why not just come out and say: we chase school girls round half naked in our boxer shorts chanting..."let me help you, let me help you...."

[kosifantutti]

Violate their women? Really?

And it's not Saint Kilda.

[Gershwin]

fair enough - will remove reference to violating women. Neither politically correct nor proven in a court of law.

There may not be a Saint called Kilda but if we don't have some faith what do we have?

[Watts the Buzz]

Gershwin, don't take this personally but I think you need a Bex and a lie down

[gringo]

There is suggestions that there was no Saint Kilda rather some Viking name like Sankkillder. Mis-spelt so vikings would approve of your conquering.

[ctqs]

Violate women? Offensive and pathetic.

[ausfatcat]

please don't graffiti a historic island

[Con Gorozidis]

Terrific gershwin!

[Munga]

Maybe we should be renamed the Vikings. Absolutely nothing to do with Saints

"The name St. Kilda comes from the old Norse ‘skildir’ meaning shields."

http://comestepbackintime.wordpress.com ... t-islands/

"The origins are thought to be cartographers' errors, naming the island Skildir (Viking Norse) Skildar, Skilda, S. Kilda and then St Kilda over a number of maps.

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/column-8/ ... z2Tq7x7f2G

[desertsaint]

Write whatever you want mate. No oe's every gonna read it.
Personally I'd be asking for Miranda Kerr to mistakenly wander naked into my bed one night.
Hopefully when the wife is away.

[axcellence]

Write whatever you want mate. No oe's every gonna read it.
Personally I'd be asking for Miranda Kerr to mistakenly wander naked into my bed one night.
Hopefully when the wife is away.

OP is writing about something possible
You are writing about the improbable


My money is on the OP rather than your fantasy occurring.

[saintspremiers]

Suggestion
leave out the referances to current and recent past 'saga's'

and instead provide the reasons we worship- Barker Harvey Rieowldt Doc, J eans etc...
players and coaches coming and going

and still survival as with the craggy rugged cliffs of the Isle of Hirta.

nah, boring as batshyte bratty....where is your sense of "fun"

I think there should also be a reference to scumbag Lyon who helped create our current mess.

[dragit]

Bury the note sure... But leave out the box, magnet & sticker. They would just be litter.

[loris]

Don't forget your sea sickness tablets for the boat trip Gershwin!

Maybe 'saintspremiers' is correct............... something about the Devil incarnate.... Lyon...... could be included.

Enjoy the experience.

[mr six o'clock]

The whole area is world heritage listed !

You may not be able to leave anything on the island !

[ozrulestrace]

Be warned Gershwin as from all of the docos I've seen, the seas can get quite rough out there and the way the tides flow you may no have much time on the actual island.

Whatever prayer or offer you make, include a sunset clause that success has to come to us within the next 3 years as I and many others are tired of waiting.

[st_Trav_ofWA]

years ago i dragged my saints jumper all the way to india and had it cleansed in the holy waters of the Ganga (the ganges river) ... last year i visited the Vatican city and covered the bases on the catholic side as well .... so far no luck but surely the request is just stuck in processing ...

[dragit]

years ago i dragged my saints jumper all the way to india and had it cleansed in the holy waters of the Ganga (the ganges river) ... last year i visited the Vatican city and covered the bases on the catholic side as well .... so far no luck but surely the request is just stuck in processing ...

Time for pagan action...

[desertsaint]

Write whatever you want mate. No oe's every gonna read it.
Personally I'd be asking for Miranda Kerr to mistakenly wander naked into my bed one night.
Hopefully when the wife is away.

OP is writing about something possible
You are writing about the improbable


My money is on the OP rather than your fantasy occurring.

So if I ask a piece of rock for something sort of possible rather than improbable the rock is more likely to grant my wishes?

[st_Trav_ofWA]

years ago i dragged my saints jumper all the way to india and had it cleansed in the holy waters of the Ganga (the ganges river) ... last year i visited the Vatican city and covered the bases on the catholic side as well .... so far no luck but surely the request is just stuck in processing ...

Time for pagan action...

i dont think Dennis Pagan will help ... hes a bit past it

[GrumpyOne]

years ago i dragged my saints jumper all the way to india and had it cleansed in the holy waters of the Ganga (the ganges river) ... last year i visited the Vatican city and covered the bases on the catholic side as well .... so far no luck but surely the request is just stuck in processing ...

It took the Vatican 18 years to excommunicate a kiddie-fiddling priest, so it might take a little more time.

[Sainternist]

This all sort of reminds me of Macbeth.

[St Lenny]

and we violate their women (no. 44 & the ex. Bomber) - really I can't believe a Saint Supporter would even say that.