Essence of Scots.

[empip]

Is this true?
Scottish born John Paul Jones FUSN, during the war of independance, sailed on a sorty from the USA to Whitehaven on the Cumbrian coast, a place he knew quite well. His objective was the burning of coal barges moored there... All went well, JPJ and crew made shore during darkness, but it was pizzing down with rain (as it does in C), the fires couldn't be raised so they all buggered off down the pub and got well pizzed .... Following this they sloped off from whence they came.

 

[breezer]

no, the pubs were shut

 

[empip]

How would you know? - it was only the seventeen hundreds, as they say

 

[clf-gas]

Tiz true, they drank in barrow jacks

 

[empip]

Was 'crazy horse' born in Barrow

 

[pitbull]

Dont know if it's true empip, but there is a pub called "The John Paul Jones" in Whitehaven. So it probably means there is a connection.

 

[empip]

He was there alright .. and probably rat arsed..

See 2nd para..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones#Controversy_aboard_Ranger