PSA: it is not take the 'high road'

[FoBoT]

too many people are mixing metaphors

you can take the "moral high ground" but not take the "high road"

it is actually the low road that is better , not the high road

or you can take the high ground, or moral high ground

but not the high road

Loch Lomond Song
There are many interpretations of this song, the most common is that two of Bonnie Prince Charlie's men were captured and left behind in Carlisle after the failed rising of 1745. One of the young soldiers was to be executed, the other released. The Spirit of the dead soldier travelling by the 'low road' would reach Scotland before his comrade, who would be struggling along the actual road over high, rugged country.

http://www.loch-lomond.net/songs/songs.html

By yon bonnie banks
And by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright
On Loch Lomond
Oh we twa ha'e pass'd
sae mony blithesome days,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks
O' Loch Lomond.

Oh ye'll tak' the high road
and I'll tak' the low road,
An' I'll be in Scotland before ye',
But wae is my heart until we meet again
On the Bonnie, bonnie banks
O' Loch Lomond.

I mind where we parted
In yon shady glen
On the steep, steep side
O' Ben Lomon'
Where in purple hue
The highland hills we view
And the morn shines out
Frae the gloamin'

Oh ye'll tak' the high road
and I'll tak' the low road,
An' I'll be in gloaming before ye',
But wae is my heart until we meet again
On the Bonnie, bonnie banks
O' Loch Lomond.

The wee bird may sing
An' the wild flowers spring;
An' in sunshine the waters are sleepin'
But the broken heart
It sees nae second spring,
And the world does na ken
How we're greetin'

Oh ye'll tak' the high road
and I'll tak' the low road,
An' I'll be in greeting before ye',
But wae is my heart until we meet again
On the Bonnie, bonnie banks
O' Loch Lomond.

 

[allisolm]

I'll take the high road and let you believe whatever you want. 🙂

 

[Buck Armstrong]

Yes it is, and yes you can, and you completely missed the point anyway. You said it yourself; taking the high road is harder and takes longer, while the low road is easier and shorter. Hence the metaphor; I'll take the high road even if its harder because I'm morally upstanding and determined to do what's right even if its tough, and you take the low road, the easy way out, because you're a spineless, lazy, immoral litte pvssy.

By "I" and "you" I don't mean myself and you personally, just trying to explain the metaphor.

 

[loup garou]

You took the pwned road.

 

[waggy]

what if i take a bike on the road? will that help or hurt?

 

[silverpig]

Helicopter FTW

 

[sisq0kidd]

Originally posted by: silverpig
Helicopter FTW

Roflcopter FTW!

 

[Accipiter22]

I love Runrig's version of loch lommond, live

 

[mwtgg]

For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

Irregardless of that, I could care less.

 

[Buck Armstrong]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

Intents and purposes. What is this, slaughter a metaphor night? :laugh:

 

[Buck Armstrong]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: mwtgg
For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

Irregardless of that, I could care less.

Hahaha! :laugh:

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: mwtgg
For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

Irregardless of that, I could care less.

That's aside the point, this thread definately could of been funny if you hadn't been so rediculous with your bastardification of the English language.

 

[kinev]

See. The essence of humor is subtlety. Good job mwtgg and loup garou.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[potato28]

You can walk... but I'll fly.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: kinev
See. The essence of humor is subtlety

Which you have lack.

 

[LegendKiller]

It's a mute point.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: mwtgg
For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

Irregardless of that, I could care less.

That's aside the point, this thread definately could of been funny if you hadn't been so rediculous with your bastardification of the English language.

That is a ludacris idea. You should sit down and be quite. :|

 

[LegendKiller]

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: mwtgg
For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

Irregardless of that, I could care less.

That's aside the point, this thread definately could of been funny if you hadn't been so rediculous with your bastardification of the English language.

That is a ludacris idea. You should sit down and be quite. :|

Make like a tree and get out of here.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: mwtgg
For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

Irregardless of that, I could care less.

That's aside the point, this thread definately could of been funny if you hadn't been so rediculous with your bastardification of the English language.

That is a ludacris idea. You should sit down and be quite. :|

It would have been funnier if you said "set down", but thanks for beating the hell out of the horse! :thumbsup:

 

[DaveSimmons]

Low and behold this turned into a flamefest.

So yay or neigh on this High Road thing?

 

[moshquerade]

i'll take the road less traveled by

 

[tbike06]

I think this should be the OFFICIAL bad grammer/english thread.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: mwtgg
For all intensive purposes, this thread is worthless.

Irregardless of that, I could care less.

That's aside the point, this thread definately could of been funny if you hadn't been so rediculous with your bastardification of the English language.

That is a ludacris idea. You should sit down and be quite. :|

It would have been funnier if you said "set down", but thanks for beating the hell out of the horse! :thumbsup:

Thats why I bought this beatin' stick!