I think humour exists to make the best out of bad situations, but I  do not like jokes at other, more unfortunate,  peoples expense. "Sick" jokes are not funny in my book, they are plain sick full stop. Are jokes about the severely mentally handicapped/"vegtables" funny? Of course there fucking not! Thats sick jokes to me, and about rape, child abuse, and fuck knows what else some people like to call humour. Are bullies funny?
Edgy, imaginative, unconventional humour is a completely different kettle of fish to "sick". Sick humour lacks imagination and intelligence to me, its weak beyond belief. The only way its even remotely effective or appreciated to me is the age old act of self deprecation, even then it can easily cross the line of decency.

Naaa, I much prefer "wit". A lost custom.

Well being from Scotland, it aint Canadian Russ !! I've had Canadian Club and Crown Royal and I do like them very much, especially CR, but I've only had that once on top of Ben Lomond. A distillery near me used to bottle Canadian Club and I knew folks who worked there and would bring home reguarly, its nice

My personal favorites are Springbank, Highland Park, MaCallan, Glenmorangie, Bunnahabhain, Taliskar - to be honest the only one I havnt been keen on was Laphroaig, it tastes like the hospital.

I got talking to a barman in the Highlands of Scotland when I was on a study tour with uni a few years back, and he told me of a bottle he had behind the bar that was too expensive to sell to punters. It was £100 for a tiny measure, but he gave me one for free and it was the sweetest nectar beyond what I could ever imagine. Thats the greatest, I cant remember what it was though, I was a bit pissed.
But many a cheap blend have tickled me just right, I've downed many a Famous Grouse, Bells or Whyte and MacKay in my time

Never read it, I suppose I should, I grew up on him listening to my parents vinyl recording of his shows and he is so familar its never really occurred to me to read it. I think working class folks in Scotland related to him like the black folks related to Richard Pryors comedy in 70's America, he was speaking about things they could relate to more than what the more established, acceptable entertainers did.
He spoke the language of a minority.
I met him in Glasgow last year, Shettleston Tesco - a real shithole. I was doing grounds maintenance and walking out the store when I clocked him walking in, he likes to go for walks around the city. Suprising cause you are more likely to meet him in LA or Australia now, I thought he had ditched us here. But he still likes to go out a wander when he is home.
Its funny, he is called "The Big Yin" here in Scotland, which means "big man" on account of his height, but I'm taller than him and I still said "Aright Big Yin!" automatically when I greeted him 

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