Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Elementary.

Elvis Presley? And where the hell is Robbie Coltrane? If he did nothing important after Cracker (and I'd argue that he didn't), he earned his way onto on every one of these lists, forever, just for that series.

No mention of the greatest poet they've ever produced, McTeagle?

McTeagle has developed and widened his literary scope. Three years ago he concerned himself with quite small sums - quick bits of ready cash: sixpences, shillings, but more recently he has turned his extraordinary literary perception to much larger sums - fifteen shillings, £4.12.6 ... even nine guineas ... But there is still nothing to match the huge sweep ... the majestic power of what is surely his greatest work: 'Can I have fifty pounds to mend the shed?'

Just ask this guy.

So you have Gordon Brown, but no Adam Smith? Also, where's Billy Connolly?

But seriously, Gordon Brown?!

Sean Connery is a great hypocrite and a mediocre actor. He's only popular among the Scots because he's popular everywhere.

If you haven't bought his book, do it now. He has lead one interesting life.

Maybe there's another page to it, but shouldn't Bell be at the top of nearly any list of accomplished Scots?

*shakes tiny fist of rage*

Car_Ramrod: *shakes tiny fist of rage*

hee hee, sorry

/book is on my Christmas list

My nominations:

I'll take the Penis Mightier

Where is the list? All I get is a picture of James Bond and a couple of thumbnails.

"Oor Wullie"



What the f*ck in an "Oor Wullie"???

The blurb from The Sun,
HE is supposed to live in Dundee, but you never see him chucking bricks at cops.
He should be giving Fat Boab a kicking and filming it on his mobile.
But he's unique - how many other kids in Scotland only have ONE clinically obese pal?
tells me NOTHING!!!

/too lazy to Google it

Alex farking Harvey N-E-X-T!

You're the man now, dog.

Car_Ramrod: If you haven't bought his book, do it now. He has lead one interesting life.

Agreed! But did he renounce his claims to this list when he became an Amercian citizen? Not sure how the Scottish list rules work...

That lassie got glassed, and no coont leaves here till we find out what coont did it.

Another for Hector!

If David Byrne counts, The Jesus and Mary Chain has better be on that list.

AgentOrangeDrink: If David Byrne counts, The Jesus and Mary Chain has better be on that list.

wtf does david byrne have to do with J&MC

The All-Powerful Atheismo: AgentOrangeDrink: If David Byrne counts, The Jesus and Mary Chain has better be on that list.

wtf does david byrne have to do with J&MC

They're both influential and awesome Scottish musicians?

Kurmudgeon It took THAT many entries to get a Scotty reference? I'm ashamed farkers.

gadian: It took THAT many entries to get a Scotty reference? I'm ashamed farkers.

He might have been posted more quickly had he actually been Scottish.

Jocky Wilson, a fat, toothless drunk, who won a national darts tourney twice twenty years ago is amoungst the the greatest Scots?

AgentOrangeDrink: The All-Powerful Atheismo: AgentOrangeDrink: If David Byrne counts, The Jesus and Mary Chain has better be on that list.

wtf does david byrne have to do with J&MC

They're both influential and awesome Scottish musicians?

Oh you're saying that they both should be on the list. Your statement made it seem like david byrne was in J&MC.

List sucks...

scottish guitar army



/'mon the 'gwai

danny_kay: List sucks...

Yeah, if they're going to put a comic strip character on their list, they definitely ought to be putting John Barrowman on it, at very least because he's actually a real person.

oldebayer: No mention of the greatest poet they've ever produced, McTeagle?

McTeagle has developed and widened his literary scope. Three years ago he concerned himself with quite small sums - quick bits of ready cash: sixpences, shillings, but more recently he has turned his extraordinary literary perception to much larger sums - fifteen shillings, £4.12.6 ... even nine guineas ... But there is still nothing to match the huge sweep ... the majestic power of what is surely his greatest work: 'Can I have fifty pounds to mend the shed?'


I think William Topaz McGonagall is the winner there. No question.

The Tay Bridge Disaster (new window)

Based on some of the posts, I am thinking some people have trouble reading:

The Top 50 Greatest Scots Of All Time, Ever! by comic Vladimir McTavish...

GungFu: I think William Topaz McGonagall is the winner there. No question.

The Tay Bridge Disaster (new window)


Ah, shiate, wrong link. The reader is pretty crap, and isn't even Scottish. And as we all know, if it's not Scottish, it's shiate.

Billy Connolly read in one of his tv programmes and was perfect - but I cannae find it. Hoots mon!

This list is queerest of the queer


and needs to be shot and not with blanks this time

/Or boarded onto plane and exiled to Canada

(damn html)

This list is queerest of the queer
<insert picture here>

and needs to be shot and not with blanks this time

/Or boarded onto plane and exiled to Canada

LewDux: (damn html)

This list is queerest of the queer
<insert picture here>

and needs to be shot and not with blanks this time

/Or boarded onto plane and exiled to Canada


So much FAIL. Wit are yee tryin' t'dae?

GungFu: LewDux: (damn html)

This list is queerest of the queer
<insert picture here>

and needs to be shot and not with blanks this time

/Or boarded onto plane and exiled to Canada


So much FAIL. Wit are yee tryin' t'dae?

Post a picture of Shirley Manson.

GungFu: So much FAIL.

Could be. There's a ghost in me who wants to say "you didn't sleep for 20 hours, get some rest". Doesn't mean I will listen to him.

Jedekai: GungFu: LewDux: (damn html)

This list is queerest of the queer
<insert picture here>

and needs to be shot and not with blanks this time

/Or boarded onto plane and exiled to Canada


So much FAIL. Wit are yee tryin' t'dae?

Post a picture of Shirley Manson.

If it's ginger, it's garbage.

Last One Left: So you have Gordon Brown, but no Adam Smith? Also, where's Billy Connolly?

What's Adam Smith done for us lately?

/kidding, no rants pls.

GungFu: If it's ginger, it's garbage.

I see what you did there.

Now if you'll excuse me I'll be in my bunk, so you all don't see what Im about to do with that pic

"It's shiatE being Scottish! We're the lowest of the low. The scum of the farking Earth! The most wretched, miserable, servile, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization. Some hate the English. I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are COLONIZED by wankers. Can't even find a decent culture to be colonized BY. We're ruled by effete assholes. It's a shiatE state of affairs to be in, Tommy, and ALL the fresh air in the world won't make any farking difference!"

No Colin (or Jimmy) McRae??

Och FAIL.

FAIL. The identity of Doc Brown's great Scot is still a mystery.

I don't have time to go through the whole list. But if Franz Ferdinand ain't there, maybe it's only fair since the drummer's the only one from Scotland.