just for the record - shindig is possibly the worst name ever
Seems perfectly apt to me!
shindig noun,
colloq 1 a lively party or celebration.
2 a noisy disturbance or row; a commotion.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: see
shindy.
Following the link - Shindy
shindy noun (
shindies) a row or rumpus; a commotion.
kick up a shindy to make or cause a disturbance.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: perhaps from
shinty.
and shinty
shinty noun (
shinties)
1 a game, originally Scottish, similar to hockey, played by two teams of 12.
2 a (
also shinty-stick) the stick used for this game;
b the ball used.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c.
So drunk Highlanders whacking each other with sticks seems a perfectly good allegory for the YFPSLP!
ginger_eejit2008-08-08 14:07:57
When Hibs, went up, to win the Scottish Cup - I wisnae there - furfuxake!