Danny Boy, Danny Boy

First, a.... SHORT.. foreword.)


This is mostly book-related, as you will see. But it's not like you who didn't read the book won't get it, so read on, for goodness sake.

Just in case any of you who didn't read the book were wondering, here's a few facts:

* Yes, Spud IS Irish, third generation, that is. And his real name is Danny, I don't think you were told that in the movie (I really hope you all didn't think he was actually named Spud by his birthmother O_O)
* Yes, Renton DID go to Amsterdam after he got away with the money, we even got a look at how that worked out for him in Welsh's follow-up to Trainspotting, "Porno".
* Yes, Renton DID once perform on AND receive fellatio from another man. The other guy had done one on him, and Renton felt compelled to return the favor.
* Yes, Renton DID say that he wanted to have sex with another man, just to see what it was like, and in the book there was an implication of him having sex with this fat, scruffy, old gay Italian named Gi (hey, cut him some slack, the boy was desperate). Also, on one occasion, both he and Spud had gotten so desperate, they had seriously considered intercourse with other men. Luckily for their ringmuscles, they found some willing ladies later that night.
* No, I am NOT wrong when saying the boys are from Leith. See, Leith, in which almost all the characters in the book are living, and which is highly regarded to be the centre of the universe by some of the more patriotic personalities, is actually a part of Scotland's capital Edinburgh - yet, Leith is never once mentioned during the entire film. (Not as I know of, anyhow.)
* Second Prize is the alcoholized fifth member of the party going to London to sell drugs for the money that Renton later takes off with, but he was left out of the movie.
* YES, Sick Boy DID try to pimp a girl he knew to this really ugly looking guy (aptly nicknamed "Planet of the Apes" by Renton and himself) without her knowing about it first... One of the reasons why Sick Boy is such an ASS.

Now. Getting that out of the way, I would like to point out that writing in phonetic Scottish is extremely difficult for me, as I am Norwegian and shouldn't even be used to writing regular English... But I tried my best. Read a bit of Trainspotting in the original language, even.

...Just bear with me, ok?


For all you who are completely clueless whereas phonetic Leith-slang is concerned:

aboot = about
agin = again
ah = I
ain = own
airm = arm
an' = and
aroond = around
auld = old
aw = all
ay = of
baith = both
cauld = cold
cud = could
dae = do
doon = down
eejit = idiot
eywis = always
fae/fi = from
fir = for
fitba = football/soccer
gie = give
git = get
goat = got
hame = home
haud/hauld = hold
heid = head
hissel = himself
hud = had
huv = have
ivir = ever
jaykit = jacket
jist = just
ken = know
kin = can
ma = my
mair = more
maist = most
masel = myself
nae = no
nivir = never
no = not
nowt = nothing
oaf = off
oan = on
oor = our
oot = out
ower = over
pit = put
poakit = pocket
rite = right
sae = so
seis = says/said
shoodir = shoulder
stoap = stop
thegither = together
thin = than
thir/thair = there
thit = that
thum = them
'um = him
whae = who
whair = where
whin = when
whit = what
wi' = with
wis = was
wir = were/we're
wud = would
ya/ye = you
yin = one
yir = your
yirsel = yourself


and for you who are completely clueless whereas British slang in general is concerned:

bairn = children
bloke/lad = boy
the dole = welfare
doss = lame, stupid, etc.
gadge = guy
gaff = flat = apartment
git = idiot
johnny = "rubber johnny" = condom
keks = undies
nadgers = damn
tart = slut
twat = cunt
us = [to be interpreted as "me" on certain occasions]
wank(er) = jerk off
youse = you [plural]

....Mmmyes, I DO have little to do on my spare time, why do you ask..??

I might have left out some slang words or written them incorrectly, but then again most AFF.net readers probably aren't too keen themselves when it comes to this kind of thing, and hell, sometimes even Irvine Welsh don't play by his own rules (so to speak). so fuck it.

FUUUCK. EEEEET.


....thank you for your patience.


SUMMARY: This is set after the first book, when Mark Renton has gone to Amsterdam. Desperate for some company of the Britsh sort, he sends Spud a plane ticket. Sparks fly. (God, that sounded cheesy..!)


DISCLAIMER: I do not own Irvine Welsh or any of the characters he's created (I own a few copies of his books, though!), nor do I own the rights to Danny Boyle's films, or the brilliant, supermagnifico, sexalicious actors Ewan and Ewen..... sadly.

On the whole: IT SUX 2 B ME.


Enjoy the reading. Or not.