is it true that Haggis?

Question

are lop-sided, live on hills and can only run in circles and this is the reason they are so easy to catch

Answer 1

They're not lop-sided, and they are bloody difficult to catch. Look at a haggis in the shops: both ends look the same, so you don't know which way they are going to run. Unfortunately, this not only confuses the haggis hunter, it sometimes confuses the haggis itself, which sits down on its face in the soft peat bog and suffocates itself. Some think this is deliberate and that haggis are suicidal (like lemmings). Think about it, if your face looked like your ... :-)

Answer 2

Sorry, but you are incorrect. In actual fact, the reason why Haggis are expensive is that statistically, only one in every seven sheep has a haggis! It is not strictly true about the leg thing, but ones that are lopsided do have more flavoursome and larger haggis'. When you have a gaggis, it is nice cooked in Whisky, set on fire and put out with a good dosing of single cream. Delicious

Answer 3

You are mostly right. But no one can catch them alive. Except for bagpipe players with a pure heart. The haggis come running (in their adorable little zig-zag way) when they hear they bagpipe music.

I've heard that occasionally, the haggis sneak onto ships, and that there are small populations in Greenland. They love sliding down the glaciers. If you're really lucky, you might find one that got stuck in a crevice.

Answer 4

yes.. free range haggis.. those that live out in the wild, and not bred in cages are lopsided. But be warned the beggars can run very very fast, those with longer legs on the right run round hills & mountains anto clockwise, those with longer left legs rund round the hills clockwise.

So to catch the little beggars you have to block them from running in their preferrred direction... if you force a left sided haggis to try to run round the mountain anticlockwise it falls over and can be quite easily caught, you need to handle them carefully as they have sharp teeth and can neep you quite badly.

I have heard tales that some cruel humans capture wild haggis and dock the legs to stop them running away

Answer 5

Absolutely true. Check the link for haggis hunts:
http://haggishunt.scotsman.com/

Answer 6

rumor also has it that they can only run in a clock-wise direction around hills, so in order to catch them, one must travel around the hill in an anti-clockwise direction, and, one more thing, they can only be hunted on national Haggis Hunt day, sometime in mid December if I remember correctly!!

Answer 7

Yes. Another example of natural selection at work - they tried farming haggis in holland and they couldn't survive on the flat. Strange looking wee beasties, but tasty!

Answer 8

Some other little known facts about haggis; they all wear tartan coats and play bagpipes and spend christmas with Nessie!

Answer 9

Absolutely!

Answer 10

I've already given this answer - in fact, maybe I started the rumour! They have one leg shorter than the other BECAUSE they run round mountains, and always in the same direction.