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Hero Wallace voted greatest Will in history



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SCOTS legend William Wallace has been voted the "greatest Will of all time" in a new poll.
English poet William Shakespeare, often considered the best playwright in literary history, was pushed into second place in the Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) survey of 3000 people.

Third place went to Willy Wonka, the chocolate maker in Roald Dahl's children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Prince William came fourth, followed by Hollywood actor Will Smith.

Eddie Ryan, managing director of CLS, said: "Worryingly, the same number who voted for the top five admitted they don't have a will and over half of all respondents have never discussed wills with their nearest and dearest."



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  • Last Updated: 08 January 2008 11:18 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: William Wallace
 
1

Chairman Gordon,

Bannockburn 08/01/2008 12:25:58
RUBBISH!! They asked a whole 3000 people out of a population of 60 million, in a bid to make people write out last will and testaments!
So-
1)How many hadn't seen Braveheart?
2)How many weren't SNP supporters?
3)Why no William Wilberforce, William of Orange, etc?
4)Why no explanation that dying intestate does NOT necessarily mean that the state will "take everything"? In the vast majority of cases, the government usually quietly allows the deceased's relatives to sort the details out.
2

ochone,

Sauchie, Clack's 08/01/2008 13:25:18
Chairman Gordon, quite right, we can't have a nationalist icon like Wallace being first in anything.
3

Mercutio,

FALKIRK 08/01/2008 16:03:29
Where there's a Will there's a Wally
4

Chelecossais,

Belgie, Belgique, Belgium 08/01/2008 16:27:24
No Oor Wullie ? That's the only Will I would've voted for.
5

I love to eat Sellotape,

08/01/2008 16:35:46
The greatest Will of all time is surely Will Foirewcza.
6

Chelecossais,

Belgie, Belgique, Belgium, Brussel, Brussels, Brux 08/01/2008 17:07:00
Oh and for a laugh - why does the Scotsman censor the word "w*lly" ?

- isn't that a primary school obscenity, from the 70's ?

Also a name, but nevermind...
7

Bien E. Bien,

08/01/2008 23:17:55
How many of this same sample of 3,000 people also believe that the earth is flat and have to be wheeled into an upright position in order to eat breakfast?
8

Chairman Gordon,

Bannockburn 09/01/2008 10:06:02
#2-
So only nationalists are allowed to like him, then?
9

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09/01/2008 10:13:38
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10

Calum Crubag,

09/01/2008 13:04:24
Pope Gordon, that's what you seemed to suggest in your rant at #1.
11

Calum Crubag,

09/01/2008 13:06:20
It could be argued the Will Shakespeare was an English nationalist of sorts. His desecration of the story of Gaelic icon Macbeth was pure politics. Spin that the Hootmson would've been proud of.
12

happy english,

London 09/01/2008 14:20:22
What a load of old rubbish no one down here even heard or knew of this pathetic poll, as if the English would have voted for Wallace to be ahead of the great William Shakespeare,I mean let's face it William Wallace was a savage and got what he deserved of the English.
13

Waspy100,

09/01/2008 17:17:03
What a complete and utter waste of time that poll was.
Prince William?
Willie Wonka???????
Will Smith!Who???
and as #4 says
Where is Oor Wullle? just because he speels with a u instead of an I
Tounge in cheek time lads.
and lassies
14

Calum Crubag,

09/01/2008 18:53:38
This poll was very useful. It proved that the English and some Scots - Pope Gordon - find irony a mountain to high to contemplate.

Uilleam Uallas - clach air a charn!
15

Davie Lad,

10/01/2008 11:04:09
#1
This guy hates anything nationalist. Pathetic really. His moronic nonsense infests these pages. Chairman of what exactly I wonder?
16

Chairman Gordon,

Bannockburn 10/01/2008 16:05:05
#15-
And your intelligent contribution to the debate was?
17

Em,

10/01/2008 20:03:10
I am currently reading a book about the life and events of William Wallace in comparison to the tales of supposed English folk hero Robin Hood, the similarities are so striking that there is no doubt in my mind that Wallace was the original and inspiration behind the character Robin Hood.

How ironic that most English people refer to Wallace as a savage who got what he deserved while at the same time their celebrated folk hero was one and the same.


18

Davie Lad,

11/01/2008 18:44:22
#16
Well by mentioning just how pathetic your tirade of trash here actually is then I thought this was an "intelligent contribution". After all, there is nothing that you yourself can ever gift to anyone here but your own demented ejaculations. Is this not correct?
19

Guthriebyblood,

Sanford 25/03/2008 11:48:02
So you did what you had to do then, so get over yourselves!!!!!!!!!

 

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