The Wombat File Is Yours to Keep: The Friday Quiz: Scot vs. Scot (not you, Scott)

Late, late, late.

So very late, it's early!

Two Scots give us today's quiz. It's got nothing to do with Memorial Day. It's got nothing to do with anything. It's just what I got.

It's a two-parter:

A physician emigree from Scotland to America's 15th state in 1823 put his scientific and medical knowledge to use for the Pepper family in pursuit of commercial ends, creating a process which made possible a product of enduring popularity. His name was immortalized as one of the most well-known brands of the product, and is still sold today. What is the brand?

The great Scots poet Robert Burns made popular a Scots phrase in his poem "Tam 'O Shanter," as the hero, delighted by the sight of a scantily dressed witch he happens upon. His compliment upon her skimpy attire contained a two-word phrase which passed into common use; the phrase was adopted as the name of a famous vessel built in 1869, which in turn spawned the name of a product in 1923 --and which is still sold today. What is the two-word phrase?

First answer of both wins a tam o'shanter made entirely o'shanter. No Googling or leaving early for your seventy-two-hour stint drinking wine coolers and hanging with your virtual pals in Second Life. Stay the course! One guess at each part per comment, but comment away, ye bonnie bairns.

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OK, let' get this out of the way:

1. Dr Pepper

2. Hello Kitty!

Posted by: art | May 25, 2007 08:09 AM

and if we're watching the news, then

2. Cutty Sark (um, whatever that means)

Posted by: art | May 25, 2007 08:35 AM

1. Jim Beam (now used as cough syrup)

2. Peppermint Patty

Posted by: boxjam | May 25, 2007 10:06 AM

2. Scha Wingg!

Posted by: herbivorous | May 25, 2007 01:03 PM

1. Pepperage Farm
2. witch's tit

Posted by: james | May 25, 2007 01:20 PM

1. The Fisherman's Friend (He was pretty out for those days.)

Posted by: herbivorous | May 25, 2007 01:43 PM

Newshound Art scores part 2...but no one has yet named the first one.

Posted by: BT | May 25, 2007 02:03 PM

1. Scotch tape
2. 3 sheets to the wind

Whatm I doing here! I'm getting married in a week. Things to do. Scram, me!

Posted by: shananan | May 25, 2007 02:46 PM

Brand: Schweppe's
Process: Schweppe of Essence

Posted by: art | May 25, 2007 07:59 PM

Shananan, the Wombat File is a necessary part of any bride's preparation for her big day!

As for the missing answer to part one, let's just say that the Scotsman in question had a monosyllabic name of zoological reference. And that it went on to join Cutty Sark in the hall of spiritual fame.

Posted by: BT | May 25, 2007 11:10 PM

Grape Ape

Posted by: art | May 26, 2007 08:04 AM

Bull commercialized the process of cramming caffeine into little cans.

Posted by: Jonathan | May 29, 2007 06:35 PM

The name's Crow. Old Crow.

Posted by: herbivorous | May 30, 2007 08:30 AM

AKA: Old Skull Popper

Posted by: shananan | May 30, 2007 12:50 PM

The Herb takes it, the venerable Crow in tribute to the can-do Caledonian James Crow.

Glad to see that there's still some interest out there, even on the Wednesday following...

Posted by: BT | May 30, 2007 01:41 PM

Oh, sweet Jesus, is it Wednesday already?

Posted by: herbivorous | May 30, 2007 04:51 PM

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