Never say the Scots don’t have their own particular sense of humor. In Glasgow, it seems traffic cones have another use. Here
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Those crazy Scots……… My brethren.
“Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act.” Geo. Orwell
My last name is of Scottish origin. Maybe one of my kin came up with that.
FAAAAARRRRRRRHH better this than that GD gingerrrbrrrread nonsense! Susaannah Mary would be proud…
Aye, tis also in my heritage!
That’s some funny sh!t, right there.
I love it.
OK, it’s funny, but the humor is countered by the Scottish Parliament’s decision to ban gingerbread men from the parliament house.
Dour, blue-nosed bunch of miserable old Scrooges!
Have you ever seen a Swede parallel park? It’s only then that you’ll understand our sense of humor and it extends to much of Northern Ireland…..
Those vandals should be prosecuted for statue glory rape!
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I want a cone on the head of every congress critter and senator. They look like dunce hats but heavy and uncomfortable. Perfect!
Welcome to All Things Scottish – if it’s not Scottish, it’s craaaapp!!
Good to see some fellow Scotts here!
How do you tell a Scotsman from an Irishman?
The Scotsman asks fewer questions and complains more.
The Irishman explains more and is happier.
Can you tell which I am more of?
You need to think about it.
“.. Recently, the city council, tired of what they deemed a dangerous and “depressing” tradition, submitted a planning application to elevate the plinth, or base, of the (Wellington) statue by several feet to discourage the placement of the orange cone.
The planning application sparked an online outcry to save the cone…”
https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-11-12/cone-heads-take-streets-glasgow .
Not holding authority in too high esteem is one of the better gifts from the Scots. I believe in olden days the rules required that the average Scot be permitted to be armed with his claymore when meeting with the local Grand Poobah. It probably helped decrease the BS and kept the discussion more polite.
** to elevate the plinth, or base, **
Challenge accepted.
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In Scotland, a concert by U2.
Bono slowly clapped his hands and solemnly stated “Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies.”
From the audience: “Well, quit doing it, you fookin evil bastard!”
Ahh … the Scots …
izlamo delenda est …