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homegirl

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3. WW 1

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 03:37 PM

Sep 21

The Germans laughed, but not for long, they said the British were so desperate they were sending the women to war. What they were facing was Scots in kilts.
The Romans built Hadrian's Wall to keep the barbaric Scots on the other side of it.

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At the laundromat today, not really paying much attention to what was on the t.v. [View all] mwmisses4289 Sep 21 OP

Bagpipes Turbineguy Sep 21 #1

Well, they were originally used by the Scots during battle to scare the bejeebers out of their enemies. mwmisses4289 Sep 21 #2

WW 1 homegirl Sep 21 #3

Maybe not so barbarous.. justaprogressive Sep 21 #4

The Romans never bothered trying to tame the Irish -- also Celts, separate island... Hekate Sep 21 #15

Nobody ?? What about Arminius ? eppur_se_muova Sep 22 #17

bagpipes r supposed to channel the voices of the dead. mopinko Sep 21 #11

Thanks for sharing that, makes sense. mwmisses4289 Sep 21 #12

Thank you homegirl Sep 22 #18

It started at 1pm and it's still on at 4:04pm. Ray Bruns Sep 21 #5

Are they selling concessions there? newdeal2 Sep 21 #8

Sounds like you scored a safety. multigraincracker Sep 21 #6

😄 mwmisses4289 Sep 21 #13

Bag pipe joke. spike jones Sep 21 #7

So bad that it made me laugh out loud! calimary Sep 21 #9

It made me chuckle, thanks! 😄 mwmisses4289 Sep 21 #14

I love it a great joke. N/T. I'm airplaneman Sep 22 #19

LOL leftstreet Sep 22 #20

Same joke is also told about banjos, Dark n Stormy Knight Wednesday #21

Football wins! Clouds Passing Sep 21 #10

The "Charlie Kirk Post" . . . AverageOldGuy Sep 21 #16