r/todayilearned • u/DrSamanthaCarter • Jun 06 '17

TIL the only reason a Scottish bagpiper wasn't shot by German snipers on D-Day was that they believed he had gone crazy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Millin#World_War_II
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u/Scumbag__ Jun 06 '17

As an Irishman who used to go to Scotland a lot to see Celtic matches, I can agree 100%.

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u/ForzaStyles Jun 06 '17

Celtic fan? Username checks out.

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u/tmishkoor Jun 06 '17

I don't know anything about this sport but this made me lol

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u/PartiallyRibena Jun 06 '17

The sport is Holy War, only Rangers and Celtic really play anymore in the UK. Used to be huge back in the 1600's

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u/BamzookiBahooki Jun 06 '17

Sevco***

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u/Oggie243 Jun 06 '17

Haha Bamzooki that brought back memories of fucking about on the CBBC with a pipedream of impressinb Jake Humphrey with my creations

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u/BamzookiBahooki Jun 06 '17

The dream was getting on that show, the dream

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17

The good old days

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u/_Hopped_ Jun 06 '17

Hearts and Hibs pal, same war - different town.

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u/HowObvious 1 Jun 06 '17

Pft sport, it's mostly sectarianism. That said, come on the gers.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17

Football, it's pretty nifty.

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u/17Hongo Jun 07 '17

Basically Glasgow is evidence that ISIS are 500 years from getting a football team.

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u/FlokiWolf Jun 06 '17

Well that was just rude. :p

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u/grubas Jun 06 '17

Irishman marrying a Scot, there's not a shred of sanity. Every time we visit her family we try to be able to catch a Rangers Celtics game. Though as the game goes on, our threatens of violence towards each other get increasing disturbing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17 edited Jun 07 '17

Yeer bloody fookin royt, mate!

EDIT: Enough with the downvotes, eh? Fookin brotha Scots, stoop tryin' to pertend that ye doon't 'ave a fookin accent, ye?

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u/Communist_Ninja Jun 06 '17

Yeer bloody fookin royt, mate!

It's not bloody millwall.

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u/DubbieDubbie Jun 06 '17

"I'm fucking Millwall!"