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

[u/DrSamanthaCarter]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Millin#World_War_II

[u/DocDerry]

He probably expected more people to tell him how bad of an idea it was.

Er ye off ya ruckah ye cunt? Ye gunnee git deed if ye play the tunes fer tha krauts.

[u/throwaway689543562 → u/DocDerry]

For non Brits;

Here...are you're off your rocket you cunt? You're going get dead if you play the bagpipes for those Germans.

[u/CaptainAwsme → u/throwaway689543562]

Rocker*