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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 2025

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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Bagpipes Turbineguy Sep 2025 #1

Well, they were originally used by the Scots during battle to scare the bejeebers out of their enemies. mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #2

WW 1 homegirl Sep 2025 #3

Maybe not so barbarous.. justaprogressive Sep 2025 #4

The Romans never bothered trying to tame the Irish -- also Celts, separate island... Hekate Sep 2025 #15

Nobody ?? What about Arminius ? eppur_se_muova Sep 2025 #17

bagpipes r supposed to channel the voices of the dead. mopinko Sep 2025 #11

Thanks for sharing that, makes sense. mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #12

Thank you homegirl Sep 2025 #18

It started at 1pm and it's still on at 4:04pm. Ray Bruns Sep 2025 #5

Are they selling concessions there? newdeal2 Sep 2025 #8

Sounds like you scored a safety. multigraincracker Sep 2025 #6

😄 mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #13

Bag pipe joke. spike jones Sep 2025 #7

So bad that it made me laugh out loud! calimary Sep 2025 #9

It made me chuckle, thanks! 😄 mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #14

I love it a great joke. N/T. I'm airplaneman Sep 2025 #19

LOL leftstreet Sep 2025 #20

Same joke is also told about banjos, Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2025 #21

Football wins! Clouds Passing Sep 2025 #10

The "Charlie Kirk Post" . . . AverageOldGuy Sep 2025 #16