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The Cornhill Highland Games
We went to the Cornhill Highland Games today to watch highland games (tossing the caber, hammer throwing (I think that is what it is called), tug of war and so much more. We were also entertained by the very excellent Portsoy Pipe Band.
Here’s a bit of video showing the games…
The Need For A Ban!!!
Lots of things are, one way or the other, being banned at the moment and so whilst we’re busy banning just about everything and everyone, PLEASE let us ban bagpipes! I know people like these bladder driven instruments but, to me, the sound of bagpipes is the sound of cats being viciously strangled or the sound of somebody screeching their nails down an old fashioned blackboard. And, spare a thought for the poor old ram who donated his bladder to this wicked instrument so the cacophony of sound coming out of it can so offend my ears and make them bleed!
The Need for a Ban