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    The trap

    In the old days the English and Scottish armies used to fight by gathering their armies on top of the hills and at day break they would run down the hillside into the deep gorge below to fight.

    One morning at dawn there was a fog (as thick as pea soup) and the two generals decided to refrain from fighting that day. Whilst the two armies were resting a voice, with a Scottish accent came from within the dense fog.

    "Any one Scotsman can beat any 10 Englishmen".

    With this, the english general sent down 10 of his soldiers. There was a hell of a fight and NO ONE returned. An hour later, the same voice was heard.

    "Any one scotsman can beat any 50 englishman".

    With this the English general sent down 50 of his soldiers. The same thing, a terrible fight ensured and again NO ONE returned. An hour later the same voice.

    "Any one Scotsman can beat any 100 Englishman".

    Same same, down went 100 of the best. NO ONE returned. An hour later.

    "Any one Scotsman can beat any 1,000 Englishman".

    By this time, the English general had enough and was about to send down his elite soldiers, when he saw a lone Englishman crawling up the hill. He was battered to a pulp. As he reached his general he said, "Don't send any more troops down, its a trap.....
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    THERE'S TWO OF THEM".

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    fantastic

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    My Dad used to tell us that one when I was growing up. I still get a kick out of it.

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    Hilarious!!!

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    That's a good one!

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    Funny one, I'll have to retell it at the pub tomorrow evening.
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    Gotta watch out for those TRAPS !!!
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    Goes in the vault...
    "Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.

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    Brilliant.

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