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 Originally Posted by An t-Ileach
The UK Houses of Parliament have old security rules that consider a sgian dhubh and dirk to be ceremonial wear, but bagpipes to be a weapon of war: you're not supposed to take pipes into the Palace of Westminster.
of course it is a weapon of war...have you ever heard the pipes played badly? A poorly-played set of pipes can kill a whole room full of people with only a few notes!
as an aside, it is also said that poorly played bagpipes has on occasion provoked wild moose into thinking it is mating season. Be warned.
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Ah, fortunately there aren't too many moose in London, eh?
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 Originally Posted by Kilted KT
of course it is a weapon of war...have you ever heard the pipes played badly? A poorly-played set of pipes can kill a whole room full of people with only a few notes!
as an aside, it is also said that poorly played bagpipes has on occasion provoked wild moose into thinking it is mating season. Be warned.
Is it Moosehead, MacMoose or Space Mouse (three of our forum members) who mistake bagpipes for a mating call?
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