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10th December 14, 07:56 PM
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Hadrian's wall
The Romans built Hadrian's Wall to keep the Picts out of Roman Britain.
Eventually, the Picts died off, and were replaced by the Celts.
When the Celts encountered the Wall, they asked the Romans what it was for.
Told the reason, the Celts relied, "But they're all dead; we live here now."
To which the Romans responded:
"Picts, or it didn't happen."
Geoff Withnell
"My comrades, they did never yield, for courage knows no bounds."
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11th December 14, 02:53 AM
#2
man-o-man... that's BAD! LOL
Martin.
AKA - The Scouter in a Kilt.
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11th December 14, 11:02 AM
#3
GROAN! That one could only make sense in the 21st century.
"Life is one great, big, kilt friendly event. Put it on, go forth, be awesome." - ratspike
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11th December 14, 08:15 PM
#4
Tragic, really, how Scotland came to be depicted.
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11th December 14, 10:51 PM
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 Originally Posted by Dughlas mor
Tragic, really, how Scotland came to be depicted.
 Haaa ! Zing !!
Mike Montgomery
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12th December 14, 10:16 PM
#6
That's BAAAAD, but it's cute. 
I changed my signature. The old one was too ridiculous.
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13th December 14, 04:01 AM
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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the first recorded incident of Picts that wouldn't download.
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14th December 14, 01:42 AM
#8
The Romans weren't satisfied with the Celts reply ... which only goes to prove ... " that a Pict is worth a thousand words " .
Last edited by MacGumerait; 14th December 14 at 01:46 AM.
Mike Montgomery
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14th December 14, 02:25 PM
#9
BTW I visited the Hadrian's wall a month ago while a trip to South Scotland: very nice place!
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16th December 14, 12:42 AM
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I have deep admiration for the Ancient Romans for many reasons, including the fact that they were deeply, genuinely and quite understandably afraid (also for many reasons) of the Caledonian Celts. Hadrian is easily my favorite Roman emperor (my Hadrian denarius is one of the jewels of my ancient coin collection), largely because of his love of architecture and civil engineering, and his fortification wall in Brittania is testimony to not only his military breeding and Builder's Heart, but also his shrewd respect for the Highlanders' "credible threat" to the northern frontier of his empire. I am therefore quite certain he would be very pleased and very honored to know that his Wall is located very near what is in my opinion one of the greatest and most beautiful feats of modern civil, hydraulic and mechanical engineering (and located in what he would consider enemy territory), the Falkirk Wheel:
http://www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk/about-the-wheel-
Last edited by DyerStraits; 16th December 14 at 12:51 AM.
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"I Wish Not To Intimidate, And Know Not How To Fear"
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