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  1. 19th August 12, 06:24 AM #1
    Chas
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    Pipers and Penguins?

    A picture came to my notice the other day and using a bit of Googling I found the story.

    First of all, this is the picture:

    Gilbert Kerr, bagpiper, with penguin. Photographed by William Speirs Bruce during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04



    And then this is the story:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottis...tic_Expedition

    110 years old and he looks so much like pipers we see today.

    Final thought - This would be ideal for a caption competition.

    Regards

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    "A peacock amongst the penguins"

    "See? Piping is cool!"
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    Happy Feet.. The original???

    Awesome pic, Chas!! Thanks
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    A King Penguin and his entourage.
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    THIS is the photo to show when newbies ask about kilting in cold weather!
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    The Piper and the Penguin (R88) Square set. R Golding Scotia Suite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post




    Regards

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    My brother gets the gig as the Queens Piper and I get this, what did I do?
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    When the competition judge called 'Pipers to the circle' , I thought he said Arctic Circle.....
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