I don’t know, Arthur. Don’t you think we’re a little too matchy matchy?
Duke of Wellington statue, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, Scotland, 2005
Photo by: c.b.w.
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After doing a little research, I found out the traffic cones are a bit of a local tradition that dates back to the 1980s. They are meant to represent the humor of the locals, which I can wholeheartedly vouch for with a chuckle.
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c.b.w. 2012
C.B. Wentworth 
Do people not do this everywhere else in the world??!
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Yes, but only in Glasgow has it happened so often that it is now considered an act of vandalism to take the cone off. 🙂
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LOL! They are a national landmark. 🙂
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I’ve been all over the world and this is the only place I’ve seen traffic cones used with so much creativity. I love it! 😀
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Lol! I was in Edinburgh and snapped a shot of the David Hume statue when someone had placed a cone on his head :p
Here’s the picture >> https://twitter.com/Layla_AlAmmar/status/246183822528479232
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That is hilarious! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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That photo definitely gave ME a chuckle! Guess it is the 1/8 Scot in me! lol
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It’s been a long time since I’ve looked through my pictures of Scotland and this one made me bust out laughing. I just had to share it! Glad you enjoyed it, too. 🙂
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Good chuckle … I wouldn’t have come up with that idea before I saw this shot 😉
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It’s a true act of laughter and creativity. That statue is huge and I can’t even begin to manage how they get those cones to serve as hats.
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Och they ALWAYS do this to Hook-Nose-Johnny! They even sell postcards of this in Glasgow! 😀
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If I had seen the post cards, I would have bought some! I am, however, honored to have captured the statue with two cones instead of just one. 😀
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Two cones? Have ye no’ seen a unicorn before?
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How fun. I do believe we in the US need to lighten up!
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Absolutely! 🙂
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I’m smiling, too, C.B.! Very cute. (And we’re watching a British movie right now–Salmon Fishing in the Yemen–and laughing out loud at the humor!)
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I just watched that movie on Friday night, Kathy! It gave us a lot of great laughs too :).
Hilarious picture, C.B.! Thanks for the smile 😀
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Glad you enjoyed the fun! 🙂
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Ooooo, I wanted to see that movie. Now I’m even more motivated to Netflix it. 🙂
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Too funny!
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😀
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That’s funny. 😀
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I walked by traffic cones this morning and busted out laughing. 🙂
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Interesting. I think every place has its own traditions. Scotland is on my list!
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I hope you get there one day. 🙂
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That really made me laugh! Great shot.
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Awesome! 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
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Hello from Western Canada, but my ‘ to the bone ‘ scottish roots found this hilarious. TX.
My first trip to Scotland to research family roots in 2010 made me realize where my sense of humour came from ..
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Glad you enjoyed so much. 🙂 I love the humor in that part of the world and I’m happy I got to bring a piece of it home with me.
Thanks for stopping by!
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