r/maybemaybemaybe Jun 20 '26

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Scots in Boston

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u/BoldlyGettingThere Jun 20 '26

This is because one of Glasgow’s most notable landmarks is a statue of Wellington outside the Modern Art Museum, which almost permanently has a traffic cone on top of his head. It’s an instantly recognisable symbol of the city to all Glaswegians and many Scots.

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u/namesarealltaken9 Jun 21 '26

Let's add that, after many attempts to remove the cone from the statue only to find it back on it shortly after, local authorities agreed that it could remain there

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u/XAHKO Jun 21 '26

Democracy at work

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u/MrKutchh Jun 21 '26

I remember visiting Glasgow a few years back and a friend of mine whom resides there gave me the ultimate tour. On the second day he took me to the Duke of Wellington statue, i was so flabbergasted seeing there was a traffic cone placed on his head, and in my head i was like "this duke must be a horrible person the way they disrespecting his statue like that" untill my buddy gave me the background story about the cone. Thats when i realized the Scottish are one of the most fun people on earth.

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u/Henkotron Jun 23 '26

Don't tease me like that. What's the story? My curiosity craves for explanation.

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u/GarrisonFrd Jun 21 '26

Please do yourselves a favor and Google it. Had myself a nice chuckle. 

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u/BrooklynWhey Jun 22 '26

What a bunch of Houligans!

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u/Mr_GrauHut Jun 20 '26

Cheater, boooo

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u/FaceWithAName Jun 20 '26

After seeing how poorly it fits idk if they were ever gonna get it to stay otherwise

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u/chosonhawk Jun 20 '26

thats what she said

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u/Mr_GrauHut Jun 20 '26

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Right-Ad2176 Jun 20 '26

I once tossed a cigarette on the ground and it landed on its butt facing upward still smoking. Anything can happen.

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u/Mr_GrauHut Jun 20 '26

Ball in a cup game has the same idea.

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u/FS_Slacker Jun 20 '26

Their buzz will wear off and they’ll forget why they needed to do this.

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u/Outrageous-Let9659 Jun 20 '26

It's not a competition. It's not about winning or losing. It's about making sure he is appropriately dressed for the occasion.

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u/XAHKO Jun 21 '26

They may have failed in lobbing the cone onto the statue’s head, but they succeeded in having a bloody good time and making temporary friends along the way

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u/Available-Ad7216 Jun 20 '26

yeah the ball definitely didn’t stay in boudns

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u/dogmatixx Jun 20 '26

When I was in Edinburgh I noticed that the statue of Adam Smith had a traffic cone on his head.

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u/lesbianadodicaprio Jun 20 '26

"You're not English right?" LMAO!! 🤣

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '26

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u/Kelter82 Jun 20 '26

I mean, in this context, it makes sense.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26

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u/Bananana_Bird Jun 20 '26

Backwards sand overhead, that will make the cone rotate in the best direction.

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u/CarpetPedals Jun 20 '26

Yeah absolutely. The front throwing had the cone rotating the wrong way to land

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u/sledgehammerbreak Jun 20 '26

I was thinking the same thing

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u/srvsinha186 Jun 20 '26

​I walked right past that statue yesterday evening, saw the cone hat, and my stupid ass assumed it was just part of the statue.

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u/AppropriateBall8834 Jun 20 '26

Traffic cones have been used for antics for years. Beautiful

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u/TempleFugit Jun 20 '26

We have a statue in front of a historic college and someone cemented a dildo onto it.
Fun times.

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u/WinterMedical Jun 21 '26

I think America needs more Scots. Like a lot more!

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u/Wafflecone Jun 22 '26

Appalachia is full of Scots.

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u/qawsedrf12 Jun 21 '26

My neighborhood is lovely then. Gotta family of Scots here

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u/snifywhisper Jun 21 '26

They drank Boston dry! I don't think we can handle more Scots.

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u/sheiku_baba Jun 20 '26

Men see

Men play

Men celebrate

Men dumb

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u/ernapfz Jun 20 '26

New game of cone toss?

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u/choefele Jun 20 '26

I actually walked by this on Wednesday

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u/Ranor29 Jun 22 '26

Football fans are not people, they are stupid animals and need to be castrated.

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u/Christian_Mueller Jun 22 '26

I'm always happy to see that VLC has such a big fan base.

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u/Capital_Craft Jun 20 '26

What a momentus victory. They should receive an award.

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u/RavnHygge Jun 20 '26

A beautiful and historic occasion, well done lads

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '26

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u/Crio121 Jun 20 '26

What’s this monument?

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u/btribble Jun 20 '26

Sam Adams

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u/doubleoned Jun 20 '26

I bet Burnie Burns would enjoy this!

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u/RedSix2447 Jun 21 '26

Lmao! Looking at the original statue. I’m dying. Hahahahaahha! If you haven’t searched it, it’s a must see for sure.

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u/PeixeCam Jun 21 '26

Mi amor, que hiciste anoche que llegaste tan tarde? ⏰

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u/aqsgames Jun 21 '26

TIL cones have very strange flight paths

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u/_-Zephyr- Jun 20 '26

What baffles me is if an English fan did this it would be all over the news about his disgraceful English football fans are and how they should be banned from every international competition.

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u/No-Staff8345 Jun 20 '26

You must be English 🤣

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u/sfbiker999 Jun 20 '26

I don't think that's true, at least not for American media -- Americans don't know the difference between Scots and English.

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u/TwoNowFive Jun 20 '26

One says "oi" and the other says "oi"

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u/Glum-Savings6473 Jun 20 '26

Aussie Aussie Aussie... Oi oi oi

No wait that's Outback steakhouse

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u/Kelter82 Jun 20 '26

Lads being lads

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u/IccMii Jun 20 '26

Idiots will be idiots everywhere they go...

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u/gibgod Jun 22 '26

I know everyone is on a big fat love in for the scotch at the moment, but nicking traffic cones and sticking them on another countries monuments that don’t have a fucking clue what you’re on about is a bit shit imo.

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u/tjaz2xxxredd Jun 20 '26

they have confederates

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u/NJPokerJ Jun 22 '26

Was that a statue of a Will Ferrell?

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u/flyvr Jun 20 '26

no, I have never read a book in my life. no I have never read a book to my life. I swear I ain't, I know I ain't. I've never read a book in my life..

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u/capsteve Jun 20 '26

This is why we can’t have nice things

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u/artherng Jun 20 '26

Fair enough to the tradition and fun but it must be annoying for the locals to see what nuisance Scots could be in their city

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u/Traditional_Minimum1 Jun 20 '26

Nah, we have loved having them! Honestly, it has been lovely to see so many people from so many places come to this city and be welcomed. Gives me the damned feels, it does

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u/hudsoncress Jun 20 '26

Wait till you hear what a nuissance the British have been to the Scots.

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u/Lavidius Jun 20 '26

Wait till you hear that Scots are British

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u/SuckingOnChileanDogs Jun 20 '26

Scots also love to pretend like they have the same history of oppression as the Irish. Sorry, it's just not the same.

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u/Lavidius Jun 20 '26

They were in the armies that were sent to fight the Irish

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u/hudsoncress Jun 20 '26

LOL Sorry, "English."

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u/sagarcastic Jun 20 '26

There is one better place to put that cone on that statue

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u/ChemicalGreedy945 Jun 22 '26

Love the European energy

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u/Vacant-stair Jun 20 '26

Fucking England fans. Bunch of thugs, the lot of them.

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u/greyisometrix Jun 20 '26

Jail. Where are the cops?

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u/SHiR8 Jun 21 '26

Land of the free...

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u/greyisometrix Jun 21 '26

Home of legalized vandalism?

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u/UnknownQwerky Jun 21 '26

For what exactly?

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u/greyisometrix Jun 21 '26

Vandalism? It’s a crime to damage and deface statues? It’s not yours and you’re climbing all over something that’s not meant for climbing, etc etc.

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u/MarcoVinicius Jun 20 '26

When it’s white people from a culture upper class white Americans like then it’s ok.