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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:27 PM
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Firefighters playing bag pipes march inside the state Capitol in Wisconsin - pic

A group of firefighters playing bag pipes march inside the state Capitol Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents to Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their seventh day of protesting.



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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:29 PM
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1. They're wonderful, aren't they?
They are there every day.
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aquamarina Donating Member (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:32 PM
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2. So inspiring.
This Californian is sending all good wishes to those who are standing up for workers rights.
Fight on!
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:34 PM
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3. Russ Feingold marched with them on Friday I think.
love them to bits
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corpseratemedia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:35 PM
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4. It's so embarrassing for Walker. n/t
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:59 PM
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9. Sow the wind; reap the whirlwind. n/t
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:36 PM
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5. Being of Irish blood, that is awesome.
Something about bag pipes that gets your blood pumping.

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postulater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:41 PM
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6. Everytime they play Scotland the Brave, I reflexively stand up.
Can't help it.
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:44 PM
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7. I hate that tune
Sorry, but I associate the tune with a Mormon hymn.

LDS once,I am afraid I am tainted forever!
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postulater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 03:06 PM
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10. My sympathies.
That could take years of therapy.

:toast:
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 03:10 PM
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11. Yes, it's true. I could argue there are much less trite bagpipe
tunes that are pretty wonderful but no one would care.

There is something PERVERSE about bagpipe players only playing 2 tunes over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and overover and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and overover and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and overand over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over r and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and overover and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and overover and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over!
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Celtic Raven Donating Member (415 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 10:00 PM
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17. Ah here's your piper then


:evilgrin:
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 02:49 PM
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8. Makes you look around for a Sassenach
Clan Grant: Stand Fast
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marions ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 03:21 PM
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12. you tube link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlIkLKzHBdk

Gets the picture...:applause:
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lukasahero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 03:30 PM
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13. Very cool!
Gave me the goosebumps. :)
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marions ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 03:44 PM
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14. A few more links
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 03:49 PM
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15. excellent!
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Bobbie Jo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-11 04:07 PM
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16. K&R
:applause:
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