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Au pas de Charge23 May 2020 2:59 p.m. PST

This is somewhat old but I didnt see it on here. Really, very impressive:

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JimDuncanUK23 May 2020 3:51 p.m. PST

Yes, it was a Great Game.

There was a large Scottish flavour to the day but it really was an International effort.

I had one chum who came over from Chicago just for the game.

Frederick Supporting Member of TMP23 May 2020 5:41 p.m. PST

I remember – very impressive!

Nothing a Scot can't do when they put their mind to it

42flanker24 May 2020 1:23 a.m. PST

"It was a very close-run thing and I think shows how history could have been so different if different choices had been made in the 1815 Battle of Waterloo."

The rest is history.

Personal logo Artilleryman Supporting Member of TMP24 May 2020 2:38 a.m. PST

I think the full quote is 'There is nothing a Scotsman cannot do if his wife puts her mind to it'.

Jeffers24 May 2020 5:37 a.m. PST

Whoever wrote that has never stayed at the Comfort Inn in Falkirk.

42flanker24 May 2020 6:16 a.m. PST

Possibly the funniest and most tragic sentence I have read on TMP

Nine pound round24 May 2020 7:34 a.m. PST

And in 28mm, no less.

What rules did they use?

JimDuncanUK24 May 2020 7:35 a.m. PST
Au pas de Charge24 May 2020 7:57 a.m. PST

The title of the thread comes from this skit:

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JimDuncanUK24 May 2020 8:05 a.m. PST

The broadcaster does not allow us (UK) to see their clip.

JimDuncanUK24 May 2020 8:10 a.m. PST

This is it, apparently, thanks to YouTube.

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Au pas de Charge24 May 2020 8:20 a.m. PST

Can UK members see this one?

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JimDuncanUK24 May 2020 8:38 a.m. PST

Yup

42flanker24 May 2020 10:37 a.m. PST

"The broadcaster does not allow us (UK) to see their clip."

It may have been out of kindness…

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