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41. Yes, America, apparently we're too impotent to prosecute Bush and his cronies for torture...

Tue Aug 5, 2014, 07:27 PM

Aug 2014

...but we do have enough time on our hands to hassle a couple of teenage bagpipe players.

What's worse in the eyes of the law, a few ivory bagpipe rings or a prisoner struggling against his restraints while being waterboarded?

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US teenagers have bagpipes seized at Canada border after competition [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2014 OP

Any seizure of bagpipes might be considered a good thing. cloudbase Aug 2014 #1

Absolutely! They could use the confiscated instruments to create a great, horrifying orchestra. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2014 #9

pshaw demwing Aug 2014 #15

Thank You For That, Sir: Otherwise I Should Have Had To Post Up 'Scotland The Brave'.... The Magistrate Aug 2014 #26

so does finger nails on the blackboard awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #53

I LOVE well-played bagpipes! nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #59

Count me in! theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #65

All Beautiful ashling Aug 2014 #56

The pipes remind me of the music from this fillm yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #57

That accordion tune is better known as "Dark Eyes". Lionel Mandrake Aug 2014 #88

As someone with Sottish heritage I find that statement ignorant and offensive. iandhr Aug 2014 #28

Stirring. NCarolinawoman Aug 2014 #49

^ THIS ^ mac56 Aug 2014 #52

More! ThoughtCriminal Aug 2014 #58

Bagrock! mac56 Aug 2014 #60

Get a grip! tabasco Aug 2014 #73

Of course is. iandhr Aug 2014 #75

Suuuuuure. tabasco Aug 2014 #76

Thats the problem with the internet iandhr Aug 2014 #77

Sometimes. Other times it's just people that hate anything that frightens & confuses them. GOLGO 13 Aug 2014 #90

I absolutely love bagpipe music. Now if I had a splitting headache, DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #51

I dissagree as bagpipes can be made cool... and weird sakabatou Aug 2014 #63

We should ban the importation of bagpipes anyway jberryhill Aug 2014 #2

Why does a piper walk when he plays? christx30 Aug 2014 #21

These predate the ban, and they had the paperwork to prove it. JoeyT Aug 2014 #50

And the world sounds a little better today. Thanks, Canada. TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #3

It was US customs that snagged it at the border, not the Canadians. notadmblnd Aug 2014 #10

Even better. TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #14

How dare you people TNNurse Aug 2014 #4

One time a bagpiper decided to hit the pub for a pint after a performance. AngryAmish Aug 2014 #7

You owe me a new keyboard Lochloosa Aug 2014 #8

.. Bryce Butler Aug 2014 #32

ah, a variation on the old accordion joke. navarth Aug 2014 #62

I agree smiley Aug 2014 #16

Bravo, TNNurse! Baltimore Aug 2014 #17

Agree with you 100%. ChazII Aug 2014 #18

Or the sound of a lone bagpiper echoing for miles through Glencoe Valley as the sun rises over postulater Aug 2014 #22

No bagpipe badmouthing here!..I LOVE bagpipes and have since I was a kid.. whathehell Aug 2014 #29

I must Rebl Aug 2014 #48

"you people"? Javaman Aug 2014 #66

yes, TNNurse Aug 2014 #68

just the phrase "you people" is very suspect. Javaman Aug 2014 #71

I am sorry that you are bothered by the term "you people" TNNurse Aug 2014 #87

The term "you people" has very negative connotations is all. Javaman Aug 2014 #89

If playing the bagpipes is a tradition, so is dumping on them. eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 #67

Sounds like the border agents broke the law... Gore1FL Aug 2014 #5

Your papers mean nothing to LEO. TeamPooka Aug 2014 #55

Sometimes I think VA_Jill Aug 2014 #6

I agree, give an American male a bit of authority notadmblnd Aug 2014 #13

Wow, that wasn't broad-brush sexism, not at all demwing Aug 2014 #23

Yep, broad-brush anti-Americanisn too. n/t whathehell Aug 2014 #30

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to strike to the deepest, innermost being of your core notadmblnd Aug 2014 #31

Lol, sexism AND snark demwing Aug 2014 #45

I've had more problems with the Canadians jberryhill Aug 2014 #33

jberryhill Diclotican Aug 2014 #36

Being tired is the thing jberryhill Aug 2014 #40

jberryhill Diclotican Aug 2014 #44

D'jever think about jberryhill Aug 2014 #46

"Why not?" "I'm their lawyer. They're my client. You know... the whole lawyer/client thing?" < jtuck004 Aug 2014 #38

I get asked that one all of the time jberryhill Aug 2014 #43

For some reason, German security guards think I look suspicious - hedgehog Aug 2014 #74

the ones in Blaine have almost all been jerks CreekDog Aug 2014 #34

GOOD WORK, US Customs!! n/t (& thanks for the chuckle...) TygrBright Aug 2014 #11

Can you really bring weapons of mass repulsion into the US? n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2014 #12

You might have found a way to solve ChazII Aug 2014 #19

Sometimes I am very thankful that I don't meet with ManiacJoe Aug 2014 #20

You too? postulater Aug 2014 #25

Weapons of Mass Annoyance Garthem Aug 2014 #24

Guitarists have some of the same problems with some hardwoods. Igel Aug 2014 #27

Scottish tribal pipes and drums - Clanadonia IcyPeas Aug 2014 #35

ALWAYS register musical instruments if you leave some country and plan to return DFW Aug 2014 #37

DAMN! elleng Aug 2014 #39

double plus DAMN! IcyPeas Aug 2014 #47

Wonderful IDemo Aug 2014 #64

You're welcome, IDemo. elleng Aug 2014 #70

Thank you! I remember the first time I ever heard Mull of Kintyre. Glorfindel Aug 2014 #78

Yes it is, Glorfindel. elleng Aug 2014 #79

Yes, America, apparently we're too impotent to prosecute Bush and his cronies for torture... derby378 Aug 2014 #41

Even e-bay has some bizarre rules which they don't seem to follow... Historic NY Aug 2014 #42

The history of the bagpipes in Scotland is so rich. And it is not the first time they were taken jwirr Aug 2014 #54

I believe that both Scot and Irish pipes were declared as"Weapons of War" oneshooter Aug 2014 #84

...And thus ended DU's epic gender wars, and let loose the horrors of the DU Bagpipe war... Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2014 #61

I'm trying to think of a way to escalate this so it rises to the level of The Great Olive Garden War Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #91

They have the bagpipes back. happyslug Aug 2014 #69

A "non-designated crossing"? KamaAina Aug 2014 #72

I believe the reference are to crossing when the USDA and USFWS keep agents., happyslug Aug 2014 #85

True story: Coventina Aug 2014 #80

Guidance from American Federation of Musicians Crabby Appleton Aug 2014 #81

But did the haggis arrive safely? yurbud Aug 2014 #82

I think that's also illegal. Our government is clearly anti-Scotitic. yurbud Aug 2014 #83

They're playing "Amazing Grace"! SEIZE THEM! Arkana Aug 2014 #86

And some wonder why there is so little faith in government world wide nolabels Aug 2014 #92