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acidhouse
21st of July 2005 (Thu), 14:25
http://photos21.flickr.com/27625704_c6aeadbd6d_o.jpg


An old Glasgow Tradition.
BottomBracket
21st of July 2005 (Thu), 14:35
Looks like a dunce cap. What's the story behind the tradition?
acidhouse
22nd of July 2005 (Fri), 05:31
Just the usual student prank, but every time they clear it off the next day or at least after the weekend theres a new cone.
been going on so long now it become an attraction of sorts. also it's outside Glasgow modern art gallery.
scr7b
22nd of July 2005 (Fri), 10:34
The Duke of Wellington...

It never stops being funny!

Some light reading on the subject:
http://www.rampantscotland.com/glasgow/glw_wellington.htm
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/print/news/5034834.shtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4264683.stm
Dave_G
23rd of July 2005 (Sat), 12:54
Yep! I was up there last weekend, didn't have my camera with me at that point. The guys I was with said it gets taken down every night and put up again straight away!