William Wallace (Mel Gibson) Will Eat Your Intestines, For Daring To Criticize Scotland
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Your average Scotsman clocks in at about 6'9, weighs 350 pounds, has a beard on every part of his body, carries a fucking dagger in his sock -- a "dirk" -- and basically doesn't take shit, from anybody. After all, Scotland's national sport is "Who can throw this log the farthest?" (In the winter it's "Who can push this rock real good, with a broom?") But the real magic of Scotland is that it's also a sensitive, tender country. And theWeekly Standardjust can't handle that. [ Weekly Standard ]