everyone starts to count the bongs on their fingers*
brit: OI IT’S 7 BONG
Alternatively Scotland.
*deafening explosion*
Oh it’s 1 o’clock.
The what now
The 1 o clock gun.
At one in the afternoon they fire the one o clock gun at edinburgh castle. I think they miss out sundays and xmas.
I always forget about it cause you cant hear it from within my building, but if I happen to be out when it goes off it always without fail makes me jump.
Hey quick question, Scotland
What the fuck
The explanation I was given while I was there (honestly, I’m not bullshitting) is that a lot of places have a twelve o’clock gun but they didn’t want to waste that much shot and powder, so Edinburgh has a one o’clock gun.
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