The Science Of Caber Tossing

I went to the Scottish Games in Woodland, California last weekend, two young boys in tow.  They weren't remotely interested in Scottish women doing traditional dances and they were vaguely intrigued by why men wore kilts. "Papa, why is that man wearing a skirt?" Colin asked. Being that we were east of highway 5 this was a perfectly reasonable question.   "It's a kilt," I explained.  "If he wore anything underneath it would be a skirt." Like this fellow: But they were incredibly interested in the very large men throwing telephone poles.  So I set out to explain how it works and give them some culture in the process. What is a caber? read more

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