So, it turns out that I'm Scottish...
my whole life has been a lie.
My wife got me one of those ancestry.com thingies, and it turns out that the vast majority of my genome is Scottish... with other bits from the general area.
Scotland. Englands ruby tinted castaways... who fought bravely for their freedom!
FREEEEEEDOMMMM!
I grew up believing that I was German. Known mainly for crimes against humanity... I guess.
I do not own a 'Kiss me I'm German' shirt... to say the least (despite their ridiculously efficient manufacturing prowess.)
Anyhow, I thought it might be fun to share some highlights from the best Scottish fighters in history!
This is apparently our number one guy!!! Benny Lynch:
Just look at the intensity:
So, I decided to skip that highlight reel idea.
Instead I shall share a video that has been hidden deep within the bowels of Fight Smart for many ages. It has just... never been the right time to share it.... until now.
There's a bizarre cult of brogue riddled fighters known as "Travelers"... who are scattered throughout Ireland, Scotland, and anywhere else it's perfectly normal to call people the c word in casual conversation.
YouTube has changed the game for these brawlers.
The ability for these fighters to visually share their feelings has spawned a series of WWF-in-the-80's style promo/trash-talk videos that do not have the same... grace... that Macho Man Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan once had.
(Hogan... both Scottish and Irish.)
And yet, after all of the hilariously bad trash talking, these dudes actually have some decent hand to hand skills... if you dig into their fights. I was pleasantly surprised.
They talk copious amounts of absurd trash. They fight. They hug. It's very powerful.
(Give the hosts a minute to warm up... they're hilarious.)
(NSFW language in this video for sure).
Click here to watch the fiasco unfold...
I... am apparently Scottish.
Fascinating.