# Massacre of Glencoe: 320 years ago today

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 13, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754 "2012-02-13T22:46:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754/1 "2012-02-13T22:46:00Z")

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Rare [picture](http://neil.fraser.name/news/2012/Glencoe.jpg) unearthed of the aftermath.

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754/2 "2012-02-13T22:55:50Z")

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Is this a new version of being rickrolled?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754/3 "2012-02-13T23:26:36Z")

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I laughed. I don’t think it’s too soon.

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**Author:** ![Malden\_Capell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malden_capell/32/5274_2.png) [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754/4 "2012-02-14T00:13:25Z")

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Very well played 😃

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**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754/5 "2012-02-14T00:47:54Z")

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I had to Wikipedia it to get it, but once I did I lulzed.

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**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754/6 "2012-02-14T01:05:42Z")

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Och aye! Well played.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-of-glencoe-320-years-ago-today/612754/7 "2012-02-14T01:29:47Z")

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I belive I have mentioned here before that my Great-mumblemumble-grandfather was the [Earl of Stair](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalrymple,_1st_Earl_of_Stair).

I laughed.