It was either funny to you, or not. I don't think anybody is going to give it any more credibility than Groundkeeper Willie's statement about the sequins. It's not as if it was the Onion. But, heck, I'll quote it myself, I know that. At my age, I've heard such stories about "Scottish Traditions" that could only have come from leprechauns. This is no different.

By the way, it wasn't that funny to me but there you go.