Kilted at a Funeral

[gilmore]

The only slightly annoying part of the day was that there were supposed to be a couple of pipers outside the church but there was some confusion and they didn't show up.

This is a true story.

I have a Scots friend who has been living in the US for 30+ years, long enough to loose most of his Scots accent. When his stepfather in Scotland died, he arranged the funeral there with the undertaker over the phone from America, and asked for a piper, since his stepfather had served in the Black Watch. He repeated his request several times, and each time was assured that it would be no problem to have a piper at the funeral.

When he arrived at the church on the day of the funeral, he was handed a newspaper. He asked what it was for, and was told, "It's the piper you wanted."