Chinese dragons and cheerleaders help Council achieve zero-cringe level
Highland Council has declared the Inverness Highland Games a roaring success, after it achieved a number of notable “firsts”. It is the first Games to be two days long, the first to be concluded by two spectacled Fifers, and the first to happen in the town city since, would you believe it, last year.
However, officials are keen to point out the greatest achievement of all, and that is the removal of all cringe factor, and indeed any element of Highland culture.
A spokesman explained to Inversnecky shortly before the Games’ opening ceremony: “With a kick-off involving cheerleaders and a Chinese dragon, plus a huge fairground like you’d find anywhere else, we’re delighted that the event doesn’t feel very Scottish at all. Even the “heavies” are Icelandic. And we’ve spoken to the Proclaimers and asked them to tone their accents down a bit, which will help.”
Inversnecky doubts they’ll manage, but looks forward to the gig anyway.
July 19, 2008 at 7:18 pm
To be fair our Year of Culture is over….
July 20, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Oh Bu**er, missed the Games again …there’s always next year.
Were the ginger twins any good, do you know?
July 20, 2008 at 9:15 pm
The spokesman forgot the display of karate moves and the American football…and the crepe stand, of course. Highlands “R” Us, indeed. And did anyone else think there was a freakish amount of military recruiting areas?
We did hear a piper tuning up, and saw some wee lassies in full dancing regalia, but must have missed the big show…
July 21, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Crepes….indeed!