Poor Scot looks mortified to have someone too close to stab
this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2024
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Fuckin' Englishman has never heard of personal space
Too close to stab = close enough to bash on the head with a stick
He's completely ignoring social distancing rules, the shit!
Expertly illustrated mid-"och!"
That ain’t a pike, this is a pike
The Englishman looks envious.
So were the Scots ahead of their time or behind?
Mostly ahead, in this case! European infantry forces would tend towards pike squares, slowly introducing guns to the formations until the pikes were eventually made redundant by improved guns and bayonets.
For clarity, the Scott is on the right, even though the title reverses it.