Boston recently welcomed a special guest from Scotland – a traffic cone. The cone, which has become a symbol of the country’s irreverent humor, was greeted with a bagpiper and dignitaries at Boston Logan International Airport.
A Symbol of Friendship
The traffic cone’s visit is the latest chapter in the city’s unlikely love affair with Scotland’s Tartan Army. During the World Cup, Scottish fans placed traffic cones atop statues in Boston, transforming parts of the city into an unofficial outpost of Scotland.
The official commemorative cone, decorated with illustrations celebrating Boston and Scotland, will spend the next week visiting landmarks across Massachusetts to raise money for mental health charities before returning home to Scotland.
According to Danny Campbell, one of the cone’s Scottish escorts, the tradition of placing traffic cones on statues began as a late-night prank in Glasgow in the 1980s. It has since evolved into an unofficial symbol of the country’s humor and a reminder to not take life too seriously.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
