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The World If Caber-Tossing Had Been the Scottish Sport That Made It Big

Business Jargon:"He really came in at 12:00 on that pitch meeting.""Craig, you let the bottom end fall towards you on this one.""Oh, he'll toss it if someone else carries it.""Jane has a 87% mindset and a 63% track record."Country Club Culture:Women, Jews, and people of color are permitted to play, but must first engage in a ceremonial foot-stomping from an actual ginger-from-birth Scotsman. The dress code mandates steel-toed boots and visor-less hats, in addition to kilts (sedate tartans preferred, unless patrilineal descent from a clan with a more showy tartan can be documented.) Traditionally, no one may assist the player in handling the caber in competition, but high net worth individuals may choose to have their own caber brought to the grounds in a bespoke 20ft long caber bag, carried by a manservant. Needless to say, airlines have dedicated oversized baggage areas for those who travel with their cabers. Cabers stained clear or a dark walnut are popular, cabers painted in pastels are considered acceptable for women, cabers in bright colors are permitted only on public grounds. All drinks served with miniature log swizzle sticks. Caddies extensively trained in first-aid techniques, with a focus on blunt force trauma and splinter removal. Jewish country club weddings held under chuppahs made from cabers. Dangerous WASP weddings held under an honor guard of male relatives balancing cabers over the aisle.SkyMall:Caber paperweights. Monogrammed sleeveless caber-tossing shirts and knee socks. Cabers with inspirational slogans: "You have to toss a few on your foot before you get to the Highland Games."
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Things I Regret Not Saying to the Hostess at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bar

...when she said my male friend had to leave because "gentlemen are required to wear long pants after eight pm," and it was 97 degrees out and the bar was totally empty. Which she had every right to do, because it's a private establishment and she did not set the policy.1. "This place has a pretty offensive name and logo for a conglomerate owned by a Scottish business dynasty, when you think about it. Do you think Edward Said would drink here? Moreover, how much of your job involves binary gender policing?"2. "Oh, he's no gentleman." (male friend mimes tying me to a railroad track) "See?"3. "I am an eccentric Texan oil billionaire, and I was going to buy this hotel chain, but now I'm going to buy the Westin group instead."(Go away, come back with Rodeo Drive store bags filled with glasses of artisanal gin and tonic.)4. "Big mistake. Big. Huge!"
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Better Wedding Announcements

The bride and groom met outside of a singles yoga class; they were both too embarrassed to go inside.The groom's father is the Head of Cardiology at Cedars Sinai; his mother is a professional clogger and performs with the senior dance troupe The Clogged Arteries.The groom is a semi-professional hockey player. The bride is a dental implant artist.The brides are both Olympic athletes. Helen set records in the shot put; Greta in the javelin. The bouquet toss will be held outside the reception hall in a nearby soccer field.