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Old 09-09-2010, 08:16 PM   #14514 (permalink)
Zaqarbal
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Didn't sound very gay to me!
Well, it's something subjetive. Probably at that time the effects on the enemy (or any person in the 19th century) were different. Another life, another mentality, etc.
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Just as a matter of interest to you. There's evidence that the Rebel Yell has Celtic origins and was brought to the south by Scottish colonists.
Yep. The Celts were famous for their deafening yells. Even Keira Knightley could give you a fright screaming like this. Roman historians said Celtiberians (Celts + Iberians) cried out like animals, and in the long run the legionaries were totally stressed.
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