Not to Be Beaten
A Highlander who prided himself on being able to play any tune on the pipes perched himself on the side of one of his native hills one Sunday morning and commenced blowing for all he was worth.
Presently the minister came along and, going up to MacDougall with the intention of severely reprimanding him, asked in a very harsh voice, “MacDougall, do you know the Ten Commandments?”
MacDougall scratched his chin for a moment and then, in an equally harsh voice, said:
“D’ye think you’ve beat me? Just whistle the first three or four bars, and I’ll hae a try at it.”