Amstel standing.GLASGOW'S famous Duke of Wellington statue is ready and waiting for the big match. And he's even dressed for the occasion as the Champions League meets a city tradition. For years Glaswegians and students have placed strange hats (in fact, it's nearly always a police traffic cone Traffic cones, also called road cones, safety cones, construction cones, toddlers, pylons, or Witches' Hats, are cone-shaped markers, generally made out of plastic or rubber, that are placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect ) on Wellington's head. This week Welly wel·lie also wel·ly n. pl. wel·lies Chiefly British A Wellington boot. Often used in the plural. welly Noun 1. - and his horse - are wearing Amstel hats like the ones thousands of football fans will wear when they come to the city for the big game tomorrow. What pranksters have in mind next for the statue in Royal Exchange Square may depend on who wins the final. Perhaps the Iron Duke will don a pickelhaube Noun 1. pickelhaube - a spiked helmet worn by German soldiers helmet - armor plate that protects the head if Leverkusen win, or be decked out in a matador's hat if Real take the trophy. |
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