Allow me to buy you Bastion (for PC) before launch

Bastion unlocks on Steam on 16/Aug. I'll gift a Steam copy pre-launch to whoever comes up with the best Wonder of the World for my country of origin...which would be Scotland. Closing date for this chuckle will be next Sunday, Aug 14th when the contest judge gets back from my morning run.

(Inspired by Hyetal gifting me Civ V in return for a Norwegian Wonder of the World when it was on offer.)

The Great Caber Butt-n-Ben.

Laird Connery's Kick to th' Goonies (a statue)

The Leaning Pile of Tartans

The Aechwarl.

No one knows what it means. No one knows the real way to spell it. No one knows if they're even pronouncing it right. Everyone is afraid to ask out of fear of looking silly.

The Claidhennhörghen: A statue of a Haggis beheading an Englishman with a golf club, clad in tartan, with a beret adorned with thistles.

Nobody knows who built it, but it was there since the first adventurers discovered Scotland, so many believe it is the work of aliens.

The Loch Ness Monster Viewing Station, which brings in lots of tourist money whether there's anything to see or not.

The I'mgonnakickyerbleedinarse Stone: Located just over the edge of one of the cliffs in the Highlands. Rumor has it that bending over backwards and trying to kiss the stone will result in a local kicking you in the goolies so hard your voice goes up two octaves. For women, they just reach down and honk your breasts a few times.

Teehenge is a recently unearthed complex of massive stone structures resembling what archaeological experts believe were ancient weapons of war and hunting.

Said Terrance Cob, Ph.D., Director of Ancient Golf Studies, "While one warrior embedded the tip of his club, or tee in the old Scottish, a second warrior would balance a round stone about the size of a grapefruit on top of the tee and then strike it smartly with the side of his own club, or tee. This projectile would easily crush bones from 100 yards away. "

Whether this newfound site is a monument or part of an ancient fort is a point of controversy, but one thing is certain. "There are a lot of golf history books that are now obsolete," Dr. Cob concluded.

Whisky.

/got nothin'

The Highland Coo Coo Coo Clock.

The ancient world built clocks with the sun, water, and gears. The Scots preferred a more bovine time piece. While not very practical to wear on one's wrist, the Highland Coo Coo Coo Clock kept the home-oriented Pict's lawn presentable.

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The Black Scottish Cyclops.

A world, a caber and a place to stand.

Scotch
Peat

While it's not a place like most Civ wonders of the world, the Scots greatest contribution to the world must be the Haggis. Perhaps it could be represented by a bust of Burns.

Me. I am a descendent of mighty Scotland!

Shamrocks
Leprechauns
The Blarney Stone
Guinness

The Great Haggis of Caledon, erected (or perhaps prepared) during the Severan campaigns. While Severan attempted to starve the Caledonians by destroying the crops in their most fertile territory, the united tribes in a single stroke gave heart to their own fighting men and turned the knees of the Romans to water, producing a single haggis that was reputed to be 50 cubits high and a full league in length. The Romans, upon apprehending the Haggis, are reported to have turned and fled under the assumption that some great beast had passed and left its spoor. The Caledonians were somewhat non-plussed, since they had concealed themselves within and planned to fall upon the Romans while they dined.

Saint Mungo's Muckle Kilt

In a stunning modern day discovery, Saint Mungo's Muckle Kilt was recently uncovered in a remote peat bog on the outskirts of Glasgow. In an unfortunate turn of events, Ms. Fannie McMockit - who needed to relieve herself in the aforementioned bog - was slain by an errant highlands cow. Scotland Yard has declined to comment thus far, pending the results of toxicology tests. However, the cow ("Bessie") is resting comfortably and expected to make a full recovery.

In the effort to recover Ms. McMockits' body, workers stumbled across a massive erection hidden in the bog. It is a rusted sculpture of a massive kilt with a bird, a tree and a fish nearby. Also, hidden under the kilt is a bell. As history goes, Saint Mungo performed four religious miracles in Glasgow: a bird that never flew, a tree that never grew, a fish that never swam and a bell that never rang. Affixed to the statue is the inscription "Saint Mungo's Muckle Kilt".

The discovery of sculpture, once rumored lost at the hands of drunk and crazed druids, is being hailed as a "modern day miracle". Aside from the religious significance of such a find, the statue itself is said to have mystical powers. The bird is said to grant longer life, the tree is said to radiant warmth, the fish is said to deliver riches. The bell is said to have been used to mourn the dead, however others believe the origination of the phrase "ring my bell". If you reach up under the kilt of a Scot and tug, you'll know why.

A statue of a fist, tightly grasping a couple pounds.
Jack and Victor.
A NED.

A fried mars bar.

Sean Connery

All Things Scottish
(If it's not Scottish, IT'S CRAP!)

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The Loch Ness Monster.

The Bo'ness pit

The Cladh Hallan Mummies

Karen Gillan

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Karen Gillan

I think we have a winner!

The leaning tower of munchie boxes.