Official Fanclub of Highlander Bob

"Awe man.... what a cost!" - Highlander Bob

Humble Beginnings

Duncan Matthew Clough, usually known by his immortalised alias, Highlander Bob, or simply Bob, was born on 8 August 1986.

His childhood years are shrouded in myth and legend, and little that is known can be confirmed. It is often said that he attended an institute known only as "Bishops" before starting his glory years at the University of Cape Town (UCT).

Rise to Glory

Bob arrived upon the campus of UCT in early 2005, intending to study actuarial science. Little did the campus realise how utterly underprepared it was to play host to someone as awesomeness as Bob is. Bob's talents in being awesome was quickly pickup up by the people who stayed in close proximity to the future toastmaster. The inhabitants of unit L in the residence Smuts Hall sensed that there is something extraordinary in their new flatmate, and soon gave him the important position of flat representative, in addition to inducting him onto the flat sub-committee (Bob is the youngest L-flat sub committee member since William "Swiftfoot" Harris, who joined the committee in 1923).

The reigning toast master of 2005, Devin "Snowy" Day took Bob under his wings, and passed on to him all he knew of the ancient and all powerful "The Way of the Toast". Bob demonstrated an amazing natural grasp of the abstract concepts that comprises of "The Way", and soon achieved level IV, which took Devin himself over one and half years to achieve.

Brush with Death

By early August 2005, few people doubted that in the near future, Bob would play a significant role in reshaping the world. However, a close encounter with death almost robbed the world of his talents.

During the Smuts Hall semi-formal, Bob was critically injured while constructing the chamber that would ultimately win the second prize in the prestigious competition. From a laceration on his hand, he lost over half of his blood. Luckily, courageous fellow sub-committee member David Greyling saved Bob from certain death by delivering him to the local hospital. The doctor on duty was quoted saying"I don't know how he survived. Only someone with god-like constitution could loose that much blood and live."