Oh dear! As Twitchy readers know, Scotland votes in a referendum on September 18 on whether or not to remain part of Great Britain and the race is too close to call.

Time for the oldest trick in the book?

A conspiracy!

This tweet suggesting the real reason for the royal baby has people cracking up. It has been retweeted nearly 7,000 times as of this writing, and for good reason:

Gasping! Will it work?

The plot thickens!

Beautiful.

It’s certainly in the running.

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