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2006-12-19 Britain

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Posted by mrp 2006-12-19 08:58|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can I be the kilt fitter? Ah, those Scottie lads...

Posted by Jules 2006-12-19 09:18|| 2006-12-19 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Most of us have our own clan kilts its just the MOD "lets all look the same" regimental ones that are tardy...schrechin hooja's.

Posted by pihkalbadger 2006-12-19 10:49|| 2006-12-19 10:49|| Front Page Top

#3 And, on that ages old question of what is under the kilt, some alternatives are...

Confidence;

Nothing is worn under the kilt, it is all in working order;

Shoes and stockings.

Posted by MacNails 2006-12-19 10:55|| 2006-12-19 10:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Ok, MacNails, but why did the Army request 320 "trial" kilts? What kind of evaluation procedure is required to test a kilt?

Posted by mrp 2006-12-19 11:11|| 2006-12-19 11:11|| Front Page Top

#5 What's worn under the kilt? Who wants to know, really? Some questions are best left unanswered.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-12-19 11:26|| 2006-12-19 11:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Reminds me of a black adder line about the warlike character and general grumpiness of the scots being attributable to the fact they wear kilts and never have invented underwear, in a country whose national symbol is the thistle.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-12-19 11:40|| 2006-12-19 11:40|| Front Page Top

#7 hey Scots come in all shapes and sizes !

In all seriousness , I havent a clue MRP

Posted by MacNails 2006-12-19 11:49|| 2006-12-19 11:49|| Front Page Top

#8 LOL! anonymous5089

Posted by RD 2006-12-19 11:49|| 2006-12-19 11:49|| Front Page Top

#9 A proper kilt is not "one size fits all". The distance from the knee to the waste is different on each and every person. Some guys might wind up with a mini-kilt. Never call it a skirt. The last man who called my kilt a skirt WAS kilt!

Posted by Deacon Blues 2006-12-19 11:51|| 2006-12-19 11:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Thanks, MacNails.

Words can hardly describe my anger and frustration at how the UK government has treated Britain's armed forces. Consolidation, force reductions and bloated spending on "European" defense programs has really put a bite on the UK's defense capabilities. This new kilt thing is just emblematic of how screwed-up things are over there.

Posted by mrp 2006-12-19 11:55|| 2006-12-19 11:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Praps they're "utilikilts". With lots of pockets.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-12-19 12:44|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-12-19 12:44|| Front Page Top

#12 They need to contact Mr. Angus Podgorney, kilt vendor to the stars (literally).

He once had an order for 160 million kilts from the planet Skyron...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-12-19 13:07|| 2006-12-19 13:07|| Front Page Top

#13 This would be a good time to institute a compulsory underwear requirement for all Kilt wearers.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-12-19 14:31|| 2006-12-19 14:31|| Front Page Top

#14 Couple years back, Mrs. Ret and her girlfriend, while spending a long weekend in Victoria, BC, asked THAT very question of a kilt-wearing young man at a local hotel. He obliged with a show and tell; big smiles but never did get a straight answer from m'lady......

Posted by USN, Ret. 2006-12-19 14:35|| 2006-12-19 14:35|| Front Page Top

#15 The distance from the knee to the waste is different on each and every person.

What the ... you mean to say that they measure from patella to arsehole?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-19 18:44|| 2006-12-19 18:44|| Front Page Top

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