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    Very early ad showing misconceptions of kilts

    From 1890, a whiskey ad, with truly terrible ideas of kilts:

    waulk softly and carry a big schtick

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    Yikes! I'll have two of what they had!
    - Steve Mitchell

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    Look like party animals to me ,,,,,,,lol

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    Scotch- making Men dance since 1494!
    Omnibus rebus impossibilibus remotis, quidquid relictum sit,
    quamvis, debet esse veritas.

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    Looks like one guy had his kilt on backwards. Definitely bad clothing style, but I found the film fascinating since it was from pree 1900. Thanks for sharing it.

    Tom

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    Good grief !!! Not too much of an improvement over current TV ads. A very interesting vid. Thank you for posting!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiltedtom View Post
    Looks like one guy had his kilt on backwards. Definitely bad clothing style, but I found the film fascinating since it was from pree 1900. Thanks for sharing it.

    Tom
    Yep, pleats in front. Going with the Catholic schoolgirl look. I did like the look of the sporran on the left, though.

    JMB

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Mitchell View Post
    Yikes! I'll have two of what they had!
    Haaaa ! My thoughts exactly !

    They remind me of the Marx Brothers .
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    I suppose it's possible the gentlemen were deliberately dressed badly for comic effect.

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    Hahahahaha!!!

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