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    Greetings all,

    Several times this weekend I ran into many (at least 10) guys who said that they should wear their kilt after seeing me in one. " Glad that I decided to don mine," was what they said, all very positive. I told them that they should, it is pretty comfortable don't you agree? It is a man's garment after all. Told them about this crazy place we call Xmarks and that they would find a bunch of great conversations and the like, but only if they follow up.

    This has brought up something that I have been thinking about for a time. How do we get those guys who have kilts hanging in the closet and say they love wearing them to actually wear them with greater frequency? OK I know that we cannot change peoples habits, but how much urging do we want to do to get these closeted kilt wearers out and about?
    Glen McGuire

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    Wear ours! On my first day out, I ran two guys who said they had them hanging in their closet, so I gave them a business card (that'd be yours, Steve) and told them aboout this site. What more can you do?

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    I've been thinking about printing out the UK cards, flipping the page over, and printing another card pattern with the UK yahoo group and this web-site on the back before seperating the cards.

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    I've had that happen a lot when I'm in the big city too Glen.

    Often wondered about the dynamics of it all. Why, when a man has a kilt in his closet, does it become so important to so inform a man out and about wearing their kilt.

    So far, I've resisted the incredible temptation to be sarcastic and respond, "Cool, I have pants in my closet too." or "You must be looney then man, no one with any brains would choose pants over kilts."

    But still, I puzzle of the need to approach a kilted stranger to give him an unsoliceted closet inventory.

    Ron
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    Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
    "I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."

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    Ron, I am a total weakling. I can not resist that urge.

    When some jackass comes up and gives me that knowing wink and says he keeps a kilt at home in his closet, I ask him if he keeps his balls there too. That shuts them right up and gets rid of that annoying psuedo-familiarity that they think they are entitled to just because they own a kilt that never sees the light of day.

    When the revolution comes, those that keep their kilts prisoner will be the first up against the wall.

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    It seems to me that if someone tells you he has a kilt (though he isn't wearing it at the moment), he's trying to show his support for you in your kilt. Maybe it never occurred to him, before encountering you, that someone could wear a kilt for other than formal occasions -- you may have planted a little seed that will sprout a new kilt-wearer! So please don't mow it down right away!

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    I've kept an eye open on e-bay for any bargains;(Not new shop goods) and have been surprised to see how many, and how quickly kilts are going. Prices still seem to vary a lot, but they are selling like the proverbial hot cakes There must be loads of kilts secreted away. I took one to the cleaners and were told that they were regularly cleaning them, so where are the wearers?
    Phil

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    If I was in pants, and saw a kilted brethren on the street, and told him how much I liked kilts too, and that I had some in the closet, and he asked me if I kept my 'balls' there too, I think I would be forced to punch him in the mouth....

    I don't think smart-aleck comments are the way to go on this one - all it will do is say "Guys who wear their kilts out everyday are d!cks that are full of themselves"

    Don't be a dink, just ask why it isn't worn more often......

    This is a place of support for the kilt, not ridicule....

    Geesh......

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    No, I don't think you all are feeling me... It's the way they act... I can't explain it. It's that "wink wink nudge nudge" sort of crap. I have ran into guys that own kilts that they seldom wear and have said nothing. It's all in their attitude. Some guys, they seem to only own a kilt for the sake of being able to say they own a kilt, if they even own a kilt at all. Feel me on this one?

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    support...

    I agree with Cyndi and Beerbecue on this one; smart-aleck comments do not help the cause.

    When I was in Civil War reenacting, I remember seeing "hardcore" reenactors with authentic impressions tear a strip off of newbies and folks with a lower level of authenticity when the newbie would ask them a simple question -- and what good did it do? It made the authentic look like a jerk, and kept someone from trying to be as authentic as possible because they didn't want to be associated with said jerk!

    Leave the smart-aleck comments in the closet, in my humble opinion, and instead, talk to them about the kilt and the benefits of wearing it more often. I've had this happen to me a couple of times, and I always invite the person to a St. Andrew's Society meeting or Scottish games, since those type of activities are "friendly" enviroments before wearing the kilt out & about.

    Remember, you are an ambassador for the kilt and all the proud traditions behind it.

    Regards,

    Todd

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