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    I'm Famous!

    I’m Famous!

    I just got back from the local shopping mall, where I went to pick up a wrist watch that had been repaired. Wow was it packed!

    Anyway, in keeping with the season, I had on a red golf shirt, green sweater vest, green hose, red flashes, black belt, sporran, shoes and Wallace tartan casual kilt.

    As I was leaving to find my truck in the packed parking lot, a gent approaches, and pauses almost right in front of me and when I get close he hesitantly says “MacMillan?”

    I’m about to say “No, Wallace” then it hit me that he may be referring to my X-Marks handle so I said “X-Marks?”

    He nodds and we then had to move away from the foot traffic to get out of peoples way so we could shoot the bull. He’s a long time lurker, greatly enjoys the forum, has no desire to join in, but recognized me. –WOW- He is a Scot by family roots, doesn’t own a kilt, But does enjoy reading about them, and just generally enjoys reading X-Marks.

    Oh, I forgot to mention that I had on the same santa hat as in my current avatar.

    I wonder two things –

    (1) Has this ever happened to anyone else? And
    (2) I wonder just how many lurkers we have that just never get involved?

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    A green sweater vest? Who wears a green sweater vest?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ccga3359 View Post
    A green sweater vest? Who wears a green sweater vest?
    Weren't you paying attention?

    I wear a green sweater vest. Over top a red shirt, it's really Christmasy. I originally got them for golf. Pull-over, no buttons, no sleeves........

    I'm wearing the same stuff to Hooters tonight, so I'll post a flic tomorrow, for you to tell me it looks weird!

    Christmas - Red & Green - Poinsettias - Christmas Trees - Mistletoe - etc

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    Wink

    Hope you have fun at Hooters, I'm sure the sporran will come in handy, te he.
    Quote Originally Posted by James MacMillan View Post
    Weren't you paying attention?

    I wear a green sweater vest. Over top a red shirt, it's really Christmasy. I originally got them for golf. Pull-over, no buttons, no sleeves........

    I'm wearing the same stuff to Hooters tonight, so I'll post a flic tomorrow, for you to tell me it looks weird!

    Christmas - Red & Green - Poinsettias - Christmas Trees - Mistletoe - etc
    I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
    Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…

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    A couple years back I was at a local fair when I saw a gent in a khaki utilikilt and an X-Marks shirt. The only xmarker I knew who lived in a North Seattle suburb was Efer, so I called the name. After a minute he turned around. Unfortunately I hadn't worn a kilt that day, so it took him a few seconds to figure out who was asking for him.

    First time in my life I was embarrased to NOT be kilted!

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    Quote Originally Posted by James MacMillan View Post
    I'm wearing the same stuff to Hooters tonight, so I'll post a flic tomorrow, for you to tell me it looks weird!
    I already know it looks weird.

    And at Fergus I recognized Archangel as he was going into the building with the good washroom. He was quite rushed though so we didn't chat.

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    James MacMillan is offline Membership Revoked for repeated rule violations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ccga3359 View Post
    I already know it looks weird.
    Sure, and we all know that you are the expert on looking weird!

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    Quote Originally Posted by James MacMillan View Post
    Sure, and we all know that you are the expert on looking weird!
    OH SNAP

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    Quote Originally Posted by ccga3359 View Post
    A green sweater vest? Who wears a green sweater vest?
    People that become famous do, something to think about there, Mr. Rubber Chicken Sporran.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ccga3359 View Post
    A green sweater vest? Who wears a green sweater vest?
    A guy in a red Santa hat, red polo shirt, Wallace red tartan, green hose, and red flashes, that's who!

    [ Well done, Jay! If i have a stint at bell-ringing this year, I'll try for that look. :-]
    Ken Sallenger - apprentice kiltmaker, journeyman curmudgeon,
    gainfully unemployed systems programmer

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