Perspective

**Panache** · 10th January 12, 07:25 PM

At a Scottish Country Dance on Saturday I asked the fellow in the set next to me what the handsome tartan was that he was wearing.

He replied

"A blue and gold one"

I laughed and then he continued with "I think it is an Irish district tartan"

As an Scottish Country dancer he needed a kilt and he picked a tartan he liked.

It was as simple as that

And you know what?

I am totally OK with that. Tartan can have all sorts of meaning.

But it can also just be beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

Didn't someone once say that "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar"

Cheers

Jamie

**Father Bill** · 10th January 12, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Didn't someone once say that "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar"

Signmund Freud

**azwildcat96** · 10th January 12, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Signmund Freud

Or Bill Clinton...

**xman** · 10th January 12, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by azwildcat96

Or Bill Clinton...

When Groucho Marx said "I like my cigar but I take it out of my mouth once and a while", I believe he was referring to Clinton.

**azwildcat96** · 10th January 12, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Didn't someone once say that "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar"

Yes, and Rudyard Kipling wrote that "a woman is only a woman, but a good Cigar is a Smoke."

**Father Bill** · 10th January 12, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by azwildcat96

Yes, and Rudyard Kipling wrote that "a woman is only a woman, but a good Cigar is a Smoke."

I've met some smokin' hot women . . . .

. . . and I married one!

**ThistleDown** · 10th January 12, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

I've met some smokin' hot women . . . .

. . . and I married one!

Now only a Canayjun priest would say that. I like you more e'ery day, Father William (the young man said...).

**Meggers** · 12th January 12, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

I've met some smokin' hot women . . . .

. . . and I married one!

I guess sometimes thats just what you have to do when/if you don't have a tie to any clans or districts but still want to sport the kilt. Just find one that is pretty!

That actually reminds me of the talk I had recently with my Pakistani. He was looking at kilt pics on here with me cause I was showing him what he'll be forced to wear someday (*wink*) and he spotted the kilt on ehiker's little boy and said "I want that one!" so I told him that he could have it only if it had any affiliation with Co. Cork, Co. Derry, nonspecific Scottish tartan or like...a pride tartan, or POSSIBLY MacGregor (being that I am a Walker even though I wouldnt wear MacGregor simply because theres a very good chance I have no affiliation with MacGregor...but I was willing to be lenient if he loved the tartan). Anyway, ehiker said the tartan was Ancient Campbell, I told him that he might have to find something else. He was so crushed. I told him that if he loved it that much, he can just go ahead and wear it since Im glad he's into kilts at all.

He eventually decided that he would rather wear a kilt that I have a connection to (and to match me) than to go off wearing a random tartan and have to explain why when peopel ask him what tartan it is. lol.

anyway, sorry to hijack your thread! Just reminded me of that story.