Wednesday Aug. 1, 2012

**Cygnus** · 27th July 12, 10:51 PM

This coming Wednesday (NOT TUESDAY - doh!) is the 266th anniversary of the passage of the Act of Proscription. I'm not normally one to wear a kilt "just because", but I have taken this opportunity to inform some in my office that Tuesday, to me, will be "Wear Your Kilt to Work Day".

Will anybody be joining me?

**sailortats** · 28th July 12, 06:27 AM

Glad you mentioned this. I was unaware of the date. However now that you bring it up, I shall wear a kilt that day myself. My kilt will travel to the local pub that day however, and not to the office as I am now retired.

**Mael Coluim** · 28th July 12, 07:58 AM

Little defiant, are we? Kilted Friday, NOT. Yes, I’ll join you!

But August 1st is Wednesday.

**GMan** · 28th July 12, 08:11 AM

Tuesday and Wednesday, I shall be Kilted.

**Mael Coluim** · 28th July 12, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by GMan

Tuesday and Wednesday, I shall be Kilted.

Brillant, Glen!

I expect you will be kilted; Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, too!

**Cygnus** · 28th July 12, 10:01 AM

Thanks, Ern, for the correction - I updated the first post to correct my mistake (but thread titles are a bit more tricky).

**O'Searcaigh** · 31st July 12, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by sailortats

Glad you mentioned this. I was unaware of the date. However now that you bring it up, I shall wear a kilt that day myself. My kilt will travel to the local pub that day however, and not to the office as I am now retired.

Hey, I'm retired too but live in a "dry county" (so no pubs) but I can lift a pint of Old Motor Oil (and then maybe a dram ), wear my Scottish National kilt, sgian dubh and maybe even play my pipes a bit [which always seems better -- to me at least -- after a pint and and dram

]-- ' fraid that will have to do for my part in the rebellion.

**tundramanq** · 31st July 12, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by O'Searcaigh

Hey, I'm retired too but live in a "dry county" (so no pubs) but I can lift a pint of Old Motor Oil (and then maybe a dram ), wear my Scottish National kilt, sgian dubh and maybe even play my pipes a bit [which always seems better -- to me at least -- after a pint and and dram

]-- ' fraid that will have to do for my part in the rebellion.

come on, the wettest counties in Tennessee ARE the dry counties.

**dea3369** · 31st July 12, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by tundramanq

come on, the wettest counties in Tennessee ARE the dry counties.

Ain't that the truth. Sometimes I believe they should adopt the Blue Bell Ice Cream "motto" -- "We eat all we can and sell all the rest" and change 'eat' to 'drink.'

**Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM** · 30th July 12, 12:37 PM

Even though the Battle of Culloden was in 1746, the actual Proscription against the wearing of tartan, etc. did not go into effect until August 1, 1747 -- which would make this the 265th anniversary.

"That from and after the First Day of August 1747, no man or boy within that part of Great Britain called Scotland, other than such as shall be employed as Officers and Soldiers of His Majesty's Forces, shall on any pretext whatsoever, wear or put on the clothes, commonly called Highland clothes ..."
http://www.scotclans.com/scottish_hi...scription.html

I will (hopefully) wear a kilt that day also...

Rob.