Yet another "not a sporran" thread

**Kinetikat** · 23rd February 12, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

...one continually sees a motley collection of women's purses (or mangy raccoon pelts) used as sporrans, soccer socks standing in for kilt hose, french berets impersonating balmorals, and printed cotton flannel pretending to be tartan. All with blue face paint, if one is really lucky...

Aww, OK, who leaked my outfit for the 2012 Highland Games?

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 23rd February 12, 06:59 PM

Hahahahahaha! Really? Is there another Scotland, because I am pretty sure that you aren't going to find crocodiles in the one north of England, or any where in the British Isles! An what pray tell is a "Scottish Kilt Bag"? If I hadn't seen this and been asked, I would have immediately said "sporran", but this changes things.

**NeightRG** · 23rd February 12, 07:08 PM

Not going to lie... If it were a couple of inches bigger, I might go for it.

**Bugbear** · 23rd February 12, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by NeightRG

Not going to lie... If it were a couple of inches bigger, I might go for it.

It seems like I remember MacLowlife having made one.

**TurboKittie** · 23rd February 12, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by NeightRG

Not going to lie... If it were a couple of inches bigger, I might go for it.

Losing resistance to post bad joke....cannot control urge any longer....

"that's what she said!"

Forgive me. I am weak.

**MacLowlife** · 23rd February 12, 07:35 PM

MacBug is right: I took the "head-on" flap from one of the fairly common souvenir crocodile bags and attached it to a regular plain sporran'. I am oot o' town at the moment and can't remember whether or not the front feet came with the head.

It started out looking like this one:http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-Childs-...item5648d695f2

I beg to differ with the post above which suggested that only Highland wear is subject to cheapskate make-do improvisations. Many a blues legend started out playing a homemade guitar. Who is the child of necessity, after all?

**Bugbear** · 23rd February 12, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by MacLowlife

MacBug is right: I took the "head-on" flap from one of the fairly common souvenir crocodile bags and attached it to a regular plain sporran'. I am oot o' town at the moment and can't remember whether or not the front feet came with the head.

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I beg to differ with the post above which suggested that only Highland wear is subject to cheapskate make-do improvisations. Many a blues legend started out playing a homemade guitar. Who is the child of necessity, after all?

I seem to also remember BB King saying he learned to play the Blues on a wire wrapped around a nail in his front porch.

Hope you have an enjoyable evening out, MacLowlife.

**MacLowlife** · 23rd February 12, 08:15 PM

not just o-o-t, now OT also...

That thing BB king was playing ( a wire wrapped around a nail, attached to the side of a building ) is called a diddley bow and it is not connected to Bo Diddley, AFAIK. And while I am off topic, I will say that I made my first trip to Trader Joes' tonight. I am in Charleston for a few hours, then back up the road to the wrong side of the tracks tomorrow. I have consumed too many TJ pecan cookies and now must rest.

**Bugbear** · 23rd February 12, 08:58 PM

Rest well, MacLowlife.
* Puts on Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five's, "West End Blues," after blowing the dust and cat hair off the CD player.*

**davidlpope** · 24th February 12, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by MacLowlife

I beg to differ with the post above which suggested that only Highland wear is subject to cheapskate make-do improvisations. Many a blues legend started out playing a homemade guitar. Who is the child of necessity, after all?

Okay MacLL,

If that's the way it's going to be....

I'll see your B.B. King...

And raise you a Rufus Harley...