100-proof Scottish

**UmAnOnion** · 25th January 06, 10:57 AM

whats a "puddock"...??? :confused:

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 25th January 06, 11:11 AM

Colin, great post. Nice and informative. I am going to keep this for my own use with others curious about the kilt and its accessories.

**GlassMan** · 25th January 06, 11:25 AM

Cool post, cool picture and great explanations.

**macwilkin** · 25th January 06, 11:48 AM

Seems a bit "tounge-in-cheek" overall (nothing wrong wi' that), but I wonder if they've confused the flashes with bonnet cockades and plant badges, which were used to identify "friend from foe".

Interesting....

Todd

**Wompet** · 25th January 06, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Seems a bit "tounge-in-cheek" overall (nothing wrong wi' that), but I wonder if they've confused the flashes with bonnet cockades and plant badges, which were used to identify "friend from foe".

Interesting....

Todd

No no - look at the angle of the picture. From down there the first thing you would see would be the flashes holding up the hose. Naturally that's what the reporter had in mind when the piece was written up.

Except I thought that all of the "little people" were in Ireland ...

**furrycelt** · 25th January 06, 12:58 PM

I have never heard of the flashes being used to convey any meaning. Now the sgian dubh does. If you can see the knife on the other person, then that is his way of saying that he trusts the company that he is in. If you see a scot, and you do not see his knife, then he might be a bit jumpy.

Remember in the film Rob Roy? Liam Nesson's character kept the blade hidden in his tam.

Oh, and "sgian dubh" is actually pronounced: /skane doov/; in Gaelic, "bh" and "mh" are given the "v" sound.

-ian

**flyv65** · 25th January 06, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by furrycelt

Oh, and "sgian dubh" is actually pronounced: /skane doov/; in Gaelic, "bh" and "mh" are given the "v" sound.

Sometimes. The bh and mh actual sounds are dependant on their position in the word; for instance, "sibh" is pronounced "shiv" (the plural or formal of "you"), but is also pronounced as stated in the above text in the word "dubh". Basically, it can be either a "v" sound or a "w" sound.

Bryan...wish I remembered more of my gaidhlig-I'd give better examples...

**macwilkin** · 25th January 06, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Wompet

No no - look at the angle of the picture. From down there the first thing you would see would be the flashes holding up the hose. Naturally that's what the reporter had in mind when the piece was written up.

Except I thought that all of the "little people" were in Ireland ...

I don't know what the reporter was thinking, but the part about the cockade and plant badges is a fairly well-documented story. I believe Stuart Reid tells the story in several books he has written about the '45 where a Campbell, a member of the Argyll militia (and therefore dressed in Highland attire) was almost cut down by government soldiers -- the Campbell shouted, "I'm loyal --look at the cockade and the sprig in my bonnet!", or something to that effect. I'll find the source tonight.

I was referring to the symbolism behind the flashes/cockade and how it could be confused with this statement...

Regards,

Todd

**Planopiper** · 26th January 06, 09:12 AM

100 proof Scottish. So that's 50%. What's the other 50%?

**Planopiper** · 25th January 06, 11:54 AM

Garters hold the hose up. The top of the hose folds over them. If you're using ribbon as a garter, you can have the ends hanging out as flashes. If your garters are elastic, then the flashes hang off of them. You don't have to have any flashes (to me they sometimes seem to be a bit much for casual dress), but you'll still probably need the garters.

I'd never heard the part about identfying whose on your side by their flashes. I'd liketo see a more reliable source before I buy that.