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    Thanks, Todd.
    Ron Stewart
    'S e ar roghainn a th' ann - - - It is our choices

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    Toronto Scottish

    Quote Originally Posted by ronstew
    Thanks, Todd.
    You're most welcome, Ron! I've always admired the Hodden Grey "kit" of the LS and the TS -- very sharp! I have cap badges for both in my collection, and a wee piece of Hodden Grey material behind the LS badge.

    Hodden Grey is also mentioned in Robert Burns's "A Man's a Man for a' that":

    "What though on hamely fare we dine,
    Wear hodden grey and al' that..."

    Hodden Grey, as the quote from the LS web page mentioned, was the clothing colour of the common man in Scotland. Hodden Grey is also mentioned in the song "The Star o' Rabbie Burns":

    "Though he was but a plougman-lad,
    and wore the hodden grey...

    Cheers,

    Todd

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