Kilt Do's and Don'ts

**ronstew** · 14th April 06, 12:48 PM

When wearing a kilt, do be yourself. Don't try to fake people out.

**Mattg** · 14th April 06, 01:08 PM

Do go all out and get a sword with your kilt!

**mudd** · 14th April 06, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Mattg

Do go all out and get a sword with your kilt!

But DON'T stick the sword in your FOOT!

**Andrew Breecher** · 14th April 06, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

I have read, however, that the calves are one of the hardest areas to build.

Hike 2,000 miles - anyone will have great calves!

Actually, I still had skinny legs, but my calves were like rocks. Skinny rocks.

Andrew.

**Pour1Malt** · 15th April 06, 03:18 AM

AVOID

looking like a member o' the

cast o' "Brigadoon" at a' costs!!!

.

**Pour1Malt** · 15th April 06, 03:20 AM

Whit no tae wear under yur kilt!

.

**davedove** · 15th April 06, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

Quite the contrary. Calves are used every time you walk, stand up, or do anything that requires the body to move from one location to the other by foot. They are very easy to build, but you need to actually excercise to get there. go hillwalking, stair climbing or anything of the sort and your calves WILL develop.

Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher

Hike 2,000 miles - anyone will have great calves!

Actually, I still had skinny legs, but my calves were like rocks. Skinny rocks.

Andrew.

The way I heard it is that because calves do get so much daily use, you really have to work extra hard to work them enough to develop them, that is make them grow. So you really have to hit them hard at the gym or like Andrew said, walk a couple thousand miles. Like I said, I've never had that problem, mine are big to begin with.

**Pleater** · 15th April 06, 08:15 AM

When gentlemen wore britches and silk stockings skinny fellows were not averse to adding a bit of padding so they could show a good leg.

Usually a long thin pad was bandaged in place under the stockings, but sometimes a coarser sock had the pad sewn into it. The bandage method was the more secure. Sometimes the under sock was twisted around by accident and the padding was displaced, with amusing results for onlookers.

**Pour1Malt** · 15th April 06, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Pleater

When gentlemen wore britches and silk stockings skinny fellows were not averse to adding a bit of padding so they could show a good leg.

Usually a long thin pad was bandaged in place under the stockings, but sometimes a coarser sock had the pad sewn into it. The bandage method was the more secure. Sometimes the under sock was twisted around by accident and the padding was displaced, with amusing results for onlookers.

ta Pleater!

guid costume history lesson....

ai'll never need to pad my calfs (massive they are) but ai see nay problem if somwan wants tae build theirs oop... similar tae breast implants ai guess....