Quote Originally Posted by Caradoc
Because they're wearing 8 yards of double-wide tartan, instead of four yards of double-wide tartan.

They've got twice as much cloth on as they should.

I agree with what you and Brian stated. If you think of the yardage in feet,
a 4-5 yard clothe is 12-15 feet, now that is plenty to work with. Nine yards, 27 feet!