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24th June 07, 06:13 AM
#1
They can have my sporran when they pry it from my cold, dead crotch! 
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24th June 07, 06:25 AM
#2
 Originally Posted by cavscout
They can have my sporran when they pry it from my cold, dead crotch!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Eeeeew!
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25th June 07, 10:55 PM
#3
You think this law is ridiculous, but only because you havent been paying attention. Give it time, and pretty soon threads even talking about seal skin sporrans will be banned at X Marks.
Heck, I'll probably have this post erased and a PM in my inbox just for reminding people where the original of this phrase came from.
They can have my sporran when they pry it from my cold, dead crotch!
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26th June 07, 05:11 AM
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here is an article where the Scottish exec says it is NO aimed a' sporran wearers...
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=54395&in_page_id=34
Kilt wearers face a sporran licence
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Kilt wearers could find themselves facing prosecution if they do not have a licence for sporrans made from animals, it emerged.
Under new legislation which has been introduced in Scotland people wearing any part of a protected animal need to obtain a licence.
The laws have been drawn up to protect endangered species like badgers and otters, whose fur used to be favoured by sporran makers.
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The legislation applies to animals killed after 1994.
People who apply for a licence must prove that the animal was killed lawfully before they will be able to get one.
The maximum penalties are a £5,000 fine and six months in prison.
A spokesman for the Scottish Executive however stressed that the law was not aimed at sporran wearers.
He said: "This legislation is not about sporrans, it is about protecting endangered wildlife. It has been brought in to comply with EU law. Legally produced items will not be affected."
The rules also apply to other vulnerable animals like deer, wildcats, hedgehogs, bats, lynx, moles, seals, whales, dolphins and porpoises and also cover fishing flies made from animal hair.
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24th June 07, 06:55 AM
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[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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24th June 07, 07:29 AM
#6
It seems to me that it would have more to do with the manufacturing and selling of sporrans then it does with the people who wear them. Like you said, what if you have one that’s 30 years old or one that’s generations old?
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24th June 07, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by McClef
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But the law sounds like it is creating a bureaucratic nightmare - my sealskin dress sporran is over 30 years old but there is no paperwork to prove it. The manufacturer's stamp is still visible on the rear.
Are they going to microchip licensed sporrans? 
Mine is almost 50 years old, Trefor and, like you, I naturally have nothing to prove that I have had it that long. Two weeks ago I acquired my first Semi-Formal sporran (to wear at Howie's wedding next weekend) - yes, in all my fourteen sporrans, I had nothing suitable to wear to a wedding, well, not with what I am wearing to this one!! This new sporran has an all-leather body with Greenland sealskin on the front with matching sealskin tassels - photo to follow later with the complete wedding outfit!!!
I will be taking it back across the border when I drive into Scotland this Thursday. It was a gift, I have no receipt; will it be confiscated? Will I be sporran-less at the wedding? Will I even GET to the wedding or will I be thrown into jail? Bread and water instead of Wedding Cake and Champagne! Oh, the ignominy! To think it has all come to this, after all these years.....
On the other hand: when do these new legislations come into force? Not before next weekend I'll bet!
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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24th June 07, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by cavscout
They can have my sporran when they pry it from my cold, dead crotch!
Careful! Remember Edgar in Men In Black..."Your terms are acceptable!"
Best
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24th June 07, 01:25 PM
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24th June 07, 01:35 PM
#10
What would Wallace have said?
At this rate if you get caught lighting a ciggie in a pub whilst wearing a seal fur sporran you could be locked up in Barlinnie for life!  
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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