Last place to expect to see a kilt

**MysticMead** · 12th July 07, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by Archangel

Can't find any real confirmation but an astronaut by the name of McBean apparently took his kilt, or a piece of it, to the moon and left it there. Is that close enough?

that's close enough for me...

**MysticMead** · 12th July 07, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by emolas

Ditto for me. I'm going to make an X-Kilt out of mossy oak for deer season but I think I may make it a few inches too long and line it in something since the woods of Vermont are a bit nippy in November. I'm just trying to picture how goofy it would look with my knee-high mossy oak rubber boots.

get some mossy oak thermals...

**Ruanaidh** · 12th July 07, 10:15 PM

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**David Dalglish** · 12th July 07, 11:14 PM

How about our House of Commons, our prime minster is a scot, would be nice to see him wear a kilt to prime minsters question time.

**davim19** · 13th July 07, 12:28 AM

Well, I can answer one of the above situations. It was strange feeling to say the least.

I have also worn a kilt to a St George's Day festival in the Home Counties of England, the funniest bit is that the only people to cooment on my choice of dress were foreigners.

As for somewhere I wouldn't expect to see a kilt, how about in an olympic swimming event.

Martin S · 13th July 07, 12:42 AM

I never expected to see a kilt in a small-town market square in southern Spain, but, for once, mine was not alone. Well it was new year's eve.

Martin

**emolas** · 13th July 07, 12:53 AM

I wouldn't expect to see a kilt downhill skiing either but, if I remember correctly, someone here has done that and posted a picture.

**McClef** · 13th July 07, 02:32 AM

Originally Posted by David Dalglish

How about our House of Commons, our prime minster is a scot, would be nice to see him wear a kilt to prime minsters question time.

I wonder if he even has one, never seen a picture of him wearing one in any situation. He didn't wear one at his wedding.

In fact to cast the net a bit wider, the numbers of photographs of kilted Scottish politicians is somewhat limited.

There was an MP (now deceased), named Nicholas Fairbairn, who did wear a kilt frequently, but he seems to be somewhat of an exception.

**Moose McLennan** · 13th July 07, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

I wonder if he even has one, never seen a picture of him wearing one in any situation. He didn't wear one at his wedding.

In fact to cast the net a bit wider, the numbers of photographs of kilted Scottish politicians is somewhat limited.

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Like the blazer, the kilt never seems to have been accepted traditional business attire, unless perhaps your business is attending to tourists.

I know there are a few kilt-wearers, like cessna152towser, who carry it off very well despite this.

Personally, I would be surprised to see a Scottish police officer wearing a kilt on duty. Or has this ever been seen?

Kevin

**Jimmy** · 13th July 07, 03:01 AM

A few years ago I went skiing in the Cairngorms in Scotland, I was dared to do this and also to go regimental. It was in the middle of winter, plenty of snow and was brass monkey weather.
I believed that no one else would be mad enough to do this but on arrival I found that in the Cairngorms, in Winter, kilted skiers were not unusual as there were a few more kilties about and apparently its a common sight.

Totally surprised me.