Interesting email from an Irish fellow about Irish kilts.

[Riverkilt]

On a general level, a man who choses to move to another culture/country and when he arrives loudly declares that the other culture/country is "doing it wrong" is a fool...or in his cups.

Ron

[auld argonian]

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AA

[auld argonian]

With a slight edit so it hangs together...the order may be changed but the sentiment remains the same:

"Then the idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone,
All centuries but this, and every country but his own;
And the piano-organist — I've got him on the list!
They never would be missed — they never would be missed!"

Gilbert and Sullivan.

...so look out all you piano-organists...whatever the hell that is...

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AA

[Ruanaidh]

With a slight edit so it hangs together...the order may be changed but the sentiment remains the same:

"Then the idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone,
All centuries but this, and every country but his own;
And the piano-organist — I've got him on the list!
They never would be missed — they never would be missed!"

Gilbert and Sullivan.

...so look out all you piano-organists...whatever the hell that is...

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AA

This is the usual change for this lyric, the original being a racial slur that was all too comon a hundred years ago. When we did The Mikado we changed it to the "lady terrorist".

[slohairt]

I forgot to mention earlier that the Ulster tartan is one of the oldest known tartans!