Safer in the Kilt

[Ian.MacAllan]

"A new (British) safety report confirms what every real Scot knows. Donning the kilt instead of trousers is good for your health. Department of Trade and Industry determined that putting on trousers poses a serious risk of injury because people lose their balance and topple over hurting themselves. The critical and most dangerous part is pulling up the second leg when the first is still at half mast. The yearly home accident report by the DTI estimates there were 4400 trouser victims last year. Another 400 injured themselves putting on their underwear. Kiltmaker Gordon Nicholson of McCall's of Edinburgh seized on the report as evidence of what he has been preaching for years. He said: 'If people would only wear traditional costume, all this pain and injury would be prevented. I have never heard of anyone injuring themselves putting on a kilt. I've heard of people injuring themselves once they've got it on,' he added. 'I would think if there were any injuries linked to kilts then they would be from dancing or drinking.'"


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[TheKiltedWonder]

hahaha excellent!

no kilt pin self-stabbings reported though?

[CactusJack]

What an interseting article, I wonder if you would mind if I borrowed this post as I would like to post it on another forum..

[Clockwork John]

hahaha excellent!

no kilt pin self-stabbings reported though?

Well, if you have one kilt pin per kilt, and leave it in instead of removing it, as has been suggested by several members here, there's not much risk of that.

[cessna152towser]

I've often thought there are other reasons why the kilt is safer:-
A kilt is usually a garish tartan so you are less likely to go unseen and be knocked down by a car while walking on the road at night.
A kilt draws attention to you so you are less likely to be attacked - a mugger or robber will target a victim who goes unnoticed so that the attack is more likely to go unnoticed.

[Moosedog]

"What an interseting article, I wonder if you would mind if I borrowed this post as I would like to post it on another forum.."

Great story! This one really makes me laugh.

Re: accreditation...I think it has been around before, it appeared in the 2000 newsletter of the Scottish Country Dance Society of Chicago. The website owner above seems to be claiming it, as when I tried to add to my favorites, or copy to a file, it blocked me.


Moosedog

[CactusJack]

"What an interseting article, I wonder if you would mind if I borrowed this post as I would like to post it on another forum.."

Great story! This one really makes me laugh.

Re: accreditation...I think it has been around before, I heard it a few years back...not sure of the original source. The website owner seems to be claiming it, as when I tried to add to my favorites, or copy to a file, it blocked me.

Moosedog

Same thing happened to me so that's why I thought I would ask.

[string]

My grandfather broke his hip putting on his pants, so I can tell you that the article is quite true.

[rollerboy_1979]

Kilted men also have higher sperm counts because their boys are swinging free. Dudes who wear pants and tightie whities crunch them up close to the body and therefore suppress sperm production. Sperm do not develope at 98.6 degrees(F), they must be several degrees cooler. The answer..........wear a kilt if you plan to procreate!

[Ian.MacAllan]

What an interseting article, I wonder if you would mind if I borrowed this post as I would like to post it on another forum..

I saw no sign of copyright on the site where I found this, so I felt free to propogate it. I can neither permit nor forbid your passing it on because I have no exclusive right to it. No one can give what he doesn't have. Enjoy it in good health.

My grandfather broke his hip putting on his pants, so I can tell you that the article is quite true.

I too have lost my balance in that same way. Luckily I have not yet been injured, but I certainly agree that pants are dangerous.

. . .wear a kilt if you plan to procreate!

"There oughta be a law" that requires Darwin award candidates to wear tight briefs from their first attempt until they qualify.


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