To kilt or not to kilt: A St. Paddy's Day conundrum

**Jack Daw** · 4th March 08, 07:36 PM

I don't care what others think. I wear my kilt when I like and why I like. I'll wear it for St. Patrick's Day because several of us will be gathering in kilt for it. And, I'll wear my caubeen with my mother's O'More badge, too.

**DireStraitsFan** · 4th March 08, 09:22 PM

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**JS Sanders** · 5th March 08, 08:03 AM

Say it ain't so JD....!

My colleagues and I'll be performing in downtown pubs & separating the celebrating inebriants from their green cash.

It's rare to see green beer (shudder) anymore, instead, celebrants keep us supplied with gratis Guinness.

Life is so good.

Slainte,
steve

**sharpdressedscot** · 5th March 08, 08:07 AM

I say do what you want, and don't care.

**Clockwork John** · 5th March 08, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by JS Sanders

...It's rare to see green beer (shudder) anymore, instead, celebrants keep us supplied with gratis Guinness...

That's not a bad thing!

Hmmm... which would I prefer... Guinness... or green swill...?

Guess which I'll be drinking on the 17th...

**davedove** · 5th March 08, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by JS Sanders

It's rare to see green beer (shudder) anymore,

I always wonder about all the green foods in the grocery stores.

I don't care what anyone says, when bread is green it's time to throw it out.

**DireStraitsFan** · 6th March 08, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by davedove

I always wonder about all the green foods in the grocery stores.

I don't care what anyone says, when bread is green it's time to throw it out.

Amen, brother. Amen.

**Ayin McFye** · 6th March 08, 08:50 AM

There's just too much hate in this world for us kilted men to go around hating people too. If people are out there being idiots on St. Patrick's day drinking a fifth of their body weight, wearing plastic hats, green mardi gras beads, and clover face paint, then so be it. If some drunken idiot gets in my face and says "KILTS AREN'T IRISH THEIR SCOTTISH!!" odds are I'll likely smile and raise my pint and say "Ok, thanks for the update, i'll keep that in mind", and keep walking.

Without looking back through this thread again, I would definitely like to reiterate the point that was made to just be ready for anything on St. Patrick's day. Leave you Sgian Dubh at home, prepare yourself for good comments and nasty comments. Prepare yourself for the ladies and some men to lift your kilt without your permission. Decide now how you want to deal with these things so if/when they happen, you'll know how to respond, and not be put on the spot, and resort to violence.

Take care, and be safe everyone! Oh yeah, have fun too!

**DireStraitsFan** · 6th March 08, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by Ayin McFye

There's just too much hate in this world for us kilted men to go around hating people too. If people are out there being idiots on St. Patrick's day drinking a fifth of their body weight, wearing plastic hats, green mardi gras beads, and clover face paint, then so be it. If some drunken idiot gets in my face and says "KILTS AREN'T IRISH THEIR SCOTTISH!!" odds are I'll likely smile and raise my pint and say "Ok, thanks for the update, i'll keep that in mind", and keep walking.

Without looking back through this thread again, I would definitely like to reiterate the point that was made to just be ready for anything on St. Patrick's day. Leave you Sgian Dubh at home, prepare yourself for good comments and nasty comments. Prepare yourself for the ladies and some men to lift your kilt without your permission. Decide now how you want to deal with these things so if/when they happen, you'll know how to respond, and not be put on the spot, and resort to violence.

Take care, and be safe everyone! Oh yeah, have fun too!

I think that is some most excellent advice, and it relates to another thread on here about lifting kilts.

**James MacMillan** · 6th March 08, 09:20 AM

It's not a conundrum to me if I am kilted on Monday the 17th or not, because I always am. The problem for me is if I can find time to go out to an appropriate venue for a wee dram.

If I am able to get out, I think I will wear a kilt with no green in it however