Kilts for Columbus

**beloitpiper** · 13th October 08, 09:50 PM

It was Columbus Day? I seemed to have forgotten the oh-so (deservingly) forgettable holiday.

**Brewboy** · 13th October 08, 09:58 PM

I was kilted for Columbus Day, but got the same old questions I get every day I'm kilted.

**Matty Ross** · 13th October 08, 10:01 PM

My daughter flew in from Philadelphia today. She has been gone for a year. I wore my kilt to the airport to pick her up She was impressed.

**BoldHighlander** · 13th October 08, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

It was Columbus Day? I seemed to have forgotten the oh-so (deservingly) forgettable holiday.

Poor ol' Chris' ..... I know its politically-correct to cast stones at Columbus these days, but just think, without the courage of the early explorers to sail off into the unknown, those of us of European-ethnic background might not be living in the "land of the free" today.

Oh, I wasn't kilted today, I am home sick.

**macwilkin** · 14th October 08, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

It was Columbus Day? I seemed to have forgotten the oh-so (deservingly) forgettable holiday.

Greg,

Stop for a moment and think about this comment. Imagine if someone made this statement about one of the holidays associated with the Irish or Scots, and how you would feel. I know you march in parades with a local fire department, a profession long associated with the Irish community here in the USA. Remember, Columbus Day is a holiday for the Italian immigrant community to celebrate their successes in the New World.

It's respect, my young friend -- if we are going to demand that the general public respect us for kilt-wearing, then we should extend the same respect to other groups celebrating their heritage.

Todd