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    Wacky-Tacky Day

    In the epitome of all high school spirit, mine is having a wacky-tacky dress day coming up. Now, while I'm not normally one for the public display of school spirit, since it's so easy to look tacky in a kilt, I figured I might give it a go.

    Yes or no on this idea. If yes, what horrible things should I wear with it?

    (I was thinking three flashes on one leg! )

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    This is my two cents, but I think it'd just reinforce the idea of a kilt as a costume or as something goofy.
    Why, a child of five could understand this. Quick -- someone fetch me a child of five!

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    Well...if you had a tartan in your school colors......??

    Did this whacky turn out for Halloween a few years ago...didn't seem to highlight the kilt per se.



    Or a bright aloha shirt with a tartan kilt....

    Think you can pull it off without giving a costume look...

    Tacky is easy....



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    Quote Originally Posted by Phogfan86 View Post
    This is my two cents, but I think it'd just reinforce the idea of a kilt as a costume or as something goofy.
    I'd have to go with PhogFan on this one. If you want an excuse to wear it- go for it. But I wouldn't wear it with the intent of ridiculing the kilt. I agree it would be a good day to get away with wearing one, but not the way it sounds like your going to...just my opinion, you know what they say about those.

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    My reaction was initially the same as Phogfan's. But, I think that, like with other clothing, you can do it with the kilt. I think as long as it's not an outfit designed to make fun of the kilt, but rather something outlandish in the spirit of school spirit that happens to include the kilt, go for it.

    You could always do hose or soccer/rugby socks in your school colors. If your colors are blue and white, one sock/hose in blue, one in white. Flashes alternating.

    That's my only idea at 2am...

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    I will add my 2 cents worth too!

    If it doesn't bring shame to your clan,or the kilt, or to any one else's,
    go for it as long as it's do in good clean fun. You will be in control of that.
    Others will judge your actions,{remember that} if you ever want to wear your
    kilt for a serious occassion.

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    Or perhaps the (sorry if I get the name wrong) Loud Macleoud one. (I might well have the wrong name, but even the pics of it burn the eyes)

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    For most of us the kilt represents an almost mystical connection to our past and we try to protect it. But who better to make fun than ourselves, if we can't poke fun once in a while and have a laugh then why do we do this.
    I say go for it and have a jolly good time. Just remember to go to church afterward and say hail Mary's till your blue in the face LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by wyldathart View Post
    ...I say go for it and have a jolly good time. Just remember to go to church afterward and say hail Mary's till your blue in the face LOL
    Or if your not Catholic,skip the hail Mary's, if your Baptist perhaps go straight to the nearest pub and and drink til your blue in the face-Bwaahaaaaa~
    ahhh...the remarks and opinions of this forum or its members does not necessarily reflect those of xmarksthescot.com. xmarksthescot.com does not endorse, condone, or encourage underage drinking, but if you were to accedentialy trip into a bar and subsiquently and hypothetically fall unto a pint of said delicious brew, that would be tragic wouldn't it...

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    Or a pirate outfit that includes the kilt....
    Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
    Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
    "I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."

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