I think this place has developed entirely too much angst...

[Rex_Tremende]

Oh, never mind.

wanders off....

Now, why would you go and lob a grenade into the aquarium like that and then go wander off?

[English Bloke]

Now, why would you go an lob a grenade into the aquarium like that and then go wander off?

Do you know? I was thinking that very same thing...

[Panache]

Now, why would you go an lob a grenade into the aquarium like that and then go wander off?

Rex,


Alan is a very good fellow and I am proud to call him friend.

However he has this bee in his bonnet about the term "fashion" (a word that he hates) and the concept of rules/conventions in attire. Since XMTS is a kilt site and we do talk about Fashion and the rules and conventions of highland attire it sometimes gets to him and he has to blow off steam.

I don't think Alan understands that when the experts here weigh in, that they are going to state the exact "letter of the law" and recommend the very best choice. Once that opinion is given then it is up to the individual to process that advice and see how they can (or can't) make it work for them.

I strongly suspect that Sandford, Todd, and MoR all own and wear t-shirts, sneakers, and maybe even a ballcap. But when they talk about highland attire they are trying to present the rules as the know them to help others understand them.

I like that there is room for all here on XMTS, including my friend Alan and me!




Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[Lyle1]

[QUOTE=Panache;822862]Rex,





I don't think Alan understands that when the experts here weigh in, that they are going to state the exact "letter of the law"



For me, much of what this thread is about is the so called citing of the "letter of the law," I think I know what you mean when you say that, but unfortunately, many of the "experts" quote nonsense (much of it created by Englishman during the Victorian era) as their authority. At best, you can cite past custom, but you exceed yourself when you start talking about "the law," and you do not do any favor to the new kilt wearer who comes to this site for advice. Don't even use the words, "rule" or "law," and and the use of the word "exact" in this context is grossly inappropriate.