exceptions to tradition: the Queen

[Mike_Oettle]

Well, Jock, although the copy I have of that picture is somewhat blurred, it does not have the appearance of being doctored.
And there are also those pictures of the ceremony in Hong Kong when the Union Jack was lowered for the last time.
Regards,
Mike

[macwilkin]

Well, Jock, although the copy I have of that picture is somewhat blurred, it does not have the appearance of being doctored.
And there are also those pictures of the ceremony in Hong Kong when the Union Jack was lowered for the last time.
Regards,
Mike

Read the article from Snopes, Mike. I'm still not totally convinced.

And yes, the photo from Hong Kong in 1997 is most certainly not doctored. I spoke to a fellow who was a corporal in the Black Watch stationed in HK for the handover to the Communists who confirmed it.
T.

[Mike_Oettle]

Todd, that comment from Snopes is unusually inconclusive, which leads me to wonder . . .
Regards,
Mike

[macwilkin]

So- to answer the question from what I was taught by my paternal grandmother, who was a MacLeod from the Isle of Skye- If you were take a French poodle and put a German collar on it, would it all of a sudden become a German shepherd? Of course not! By the same basic logic, what you wear under your kilt does not change the nature of what it is.

The American President Eisenhower was once asked if he considered himself a Texan (he was born there), even though he was raised in Kansas -- Ike replied:

"If a cat has kittens in the oven, do you call 'em biscuits?"



T.

[Nighthawk]

The American President Eisenhower was once asked if he considered himself a Texan (he was born there), even though he was raised in Kansas -- Ike replied:

"If a cat has kittens in the oven, do you call 'em biscuits?"



T.

I like Ike! (Yes, that was a purposeful play on words!)