Update on Nathan Warmak

[David White]

I may have been over the top using the "N" word. For that I'm sorry,
didn't mean to offend anyone here at this forum, and I certainly wasn't
pointing my finger at anyone here.

After reading the posts at the Pipers forum I got, well mad.
It was the "Holier than thou" statements that got my dander up.

Once again I'm sorry for offending anyone here.

dave

[highlander_Daz]

Dave down be too hard on the pipers, anyone whos been in a pipe band will know that dress standards are very exacting as laid down by the pipe major and anypiper will tell you that pipe major can be very hard to please, so its a view from another perspective.

[macwilkin]

I may have been over the top using the "N" word. For that I'm sorry,
didn't mean to offend anyone here at this forum, and I certainly wasn't
pointing my finger at anyone here.

After reading the posts at the Pipers forum I got, well mad.
It was the "Holier than thou" statements that got my dander up.

Once again I'm sorry for offending anyone here.

dave

Dave,

I understand. I teach American history at the local community college. Last week I had one of my students argue with me in class about the Nazis, the Holocaust and the reasons for the Second World War -- needless to say, he took a very "pro-Nazi" viewpoint, which got my dander up as well. So needless to say, I've been a bit "prickly" lately about Nazis. It was very hard to hear a student in class actually defend Hitler and his regime, and to not be able to lay into him. I tried to present the facts, but he just didn't get it.

Anyway, OT rant off.

Regards,

Todd

[bubba]

If dress up event is the same as when my boys were in high school it means shoes required, no sandals, boots questionable, must wear socks and absolutely no ragged, patched blue jeans, black clean jeans acceptable if not ragged, faded or patched. Dress up and formal being two entirely different things.

[Iolaus]

I hope this isn't meant as a personal insult to all of the traditionalists on the board -- bit harsh, I think "non-traditionalist" would be better. I'm not "anti-nontraditionalist" or "anti-modern", those trends are not right for me, but they may be for others -- It's not my place to judge others. Certainly not enough to be "anti-" anything.

I'm sorry if I seem a bit defensive, but we "traditionalists" seem to take it on the chin sometimes.

Regards,

Todd

Maybe non-traditionalist would have been a better choice, my point was that I refuse to toe the line when there is a "prescibed" way of doing things, and this attitude extends to many parts of my life, not just where kilts are invoved. The term was intended to describe my attitude toward tradition, not the traditionalist. I'm sorry I didn't make that clearer.

[switchblade5984]

sorry havent followed CLOSE but where is the pic?

[macwilkin]

Maybe non-traditionalist would have been a better choice, my point was that I refuse to toe the line when there is a "prescibed" way of doing things, and this attitude extends to many parts of my life, not just where kilts are invoved. The term was intended to describe my attitude toward tradition, not the traditionalist. I'm sorry I didn't make that clearer.

Very good. I certainly understand and respect your individuality. Ironically, those of us who are "traditionalists" today in our society are now the "non-conformists". I believe one can respect tradition and be an individual.

Thanks for the clarification! ;)

T.

[royce52]

sorry havent followed CLOSE but where is the pic?

Here it is,,on the Scotsman article. The reporter is planning a follow up piece later.

http://heritage.scotsman.com/traditi...?id=2355512005

R

[David White]

Dave,

I understand. I teach American history at the local community college. Last week I had one of my students argue with me in class about the Nazis, the Holocaust and the reasons for the Second World War -- needless to say, he took a very "pro-Nazi" viewpoint, which got my dander up as well. So needless to say, I've been a bit "prickly" lately about Nazis. It was very hard to hear a student in class actually defend Hitler and his regime, and to not be able to lay into him. I tried to present the facts, but he just didn't get it.

Anyway, OT rant off.

Regards,

Todd

Hi Todd,
I understand perfectly. I sub-teach and I recently had a "nice" talk with
a young lad that thinks Nazis and Hitler were the neatest things since sliced
bread. I shouldn't have used the term.

dave

[Big Paul]

Petition is 1317 and climbing!!:grin: