A New Question at Memorial Day Services

**macwilkin** · 31st May 06, 06:00 AM

Originally Posted by Archangel

Years ago, hitch-hiking, I got picked up by this guy. He insisted we had served together as mercenaries in the Belgian Congo. Too weird and scary for me, I got out of there as soon as I could.

So you weren't with Mad Mike Hoare and the Wild Geese, then?

T.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 31st May 06, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by mudd

And, that's one of the things bugs me about tucking in your shirt. (Another thread, I know).
Straighten out the Kilt and you feel like you're constantly turning left the rest of the day. :rolleyes:

Hey Mudd, there is an easy solution to that. After getting the kilt aligned, reach up under the apron in the front and grab the bottom of the shirt and pull it straight. Then do the same in the back, and if you really want a crisp look, blouse the extra material in the shirt around to the back, as done when wearing a uniform. Just make sure the pleats fall out when you are done. A quick turn to the left then back right will usually flare the kilt and shake out any problems.

**Riverkilt** · 31st May 06, 08:01 AM

Aye Jerry,

Back about 1970 I sold hearing aids in the hills where Virginia, N.C., and Tennessee all come together. Wore a business suit but often had to walk in to remote cabins in the hills.

I ALWAYS literally whistled "Dixie" as I walked a path back to a mountain cabin.

More than once that tune was enough to give pause to a local suddenly confronted by a man in a suit. Wonder today, if I'd been kilted would I be taken as a space alien in those parts?

Ron

**mudd** · 31st May 06, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior

Hey Mudd, there is an easy solution to that. After getting the kilt aligned, reach up under the apron in the front and grab the bottom of the shirt and pull it straight. Then do the same in the back, and if you really want a crisp look, blouse the extra material in the shirt around to the back, as done when wearing a uniform. Just make sure the pleats fall out when you are done. A quick turn to the left then back right will usually flare the kilt and shake out any problems.

Yeah, but how do you do that and still look cool.

“Hey, I was just straightening out my shirt! Really!!”