Super Tuesday - 2 votes for the kilt!

**Alaskan Kilted Guy** · 5th February 08, 05:54 PM

Very cool!!

**Coemgen** · 6th February 08, 12:13 PM

My first time voting was yesterday. Of course, my candidate of choice doesn't have a chance of winning the nomination (WHo is he? Hint: he has a blimp), but oh well. Still went and fulfilled my civic duty (or some such). Felt good afterwards. Then I watched the results come in

**ozone** · 6th February 08, 01:58 PM

One of the candidates owns a Blimp?!?!

Where DO people find these things out.....never ceases to amaze me.

I think that someone who owns a retro item like a air dirigible cant be all bad...or can they? After all it was the Nazi party who tried to make blimps the new in-thing oh so long ago.

for the record: this is NOT a commentary on whoever owns a blimp since i have no idea who you are talking about.

**McClef** · 6th February 08, 02:51 PM

A blimp? California?

Aha easy!

Max Zorin from A View to a Kill!

**Coemgen** · 6th February 08, 03:29 PM

The candidate himself doesn't have a blimp, but his supporters got one with campaign signs on the sides.

Another hint: A common slogan is to "Google" this candidate.

**macwilkin** · 6th February 08, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Coemgen

The candidate himself doesn't have a blimp, but his supporters got one with campaign signs on the sides.

Another hint: A common slogan is to "Google" this candidate.

Gents -- keep to kilts as much as possible, please.

T.

**Woodsheal** · 6th February 08, 04:25 PM

There is probably a tartan associated with "McCain", though I think the name is Irish, related to O'Kane or Kane. During the New Hampshire primary I saw folks holding up placards which read "Irish for McCain!" But, will an old Naval aviator don a kilt!

I've wracked my brains trying to figure out the ethnic origins of "Huckabee"....

**gilmore** · 6th February 08, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

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I've wracked my brains trying to figure out the ethnic origins of "Huckabee"....

The "-by" or "-bee" suffix on a British surname almost always comes originally from the Norse word for "farm." When the Vikings invaded and settled the eastern part of what is now England they often used this word for their settlements, many of which latter became villages, which became in turn the surname used for those who came from them.

I have no idea about the origin of "Hucka-."

**Woodsheal** · 6th February 08, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by gilmore

The "-by" or "-bee" suffix on a British surname almost always comes originally from the Norse word for "farm." When the Vikings invaded and settled the eastern part of what is now England they often used this word for their settlements, many of which latter became villages, which became in turn the surname used for those who came from them.

I have no idea about the origin of "Hucka-."

Interesting! "Hucka-" itself sounds like it could be Scandanavian in origin....