Do you feel safe?

[JRB]

...Visions of a kilted circle holding hands around the campfire singing Kum bay ah....with kilts swishing in unison.

Sounds like you've been snacking on some of the local mushrooms!

[islandkilt]

Visions of a kilted circle holding hands around the campfire singing Kum bay ah....with kilts swishing in unison.

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

[Chas]

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

Pictures or it never happened - You know the rules!

Regards

Chas

[madmacs]

Pictures or it never happened - You know the rules!

Regards

Chas

Someone is bound to take a camera... Kind of reminds me of that Vegas ad on tv...

[Joshua]

I'll admit, Cowher, I've lately been a bit aggressive towards folks - especially those who feel like they have been discriminated upon by others in this forum, or feeling that they need to justify *why* they wear a kilt. Mostly due to the fact that I went through a similar thing back around the time that I started here.

I was taken aback quite severely when I found out it was a fairly popular opinion that only Scottish people, that LIVE in Scotland, should ever wear Highland garb.

Only, it didn't turn out to be a "popular" opinion. It turned out (at least on this forum) to be the opinion of one, maybe two people. It isn't even the opinion of the majority of residing Scots on this website!

Personally, I don't agree with trying to "convert" anyone's opinion. If I feel that need, perhaps I'll speak my peace to them and be done with it. If I fail, I most definitely don't have the right to be offended.

Ghandi said "No one can hurt me without my permission.", and ever since I decided that was a practice I would try to follow, my life improved. I stopped getting into fist fights over "words", I stopped feeling insecure and shallow when people talked negatively about me, and I stopped getting mad when someone expressed an unsavory opinion that may or may not affect me.

Personally, life is too short to constantly worry about the opinions of one or two people.

[Mark Stephenson]

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

OK, OK... How about, "I'd like to teach the world to sing..."? <grin>

[Riverkilt]

or sacred cactus....

Nope, just wanting good vibes for all us olde hippies in kilts....Oooohhhhhmmmmmm

[Father Bill]

Okay guys. Here's a fellow who rightly or wrongly is feeling hurt by some of the conflicts... and he says so, and folks make fun of him. What's wrong here?

And no, saying 'Toughen up' or 'You're too thin-skinned' doesn't help. It's just more of the same kind of shots at him for being honest and asking for help. Since when was it a crime to ask for support?

There are far too many, far too good folks here to think that's the best representation of who we are.

[KiltShot]

Okay guys. Here's a fellow who rightly or wrongly is feeling hurt by some of the conflicts... and he says so, and folks make fun of him. What's wrong here?

And no, saying 'Toughen up' or 'You're too thin-skinned' doesn't help. It's just more of the same kind of shots at him for being honest and asking for help. Since when was it a crime to ask for support?

There are far too many, far too good folks here to think that's the best representation of who we are.

Agreed.

Perhaps the primary question would have worked better as a poll with a scale of comfort level.

Or how about encouraging the result you want to see? All things seem to follow cycles and that can apply to moods as well. Posting comments about what we like about the forum would swing the mood in a positive direction. We often get what we expect.

Doesn't that idea sound good?

[Riverkilt]

Kinda difficult to get to the place where I'd realize that a guy with a bull head avatar could feel hurt....working on it though.

Hey bro - how about some fraternity drinking songs instead....?