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8th April 14, 11:26 AM
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Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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8th April 14, 12:00 PM
#12
I changed my signature. The old one was too ridiculous.
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8th April 14, 01:06 PM
#13
You're getting there, Bill. It's a new hat and will only get better with age.
Now all you have to do is fill it with rocks and throw it in a stream. (On the plus side, there are plenty of streams these days, but you will want to make sure it is tied to a tree so it doesn't get washed away.) Then it will be properly "Jocked"!
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8th April 14, 02:11 PM
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That's the next step! 
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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9th April 14, 07:18 AM
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If you're happy with that bow, Father, then leave it. But I know when I tried to do the same with my Balmoral from Glengarryhats.com, I found the ribbons to be too wide for a nice looking bow. For some reason, they use very wide and stiff ribbon material on theirs, unlike the Mackies. I couldn't get it to look like I wanted, so I just leave them dangling. If I really wanted to tie them up in a bow, I'd probably end up removing them entirely and replacing them with newer, narrower, softer ribbon material similar to what the Mackie bonnets use.
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9th April 14, 08:19 AM
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Yeah, I noted the same. I may yet change it, but in the meantime it's better than it was dangling about and driving me nuttier than normal.
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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18th April 14, 05:25 AM
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With my old Mackie Balmoral (that I've had since the 1980s) when I first got it I actually cut off the ribbons in back, sewed the remaining bits together very neatly, then took the two lengths of ribbon and made up a very neat little bow which I then sewed in place. A lot of work, I guess... well actually it only took a few minutes, and that bow still looks nice after 30 years of wear.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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18th April 14, 05:28 AM
#18
That's exactly what I ended up doing, Richard. Thanks for the validation!
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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22nd April 14, 03:03 PM
#19
I was wondering what those two ribbons were for on my Balmoral. Now I know I need to learn how to tie a bowtie.
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