If the USS Stark incident taught us anything, it taught us that all kinds of fabric burn. Not, perhaps, with the vehemence displayed by the Gold Brothers' acrylic fabric (which, as I've mentioned elsewhere, is a different fabric from that used by Stillwater), but they will burn. And, as I've said elsewhere, most of us don't stand near open flames in our daily lives.

I don't appreciate McMurdo's polarization of the kilt community, and the way he's worded it seems calculated to start arguments. I, for one, have acrylic kilts, wool kilts, polyviscose kilts, and cotton canvas kilts. I, for one, have hand- and machine-sewn kilts. I, for one, have paid as little as $30 for a kilt, and as much as $500. I, for one, think there's room in the kilt industry for all kinds of kilts, and in the community for all kinds of kilties.

I also believe in truth in advertising, and in being aware of what you buy. Lads, stay away from open flame in your acrylic kilts. Stay away from the hot exhaust of motorcycles and other vehicles. Other than that, wear your kilts, show your kilted pride, and have a nice day.