History lesson

[Tartan Hiker]

I had a similar experience. Instead of arguing with the guy, I just jotted Matt's home page address on the back of one of my X-Marks cards, handed it to him, and walked away.

[sirdaniel1975]

If I lived near this gentlemen (I use the term very loosely), I might donate him a few books with a cover letter and all. However I feel it would do this person no good.

It might be better to speak to one of the officials who organized the games. Perhaps they are unaware of the error in this persons history lesson. Perhaps they are as confused as the person in question.

[Tommie]

There it is again-Braveheart.
Mel Gibson needs to learn if your going to try and make historic films then leave the fiction to Stephen King.

[Tattoo Bradley]

He sounds like the kind of guy who might wear his pleats in the front.

I had a similar experience. Instead of arguing with the guy, I just jotted Matt's home page address on the back of one of my X-Marks cards, handed it to him, and walked away.

I think that's the PERFECT solution! If you do something like that, and don't get in a big to-do with him over, as he would most certainly be on defense were you to correct him, he will be more likely to actually visit the site and possibly LEARN something.

[Ancienne Alliance]

I think that's the PERFECT solution! If you do something like that, and don't get in a big to-do with him over, as he would most certainly be on defense were you to correct him, he will be more likely to actually visit the site and possibly LEARN something.

Stole the words right out of my mouth there !!!

Matt's http://www.albanach.org/sources.htm just tells it all !



Best,

Robert

[Nick the DSM]

actually celts did fight without clothes on. besides scarin the poop out of the roman, no clothe was forced into the wound and decreased chance of infection(thank you history channel!!).

i would of said something like: i thought it was 1746 when they banned scottish stuff. i would of been at his throat(metaphorically).

[James MacMillan]

Unfortunately - There really is no good cure for stupidity except education. These myths have been around for so long that "They must be true!" - I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of us here on X-Marks thought that way when we started out.

The other thing to do is to invite people like this to visit ..this.. web-site!

[TheKiltedCoder]

Unfortunately - There really is no good cure for stupidity except education. These myths have been around for so long that "They must be true!" - I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of us here on X-Marks thought that way when we started out.

The other thing to do is to invite people like this to visit ..this.. web-site!

Okay, sir: I visited that web site and now need either a bottle of Glenlivet, or a full roll of mental floss.

I'm sitting in dire need of a brain scrub.

[Woodsheal]

actually celts did fight without clothes on. besides scarin the poop out of the roman, no clothe was forced into the wound and decreased chance of infection(thank you history channel!!)

The "nakedness" ascribed to Celtic warriors in ancient writings is generally accepted to refer to fighting bare-chested, or without armor. And yet, the Celts invented chain-mail, and their chieftains (the only guys who could afford it) certainly wore it in battle....

[Nick the DSM]

The "nakedness" ascribed to Celtic warriors in ancient writings is generally accepted to refer to fighting bare-chested, or without armor. And yet, the Celts invented chain-mail, and their chieftains (the only guys who could afford it) certainly wore it in battle....

really? i've heard stuff saying that they did fight with little clothes on.


too bad this kind of ignorance isn't bliss...