Joining A Clan?

**sharpdressedscot** · 20th August 08, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by georgeblack7

It is possible. It requires very secretive selection boards that meet in dark caves. Once you are ACTUALLY a member of a Clan, you will then have to tattoo the Clan's crest onto the bottom of your foot. Then you will take an oath of allegiance, passing along all sorts of tourist shop styled clan t-shirts and framed tartan swatches to your descendants.

And if you're going to be a higher status there's goat blood drinking....wait...that's something else.

Perish the thought, I never thought of it.

**Bugbear** · 20th August 08, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by georgeblack7

It is possible. It requires very secretive selection boards that meet in dark caves. Once you are ACTUALLY a member of a Clan, you will then have to tattoo the Clan's crest onto the bottom of your foot. Then you will take an oath of allegiance, passing along all sorts of tourist shop styled clan t-shirts and framed tartan swatches to your descendants.

Originally Posted by sharpdressedscot

And if you're going to be a higher status there's goat blood drinking....wait...that's something else.

Perish the thought, I never thought of it.

Don't forget cutting off the pinky finger with the stone axe.
Whack!! You're a member.

**george7** · 20th August 08, 05:35 PM

Ted, that wasn't supposed to leave the cave!

**Bugbear** · 20th August 08, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by georgeblack7

Ted, that wasn't supposed to leave the cave!

Well, you never know where it's going to fly when you lop it off.

**george7** · 20th August 08, 05:43 PM

It's a common misconception that you can't join Clans once you live in Florida due to a lack of caves. Indeed, there are caves in Northwestern Florida just south of Alabama.

**macwilkin** · 20th August 08, 05:46 PM

Gents,

All kidding aside, I think Gunnar's query was a serious one...

Todd

**Nighthawk** · 20th August 08, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by georgeblack7

Ted, that wasn't supposed to leave the cave!

Yeah, and Ted's not supposed to leave his cage, either, but he did.

On a serious note, I have been wanting to join Clan Cian. My grandmother was a lowland Wolfe, which I found out this summer is a sept of Cian. The Cians that I met at the Ft Collins Irish festival were actually really excited to have a Wolfe take some interest.

**george7** · 20th August 08, 05:51 PM

I believe he got the answer he was looking for. I think the next step would be to research the Clans and find one that best matches his interests and qualities. Then find out what the individual clan organization requirements are.

**Friday** · 20th August 08, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

Don't forget cutting off the pinky finger with the stone axe.
Whack!! You're a member.

In my Clan thats how you loose a member.

**macwilkin** · 20th August 08, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

On a serious note, I have been wanting to join Clan Cian. My grandmother was a lowland Wolfe, which I found out this summer is a sept of Cian.

FYI: Lowlanders traditionally wanted nothing to do with the clan system. It's only in recent years that we see Lowland and Border families adopting clan trappings.

Regards,

Todd