Quote Originally Posted by turpin View Post
Ryan, did you ever question them yourself, or is this second-hand information? And regarding their "lessons", one man's history is another man's fiction, especially where there is no direct documentation. I don't always agree with all their history either. However, the Wild Highlanders provide good entertainment at the games they attend, and are probably disproportionaltely responsible for getting people interested in their heritage and ancestry. They do it because they love doing it. It doesn't support them. Even with appearance fees and product sales they generally don't even fully cover their costs, and all have other jobs or careers.
Turpin, I have indeed questioned several of the Wild Highlanders on this point myself. I never met with anything but evasive and vague claims in responce- with one exception; one of my very good friends is himself a Wild Highlander, and is in no way convinced of the reality of any of their official reccognition.

Further, I have met with rude and arrogant behavior at the hands of individual members of the Wild Highlanders on several occasions, while giving them no cause for such.

I don't bare anyone any ill will at all, Turpin. But I do take matters of integrity very seriously. And as a history teacher, I take the presentation of historical material very seriously. The Wild Highlanders are in a unique position to inform a captive audience on historical matters- if their historical ideas are not based in solid research, they are doing their audience a disservice.

On the subject of your daughter's induction into the Wild Highlanders, I am very, very happy for her. It is clear that this gesture meant the world to her, and with such actions, the Wild Highlanders do a great credit to their organization.

Once again Turpin, I mean to offend no one, least of all you or your daughter; I only commented as I did in the interest of hopefully shedding some light on the questions posed (and only based on my own experience).

Quote Originally Posted by Zardoz View Post
Keep in mind you are trying to talk about having fun to some people that don't seem to get the concept!
Please, good sir, remember that one man's idea of fun is not always another's.