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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisupyonder View Post
    Time is an illusion. North east and north west. ith:

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    But what about those who live in the southern hemisphere? And do things get weird when you cross the equator? Is this like water going down the plug hole?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
    But what about those who live in the southern hemisphere? And do things get weird when you cross the equator? Is this like water going down the plug hole?
    You have to wear them on the back of your shins, then, instead of the front. (That would be 8 and 4). When you cross the equator, you have to spin them around your leg counter-clockwise to put them in the correct position for whichever hemisphere you're in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EagleJCS View Post
    You have to wear them on the back of your shins, then, instead of the front. (That would be 8 and 4). When you cross the equator, you have to spin them around your leg counter-clockwise to put them in the correct position for whichever hemisphere you're in.
    This is just all too much like hard work. And what about when we fly - Bing Bong "This is your Captain speaking; we are now at our cruising attitude of 34,000 feet and have just crossed the Equator. Will all kilt wearers please adjust your dress before we land."

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    Can you take flashes on a plane? Don't they get caught in the security scanner?
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    Quote Originally Posted by piperdbh View Post
    Can you take flashes on a plane? Don't they get caught in the security scanner?
    I bow to your superior experience in these matters, all I can say is that my flashes haven't been caught - yet.

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    Probably due to early Boy Scout habits, I wear mine as Jack Aubrey wears his hat: directly athwartships.
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    As long as no one calls them "flashers" I'm fine.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by fluter View Post
    Probably due to early Boy Scout habits, I wear mine as Jack Aubrey wears his hat: directly athwartships.
    I'm a big fan of Jack Aubrey (currently on my second run through the series), but I wear my flashes centered at 10:00 and 2:00, like hands on a steering wheel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
    But what about those who live in the southern hemisphere? And do things get weird when you cross the equator? Is this like water going down the plug hole?

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    Weird you say, crikey, we are all walking around down here upside down. Makes it tough to keep the kilt down, let alone worry about were are flashes are positioned
    Shoot straight you bastards. Don't make a mess of it. Harry (Breaker) Harbord Morant - Bushveldt Carbineers

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    From the South Pole base station.

    Please note all kilt wearers. Every direction is North and you are in every time zone, so wear your flashes anywhere.

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