Kilted Speech?

**Blu (Ontario)** · 21st November 06, 09:13 PM

I wonder if David Letterman ever did a "top ten" list on this subject??

**macgreggor** · 23rd November 06, 06:14 AM

There is also the economy angle. I bought a 'cheapo' as a starter a couple of years ago. I can still wear it to do garden work. I cannot say the same about the "dress" trousers I bought about the same time.

And. kilts expand and shrink as I do!

macG (Greg)

**sirdaniel1975** · 24th November 06, 09:31 PM

That's an excelent topic for the Persuasive Speech in Speech class. When you compare your topic to other students topics.... you know what I mean.

*Remeber, trews (pants) are for horseback riding. Point out that none of your fellow students used a horse as a means of transportation to arrive at class on time. I'm thinking something along the line of a Honda was used.

*The Shetland pony was the dominent species of pony in Scotland. In WH Murray's book on Rob Roy, he discusses the fact that horse back riding was mainly for recreation and for children/youth. Hence, Shetland Pony...

*It was much quicker to get from point A to point B on foot than a horse in the Highlands. The terrain did not lend it self to horse back riding as a mode of transportation in many parts of the Highlands.

*I've also read that part of the reason Highland attire evovled as it did (asside from the more important fashion reasons of the period), has to do with infection. If a Highlander was working with cattle or collecting peet in those days, wearing wool trews, and cut themselves somewhere on the leg below the knee..... Well, medical care was horrible in the Highlands. A small cut on the leg, covered by wool, could become very infected, and possibly lead to death. Some say this is another reason they were usually barefoot. If you raise a child to be barefoot most of his/her life, the child's feet will become more resilient to the elements of the ground. example: sharp rocks, plant life, etc.. The other reason for lack of foot wear is obviously lack of financial wealth. Anyone who made it to adulthood was considered to be of "strong stock."

*A feileadh-mhor (belted plaid) was a practical garmet in it's time. The modern kilt is a practicle garmet today.... comfort, health issues, etc...

If my memory serves me well, the persuasive topic assignment is usually about a 5 minute speech.. Good luck!

**Frog** · 24th November 06, 10:05 PM

If you need to be persuasive, you're gonna need to convince those without (to the best of their knowledge) Celtic ancestry why they want to wear a kilt.

Frog

**Frank MacDuffy** · 24th November 06, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by sirdaniel1975

If my memory serves me well, the persuasive topic assignment is usually about a 5 minute speech.. Good luck!

The time limit's actually going to be 7-9 minutes long. But I can have fun with that much time! The only thing I'm actually worried about is trying to put too much stuff into my speech!

Originally Posted by Frog

If you need to be persuasive, you're gonna need to convince those without (to the best of their knowledge) Celtic ancestry why they want to wear a kilt.

Frog

Yeah, that's going to be the REALLY fun part!

I've still got a long way to go in that area...

**ozmeath** · 25th November 06, 01:27 AM

Frank, it thins the crowd and you meet a better class of women. In fact it seperates the women from the girls! Is this not true folks? Well so it appears to me.
And you can basically wear it anywhere in any circumstance, from the pub to a coctail party or formal gathering. People are far more likely to accept the kilt as an exeption to any social rule of attire.
And it makes you feel like the king, and in the imortal words of Mel Brooks, "It's good to be da king".
Erin.

**macwilkin** · 25th November 06, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by Frank MacDuffy

The time limit's actually going to be 7-9 minutes long. But I can have fun with that much time! The only thing I'm actually worried about is trying to put too much stuff into my speech!

Yeah, that's going to be the REALLY fun part!

I've still got a long way to go in that area...

Originally Posted by Frog

If you need to be persuasive, you're gonna need to convince those without (to the best of their knowledge) Celtic ancestry why they want to wear a kilt.

Frog

That's easy -- simply show them all of the different tartans for non-Scots at:

www.district-tartans.com

Cheers,

Todd

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 25th November 06, 04:33 AM

Best of luck Frank!

**katmills2005** · 25th November 06, 06:04 AM

From a woman's perspective, I have to agree that a kilt is *clears throat* might attractive on a man.

Aside from that, women are moreso attracted to a man who is confident enough to break the mold society has placed in him and wear a kilt.

From a medical point of view, Pants are constrictive and can effect a man's ability to be fertile. A kilt allows airflow and better circulation, increasing the chances of conception. Hmmm, maybe they should put kilt shops next door to fertility clinics.

**souzaphone711** · 25th November 06, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by ozmeath

Frank, it thins the crowd and you meet a better class of women. In fact it seperates the women from the girls! Is this not true folks? Well so it appears to me.
And you can basically wear it anywhere in any circumstance, from the pub to a coctail party or formal gathering. People are far more likely to accept the kilt as an exeption to any social rule of attire.
And it makes you feel like the king, and in the imortal words of Mel Brooks, "It's good to be da king".
Erin.

Ozmeath is right about the fact that it can be a casual or formal garment depending on the situation. This may sound like bad form to any of you who wear UK's but I've worn my black original in very contrasting situations. I've worn it both playing paintball and to my school's Homecoming. It wasn't exactly in that order but it did look good. So it is a very flexible article of clothing.

-Nate