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The only thing I'd consider staying away from is the navy or black balmoral with the red and white dicing. There's no particular "reason" for avoiding it, other than my personal opinion that it's a rather military look.
The diced lovat blue and green balmorals are both traditional and handsome, in my opinion. At least on those few occasions where I might wear a balmoral instead of something else.
"To the make of a piper go seven years of his own learning, and seven generations before. At the end of his seven years one born to it will stand at the start of knowledge, and leaning a fond ear to the drone he may have parley with old folks of old affairs." - Neil Munro
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Kilted in Maine
Thanks for the link back to the previous thread!
I think the comment on there by someone referring to the Tartan Army resonates most with me. I think I'll take to wearing my pheasant feathers to mark me out as a proud commoner, and I'll leave titled folk to their eagle's wings!
Cheers
Bruce
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30th June 08, 12:02 PM
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I prefer non-diced bonnets, which is great because (in my band) the pipers wear plain Glengarrys and the drummers wear diced ones.
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30th June 08, 03:00 PM
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This thread is too "dicey" for me! 
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Happiness? I'd settle for being less annoyed!!!
"I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused." - Declan MacManus
Member of the Clan Donnachaidh Society
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30th June 08, 03:16 PM
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Why not consider a glengarry of a color other than black?
Slainte yall,
steve
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30th June 08, 03:10 PM
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How about this point... Who in the Czech Republic is going to call you out?
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30th June 08, 03:19 PM
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 Originally Posted by georgeblack7
How about this point... Who in the Czech Republic is going to call you out?
He lives in Northumberland, though. 
T.
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30th June 08, 05:36 PM
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I'll never forget an event my late husband & I went to many, many years ago; he was wearing a diced glen and got "royally" chewed out by an old Glaswegian; who we could hardly understand..something about the "queen" and the "regiments" and he shouldn't be wearing that. Not totally sure what he was all about, but we got the impression he wasn't very fond of the Royal family!!
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Steady there, please.Not all Scots agree with you and this Scot served in Her Majesty's forces with great pride.
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1st July 08, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Stratherrick
Jock
We can agree to disagree about where our sympathies lie. What cannot be argued against is the longstanding record of Scottish royalty being in place only on the sufferance of the people. If they weren't up to the job, they could be removed.
I bear no personal ill-will against the current queen, but I'd rather we had a series of self-governing co-operatives instead!
I trust that you get the original point of the thread, which is to be respectful all 'round, to ex-military blokes like you especially.
Cheers
Bruce
This is not the place to air views on the pros and cons of our monarchy and yes, you should get back to the original thread.
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