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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherry
    How about a pinned thread that is essentially an FAQ for neewbs?
    This was discussed last year as well, with much support among the members.

    What happened?

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    wood ...

    So would a kilt by Barb also be known as a "Tewk Tank" Steve ???
    I craic me up some times ...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherry
    How about a pinned thread that is essentially an FAQ for neewbs?

    Don't you mean n00B?

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    How about FAQ for FNG?
    Steve Ashton
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    I wear the kilt because:
    Swish + Swagger = Swoon.

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    I found a list of abbreviations when I was looking round on the first day.

    Tank wasn't on it but I thought it was some clever - er thing like an acrostic - as in

    T-artan, of my clan
    (h)A-nd stitched to my plan
    N-ine yards can't be beat,
    K-ilt of perfect pleat.

    just from the context.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Angus MacSpey
    Don't you mean n00B?
    Shhh--don't scare 'em!

    Quote Originally Posted by Pleater
    Tank wasn't on it but I thought it was some clever - er thing like an acrostic - as in

    T-artan, of my clan
    (h)A-nd stitched to my plan
    N-ine yards can't be beat,
    K-ilt of perfect pleat.

    just from the context.
    Now that's clever. :-D

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    Hay, What about a SWK Economy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mbhandy
    Hay, What about a SWK Economy?

    MrBill
    I think that would be a casual knockabout. ;)

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    Eh, OK...

    But you are excluding us newbies again...

    As long as I can call my kilt a "kilt" - and people understand - I'll be happy to wear it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)
    The term tank isn't as objectionable as those pesky abreviations like SK, PK, UK, USAK, SWK..... etc. etc. It's all insider language and it means nothing to those new to kilts. The vendors certainly don't reap much benefit from it. A glossary would help, but better yet, just drop the idiomatic vernacularisms.


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    Blu, I think you know how much I dislike the term "tank" in connection with our beloved kilts, but I have to agree with you about the ghastly abbreviations - and I write as a lifetime kilt wearer, not a newbie!! Fair enough, I confess to using "TFCK" for "21st Century Kilts" from time to time, but will endeavour not to do so in future. "UK" for "Utilikilts" is one of my pet hates because of the existing "UK" for "United Kingdom"!

    There are many abbreviations that North Americans use which are totally meaningless to those of us who live elsewhere, and I suppose some of them can be blamed on mobile telephone texting (I will not have a 'mobile' so I am allowed to criticise!!) and on-line chat-rooms (which I do not frequent!). I'm thinking of examples such as "SS", "SH", "SD", etc. which have puzzled me and I have given up on recently.

    Very often I simply cannot be bothered to continue reading posts containing abbreviations I do not immediately recognise.
    [B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/

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