Outsider or collaborator?

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

It is a wonderful thing to exchange ideas. An idea is the only thing you can exchange with someone else and end up with more than you began with. For example: I have a dollar and you have a dollar. We exchange them. Now what to we have? We each have a dollar. An Idea on the other hand.... I have one, you have one. We exchange them, and each end up with two.. and not only that... we can build from there.... wonderful.....

[sporranlegionaire]

Yeah, but how do you think I feel about it???

...so, are you saying that there's no harsh punishment ladled out any more for even just the occasional lack of nunce? I shall go to bed tonight very disillusioned. Maybe I've had too many years of getting my butt kicked every time I got just a slight detail wrong. Happy days.

[Raptor]

You wear a kilt. Thus you fit the criteria of the site perfectly. Dunce? Not at all: if you dont ask you dont find out answers. Good on you for wanting to learn.

[ccga3359]

I understand your dilemma. I'm English born. The only Scottish blood in my family is the dried stuff on the ancestral sword*! Take pride in the fact that the modern kilt as we know it was designed by an Englishman. Let the Scots have their moment of pride and let them drink their single malt. When they pass out we can draw mustaches on them and have yet another laugh at their expense. I have no family tartan although by virtue of citizenship, I now have my selection of wonderful Canadian district tartans. We have every right to wear our kilts and you'll not find a single person on this forum that says you can't. Unfortunately we will occasionally find narrow mindedness out there but they usually wouldn't care if we had Scottish blood or not.




* I've been dying to use this one. Thanks for the opportunity.

[taxdragon]

I just recently found that, while a relative many decade ago was indeed scottish, I was put in position to defend my right to wear a kilt. I was shocked as I did not know that it was an exclusive garmet. After answering that the Black Watch kilt was to honor those that served bravely we ended up drinking many toasts to the regiment. But it was the first and only time I have challenged over it.
I would like to take this opportunity to say how glad I am to have found this place.

[Jerry]

Speaking personally,I am not the least bit bothered "which boat" anybody is sailing in,provided that they offer me the same courtesy.Any question that is asked in good faith should be answered in a like manner.To ask the same question,again,to the same person may well get a more robust reply.

Don't forget, some of us who are getting on in age might just forget we asked the question in the first place. I haven't quite reached that point yet, but I do sometimes forget things.

[Mr. MacDougall]

...so, are you saying that there's no harsh punishment ladled out any more for even just the occasional lack of nunce?

Oh, we'll razz you. We'll argue with you. But we won't think you're a dunce. Or at least, not more so than anyone else.

I have Scottish blood, and rather a lot of it, but I wouldn't base my opinion on anyone's level of knowledge on their heritage; that's just silly. None of us is born with an inherent understanding of anything based on heritage. All of us learn, whether from our parents, our older brothers, or our forum friends. I, for instance, was exposed to the kilt from an early age, but never knew about box pleating 'til I came here.

[Peter C.]

I understand your dilemma. I'm English born. The only Scottish blood in my family is the dried stuff on the ancestral sword*! Take pride in the fact that the modern kilt as we know it was designed by an Englishman. Let the Scots have their moment of pride and let them drink their single malt. When they pass out we can draw mustaches on them and have yet another laugh at their expense. I have no family tartan although by virtue of citizenship, I now have my selection of wonderful Canadian district tartans. We have every right to wear our kilts and you'll not find a single person on this forum that says you can't. Unfortunately we will occasionally find narrow mindedness out there but they usually wouldn't care if we had Scottish blood or not.




* I've been dying to use this one. Thanks for the opportunity.

I thought your bit of fun might have started a new rush on this thread.

Peter

[Panache]

Grant has an idea for a joke!

I understand your dilemma. I'm English born. The only Scottish blood in my family is the dried stuff on the ancestral sword*! ]

Somewhere deep in the dark recesses in Grant's brain the small tiny remaining functional part of his cerebral cortex desperately tries to fire off a warning that this particular joke may not be in the best taste among the many members of X Marks the Scot who are proud of their Scottish Heritage. The small bit grey matter sends out signal after signal to the rest of the brain suggesting that condensing centuries of hard feelings and shed blood for the sake of a joke is not prudent. Sadly, and yet again, the small piece of working brain is ignored.

Grant begins to type.

The small tiny remaining functional part of Grant's cerebral cortex sighs.

Grant has another idea for a funny thought

* I've been dying to use this one. Thanks for the opportunity.

The small tiny remaining functional part of Grant's cerebral cortex wonders if he is going to get his wish?

[Peter C.]

Don't forget, some of us who are getting on in age might just forget we asked the question in the first place. I haven't quite reached that point yet, but I do sometimes forget things.

Isn't that a fact.

Peter