No Going Commando Here

[English Bloke]

Body lice are much more resilient than pubic lice or head lice. They feed differently and can live for more than a week away from the host. They are also quite happy living in clothing and bedding so transfer between hosts is easier. 'Hot bedding' is a common way to get them spread around. Situations like homeless hostels, grotty hotels or military guardrooms where blokes jump in and out of the same bed without changing the bedding are best. If you found live body lice in your hire Kilt, I'd definately be having a word but I reckon it's safe to say you won't catch crabs. Can we change the subject now, I'm starting to itch...

[BroosterB1]

John, you know I knew that but until just now had successfully filed it under lock and key in a deep dark corner of my mind, but now thanks to your insightful recitation it's come back in full gory glory! Thank God for smallpox vaccine!ith:

[English Bloke]

John, ... it's come back in full gory glory! ...

I'm a health professional mate and have to deal with them from time to time. Not nice!

[David Dubh]

I wouldn't dream of wearing any rental garment without my own undergarments (read boxers or shirt/under shirt) I suspect that the real problem here is the concern that those people who would go regimental are the ones that you wouldn't want to go regimental. That said the companies that are renting the kilt better be cleaning them. I wonder how much shorter the life span of a rental kilt becomes with all the cleaning???
Maybe if everyone bought kilts the cost would come don more. I for one intend to tryand do my part

[Jock Scot]

I dont want to be offensive seeing as Im new on the forumn, but why you have a Union Jack on a forumn concerned with Scotland and Scottish culture?
Do you realise how offensive this flag is to the Scots, who faced genocide and mass eviction from the people carrying this flag.

Its not offensive to this Scot, let me tell you. Might I suggest that you find out more about the union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England and also about the make up of the Union flag before making further comments.If you are unable to read well, then please do look at "English Bloke's" avatar, the pictures may educate you in a minor way.

[meinfs]

Wow - thanks for the most educational posting on lice and the low likelihood of catching it. Wear undergarments!


Now, I can't this song outta my head.

(With apologies to the Thompson Twins)


you told me you loved me
so i don't understand
why promises are snapped in two
and words are made to bend
(the bigger, the better)
some stolen from japan (CDNsushi? )
collected from around the world,
they'll catch you if they can
(chorus)
lice, lice, lice* yeah (they're gonna get you)
lice, lice, lice yeah (they won't forget you)
lice, lice, lice yeah (they're gonna get you)
lice, lice, lice yeah





*"lies" really...

[CDNSushi]

you told me you loved me
so i don't understand
why promises are snapped in two
and words are made to bend
(the bigger, the better)
some stolen from japan (CDNsushi? )
collected from around the world,
they'll catch you if they can
(chorus)
lice, lice, lice* yeah (they're gonna get you)
lice, lice, lice yeah (they won't forget you)
lice, lice, lice yeah (they're gonna get you)
lice, lice, lice yeah

Well, I dunno anything about THAT but I DO know that in Japanese, head lice are called atamajirami 頭虱. (atama means 'head' by the way)

The common louse is just a jirami 虱.

Well, now I'd feel bad without contributing something at least as cool as meinfs, so here goes...

*ahem*

To a Louse
By Robert Burns

Ha! whaur ye gaun, ye crowlin ferlie?
Your impudence protects you sairly;
I canna say but ye strunt rarely,
Owre gauze and lace;
Tho', faith! I fear ye dine but sparely
On sic a place.

Ye ugly, creepin, blastit wonner,
Detested, shunn'd by saunt an' sinner,
How daur ye set your fit upon her-
Sae fine a lady?
Gae somewhere else and seek your dinner
On some poor body.

Swith! in some beggar's haffet squattle;
There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle,
Wi' ither kindred, jumping cattle,
In shoals and nations;
Whaur horn nor bane ne'er daur unsettle
Your thick plantations.

Now haud you there, ye're out o' sight,
Below the fatt'rels, snug and tight;
Na, faith ye yet! ye'll no be right,
Till ye've got on it-
The verra tapmost, tow'rin height
O' Miss' bonnet.

My sooth! right bauld ye set your nose out,
As plump an' grey as ony groset:
O for some rank, mercurial rozet,
Or fell, red smeddum,
I'd gie you sic a hearty dose o't,
Wad dress your droddum.

I wad na been surpris'd to spy
You on an auld wife's flainen toy;
Or aiblins some bit dubbie boy,
On's wyliecoat;
But Miss' fine Lunardi! fye!
How daur ye do't?

O Jeany, dinna toss your head,
An' set your beauties a' abread!
Ye little ken what cursed speed
The blastie's makin:
Thae winks an' finger-ends, I dread,
Are notice takin.

O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae mony a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion:
What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us,
An' ev'n devotion!

[meinfs]

That's cool. I didn't know that...

...

*ahem*

To a Louse
By Robert Burns

Ha! whaur ye gaun, ye crowlin ferlie?
Your impudence protects you sairly;
I canna say but ye strunt rarely,
Owre gauze and lace;
Tho', faith! I fear ye dine but sparely
On sic a place.
[...]

[English Bloke]

Its not offensive to this Scot, let me tell you. Might I suggest that you find out more about the union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England and also about the make up of the Union flag before making further comments.If you are unable to read well, then please do look at "English Bloke's" avatar, the pictures may educate you in a minor way.

Thanks Jock. Ta for stepping in. Cant seem to find or access the original post that you quoted but I fully agree with your comment regarding it. Your greater experience and obvious diplomacy shows though too. I'd have probably gone off like a ten bob rocket!!

[Niblox]

Look at it this way - for the price of ten kilt hirings, one can afford to buy an entire kilt outfit new. It made economic sense to me in the '80's when I got my first kilt, it makes sense now also