justification for underwear when kilted

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As an LDS member, I will be wearing them. Nothing I can do about that.

[neloon]

There is much to be said for the colonel of a Highland regiment, asked during Victoria’s reign whether his regiment would adopt underpants, who argued in favour of the healthy circulation of air under the kilt.
Regards,
Mike

Exactly who was this colonel? Source, please.

[Phil]

The pictures trotted out of kilts that have purportedly been damaged by going commando reveal (if indeed the damage was caused by bodily secretions) that whoever wore the kilt did not take proper care of it. A lightweight kilt needs to be washed regularly, and even a heavyweight one needs the occasional drycleaning.

Dear Mr Oettle, the pictures which you seek to diminish by describing them as "trotted out" and "purportedly" were not damaged by "going commando". They were, in fact, damaged by clothes moths attracted to specific areas of the garments and the purpose of my post was not to denigrate your obvious lack of attachment to underwear but, in fact, to stress the necessity of regular cleaning if such is your proclivity - something that you actually go on to say yourself I might add. As to the rear of your kilt, I assume that you have reached that advanced age when, in Billy Connelly's words, you can "never trust a fart". Although underwear can have the advantage of preventing the consequences running down your leg and turning your hose brown.

[TheOfficialBren]

Hilarious but gross.

[Mike_Oettle]

In reply to Phil, I referred to the pictures as having been trotted out because they are not new: they have appeared in these forums before, but clearly had been inserted into this thread to justify a negative opinion.
That the holes had resulted from clothes moth activity had not previously been made clear to me, but it stands to reason that any garment being stored should be completely dry when put away, and that even then it is necessary to use moth repellants (since it is the larvæ that eat clothes).

Neloon demands a source for the anecdote I quoted regarding a Highland colonel. I read the story here in the past few months, but cannot recall where. However I am sure someone could confirm its authenticity.
Regards,
Mike

[neloon]

Mike,
"However I am sure someone could confirm its authenticity."
I doubt that. It sounds like just another of the many myths that Americans love to tell each other about Scotland..

[Chainsaw02]

With regard to secretions on the inside of the pleated area of the kilt, a damp or wet clean cloth with a bit of mild soap usually cleans the garment rather well. This applys to both wool and synthectic materials. I have used this method repeatedly and there is no offensive scent nor residue remaining. As for the comment about urine on the inside the underapron, being 70 years old I can atest that it does happen. The same method of cleaning applys here also.

As an aside, even if it meant a daily washing I would still go without undergarments. Far more comfortable for me at least. But as it is said to each his or her own. You know your comfort level as I know mine.

Larry Dirr aka Chainsaw02

[Father Bill]

Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise , and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

[kilted scholar]

Father Bill: Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise , and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

"Gird up your loins" is a literal rendering of the Hebrew. The English Standard Version (2001) translates "Dress yourself for work," from which - related to this thread - one can draw one's conclusions!

[Jack Daw]

Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise , and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

I knew¹ I was supposed to wear a belt!!! (But, that's for another thread.)





¹ But, not in the biblical sense.