Kilted Category on Jeopardy

[Shane]

I was watching Jeopardy (an american game show) today and was surprised to see a category all about kilts. I can't remember the name of the category, but some of the questions dealt with Prince Charles, Royal Stewart tartan and Sir Walter Scott convincing King George IV to wear the kilt. All that and not a single sk**t joke from Alex Trebek. I was impressed. Perhaps the mainstream media really is starting to catch on.

Shane

[GMan]

I can see the answer now

"What sort of guys wear kilts?"

The question is "What are smart looking gentlemen Alex?"

That is great to hear Shane, thanks for letting us know.

[auld argonian]

Alex Trebeck=Canadian!

...and you'd expect a kilt joke from a Canadian?

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auld argonian

[Colin]

Alex Trebeck=Canadian!

...and you'd expect a kilt joke from a Canadian?

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auld argonian

What is the correct answer auld argonian?

It seems like the kilt is quite well excepted in Canada. Maybe it is because we still see one every formal ceremony, we have kilted regiments still, and the Scots helped shape this country into what it is (read Great Scots! by Matthew Shaw). No matter which province I go to, I always end up seeing at least a kilt or two.

Glad to hear that such a widely viewed show took a positive approach to kilts.

[auld argonian]

Oh, I would fully expect that any Red Blooded Canadian would most certainly NOT make any disparaging remarks re the kilt!
Not only out of that remarkable Canadian sense of civility that I have come to admire but also because of the deep vein of Scottishness that runs through Canadian History.
Just check out the Montreal Flag: a shamrock, a rose, a thistle and a fleur-di-lis...
I'll bet that, if we dug deep enough, we'd find a photo of ol' Alex in a kilt somewhere...and if we dug any deeper, we might find one of that other great Canadian contribution to the world of entertainment, William Shatner...oops...too deep!

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auld argonian

[Colin]

Oh, I would fully expect that any Red Blooded Canadian would most certainly NOT make any disparaging remarks re the kilt!
Not only out of that remarkable Canadian sense of civility that I have come to admire but also because of the deep vein of Scottishness that runs through Canadian History.
Just check out the Montreal Flag: a shamrock, a rose, a thistle and a fleur-di-lis...
I'll bet that, if we dug deep enough, we'd find a photo of ol' Alex in a kilt somewhere...and if we dug any deeper, we might find one of that other great Canadian contribution to the world of entertainment, William Shatner...oops...too deep!

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auld argonian

HAHAHAHAHA I can't even begin to imagine Shatner in a kilt. Not if we could find one of Wayne Gretzky in a kilt.......

[Shane]

While Trebek is Canadian and as lovable a Hoser as you are ever likely to meet, he does have an incredibly lame sense of humour. Believe me, Canadians are quite capable of the odd bad (though good natured) kilt joke.




Shane

[Shane]

Oh, and as for Gretzky in a kilt, this article should answer that question.

http://slam.canoe.ca/GretzkyHall/nov23_nelson.html


Shane

[auld argonian]

While Trebek is Canadian and as lovable a Hoser as you are ever likely to meet, he does have an incredibly lame sense of humour. Believe me, Canadians are quite capable of the odd bad (though good natured) kilt joke.




Shane

Worst Jeopardy question ever: (and I am not making this up)

Ol' Alex reads the panel with all due seriousness, "This can stop The Duke of Earl." Contestant gets this unbelievably wry look on his face - he gets it - and says, "What is nothing?" Alex says, "Correct, because NOTHING can stop the Duke of Earl." ...this with a perfectly straight face. OMIGOD! Either he is one of the coolest cucumbers in show-biz or he is totally clueless.

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[jfellrath]

I saw this episode too, and would have run to the computer and typed in all the questions as they came up (with the help of TiVo) if my wife hadn't been bugging me to change our son's diaper.

As I remember, though, here are some of the clues (not in order by difficulty):

1. The pouch that a man wears hanging from the waist while kilted is called this.
2. The pattern into which a traditional kilt's fabric is woven.
3. The Scots author who wore a kilt to a royal visit and persuaded King Edward IV to do the same.

I was impressed with #3 being asked... that's not a common story among non-kilt wearers. As I remember, no one even TRIED an answer, there.

I got it, naturally... ;)