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02-11-2008, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Chef  Just in a days work for a kilt snob; glad to be of service. 
Some of them come sewn together but since yours didn't I can't say that your idea is illogical. The only reason they probably go on one side is that the original ones were tied so the loose ends would have been together.
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LOL!
It's actually very agrovating to wear them like I was because the inside flashes get caught on each other sometimes. I fully understand why they are supposed to be on the outside now, and am kind of glad that it was the wrong way.
* also, that's all daywear and casual I'm talking about; I haven't gotten around to putting together anything formal yet.
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02-14-2008, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown If it were me, I'd sell some else's kidney and buy a sealskin sporran with a silver (not silver plated) cantle and view it as an investment. The $160 sporran I bought in 1970 would now cost over a grand to replace. | Well, there's the small problem of it being illegal to import sealskin to the U.S.
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02-14-2008, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob C. Well, there's the small problem of it being illegal to import sealskin to the U.S. | It's also illegal to sell some else's kidney, but I wouldn't let a little detail like that stop from getting the kind of sporran I really wanted. Truckloads of people get smuggled into the United States everyday, or so it seems. I'm sure sporran smuggling would pose little or no challenge to a determined gentleman.
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02-14-2008, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Ancienne Alliance Hi all !
Just the other day, I happened to open a box... and there it was. My auntie's mink bonnet ! I immediately thaught it was the sings of time : This should be transformed into a nice, awesome evening sporran.
But then this existential question came to me: what "makes" an evening full dress sporran ? Is it the cantle ?
Thank you for your advice and counsel.
Robert | Through all the pages of good advice about what makes a sporran formal, one question still nags me--is auntie's mink bonnet going to be made into a sporran? I applaude the idea of an out-of-fashion, unused but valuable article being recycled into something even more valuable and useful. I hope we shall soon get to see some pictures of the awesome result.
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02-14-2008, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown It's also illegal to sell some else's kidney, but I wouldn't let a little detail like that stop from getting the kind of sporran I really wanted. Truckloads of people get smuggled into the United States everyday, or so it seems. I'm sure sporran smuggling would pose little or no challenge to a determined gentleman. | A kidney sporran....hmmm. There's an idea!
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02-14-2008, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown It's also illegal to sell some else's kidney, but I wouldn't let a little detail like that stop from getting the kind of sporran I really wanted. Truckloads of people get smuggled into the United States everyday, or so it seems. I'm sure sporran smuggling would pose little or no challenge to a determined gentleman. | Agreed, with one exception. Someone who breaks the law for no better reason than his own whim is no gentleman.
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02-14-2008, 01:13 PM
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My black hair is getting grayer; so, the skunk-fur sporran is beginning to look like a matching article of clothing. Or, maybe sable?
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02-14-2008, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob C. Agreed, with one exception. Someone who breaks the law for no better reason than his own whim is no gentleman. | Speak for yourself, sir. I take offense at what you imply.
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02-14-2008, 04:30 PM
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All right, Gents -- keep it civil and no personal attacks.
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02-16-2008, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by kiltimabar Through all the pages of good advice about what makes a sporran formal, one question still nags me--is auntie's mink bonnet going to be made into a sporran? I applaude the idea of an out-of-fashion, unused but valuable article being recycled into something even more valuable and useful. I hope we shall soon get to see some pictures of the awesome result. | Oh yes it will !
That mink sporran will be beautiful and practical. Stay tuned for some photos...coming up soon !
Robert
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