Fly Plaid - Which Shoulder??

[Detroitpete]

Maybe not yet, but we're gettin' closer !

Paul

Now, we NEVER let that get in the way of a good discussion!

I don't own a plaid of any sort, however I have no real objection to them. To each, his own and my opinion would simply be that--an opinion.

However, this lefty-righty thing is VERY interesting! I'm ambidextrous. Does this mean I can wear TWO plaids and go for that cape look?

[Cygnus]

However, this lefty-righty thing is VERY interesting! I'm ambidextrous. Does this mean I can wear TWO plaids and go for that cape look?

Actually, I think it means you should just do what you're doing, since the reason for wearing a plaid on the left shoulder was to leave the dextrous arm unencumbered.

No plaid for you!

[davidlpope]

Of course, many X-Markers consider the fly plaid to be the white hose of the upper body.

You, sir, are a poet....

[Jack Daw]

I'm surprised that no-one has made the connection with the 'rule' for wearing a sgian dubh.

The rule to which I refer is of course an invention based on standardised military rules that exist to ensure uniformity. I don't wear either sgian dubh or fly plaid but when I used to wear the former I wore it on my left b because I'm left handed.

Fly plaids are of course a pseudo relic of the upper portion of a belted plaid which was generally fastened to the left shoulder in order to leave the sword arm unencumbered. The left-handed swordsman would naturally have fastened his plaid to his right shoulder.

Bottom line, unless one is in the military or some other group that insists on standardisation then there is no hard and fast rule so if one wishes to wear either a sgian dubh or fly plaid then where t on the side that is most practice.

Hear, hear, Lefty. As a fellow sinister type, I reserve the right (I mean the left), in cases of convenience, to do the opposite of the wrong-handed Dexters out there. My sgian dhu does fine in the left hose. And as a piper, it's annoying to have the plaid brooch on the same side as my drones.

[AFS1970]

So this issue, like every other debate here boils down to two answers. No matter if it is white hose, belted plaids, wing tip shoes, or flat caps whenever someone asks the correct, proper or right way to do something there are two answers they are always given.

#1 is that there are rules for a reason and the rules say to do it this way, failing to follow the rules will mean you will be shunned and made to drag the stone of shame throughout the town..

#2 is that there are no rules, never have been and everybody should be free to do as they please. A subset of this non rule rule is that anytime anyone mentions how the military does something they must be rebuked as the original poster can not have possibly been in the military or have been asking about military customs.

If we just assume both of these answers to have been automatically given upon the posting of any question, many of these threads will be a great deal shorter.

[Fitzy]

So this issue, like every other debate here boils down to two answers. No matter if it is white hose, belted plaids, wing tip shoes, or flat caps whenever someone asks the correct, proper or right way to do something there are two answers they are always given.

#1 is that there are rules for a reason and the rules say to do it this way, failing to follow the rules will mean you will be shunned and made to drag the stone of shame throughout the town..

#2 is that there are no rules, never have been and everybody should be free to do as they please. A subset of this non rule rule is that anytime anyone mentions how the military does something they must be rebuked as the original poster can not have possibly been in the military or have been asking about military customs.

If we just assume both of these answers to have been automatically given upon the posting of any question, many of these threads will be a great deal shorter.

Shorter yes, but not as much fun!

Paul

[Spartan Tartan]

So this issue, like every other debate here boils down to two answers. No matter if it is white hose, belted plaids, wing tip shoes, or flat caps whenever someone asks the correct, proper or right way to do something there are two answers they are always given.

#1 is that there are rules for a reason and the rules say to do it this way, failing to follow the rules will mean you will be shunned and made to drag the stone of shame throughout the town..

#2 is that there are no rules, never have been and everybody should be free to do as they please. A subset of this non rule rule is that anytime anyone mentions how the military does something they must be rebuked as the original poster can not have possibly been in the military or have been asking about military customs.

If we just assume both of these answers to have been automatically given upon the posting of any question, many of these threads will be a great deal shorter.

I'll be sure to keep this "copied" so I can just immediately post your #1 and #2 above

THANKS!!!