Professional Scotsman

**Riverkilt** · 9th October 05, 06:08 PM

So this weekend I'm up on a spiritual retreat on Mingus Mountain, AZ with friends I've known for 15 years. There are just nine of us. We're renting a small part of a Methodist Church camp on the mountain with about 60 people from a Methodist singles group which seems to be mostly women and mostly 50+.

I spent the weekend kilted. No comments until this morning at breakfast in the chow hall when the ladies lined up (literally) to talk to me and to ask to take my picture.

One lady says, "I saw you yesterday in your kilt and hat (Irish scully type) and I just knew you were a "professional Scotsman."

Now I have no clue what she meant by that, but I did like the term, and I did like the change from the usual bagpipe questions.

On the other end of the spectrum, stopped at the Black Hound Gallery in Flagstaff on the way up. Its an irreverant place catering to the local university students. Was wearing my UK caramel workman's for the long drive. A college age clerk there went bananas over the workman's. He'd never seen one, he loved it, he wanted one. His female manager came over and checked me out. I gave him the card and suggested that a black workman's with all its metal would be a great "store uniform" for the staff...and that's where I left it.

Off to try to figure out what an American "professional Scotsman" does other than stroll about kilted...

Ron

**Southern Breeze** · 9th October 05, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Off to try to figure out what an American "professional Scotsman" does other than stroll about kilted...

Ron

It's really quite simple.An American"professional Scotsmans"job is to mess with peoples heads and re-arrainge their thinking.

**GMan** · 9th October 05, 06:46 PM

That could be another great comeback as to why you are wearing the kilt.

**Dreadbelly** · 9th October 05, 08:08 PM

A professional Scotsman strikes a blow against trooser tyranny whene'er he gets the chance. And he does it with all the grace and aplomb that only a fine kilted gentleman can muster.

I love the term.

**chasem** · 9th October 05, 08:24 PM

Searching for "professional scotsman" on google turned up results with Rod Stewart, Sean Connery and Bill Murdoch ("the man behind the Ontario Tartan").

**Sherry** · 10th October 05, 12:33 PM

I can't imagine from what depths of the imagination people come up with these things. But wouldn't it be a fascinating career?!

Imagine getting paid to walk around kilted--then you could afford to buy more kilts.

Sherry