Thanks! Theirs is definitely nice.

Does anyone know of any pronunciation guides for this song on the web? Preferably with audio, but I don't think I can afford to be picky. I know there's a guide for two or three verses on Youtube...

But sometimes women *want* to be able to wear tartan. Perhaps we like it, perhaps we want to represent family, perhaps we don't want to show up to a Scottish-themed event with nary a Scottish...

Makes more sense. This is what most people call "toe shoes"... so I'm sure you can understand my confusion!

Okay, I'll bite... why "toe shoes"? Or was it sarcasm?

I had to look closely to see if the sporran wasn't longer than the kilt, lol.




I think they probably were... just not nearly-universally like now. People claim the white shows up better on...

It used to be that I could count on something mailed within my state, at least much of it, to get there the next day... obviously not the case anymore... (I would expect something I mailed to...

But that long ago?




I think-- just basing this on memory here-- that there were dancers wearing dress tartans at least back in the 60s. (Not all, as it is today-- unfortunate, really that...

Does it have a farm? That's how you know...

I haven't trusted USPS in my area for a while. Mind you, I have had some great experiences with the local USPS in the past-- I mean, once I realized after ordering something that I'd made a typo in...

To me it looks like what I know as an Inverness cape and I never realized they were two pieces.

(I have the rain version, with tartan trim {though I don't think mine is marketed specifically at...

You could also say:

What's the range of a piccolo?
Depends on how good your arm is.

I have hair, and I can assure you that it is shed all over the house. :?

(Does a poodle need to be groomed because they literally don't shed hair, or is it because shed hairs get caught up and...

Never mind the fact that there are many breeds of sheep with many different types of wool... some of it has a quite long staple, some quite short; some is very crimpy and some is hardly crimpy at...

Palm trees. I used to have palm trees, on a sunset beach. I've seen my share of striped beach towels, though.

I never had this type of lawn chair personally, but family? Oh yeah. Ours were...

To be fair, that one more says "beach towel" to me. :) (What tartan is that?)

Why is a viola called "bratsch" in German?

Because that's the noise it makes when you sit on it.


(Yes, I play viola. I'm allowed. :) )

Out of curiosity, was this made in the past couple years?

(Just wondering if they're going for that "Outlander" aesthetic-- weren't the tartans in that show {it was a show, not a movie, right?}...

Many makers "copied" Stradivari (or sometimes Guarneri, or Amati, or Stainer, etc.) The labels of some don't actually have the "copy of..." bit. And some don't have a maker's label in addition to...

I would expect that perhaps the green would be replaced with white.

It's just like every violin is an antique and a genuine Stradivarius (a pox upon whoever started to put those "copy of..." labels in violins), every spinning wheel is from 1800 (or earlier), etc.

Yes, I actually tend to really like the weathered version of MacLean of Duart. It might be my favorite version.

I think the question should be, which tartan would YOU most like to wear? We can all tell you what we'd prefer, but that won't tell you what will make you happiest. Print pictures of each and look...

I think you could wear it with the belt, but I'd need to see it from the side. From the other pictures, I would've guessed that the sides wouldn't be long enough to even tuck under the belt, but in...

Here in the U.S., people don't necessarily consider it "good enough"... just "better than nothing" when medical-grade masks are not available. There are a lot of hospitals and other facilities out...