Why I wear the kilt

[Jack Daw]

I don't wear the kilt; I wear kilts. Same as I don't wear the jeans, or the shorts.

Saying "the" kilt seems to inbue the garment with a certain mystical character, as if kilts were a form of clerical vestments.

It's wishful thinking, but I'd love to see kilts become the regular, everyday sort of garment they once were....

Oh I like saying the kilt! It's something special; just like I'm the Jack Daw!

[Duke of Delrio]

Woodsheal raises an interesting point. I usually refer to wearing "the kilt" myself. I suppose I do so largely because I am referring to more than just "a kilt". When I "saddle up" my horse for the day, I mean more than just a saddle . . . there is a bridle too, and a number of other items as well. When I say "the kilt" I am also meaning the hose, the sgian dubh, the belt, (if the kilt is to be worn without a jacket or waist coat) the kilt pin, and the sporran.

It is not meant to be mystical, merely inclusive of the accessories I usually wear whenever I put on a kilt.

[CDNSushi]

Oh I like saying the kilt! It's something special; just like I'm the Jack Daw!

What a grand idea! We shall begin referring to ourselves using the pluralis majestatis, since we do regard ourselves highly!

We are Jim Dunlop, and we wear the kilt because it well pleases us!

[Mark Stephenson]

What a grand idea! We shall begin referring to ourselves using the pluralis majestatis, since we do regard ourselves highly!

We are Jim Dunlop, and we wear the kilt because it well pleases us!

We like it <insert plural icon for smiley faces here>

[Cowher]

What a grand idea! We shall begin referring to ourselves using the pluralis majestatis, since we do regard ourselves highly!

We are Jim Dunlop, and we wear the kilt because it well pleases us!

Sounds like someone has been watching the lord of the rings movies