when your Scottish horse gets married...

**tripod** · 14th March 15, 12:22 PM

Gosh I suppose I can become a grumpy old man with this.
I have noticed over the last few years that the concept of spelling appears to have vanished with 'spell checks'. The amount of times people have got their, there, they're mixed up is beyond count. Another annoyance is the increasing addition of 'ed' to put something in the past tense, lighted as opposed to lit comes to mind. But the best was reading a story where matter had one 't' missing amongst other things, made it a struggle to understand what he was trying to say. You might say it doesn't matter since it was still understandable. Or is that; it doesn't father.

Now im felling betterer.

**Steve Ashton** · 14th March 15, 05:19 PM

What I want to know is - When your Scottish horse gets married, what Tartan does he wear?

Once I have the answer to this perplexing question I will feel bettererer.

**Couper** · 14th March 15, 05:32 PM

...tempted to ask a question of the cellar...about his choice of words...

**Jock Scot** · 14th March 15, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

What I want to know is - When your Scottish horse gets married, what Tartan does he wear?

Once I have the answer to this perplexing question I will feel bettererer.

I have just popped out to the stables and asked "Archie" the Highland pony, Steve. I am therefore reliably informed that in the case in question, then the horse wears the tartan of its owner. In the event of the owner not having a tartan then, Black Watch is worn.

**AFS1970** · 14th March 15, 09:59 PM

Does a horse need a human hair sporran?

**Jock Scot** · 15th March 15, 12:12 AM

On discussing the matter further with Archie, it appears that the tartan is worn in the form of a light horse blanket, therefore no sporran is required.

For those that might want to see what a Highland pony looks like, Archie is the grey. Well ok perhaps not. I will try again. Phew, it works.

**Jack Daw** · 16th March 15, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

On discussing the matter further with Archie, it appears that the tartan is worn in the form of a light horse blanket, therefore no sporran is required.

For those that might want to see what a Highland pony looks like, Archie is the grey. Well ok perhaps not. I will try again. Phew, it works.

That's not a horse; it's a unicorn...to be blunt.

**MacGumerait** · 16th March 15, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

That's not a horse; it's a unicorn...to be blunt.

Haaa !

I see what you mean . Leave it to Jock to own a unicorn and disguise the horn as a blunt fence post . That sly ol' chap !

**Kiltedjohn** · 15th March 15, 10:38 AM

Weddings of horses are plagued by difficulty. All too often, when asked "Do you take this filly ...?", the horse replies "Neigh!"

(Or again the groom might make the response - this can be confusing.)

**Tarheel** · 15th March 15, 04:35 PM

Let us consult the authority. I have the 1994 edition of "Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words." It is my go-to source when my wife is winning at Scrabble (82 games wins for her compared to my 6 last year.)
Archie would cause any filly's brills to flutter. Brills: the hair on the upper eyelids of a horse.