Rethinking Irish Kilts (and a previously unseen vintage pic!)

[MacLowlife]

Slightly Off Topic...

Two points about St Patrick's Day- and Irish kilts.

We have discussed before the association between Irish firefighters and policemen and pipers, especially at funerals. I think this is a largely North American phenomenon.

I find it odd that the modern celebration of St Patrick's Day- which concentrates on excess and sometimes verges into licentious behavior- falls smack in the middle of Lent. This forum may be too high-minded a place to say it, but when I was a child, we always made sure to wear green on St Patrick's Day in order to avoid being pinched.