Newbie asks how to choose a special tartan

[Jock Scot]

Oh, yeah, you have to be a news wonk: President of the United States. Mr Obama is the 44th pres, so POTUS 44. Michelle is FLOTUS 44. Supreme Court SCOTUS. I think they actually use these as Twitter handles, but I don't tweet.

I am obliged to you, sir.

[Tobinn]

Regardless of political leanings, it's a nice looking tartan, I think. I too, would love to hear POTUS 44's response if one arrives.

[Tarheel]

I believe the lure of a charitable contribution attached to the sell of the tartan will be a useful way to get a response. The former President and his Ms. are all about charity where they can find a good cause. Good luck and I also hope the tartan becomes available to the public. It would make a fine look fabric.

[Oilverland]

No response from President Obama, so now I'm trying the Hunter Foundation. My email to them..(edited to remove, I hope, anything that seems political)

Hello friends. I saw the news article from a while back about the Hunter Foundation having commissioned an Obama family tartan. I am hoping to have access to this tartan to have a kilt made.

It turns out that this is a 'restricted' tartan, effectively meaning that only the Obama family can have the tartan made. I contacted the designer, (Mr Brian Halley, 80 St Vincent St, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, G2 5UB brian@slanj.com) and he conforms that this is the case. I also sent an email to the President Obama some months ago but have received no reply.

Since it is my understanding that this tartan was commissioned by the Hunter Foundation, I wonder if you could do anything to make the tartan available? I would love to be able to honor President Obama. I like to think that if I could reach President Obama that he would be agreeable to this. Perhaps proceeds from making this tartan could be dedicated to a charity. I raised this topic in a kilt wearers' forum and I believe we would have multiple customers for an Obama family tartan.

Information on this tartan from the Scottish Register of Tartans is below

Many Thanks
Tommy Murray
Washington state, USA

From https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/ta...ails?ref=11839 ...

Tartan Details - Obama Family
The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Obama Family" tartan is shown below.

Reference: 11839
Designer: Halley, Brian Slanj Kilts
Tartan date: 01/05/2017
Registration date: 3 July 2017
Category: Commemorative
Restrictions: Yes. Please consult the designer to wear/use/weave this tartan.



Registration notes: The Obama Family tartan was commissioned by the Hunter Foundation to commemorate the visit of former US President Barack Obama when he flew in to Scotland on 26 May 2017 to play golf at St Andrews. He went on to speak at a prestigious dinner in Edinburgh and was presented with a kilt and trews made by Slanj Kilts. The red, sky blue and white colours in the tartan are taken from the flag of Chicago where Mr Obama lives and works, navy blue represents the Hawaiian flag where Mr Obama was born and green represents the Kenyan flag to honour Barack Obama Senior’s family roots.
Woven Sample: A woven sample of this tartan has been received by the Scottish Register of Tartans for permanent preservation in the National Records of Scotland.
Registrant details: Mr Brian Halley, 80 St Vincent St, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, G2 5UB
brian@slanj.com

[Tobinn]

Oh, yeah, you have to be a news wonk: President of the United States. Mr Obama is the 44th pres, so POTUS 44. Michelle is FLOTUS 44. Supreme Court SCOTUS. I think they actually use these as Twitter handles, but I don't tweet.

Just last night I was reading an article in Smithsonian Magazine and the current national Poet Laureate was referred to as PLOTUS.

[Father Bill]

Oh, yeah, you have to be a news wonk: President of the United States. Mr Obama is the 44th pres, so POTUS 44. Michelle is FLOTUS 44. Supreme Court SCOTUS. I think they actually use these as Twitter handles, but I don't tweet.

It's also one of my favourite gripes - nobody outside of the inner circle has any notion of what folks are talking about when they use acronyms. America seems to have a particular love of them, thus excluding everyone else.

[OC Richard]

I work for Disney and we are replete with acronyms as well.

At Disneyland we have DLP, TDA, DCA, ELP, DLR, and so forth. We can have conversations quite obscure to outsiders. (Some of the APs know these too!)

My wife's workplace is the same: her job title is GIS Specialist.