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    Moin Hermann,



    I'm sure I saw that as a belt buckle once too. Quite well done. That would do me fine as a clan motto. Was never too sure exactly what Hoc Majorum Virtus ("This is the valour of my ancestors") is really supposed to mean...

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    Seems to me, I saw someone on ebay a few months ago (maybe them?) that had 100 of them available. They didn't get many takers.

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    I'd like to get one. And though I haven't sat down and worked through it, I'm pretty sure "Don't let the bastards grind you down" isn't a literal translation like they claim, but that's okay. I'll sit down and find out sometime.
    An uair a théid an gobhainn air bhathal 'se is feàrr a bhi réidh ris.
    (When the smith gets wildly excited, 'tis best to agree with him.)

    Kiltio Ergo Sum.
    I Kilt, therefore I am. -McClef

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    I just ordered one. I think it will do fine on my casual kilts; I've been looking for something to use on my camouflage UK. I recall this motto as something of a catch phrase in my Navy days.

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    I think it's supposed to be " Non Illigitimi Carborundum Est"

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    yeah well they dont reply to emails

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    I have adopted that clan crest as the Freedom Kilts "official" crest.
    I have ordered a lot of them and will have them available in the shop.
    As clan Crest/Cap Badges and mounted on Belt Buckles.
    If you can't find another on e-bay, give me a call.

    "non illigitimi corborundem est"

    According to my Latin Major student this is the correct version, but I have been using

    "illigitimi non corborundum"

    for before most of you were born as my personal motto.
    Steve Ashton
    www.freedomkilts.com
    Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
    I wear the kilt because:
    Swish + Swagger = Swoon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC
    "non illigitimi corborundem est"
    I hate to be nit-picky, but shouldn't that be "Ne Molesti Te Deprimant?" (Literally, "Don't let troublesome people press you down".)

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    billmcc
    Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC
    I have ordered a lot of them and will have them available in the shop. As clan Crest/Cap Badges and mounted on Belt Buckles.
    When do you expect the cap badges to arrive and what will be the price?

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