Oh NO! I'm a Kilt Snob

**Chris Webb** · 6th September 06, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

Nah...he wouldn't a' said anything. He would have just whapped him upside with the head with a Caber....and the point would be understood.

We Texans have our rodeos, all events related to actual tasks done on a ranch. At these Scottish Festivals there are some cool events too. Kilted KT's post got me thinking, what exactly is a caber? Is it just a show of strength, balance and the like or did the Caber have a real purpose at one time?

Thanks,

Chris Webb

**jfellrath** · 6th September 06, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Chris Webb

We Texans have our rodeos, all events related to actual tasks done on a ranch. At these Scottish Festivals there are some cool events too. Kilted KT's post got me thinking, what exactly is a caber? Is it just a show of strength, balance and the like or did the Caber have a real purpose at one time?

Legend has it that the caber toss is taken from the highlander method of crossing a river, throwing a log over it and using it as a makeshift bridge.

**fhpdo** · 7th September 06, 01:44 AM

I have heard all manner explaining the origin of the caber...from the crossing of a river, to the using it to scale castle walls. I think , and this comes mainly from hanging out with a bunch of great big , goofy ,highland athletes, that the caber toss originated more along the lines of "hey Mctavish I bet you can't do this"
John

**Richland** · 7th September 06, 11:03 AM

It would be an efficent method of getting across the moat surrounding a castle!

**davedove** · 7th September 06, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by Chris Webb

We Texans have our rodeos, all events related to actual tasks done on a ranch. At these Scottish Festivals there are some cool events too. Kilted KT's post got me thinking, what exactly is a caber? Is it just a show of strength, balance and the like or did the Caber have a real purpose at one time?

Thanks,

Chris Webb

I asked the same question a while back:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=18680

The best answer we got was "Hey Angus, I bet you can't ..."

**Mark Keeney** · 7th September 06, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by Cawdorian

My daughter was in KC this past weekend, she told my wife she went to the the "Scottish Festival" while she was there and saw the pipe band and all of guys in kilts.

I guess I'm gonna have to set the red haired lassie down and have a serious talk with her, I thought, given her Scottish blood, she would have known the difference between a Ren Fair and a Scottish Festival. More education is in order.

There was also an Irish Festival in Kansas City last weekend.