History lesson

**Nick the DSM** · 8th June 08, 08:56 AM

actually celts did fight without clothes on. besides scarin the poop out of the roman, no clothe was forced into the wound and decreased chance of infection(thank you history channel!!).

i would of said something like: i thought it was 1746 when they banned scottish stuff. i would of been at his throat(metaphorically).

**James MacMillan** · 8th June 08, 09:14 AM

Unfortunately - There really is no good cure for stupidity except education. These myths have been around for so long that "They must be true!" - I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of us here on X-Marks thought that way when we started out.

The other thing to do is to invite people like this to visit ..this.. web-site!

**TheKiltedCoder** · 8th June 08, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by James MacMillan

Unfortunately - There really is no good cure for stupidity except education. These myths have been around for so long that "They must be true!" - I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of us here on X-Marks thought that way when we started out.

The other thing to do is to invite people like this to visit ..this.. web-site!

Okay, sir: I visited that web site and now need either a bottle of Glenlivet, or a full roll of mental floss.

I'm sitting in dire need of a brain scrub.

**Woodsheal** · 8th June 08, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Nick the DSM

actually celts did fight without clothes on. besides scarin the poop out of the roman, no clothe was forced into the wound and decreased chance of infection(thank you history channel!!)

The "nakedness" ascribed to Celtic warriors in ancient writings is generally accepted to refer to fighting bare-chested, or without armor. And yet, the Celts invented chain-mail, and their chieftains (the only guys who could afford it) certainly wore it in battle....

**Nick the DSM** · 8th June 08, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

The "nakedness" ascribed to Celtic warriors in ancient writings is generally accepted to refer to fighting bare-chested, or without armor. And yet, the Celts invented chain-mail, and their chieftains (the only guys who could afford it) certainly wore it in battle....

really? i've heard stuff saying that they did fight with little clothes on.

too bad this kind of ignorance isn't bliss...