Halesowen tartan

**McClef** · 15th January 09, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Philip S. Tibbetts

I wouldn't be surprised if were related in some distant way McClef!

It's entirely possible Philip!

I had 8 academic children in total and if they also had 8 each then over the 16 possible academic generations to now I could have a theoretical academic descendent count of 3,518,437,208,832!

Clearly that's not possible! But it does indicate I have an extremely high chance of being an academic ancestor for just about every recent student!

**Philip S. Tibbetts** · 16th January 09, 02:26 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

It's entirely possible Philip!

I had 8 academic children in total and if they also had 8 each then over the 16 possible academic generations to now I could have a theoretical academic descendent count of 3,518,437,208,832!

Clearly that's not possible! But it does indicate I have an extremely high chance of being an academic ancestor for just about every recent student!

I had 8 children too

I've decided from now on I will think of you as my Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather. Or something like that anyway!

**RamsayClanCommish** · 16th January 09, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by haukehaien

That is a very nice tartan.

(Did anyone else think that "Halesowen" was a misspelling for "Halloween" before opening the thread?)

Every time!

**thescot** · 16th January 09, 09:21 PM

That's a very nice tartan.

Thanks.

**Philip S. Tibbetts** · 30th January 09, 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by Martin

Philip,

Just watched the midlands today clip online, I'm afraid I missed it when it went out over air.

Congratulations to you, both on your tartan design, and for wearing the kilt here in the midlands.

I'm not a million miles away from you. I live near Redditch. Kilt wearers are few and far beween in this neck of the woods, so I'm delighted to find another!

Oh and by the way, welcome to Xmarks!

Martin

Excellent to find that I'm not the only Kilted Midlander! So you had any thoughts about making a Redditch tartan?! Worcestershire maybe?!

**The Barry** · 5th February 09, 12:01 PM

Nice tartans. I love how even on the BBC the final word is always "the question".

Really? Even in the UK that's all they can think about?

**freddie** · 7th February 09, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by The Barry

Nice tartans. I love how even on the BBC the final word is always "the question".

Really? Even in the UK that's all they can think about?

I was wearing my kilt in Kelso once and was approached by a sweet young lady who said "That's a really nice tartan". I suppose the Scottish women are just better educated!