Have You Ever Had Your Tartan Disputed By A Stranger?

**Riverkilt** · 18th July 09, 02:16 PM

Aye Dan,

Sometimes the Clan tents are the worst. A few years back some twit at the Clan Donald tent told me I didn't have the right to wear Macdonald Lord of the Isles since that was reserved for The Lord of the Isle.

Used the mill annalogy - then someone should tell Lochcarron about that too.

Ron

**BoldHighlander** · 18th July 09, 02:53 PM

Never had it happen to me personally, but I have overheard such at the local games...

I suppose if it happened to me I'd probably just shrug & give some remark such as:
"glad I got my sunglasses on because your brilliance is blinding"

**BroosterB1** · 18th July 09, 04:32 PM

I have not had anybody comment that I was wearing the wrong tartan, just that I was wearing the "wrong" tartan as I was wearing a Lindsay and that was not right. Something about what the Lindsay's had or had not done 200 + years ago! Like I had anything to do with that, or could change anything they did! Of course my direct ancestors were here in the Colonies at that time having arrived in 1748 as impressed soldiers.

I thought the whole deal was a bit surreal, especially since the guy had had one (or three) too many and was referring to me as a "murdering Lindsay". Very strange.......

**Colonel MacNeal** · 18th July 09, 04:36 PM

Not disputed, but an auld fella sneered at my Black Watch kilt once, and said something unpleasant about Campbells.

**KD Burke** · 18th July 09, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Colonel MacNeal

Not disputed, but an auld fella sneered at my Black Watch kilt once, and said something unpleasant about Campbells.

Unfortunately, every clan and tartan has it's "baggage." And there are twits the world over looking for an excuse to take offense at imagined slights.

Of course, I take offense at such twits, so perhaps I'm not so noble as I think myself to be!

Resolved: I shall avoid, to the best of my ability, giving offense to any person. I will offer sincere apology to any soul that I inadvertently offend.

And I will offer blunt force trauma to any thick-witted lout who insists upon....

Hmmm... perhaps I should work a bit more on my resolution?

**BroosterB1** · 18th July 09, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by KD Burke

Unfortunately, every clan and tartan has it's "baggage." And there are twits the world over looking for an excuse to take offense at imagined slights.

Of course, I take offense at such twits, so perhaps I'm not so noble as I think myself to be!

Resolved: I shall avoid, to the best of my ability, giving offense to any person. I will offer sincere apology to any soul that I inadvertently offend.

And I will offer blunt force trauma to any thick-witted lout who insists upon....

Hmmm... perhaps I should work a bit more on my resolution?

Yup I would say that ne needs a touch up!

**Carolina Kiltman** · 18th July 09, 05:04 PM

The only problem I have had (so far) is the Macleans of Duart insisting that the Maclaine's of Lochbuie are the same clan . . . . No further comment needed here.

**vmac3205** · 18th July 09, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Chas

At the Harpenden Highland Gathering, I was, to start with telling all and sundry that my kilt tartan was 'Flower of Scotland', which it is. After a while this got boring and I started telling them that it was 'Clan Charles' (my surname) and that we are a sept of Clan MacKenzie, which we are. No one batted an eyelid or queried it and the most I got was "Aren't you lucky to have your own tartan". I've always said that when you wear a kilt, you become the expert.

Sorry Ron - no other experts - yet.

Regards

Chas

That was funny.

**fluter** · 18th July 09, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by KD Burke

Resolved: I shall avoid, to the best of my ability, giving offense to any person. I will offer sincere apology to any soul that I inadvertently offend.

And I will offer blunt force trauma to any thick-witted lout who insists upon....

Hmmm... perhaps I should work a bit more on my resolution?

Grant me the wisdom to know the difference.

**Riverkilt** · 18th July 09, 05:55 PM

Hey Colonel,

If my grandfather Murdoch Macdonald hadn't been dead since 1972 I'd have guessed it was him. He never allowed Campbell's Soup in his home and when I took a job with Campbell Ford in Kingsport, TN back in 1970 he had a hemmorage. "How can you work for a Campbell!!?" Hey, it was a recession, winter, and I needed to feed my family....sorry okay....

We're kinda driftin' here but its fun to hear the stories.

The other thing that's happened to me a few times is someone will walk up to me and announce with certainty what tartan I'm wearing...and they're wrong. They don't much appreciate being corrected...even gently and politely.

Ron