Have You Ever Had Your Tartan Disputed By A Stranger?

[Riverkilt]

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

[Paul]

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

Some of the Campbells were too busy in Ireland to worry about murdering people accross the water!

[sirdaniel1975]

I've had this happen to me on several occasions. Normally I get through pretty good "I can talk real fast when I want to." (I was born in NY)

I do have an observation of this type of situation or any of the like.
(With great sarcasm) The enlightened ones who approach us kilted folk asking us these strange questions and then attempt to straighten us out... are usually not wearing a kilt or tartan of any kind. Usually t-shirt and jeans or shorts. If they are such an expert and so proud, where is their tartan?

[ronstew]

If they are such an expert and so proud, where is their tartan?

I cannot imagine a better response than this.