Kilt or No Kilt?

**Nighthawk** · 22nd May 10, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by Bugbear

Oh no...

Yep. 'fraid so. I even posted links to the petition and Facebook page on my own Facebook page. Poor kid is screwed now...

**Bugbear** · 22nd May 10, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Yep. 'fraid so. I even posted links to the petition and Facebook page on my own Facebook page. Poor kid is screwed now...

Enlisting the army of the weird and dysfunctional.

**auld argonian** · 22nd May 10, 09:35 AM

I see by one of the more recent stories in the press that these good folks have contacted Craig Ferguson and asked if he would get involved.

God save those poor school admins if Craig starts up on them!

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**McClef** · 22nd May 10, 10:54 AM

Signatory #112 here.

**CDNSushi** · 23rd May 10, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

I see by one of the more recent stories in the press that these good folks have contacted Craig Ferguson and asked if he would get involved.

God save those poor school admins if Craig starts up on them!

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Apparently not. The press may have gotten it wrong, as I was just on FB and Hamish denies that anyone from his family has been in contact with any talk show...

Nonetheless, it does seem that this story keeps picking up steam and has attracted media attention from just about every major Canadian daily newspaper, and his Facebook page certainly has international support.

**mbhandy** · 23rd May 10, 08:43 PM

I posted to his facebook. If he wears the kilt under his Robe who is going to know anyway? He was told he could wear it to the after graduation dinner, so what is the big deal?????

MrBill

**fluter** · 25th May 10, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by mbhandy

I posted to his facebook. If he wears the kilt under his Robe who is going to know anyway? He was told he could wear it to the after graduation dinner, so what is the big deal?????

MrBill

I wondered about this myself. Hereabouts we wear a gown closed at the front. Do our neighbors wear them open?

I've seen in UK films, university faculty going about their daily educational business with a gown open in front. However I don't know whether it's closed for ceremonial purposes. Can anyone enlighten us?

**auld argonian** · 25th May 10, 07:07 AM

Correct, the young man will be wearing a graduation gown that will hide whatever he has on underneath it.

So why the opposition to the kilt...in this case or any of these prom cases that keep coming up?

I gotta think that the people who are denying these students the right to wear the kilt are doing it because they have that ridiculous problem with "what's under the kilt".

Okay...THE SAME THNG THAT'S UNDER THE TROUSERS, YOU JACKASSES! Grow up.

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**macwilkin** · 25th May 10, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by fluter

I wondered about this myself. Hereabouts we wear a gown closed at the front. Do our neighbors wear them open?

I've seen in UK films, university faculty going about their daily educational business with a gown open in front. However I don't know whether it's closed for ceremonial purposes. Can anyone enlighten us?

In the British Commonwealth, academic gowns for Bachelor's and Master's degrees are worn open, while US gowns are worn closed.

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**auld argonian** · 24th May 10, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

Apparently not. The press may have gotten it wrong, as I was just on FB and Hamish denies that anyone from his family has been in contact with any talk show...

Nonetheless, it does seem that this story keeps picking up steam and has attracted media attention from just about every major Canadian daily newspaper, and his Facebook page certainly has international support.

Wow...if I can't trust the Vancouver Sun, who can I trust? Just another example of the "liberal, left wing press spreading disinformation" I guess. Those dirty pinko's and their fellow travelers!

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/the...644/story.html

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