Originally Posted by
cajunscot
The webmaster of the Calgary Highlanders tells a story of having a thistle tattooed on his right leg, which caused the crew of "Legends of the Fall" much consternation, as it peeked above his hose. A number of the Calgary Highlanders served as extras portraying the 10th CEF in the movie.
Sadly, the article, which was on canadiansoldiers.com, is no longer available.
T.
That's to bad Todd, I would've liked to have read it. My favorite scene in LOTF is when the Highlander kicks the soccer ball out of the trench with flares flying overhead 
Originally Posted by
Macman
Yes, my daughter really wanted to get a thistle tattoo with me. We went out for drinks afterwards!
Terry, I was in the regiment for a short time many years ago (early seventies). At that time I don't remember seeing very many tattoos on anyone in the regiment, and never a regimental crest or a calf tattoo. There were a few with forearm tattoos, but that was it. Things may be different now.
That's pretty cool. I wasn't getting inked at the time, but went with my nephew as moral encouragement on his inaugural visit 
Yeah, sounds like things might be a wee bit different today (tattoos themselves more popular in all walks of life).
Last edited by BoldHighlander; 14th June 10 at 12:42 AM.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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