History of the Kilt

[Rhino]

Wolfgang a tongue in cheek comment is one that is not meant and is often blatantly false.
The Heidelberg reference would be about the duelling scars associated with that university (due to your tongue going through your cheek).
Hope this helps
Cheers Rhino

[wolfgang]

@Rhino: Thank You very much.

I'm in dire need of a Babelfish*.

* Hint: Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy

[Doc Hudson]

@Rhino: Thank You very much.

I'm in dire need of a Babelfish*.

* Hint: Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy

Wolfgang,

I hate to tell you, but I don't think Bablefish translates South Alabama Redneck into English.

BTW, "tounge in cheek" comments are generally of a humorous nature, ranging from the dry play on words to some that are rather broad or even ribald.

[phil h]

I did not use the word stupid.please don't put words in my mouth.
...
like I said, I would be the frist to offer my hand and buy you a pint if we ever met.

Pardon me Phil, but if I told someone I thought them to be good material for "President of the Flat Earth Society," I'd be insinuating that I thought them to be, stupid, foolish, or complete idiots. I figured you meant the same thing, even if it was meant in a joking way. On line, we can't see the grin or wink.

From your comment about offering a hand and buying a pint, I figured you did not intend the jibes to be taken seriously. But they were and you gave serious offense to a valued member of this group.

I still think you owe Rob an apology. And if you can come up with legitimate refutation of the evidence Rob offered in his essay, please trot it out so we can see you put it through its paces.

there you go again, not reading my posts, I said "sorry robbie" and said I would be the first to offer my hand.
as for the proof, I said "IF" I had proof some people would not believe it anyway.
here is my quote"like I said, I may have proof rawlinson invented the small kilt, but you would still never admit it"
here is my second quote".even if rawlinson did invent the small kilt(with proof),most scots would ever admit to it"
as for the flat earth comment, he can say it but I can't????
it's an insult when I quote him????
I do wish you would all read my posts in full and not read things into my posts.

Sorry Phil, I won't miss read you posts again.

Guys,
If he comes up with any interesting evidence to refute Robbie, let me know if it sound reasonable. Since I can't seem to read his posts with out "misreading" them I guess I'll just have to quit reading them at all.

good idea

[bubba]

I did not use the word stupid.please don't put words in my mouth.
...
like I said, I would be the frist to offer my hand and buy you a pint if we ever met.

Pardon me Phil, but if I told someone I thought them to be good material for "President of the Flat Earth Society," I'd be insinuating that I thought them to be, stupid, foolish, or complete idiots. I figured you meant the same thing, even if it was meant in a joking way. On line, we can't see the grin or wink.

From your comment about offering a hand and buying a pint, I figured you did not intend the jibes to be taken seriously. But they were and you gave serious offense to a valued member of this group.

I still think you owe Rob an apology. And if you can come up with legitimate refutation of the evidence Rob offered in his essay, please trot it out so we can see you put it through its paces.

there you go again, not reading my posts, I said "sorry robbie" and said I would be the first to offer my hand.
as for the proof, I said "IF" I had proof some people would not believe it anyway.
here is my quote"like I said, I may have proof rawlinson invented the small kilt, but you would still never admit it"
here is my second quote".even if rawlinson did invent the small kilt(with proof),most scots would ever admit to it"
as for the flat earth comment, he can say it but I can't????
it's an insult when I quote him????
I do wish you would all read my posts in full and not read things into my posts.

Sorry Phil, I won't miss read you posts again.

Guys,
If he comes up with any interesting evidence to refute Robbie, let me know if it sound reasonable. Since I can't seem to read his posts with out "misreading" them I guess I'll just have to quit reading them at all.

good idea

Geez! We're getting enough whereas and wherefors in this to make a lawyer happy.

[Doc Hudson]

I did not use the word stupid.please don't put words in my mouth.
...
like I said, I would be the frist to offer my hand and buy you a pint if we ever met.

Pardon me Phil, but if I told someone I thought them to be good material for "President of the Flat Earth Society," I'd be insinuating that I thought them to be, stupid, foolish, or complete idiots. I figured you meant the same thing, even if it was meant in a joking way. On line, we can't see the grin or wink.

From your comment about offering a hand and buying a pint, I figured you did not intend the jibes to be taken seriously. But they were and you gave serious offense to a valued member of this group.

I still think you owe Rob an apology. And if you can come up with legitimate refutation of the evidence Rob offered in his essay, please trot it out so we can see you put it through its paces.

there you go again, not reading my posts, I said "sorry robbie" and said I would be the first to offer my hand.
as for the proof, I said "IF" I had proof some people would not believe it anyway.
here is my quote"like I said, I may have proof rawlinson invented the small kilt, but you would still never admit it"
here is my second quote".even if rawlinson did invent the small kilt(with proof),most scots would ever admit to it"
as for the flat earth comment, he can say it but I can't????
it's an insult when I quote him????
I do wish you would all read my posts in full and not read things into my posts.

Sorry Phil, I won't miss read you posts again.

Guys,
If he comes up with any interesting evidence to refute Robbie, let me know if it sound reasonable. Since I can't seem to read his posts with out "misreading" them I guess I'll just have to quit reading them at all.

good idea

Geez! We're getting enough whereas and wherefors in this to make a lawyer happy.

Perhaps you are right Bubba.

But since I seem to be incapable of understanding Phil H's posts, it is probably for the best that I don't read them, and most definitely don't respond to him.

I don't plan to leave any time soon, unless Hank informs me I'm persona non grata, so I suppose non-intercourse is the best course of action.

BTW, Bubba, am I a victim of speed reading, brain farts or blindness, but I saw no references to the Flat Earth Society in Robb's essays. Did I overlook something?

[bubba]

Doc, I don't think you missed anything. My own opinion is it might be a good time to let the thread lapse. It's already created too many hard feelings. I pretty much stayed out of it because I suspected trouble would come of it.

[phil h]

ok doc I'm man enough to let you have the LAST word.
P.S. line six part two

[Colin]

So if the little kilt evolved over a period of years across the Highlands, where does this leave the Rawlinson story? There are actually several versions of this, amongst the most common being:-
1) Rawlinson invented the little kilt round about 1725 and compelled his workforce to wear it.
Now, if you’re willing to believe that Rawlinson could force a group of Highland lumberjacks, for that is what they were, to cut their kilts in half simply because he said so then I’m sorry, you are obviously a candidate for membership of the Flat Earth Society – they’d have been far more likely to have cut Rawlinson in half!

Just for the record (not picking sides here guys) check out #1 where Robbie does mention the Flat Earth Society.

[Doc Hudson]

So if the little kilt evolved over a period of years across the Highlands, where does this leave the Rawlinson story? There are actually several versions of this, amongst the most common being:-
1) Rawlinson invented the little kilt round about 1725 and compelled his workforce to wear it.
Now, if you’re willing to believe that Rawlinson could force a group of Highland lumberjacks, for that is what they were, to cut their kilts in half simply because he said so then I’m sorry, you are obviously a candidate for membership of the Flat Earth Society – they’d have been far more likely to have cut Rawlinson in half!

Just for the record (not picking sides here guys) check out #1 where Robbie does mention the Flat Earth Society.

Thank you for pointing that out Colin. I'd read the post twice and skimmed right over it. Just goes to show the rudeness went both ways.