You're most certainly entitled. And, I must say, that was very well put. It seems I assumed too much from your previous posts. The "dead animal" descriptors that always popped up in them made me think the "dead animal" part was where your displeasure lied. All apologies for jumping to conclusions premarturely.Originally Posted by McClef
I am no vegetarian Bradley and I am, I hope, entitled to my own opinion. I do not have the stuffed heads of cows or sheep or seals on my sporrans and in the case of the first two, they are the by product in any case of an edible animal. The popularity of full mask sporrans appears to be mainly North American, many kilties over here would not touch them. In which case it's a cultural difference and these do exist - the issue of animal protection is not even the issue (especially in the case of road kill), it's a matter of aesthetics. I happen to like looking at taxerdermic specimens when they show the animal in a natural setting, but what might look good in a glass case does not necessarily look good in a more mangled state in front of a kilt apron. It is not my intention to stop people wearing what they like but I don't have to agree that it looks good. Do not mistake negative for constructive. Such sporrans often take considerably more space than an ordinary sporran and can affect the balance of the finished appearance.
It would be rare indeed to see a mink's head attached to a mink coat by the way regarding your analogy. Whether or not there are vanity or issues of wealth involved you can argue that the coat is wam.
I didn't mean to offend his feelings Wompet - I am sure he would be happy for a rival, but smaller sporran to show off the apron better so your workmanship could be better seen and appreciated.
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