Feathers in your cap

[Mike M.]

I'm going to wear conure feathers. Having a bird who will supply them on occasion. :-)

[Mickey]

Are there rules/conventions on the small plumes that are seen occasionally, vs the tall feathers?

[piperdbh]

Fire Engines are always red. Why are they always red.......Because the're always Russian!!!!

Why do firemen wear red suspenders?


To hold their britches up!

[Bugbear]

Why do firemen wear red suspenders?


To hold their britches up!

You mean, red "braces," don't you?

[Chas]

OFF TOPIC HIJACK

Seeing we have mentioned firemen, I thought that would present this theory:

"In past generations, fires burnt more slowly."

The reasoning behind this is that we now have buildings made of fire resistant materials and fast fire appliances,



Whereas, in days gone by, there were wooden buildings with highly combustible roofs made of straw or reed and horse drawn fire tenders.



But still both sets of firemen arrive on time to put the fire out.

The only conclusion is that In past generations, fires burnt more slowly.

Regards

Chas

END OF OFF TOPIC HIJACK

[Bugbear]

You mean like the 1666 fire of London, Chas?

[Chas]

You mean like the 1666 fire of London, Chas?

Yeah - that burned for four days!

Regards

Chas

[Bugbear]

Yeah - that burned for four days!

Regards

Chas

[silverquill68]

While eagle feathers denote clan chieftains and the sort, I doubt there are such restrictions for other types of feathers, as you see them in all sorts of historical photographs and paintings. I plan to have an outlandish collection of feathers made into a hat pin to wear with a nice beret I plan to wear with my kilt. I think in today's world, much of the ancient tradition has fallen to the wayside in favor of styling of dress. I have duck feathers in my western hats, goose feathers in my German walking hats and will soon have feathers attached to my beret. As we no longer live in a world where a clan chief can put to death someone who ticks them off, I think they probably no longer care to dispute a 21st century styling versus a 17th century ranking tradition. They are probably just happy knowing their clan is represented wandering the world. After all, if tradition were such a holy thing, clan chieftains would probably roll over in their graves seeing young Scotsmen wearing kilts and combat boots down to the local pub.

[Red Stag]

Link to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/migtrea.html