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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 04:40 PM
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Poll question: Would you wear a kilt to work in the US?
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 04:44 PM
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1. Only to a very formal function.
not for daily office wear.
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 04:50 PM
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2. Nearly bought one
I'd considered getting one. Apparently my legs were built for kilts. Alas, I thinks I'd only one to Scottish functions. And I stopped going to those. I much prefer shorts. Those I wear to work in the summer season.
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 04:51 PM
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3. Nearly bought one
I'd considered getting one. Apparently my legs were built for kilts. Alas, I thinks I'd only one to Scottish functions. And I stopped going to those. I much prefer shorts. Those I wear to work in the summer season.
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 04:51 PM
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4. Nearly bought one
I'd considered getting one. Apparently my legs were built for kilts. Alas, I thinks I'd only don one to Scottish functions. And I stopped going to those. I much prefer shorts. Those I wear to work in the summer season.
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 04:52 PM
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5. Nearly bought one
I'd considered getting one. Apparently my legs were built for kilts. Alas, I thinks I'd only don one to Scottish functions. And I stopped going to those. I much prefer shorts. Those I wear to work in the summer season.
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 04:57 PM
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6. I've worn a Utilikilt to some picnics and art openings.
Purists (you know who you are) will turn up their noses at this as "not the real thing" and I know it. But functionally, it makes more sense to wear a canvas kilt to a summer cook-out than a wool tartan with an over the shoulder tunic and all those other wonderful accoutrements that would have people scratching their heads at a barbeque.

It's really comfortable and I've had nothing but compliments. It would not work at my workplace because it is casual and too arresting in a professional setting. A full-dress kilt wouldn't be casual, so I think someone else could do it where I work, but I don't think I would.
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 05:00 PM
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8. I would love to get one of those things...
just a little pricey for a single piece of clothing, yano?
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 05:26 PM
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9. Yeah, especially if you're not sure you'll wear it.
I had it for a short while before I wore it out of the house. I wore in the house to get accustomed to it. Then the cost was actually a motivator for wearing it someplace. Getting in and out of a car takes a little planning, especially a low car. :P
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 05:52 PM
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10. Do you have any purists in mind?
I can't think of any on here. :P
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Cats Against Frist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 08:31 PM
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16. I think they're nice, and there's no reason why one has to be
Edited on Wed Dec-14-05 08:32 PM by Cats Against Frist
purist about a kilt. Any guy in a dress is *hot*, in my opinion, purist, or not. And my best friend used to date a very good friend of the Utilikilts guy, and she could get them at a good discount. Alas, they broke up, and her new boyfriend can't get anything at a good discount... For Steve's b-day (I think that's the kilt guy's name), his girlfriend had a white fur kilt made, with matching white boots. Fun people. And, since it's a Pac NW company, I fully support it.

*edited to change one spelling of "kilt," from "quilt." :shrug:
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Mr. McD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 04:58 PM
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7. I have worn a kilt at work.
Edited on Wed Dec-14-05 05:00 PM by Mr. McD
When I played with the University Pipe band. We played at graduation ceremonies.

I wear one to Highland Games every summer also.
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mwooldri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 06:35 PM
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11. Some people at work wore one on St. Andrews' Day.
And very smart they looked too!

They're just celebrating their Scottish heritage. If I had money I might buy a kilt but I'm only an honourary Scotsman - I'm English by birth. I managed to crucify a haggis one Burns night... but that's a whole different story.

Mark.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:03 PM
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12. My nephew wears his to high school very Friday
He asked the principal's permission. She only had two caveats:

1.) He had to wear shorts or boxers under the kilt, and
2.) No sgain dubh (zero tolerance weapons policy)

It may have helped that his principal's last name is Griffiths.

Guys made fun of him for wearing it... once. Then they saw how the girls reacted to it.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:10 PM
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13. I was gonna say
I would love to see more guys in kilts! :evilgrin:
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 08:15 PM
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14. Why not, I'm already considered eccentric
I would probably go for the Utilikilt thing rather than a tartan
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 08:18 PM
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15. Yeah, I'd have no problems wearing one!
Especially if it works with the ladies as well I hear they do! :evilgrin:
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SofaKingLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 08:39 PM
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17. Since I work in a 38 F cooler, probably not. n/t
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