Re: Baikal rifle problem

On Wed, 04 May 2011 12:06:18 +0000, penultimate wrote:

#
# Is it true that Scotsmen wear kilts because sheep can hear the sound of
# a zipper at 50 paces?
#

No. The kilt is an 18th century invention. The original garment is
something called a "plaid" which is essentially a large blanket worn
wrapped around the waist, and then over one shoulder. Typically fastened
with a brooch of some sort. It doubled as a sleeping blanket.
(Incidentally, tartans as family- or regimentally-associated patterns
date from quite late-on, too).

In any case, sheep aren't worried about Scotsmen. You're thinking
Welshmen and Aussies :-)

Murff...



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