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   From: charles@candehope.me.uk   
      
   In article ,   
      Peter Moylan  wrote:   
   > On 02/07/24 06:47, Sn!pe wrote:   
   > > Hibou  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> Le 01/07/2024 à 13:00, Janet a écrit :   
   > >>> In article , vpaereru-   
   > >>> unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid says...   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> I observe that the kilt is singular - two legs, but only one   
   > >>>> hole.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Like the skirt, the dress, the petticoat.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> It's a mystery why men don't wear a petticoat under those itchy   
   > >>> wool kilts.   
   > >>   
   > >> In truth, I don't know what Scotsmen wear under their kilts, and I   
   > >> shrink from enquiring.   
      
   > Kilts strike me as particularly unsuited to the Scottish climate. A cold   
   > wind up the kilt would make anyone shrink.   
      
   It's a 20th Century falacy that no underwear is worn under a kilt. It stems   
   from the War Office, in WW1, gforgetting to put underpants on their uniform   
   list. Think about hygene.   
      
   > >> The proverbial wind at the top of Waverley Steps might reveal   
   > >> all...   
      
   > I gather that kilts are quite heavy, presumably as a guard against their   
   > blowing up.   
      
   They are heavy because of the material - wool - that is used.  There is   
   also a kilt pin (a heavy decoration) fitted to the loose flap to prevent   
   that blowing up.   
      
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