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   From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid   
      
   Le 03/07/2024 à 16:05, Janet a écrit :   
   >   
   >    The kilt today has the pleats sewn in place. It's   
   > usually made to measure.   
      
   A year or so ago, a friend of mine, a Scotsman, bought his first kilt.   
   It was a long, expensive business.   
      
   >   Historically it was the belted plaid, or great kilt   
   > (feileadh mòr), one size fits all. A long unsewn length of   
   > plaid loosely gathered up and held in place with a belt,   
   > leaving the rest of the length loose to hang over one   
   > shoulder and use as a cloak or head covering.   
   >   
   >    Our postman Jamie always delivered the mail wearing the   
   > great kilt... summer, winter, pouring rain. He told me the   
   > cold exposure made his legs tougher and hairier, a better   
   > look for his side-line in historic (Scottish) re-   
   > enactments and film. He was an extra in Braveheart.   
      
   So at last we know what Scotsmen have under their kilts: hairy legs.   
      
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