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13 | <h1>Behold the Mighty Kilt</h1> |
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17 | <a href="#sec1">Lust</a> |
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20 | <a href="#sec2">Goodbye Money</a> |
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30 | Lust</h2> |
31 | |
32 | <p class="first">Once upon a time I went to see <a href="http://eluveitie.ch/">Eluveitie</a> on a little tour called |
33 | <a href="http://www.paganfest.net/info.php?lang=usa">Paganfest</a>. The bassist and piper of Eluveitie were wearing kilts and |
34 | they looked mighty fine and metal; thus began my lust for a kilt of my |
35 | very own.</p> |
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39 | Goodbye Money</h2> |
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41 | <p class="first">A few months later I decided to purchase a <a href="http://www.utilikilts.com/index.php?page_id=30">Workman's</a> <a href="http://utilikilts.com">Utilikilt</a> as it |
42 | appeared to be the most practical kilt for every day wearing. After |
43 | much fretting about sizing and ordering such an expensive piece of |
44 | nonreturnable clothing I finally ordered one in August 2008 and had it |
45 | in my hands the first week of September. Luckily, it fit.</p> |
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48 | <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/kilt/package.jpg" alt="One day an unassuming package arrived in the mail" /></td></tr> |
49 | <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">One day an unassuming package arrived in the mail</td></tr> |
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54 | <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/kilt/unpacked-folded.jpg" alt="Such a lovely unbifurcated garment" /></td></tr> |
55 | <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Such a lovely unbifurcated garment</td></tr> |
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58 | <p>The kilt is made of very heavy canvas (it weighs about four pounds) |
59 | and was of quite good construction. I'd say it was worth the pretty |
60 | penny I spent for it.</p> |
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63 | <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/kilt/unpacked-spread.jpg" alt="Why it appears to be a skirt of some sort" /></td></tr> |
64 | <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Why it appears to be a skirt of some sort</td></tr> |
65 | </table> |
66 | |
67 | <p>After unpacking and gazing upon the glory of the kilt I donned it upon |
68 | my waist and decided that I should never wear pants again. Everything |
69 | they say is true: the pockets really can fit a six pack of beer, it is |
70 | quite comfortable, it doesn't look dumb (ok, perhaps that is |
71 | subjective), and it <em>is</em> handy to have my tools on my kilt when working |
72 | on my <a href="My%20Bicycle.html">bicycle</a>.</p> |
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76 | STEEL</h2> |
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79 | <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/kilt/eluveitie.jpg" alt="I am quite the dashing young lad" /></td></tr> |
80 | <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">I am quite the dashing young lad</td></tr> |
81 | </table> |
82 | |
83 | <p>I first wore the kilt in public about an hour after getting it, and I |
84 | must say that I find it amusing that people would fret about wearing a |
85 | kilt outside of their house. I now have a new problem: I want more |
86 | kilts so that I no longer have to wear pants.</p> |
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115 | <p class="cke-footer">thehurdguy: LOL you'll end up being like that urban myth |
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117 | thehurdguy: I'll be like "dude, I know a lisp programmer who did |
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121 | September 23, 2008</p> |
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