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| 16 | <h1>Behold the Mighty Kilt</h1> |
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| 20 | <a href="#sec1">Lust</a> |
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| 23 | <a href="#sec2">Goodbye Money</a> |
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| 26 | <a href="#sec3">STEEL</a> |
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| 33 | Lust</h2> |
| 34 | |
| 35 | <p class="first">Once upon a time I went to see <a href="http://eluveitie.ch/">Eluveitie</a> on a little tour called |
| 36 | <a href="http://www.paganfest.net/info.php?lang=usa">Paganfest</a>. The bassist and piper of Eluveitie were wearing kilts and |
| 37 | they looked mighty fine and metal; thus began my lust for a kilt of my |
| 38 | very own.</p> |
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| 42 | Goodbye Money</h2> |
| 43 | |
| 44 | <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 |
| 45 | appeared to be the most practical kilt for every day wearing. After |
| 46 | much fretting about sizing and ordering such an expensive piece of |
| 47 | nonreturnable clothing I finally ordered one in August 2008 and had it |
| 48 | in my hands the first week of September. Luckily, it fit.</p> |
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| 50 | <table class="image" width="100%"> |
| 51 | <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/kilt/package.jpg" alt="One day an unassuming package arrived in the mail" /></td></tr> |
| 52 | <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">One day an unassuming package arrived in the mail</td></tr> |
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| 57 | <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/kilt/unpacked-folded.jpg" alt="Such a lovely unbifurcated garment" /></td></tr> |
| 58 | <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Such a lovely unbifurcated garment</td></tr> |
| 59 | </table> |
| 60 | |
| 61 | <p>The kilt is made of very heavy canvas (it weighs about four pounds) |
| 62 | and was of quite good construction. I'd say it was worth the pretty |
| 63 | penny I spent for it.</p> |
| 64 | |
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| 66 | <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> |
| 67 | <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Why it appears to be a skirt of some sort</td></tr> |
| 68 | </table> |
| 69 | |
| 70 | <p>After unpacking and gazing upon the glory of the kilt I donned it upon |
| 71 | my waist and decided that I should never wear pants again. Everything |
| 72 | they say is true: the pockets really can fit a six pack of beer, it is |
| 73 | quite comfortable, it doesn't look dumb (ok, perhaps that is |
| 74 | subjective), and it <em>is</em> handy to have my tools on my kilt when working |
| 75 | on my <a href="My%20Bicycle.html">bicycle</a>.</p> |
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| 79 | STEEL</h2> |
| 80 | |
| 81 | <table class="image" width="100%"> |
| 82 | <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/kilt/eluveitie.jpg" alt="I am quite the dashing young lad" /></td></tr> |
| 83 | <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">I am quite the dashing young lad</td></tr> |
| 84 | </table> |
| 85 | |
| 86 | <p>I first wore the kilt in public about an hour after getting it, and I |
| 87 | must say that I find it amusing that people would fret about wearing a |
| 88 | kilt outside of their house. I now have a new problem: I want more |
| 89 | kilts so that I no longer have to wear pants.</p> |
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| 118 | <p class="cke-footer"><Morty_md> My mind boggled. |
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| 120 | <Morty_md> Sometimes my mind yahtzees instead. |
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| 122 | <p class="cke-timestamp">Last Modified: |
| 123 | January 21, 2013</p> |
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