On 01/12/2017 19:14, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Perhaps Mr. McAvoy can 'splain some of the intricacies of the tartan.
> 
> https://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Walker/23473
> has 4 different color patterns - all for the same family / clan.
> This suggests that there's no "system" to the colors and patterns - at least at
> first glance, to my ignorant eye.
> But I'm sure there's lots more to it than that.
> 

No, not a lot.
Most people seem to think that the wearing of the tartan is restricted 
to only wearing the tartan of your own clan. But that is a modern 
concept, probably started by Walter Scott as he brown nosed up to George 
IV. People wore whatever took their fancy and to the depth of their pocket.
Hunting tartan which is generally of a darkish green hue. For a bit 
better camouflage. Dress tartan is show offish and generally bright. The 
other two were probably commercialised. To make the point. The actor 
James McAvoy has commissioned his own McAvoy tartan which is a hoot as 
McAvoy is an Irish name not a Scottish one. The Irish kilt and bagpipe 
covering are plain cloth.
It is a lot of hype but don't tell anyone I said that. Shush! ;-)

> The evening tartan seems to bear some passing resemblance to the cookie company
> packaging -
> https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71AV7F37W0L._SL1000_.jpg
> 

Well it would be, it is an advertising ploy. Hoots man, Ye widnie expect 
anything else. There's money involved.

> (aside - the shortbread butter cookies [meh] 

Anything that is called a cookie is by definition meh. ;-)


> seem to have edged the stem ginger
> cookies [yum!] 

Yum? don't you mean Yum, yum? :-)

> off the shelves - at least at the stores around me in the US  :(
> )
> 

Real shortbread is heart attack material par excellence. So rich they 
make you want to reach for a joint. ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM1MftCtIlg

:-P

Sorry jr for spamming you. :-)

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Regards
     Stephen

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