Skein Dubh - Legal or not? .....

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:36 pm

Naw naw Russell ma freen,
Ah dinae mean when ye wurr in yon errports,
Ah was tryin’ tae gie advice oboot kerryin’ yer malky at teuchter getherins.
Ye know whit its like if ye get stuck between yon Campbell’s an’ McDonalds.
Ye huv tae be like a wee boay scout.

As for getting’ items confiscated.
My Brither got his old fashioned safety razor wheeched aff him at Glasgow Airport this year.
An’ yet the wummin’ kin walk oanywhere they like, wey the most lethal weapon known tae man.
The stiletto heel.

Here is an interesting wee site oan Highland dress.
See if yeese can spot oany skean dhu’s in McIan’s drawings.

http://www.the-clann.co.uk/book/highland_dress.htm

Davie

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:09 pm

Aye Davie

Ah ken whit ye mean. But theyre a gran sicht forbye.

Twis that quine Victoria rumled up her coort wi notions o flairy 'n finery.

The common cheil wad hae but ane wee knife and na in his hose whaur it micht fa' oot.

Dinna fasch aboot the Cambells an McDonalds. Bide a wee wi the blatherin borderers wha hae nae truck wi the fechtin an feudin o the clans.

Russell

MaryB · Post by **MaryB** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:40 pm

I know when my daughter got married in Florida, all the guys went out with their kilts - the hire shop gave them fake Skein Dubh

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:08 pm

Hi Russell and MaryB

Fake Skean dhu's in Florida Mary?
I wonder if they thocht that usyins frae the West Coast o' Scotland were mer dangerous than the locals.
I have two freens in Vero Beach, who have signposts in ther' gerdins, that state "We don't dial 911" , along with a drawing of a smoking pistol.
Mind you, their faimilies came frae "The Port" in the mid nineteenth century.
Enough said :D

And Russell, are we talkin' aboot the peaceful borderers here?
As in " A Douglas A Douglas" et al.

Awrabest
Davie

Post by **AnneM** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:53 pm

The offence is carrying an offensive weapon without just cause or reasonable excuse. I was at a ceilidh not long ago and at least one young man had a Skean Dhu. Pack it in hold baggage and wear it proudly!!

Anne

One day when I'm really stressed I'll tell you my tale about getting my luggage searched at JFK.

Post by **emanday** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:57 pm

Hi AnneM,

....snipped....
One day when I'm really stressed I'll tell you my tale about getting my luggage searched at JFK
....snipped....

After six months flying back and forward between Amsterdam and Bristol, almost on a fortnightly weekend return basis, I got mine done on the last trip home

Why did they pick on me when I'd always sailed through before and even got friendly nods of recognition from the staff? Because there was a guy just a bit behind me they'd had their eye on for a while that they didn't want to spook and, because we had always got on so well before, they reckoned I'd take it in my stride

All's well - passed OK, but he didn't

MaryB · Post by **MaryB** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:29 am

Davie - fake as in plastic

. The hire shop changed them to the real ones, for the party here in Greenock once we got back from Florida