Tales of Home [2]

Congrats Eldo.

I decided the night before to forego dressy clothes and just rock the sandals and shorts under the gown- Eldo

Where did you graduate from? Woodstock?

I like how you could've worn more bling, but didn't, that makes no sense, but ok..

Disney World and Harry Potter Park sounds awesome wish i could go ...

anyways, Congragtulations on your education!!! and good luck with everything beyond!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

yay Eldo! you brainy person.


you do look like you came straight off the Hogwarts Express, so thats a plus. hmm Yellow bling? is that Hufflepuff?

Conratulations Eldo ! you look a real "man about town" kinda guy. I bet your family are dead proud of you ! Well done to you & good luck for your future !

Thanks so much, everyone! I was feeling a little sad last night knowing that it's all over and I won't get to go back every single week (even though I didn't always want to), but I talked to some people about it and I'm feeling pretty good about everything right now.

Pettytyrant101 wrote:I decided the night before to forego dressy clothes and just rock the sandals and shorts under the gown- Eldo

Where did you graduate from? Woodstock?

Nah, I was actually in a minority in terms of clothes. Most people there had button shirts, ties, dress pants, dress shoes, the whole shebang. It's been so hot lately and on top of it I'm sick, so I decided to go casual instead. Fortunately I wasn't the only one, but I did get a few odd looks.

Norc wrote:I like how you could've worn more bling, but didn't, that makes no sense, but ok..

Well it all went around my neck, and I didn't want anyone to think I was being arrogant (an effort in vain, I'm sure ). Also, you have to buy some of the bling and a some of it just wasn't worth it IMO.

Mrs Figg wrote:you do look like you came straight off the Hogwarts Express, so thats a plus. hmm Yellow bling? is that Hufflepuff?

School colors are black and yellow, taken from the Maryland flag (I graduated from one of the University of Maryland campuses).

Orwell wrote:I've never liked people with a good education behind them --- until now that is...

You seem to have got under my skin Eldo, so a big congrats!

{{{Educated bastard! }}}

Thanks, I think.

yes it is sad leaving, I remember I went through a little mourning period after I graduated. I missed everyone terribly. But its exciting thinking of new horizons, I have spent much of my adult life in education because I enjoy it, maybe you can return to more study after a bit, it never hurts having more qualifications.

Congrats, Eldo!!

Orwell wrote:I've never liked people with a good education behind them --- until now that is...

Eldorion wrote:Thanks so much, everyone! I was feeling a little sad last night knowing that it's all over and I won't get to go back every single week (even though I didn't always want to), but I talked to some people about it and I'm feeling pretty good about everything right now.

yeah, a new chapter in your life the grown up world :S i find it scary to think about ... but you'll manage, i am certain ^^

Eldorion wrote:Nah, I was actually in a minority in terms of clothes. Most people there had button shirts, ties, dress pants, dress shoes, the whole shebang. It's been so hot lately and on top of it I'm sick, so I decided to go casual instead. Fortunately I wasn't the only one, but I did get a few odd looks.

try wearing a woolen bunad in 30+...

Eldorion wrote:

Norc the awesome wrote:
I like how you could've worn more bling, but didn't, that makes no sense, but ok..

Well it all went around my neck, and I didn't want anyone to think I was being arrogant (an effort in vain, I'm sure ). Also, you have to buy s
ome of the bling and a some of it just wasn't worth it IMO.

erm.. still don't see why.. (you know, bunad and sami-wear was original a way of showing wealth. People put on the finest cloth (the sami were just great at this) and all their silver to show their wealth, espcially the women, because their silver was their economic security)
i mean... look. BLING!

ooh nice I LIKE that concept. lots of Mithril.

I think it was just to weigh them down- what with most Fjordian women being kidnapped by Vikings (or McOrwell).
So they cover them in jewelry then they cant run away.

of course... lol. (sarcastic)

hey Petty, did you know the modern kilt is actually French and the different patter/different family thing is rather modern, and the old kilt (the one you see in braveheart etc. etc., like before the french) it actually comes from Vikings.

just. thought you'de like to know

brilliant Norc. anyway to annoy Petty is ok by me. keep up the good work.

hey Petty, did you know the modern kilt is actually French and the different patter/different family thing is rather modern, and the old kilt (the one you see in braveheart etc. etc., like before the french) it actually comes from Vikings.- Norc

Not entrely accurate.
The modern kilt you see worn now is Victorian in design, as are many, but not all tartans.
Tartan was banned by the English on pain of death and it took a few generations before the law was changed allowing it again- by which time the original weavers, and a lot of their skills, were lost.
So they went round trying to find old weavers or their descendants to piece together the tartans- those they could not find the orginal patterns for they invented (more than half of them).

As to viking origins, there is a similarity but the old Scots kilt- which is just a huge rectangle of woven cloth and is worn wrapped round and over one shoulder is a Scottish development, designed so you can carry stuff (like your buckie) up to the size of a lamb in the folds of the cloth- so it acted as a bag, rucksack, cloak, body cover and sleeping bag all in one. And it was waterproof.
The French influence in kilt design doesn't begin until the time of the Auld Alliance with France, long after the original full body kilt was in use in Scotland.

did you know the word rucksack comes from Norse?

Did it originally mean 'thing to stuff and carry stolen women in'?

Sorry, that might be a scothobbit translation...

Bag and knife too is from Norse too.

no. it means backpack.

Sorry, that might be a scothobbit translation...- Amarie

Just means buckie stash in Scots.

Bag and knife too is from Norse too. - Amarie

see! You need a knife to threaten and capture the womenfolk, and a bag to stuff them into- typical!