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Kirbstone wrote:At the Eastman Institute in London, where I served two years [...]

I can hear it now, "...standard release; two out of five; good behaviour..."

Yes, and hard labour, too. The particular pile of rocks I had to break up and barrow away normally take three years, but I was already in my 40s and very experienced, so I managed it all in 2 academics and up to Christmas , so to be accurate, 2 years & 3 months. It's interesting that my sentence there coincided with the Worldwide AIDS scare and dentists from then (1986) on wore latex or similar gloves for non surgical procedures, so I didnt even get my nails dirty!!

Tom K.

I find my back thighs get cold or stick to chair if I have very short skirt, so in that way not so practical.

Hello all... I enjoy wearing kilts for several reasons, but one is because of the length; just above the knee. I've developed quite a good technique when having to sit: after sweeping the rear pleated section with one arm (so as to avoid crumpling it and sitting on skin!), I use my other hand to gently 'bash' the apron between my legs. Since kilts are commonly worn with sporrans (which I'm sure have a secondary purpose of concealing the man-bulge), this also helps to weight the apron down so as to avoid unintentional exposure.

I also have several 'themed' outfits strictly for indoor use (modelled on Roman designs), which I wear for my wife's pleasure. These are a lot shorter, but the thonged over-skirt (a belt with leather strips hanging down) automatically covers my 'naughty bits' if the tunic rides up when I sit down (which isn't often when I'm wearing this sort of outfit, if you know what I mean!)

Because I am quite short, a skirt that extends beyond my knees makes me look silly. I'm all for a gladiatorial-look, which I think some women definitely prefer

Well Tiberius, I know the Romans got to Bournmouth before the pensioners. Your avatar makes you look tall & slim....and very dashing, I must say. Bit formal, perhaps. Welcome.

Tom K.

Kirbstone wrote:Your avatar makes you look tall & slim....and very dashing, I must say.

Thank you for that Tom, I'm actually 5' 6". That pic was taken at a wedding after I was asked to be 'the one who always wears a kilt'.

Actually Tiberius, I think your avatar doesn't look like someone named Tiberius, maybe a MacDougal or MacGregor (as in Rob Roy) Hey therrrre laddie, have ye worrrrn the kilt all ye'rre life??

Tiberius is a pseudonym that my wife made up for me. She's Scottish, as is my mother, and I enjoy the attention I get from women whenever I wear the kilt to functions, etc.

My wife is also very much into Ancient Roman/Greek/Egyptian stuff, and likes to see me dressed accordingly on occasion. The robes and skirts that I've mostly made myself do not use the kilt as the base design, but are more simple in nature. If you watch any movie (Cleopatra - especially the 1967 version, Troy, Alexander the Great, Gladiator, etc., etc.,) then you'll see that men are very well represented in skirts/dresses, and they look fantastic. That's what I crave - the return the ancient styles of dress!

PS:

The tartan in the avatar is Scottish National (District). I'm 'allowed' the wear Royal Stewart officially!!!!

T

Tiberius said: In the 200,000 years that the humans of today have been evolving

You DO realize the humans of today evolved from a rat-like mammal that weighed in at just under a pound. In my 69 years on the Earth opinion, we haven't really changed all that much beyond size, usage of front paws and look.

To augment the findings before, only quite recently did a female hominid come to light in East Africa which has been shown to have had the same wiring diagram (nervous system) as we have today, and she has been dated (surprise!) at 4.2 million years old, the oldest known hominid.
I sometimes mention this to patients when they complain of referred pain in the head & neck area.

Tom K.

Kirbstone wrote:I sometimes mention this to patients when they complain of referred pain in the head & neck area.

Does that make the pain go away?

Have fun,


Ian.

No, Ian. But it serves to help explain the phenomenon, not that it is. It means that the solution to a specific pain problem can and does often lie in treating something remote from the immediate area.
The human nervous system is very economic, in that many different nerves join up in so called ganglions before feeding into the ol' brain, so they sometimes play tricks on the patient's perception.

Tom K.

Kirbstone wrote:...It means that the solution to a specific pain problem can and does often lie in treating something remote from the immediate area...
... so they sometimes play tricks on the patient's perception.

So when I say to my wife: "yes dear, your bum DOES look big in that dress" the pain that follows isn't actually where she inflicted it?

Tiberius (economical with the truth when it comes to telling the wife what I really think)

I've noticed that myself. Sometimes if I itch in one place, scratching somewhere else is the answer.