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  • From: rayzentz AT aim.com
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  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Padruig McTavish, was What if OBama
  • Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:54:44 -0400

nope. Guess not. Oh, well, another time, perhaps.

Ray


-----Original Message-----
From: rayzentz AT aim.com
To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com; homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 4:49 pm
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Padruig McTavish, was What if OBama


I don't generally wear the greatkilt during the summer..., or most of the winter, for that matter... Too freaking hot. I generally wear a tunic and braes, belt, dagger, boots, and of course, me greatsword. 
 
When I actually do armored combat, my "fighting persona" is a Teutonic Knight, approximate same time period. I will attach a photo of meself, escorting my daughter when she recently won a prize. I am the one on the right. Left is the man my daughter is page to. I don't recall if this list allows attachments, but... 
 
Ray 
 
 
-----Original Message----- 
From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> 
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 4:30 pm 
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Padruig McTavish, was What if OBama 
 
 
Tht was very funny :) ..........bobford 
 
p.s. does your outfit include one of those big wooded mallets for boppin' heads? 
 
--- On Wed, 10/8/08, rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote: 
 
From: rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com> 
Subject: [Homestead] Padruig McTavish, was What if OBama 
To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
Date:
Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 4:08 PM 
Padruig is a very early versoin of the name Patrick. I 
have always 
liked that name. The time period and location I chose for 
my 
"persona", if you will, is mid 13th century (app 
1242), highland 
Scotland. I've always liked scotland, for some 
reason. Don't really 
know why. Perhaps the fierce independant nature of the 
early scots? 
I think this is one reason I am a big fan of Patrick 
Stewart ;-) 
 
Anyway, The Irish gaelic version of Patrick is Padruig. 
There was 
contact between Ireland and Scotland at the time, so names 
also crossed 
borders, making it a period name. It is pronounced similar 
to pad- 
dregg, with a rolled "R", and emphasis on the 2nd 
syllable. 
 
The McTavish, while a bit later in period, comes from a 
favorite joke. 
it follows... 
 
Sandy McTavish was walking the Macy's basement sale 
when, before his 
eyes on the sale table, was a bolt of the McTavish tartan! 
He'd been in 
New York for about six years and his kilt showed it, so the 
need was 
there, the price was right and he approached the sales 
clerk (you'll 
have to supply your own Scottish burr). 
"Lassie, Ey'd like a yayrd an a haf o' the 
McTavi
sh tartin" 
"Beg your pardon sir?" 
"Yaryrd an a haf o' the McTavish tartin, I'm 
needin' a new kilt" 
"I'm sorry sir, you'll have to show me the 
material you mean" 
So he walked her over to the sale table and showed her what 
he wanted. 
"Sorry sir, that plaid only comes in three yard 
lengths" 
"Ya dunna understand lassie, I dunna need three 
yayrds, I need a yayrd 
an a haf" 
"I'm sorry sir, you don't understand, that 
plaid comes in three yard 
lengths, why not take a yard and a half, make your kilt, 
and take the 
other yard and a half and make a scarf for your girl 
friend?" 
It was clear that Sandy needed a new kilt and that he was 
going to have 
to buy three yards if he was going to get the McTavish 
tartan... 
"All ryut, I'll buy the thrree yayrds!" 
He did and went home, made a new kilt and a scarf for his 
girl friend. 
He was so pleased with his new kilt that he decided 
he'd go over and 
show it to her and let the scarf be a surprise. As he was 
running over 
to her house he forgot that the pattern he'd used was 
over six years 
old and he'd lost some forty pounds in the mean time 
(two stone?). As a 
result, the new kilt slipped down off his=2
0waist, over his 
hips and was 
gone. He got to her door and knocked. 
She saw him in the window and opened the door and as she 
did, he threw 
open his coat and said: 
"Well! How dee ya lyke et?" 
She looked and thought a moment and replied, "I guess 
I like it just 
fine." 
"Aye Lass, and there's another one 
n'a'half yards ye'll be gettin for 
Christmas!" 
 
 
Have a nice day 
 
Ray 
 
 
-----Original Message----- 
From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> 
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 2:30 pm 
Subject: Re: [Homestead] What if OBama 
 
 
 
I'm guessing this is a Renaissance Festival function, 
but tell anyway; 
I'm 
interested in hearing about the name ...bobf 
 
 
--- On Wed, 10/8/08, rayzentz AT aim.com 
<rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote: 
 
> From: rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com> 
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] What if OBama 
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 1:40 PM 
> I never said I wasn't part of one. Afteall, I 
talk to 
> you, don't I? 
> ;-) 

> And, I am very willing to talk about my 
subculture..., to 
> anyone. I 
20> can even tell you why I specifically chose that name. 
> Again my issue 
> isn't so much the name, but the "why?" 

> Ray 


> ****** Padruig? and you are talking about other 
people 
> using weird 
> names being 
> part of a sub-culture <G> ? 





> -----Original Message----- 
> From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> 
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
 
 
 
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