> From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > > Perhaps "commando style" doesn't have the same meaning down under as up > here? ;-) > > I always wondered if that really means commandos don't wear > undergarments, and if not, why not? >
it goes back to the early days of commando training during WWII in Scotland. Because of the rope shortage the trainee commandos weren't able to practise climbing and abseiling satisfactorily, which was of course a serious threat to their effectiveness. One of the first commandos had been a ghillie on the royal estates, where the wearing of the kilt was mandatory and traditional (the late Queen had a weakness). This ghillie suggested that the rope training could be continued if the commandos were to wear kilts on the cliff face. That way each man could follow the other, and by reaching upwards have something firm to hold onto on the way up, thus forming a kind of human chain. The practice of nothing being worn under the kilt was therefore extended by the commandos to all clothing, whether trousers, sarongs or, at weekends, slinky black dresses. B > Okay, back to the matter at hand: another wonderful gallery, Derby! The > "Mercedes umbrella" shot is my favourite. They sure seem to be serious > about that conversation! > > cheers, > frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
