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** DMV and law enforcement ignore this, of course. The color field on vehicle registrations is too small, and the police don't want technicalities because they put crimson or scarlet instead of candy-apple for vehicle color.

* It's not a skirt, it's a [[Man in a Kilt|kilt]].

** To be more pedantic, "skirt" is a general term for a wide range of garments that consist of a length of fabric beginning at the waist and descending below the crotch, and ~~constructued~~ in a roughy tubular form, unconnected between the legs. So yes, homophobic objections aside, kilts are, indeed, skirts; they are simply a special class of skirt. Specifically, "A gathered or pleated, wrapped skirt consisting of a single, unjoined piece of fabric, secured at the waist by a belt or tie". And although the "Tartan" design originated in Scotland, the kilt proper [[Older Than They Think|predates the Scottish version by roughly six ~~millenia~~]], dating back to ancient Egypt; and has evolved independently in various cultures at various times of history. (Incidentally, what is commonly considered a "traditional" Scottish kilt actually bears very little resemblance to traditional Scottish dress; but was [[[[Newer Than They Think]] purely the invention of the Victorian-era British, and back-adopted into Scotland. The traditional Scottish form didn't even originate in Scotland; but was adopted from the Norse Vikings.) The "no underwear" convention was also not traditional; but was entirely the creation of one specific ''British'' Army regiment, who forsook underwear to prove how "manly" they were.

** To be more pedantic, "skirt" is a general term for a wide range of garments that consist of a length of fabric beginning at the waist and descending below the crotch, and constructed in a roughy tubular form, unconnected between the legs. So yes, homophobic objections aside, kilts are, indeed, skirts; they are simply a special class of skirt. Specifically, "A gathered or pleated, wrapped skirt consisting of a single, unjoined piece of fabric, secured at the waist by a belt or tie". And although the "Tartan" design originated in Scotland, the kilt proper [[Older Than They Think|predates the Scottish version by roughly six millennia]], dating back to ancient Egypt; and has evolved independently in various cultures at various times of history. (Incidentally, what is commonly considered a "traditional" Scottish kilt actually bears very little resemblance to traditional Scottish dress; but was [[Newer Than They Think|purely the invention of the Victorian-era British]], and back-adopted into Scotland. The traditional Scottish form didn't even originate in Scotland; but was adopted from the Norse Vikings.) The "no underwear" convention was also not traditional; but was entirely the creation of one specific ''British'' Army regiment, who forsook underwear to prove how "manly" they were. (Hence the British expression "go regimental", the exact counterpart of the more American "go commando".)

* Stewardesses are [[Rouge Angles of Satin|flight]] attendants nowadays.

** Is that really a fair comparison? I mean, it's not like they require male flight attendants to wear skirts...

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** Although we do still have wars, we don't have wars WITH countries any more, we have wars IN countries.

** Well, you know, you only have wars with sovereign nations. When you're dealing with a "terrorist state", its merely a police action. "The War On Terror" is a bit like "The War On Drugs" in that respect.

***Thus William the Conqueror (a vassal), ~~Attilla~~ the Hun (a tribal warlord), Jefferson Davis (a rebel) and Prince Charles Edward Stuart (a pretender) did not engage in war and no one had wars with them because none were sovereign nations?

***Thus William the Conqueror (a vassal), Attila the Hun (a tribal warlord), Jefferson Davis (a rebel) and Prince Charles Edward Stuart (a pretender) did not engage in war and no one had wars with them because none were sovereign nations?

*** How is a sovereign nation defined? [[Circular Reasoning|Oh wait,]] [[Asskicking Equals Authority|usually by who wins a war.]]

** Former Minister of Defence of Germany Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg stated that there is no war in Afghanistan. It is "a situation similar to war".

*** Which in [[Germany]] actually was the inversion of the trope. Here German politics insist on politically correct vocabulary and calling it an 'armed conflict' and suchlike. The use of the [[Bundeswehr|army]] in foreign conflicts is unpopular and a very sore theme, with people having been going 'Screw it, that's ''war'', and WTF are we doing there anyway?' for a long time. So Guttenberg actually was ''less'' euphemistic by daring to call the situation "war-like" and being "perceived as war" by those involved, resulting in one side rejoicing at his frankness and the other side ''still'' criticizing him for using the term 'war' even if only in a simile.

** All propaganda aside, a war is a very specific kind of armed conflict, defined by international law. Many modern conflicts are really not wars but rather uprisings. Think difference between murder and a manslaughter that is transparent to Joe Average but pretty important in court.

* The Blackpool FC kit is tangerine, not the ~~illuminous~~ orange that it appears.

* The Blackpool FC kit is tangerine, not the luminous orange that it appears.

* Look up the ''official'' colors of any American sports team and it's safe to say that "yellow" will always be called "gold" instead. Because honestly, who wants to be known as the team that wears yellow?

** That's due to heraldic custom. In heraldry, yellow/gold and white/silver are considered equivalent and as such often called by the metallic "or"/gold and "argent"/silver, whether or not they're actually supposed to represent gold and silver.