It is possible (just) that he was wearing "tartan hose". Argyle socks, on the other hand, are right fucking out; they were an advertising gimmick aimed at associating Pringle with the (then) Prince of Wales. Speaking of which, William of Dunbar, a Scots poet, was one of the earliest documented users of the verb "fuck" in written English (Scots).
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Date: 2014-08-15 09:23 pm (UTC)