On this afternoon's Fast Money, the CNBC show for the ritalin-munching financial types, a segment of the show was dedicated to the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is looking less and less regal with each passing day. Today, the stock was down 44% and now trades at less than 2 bucks. (Sound familiar?) When asked if the stock was worth the risk as a buy, commentator Jeff Macke responded, "RBS is nothing more than WaMu in a kilt," which made us shudder at the thought of Kerry Killinger's pasty white legs. more ›

Normally, we are thrilled at the prospect of men, or otherwise ostensibly male-looking people, wearing not-pants. We remember our first visit to Seattle and seeing a kiosk at the Fremont Fair for a then-fledgling Utilikilt operation. Our friend bought one and proceeded to look v. stunning in it. Sure, sure, a large part of that was because he was hawttt. But the more important reason was that he had excellent fashion sense to begin with, which was only enhanced by this new, exotic garment that he had added to his sartorial lexicon. more ›

That's what an Olympia mail carrier said about wearing a kilt on the job...to prevent chafing. We wonder what the problem is with the National Association of Letter Carriers who, according TNT, gave his desire to wear a skirt to work a "cool reception." Considering he made his request during their meeting in Boston, we're left shaking our heads. If anyone in this country understands kilt-wearing, we'd expect Bostonians to be a welcoming crowd. Go figure. Olympia kilt-wearing mail carrier, we salute you! more ›