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Message no. 1
From: James Dening james@************.force9.co.uk
Subject: Ghillie suits
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:36:33 +0100
CyberRaven opined:
>>ghille (it can be spelled with a "y" if you
>>are French, but that is the only place I've seen it spelled that way)

..And to be honest, your posts are the only place I've seen the word Ghille.

The actual word you are hunting for (sic) is 'Ghillie', and is taken from gaelic...

Look at
http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&kl=XX&stype=stext&q=Ghillie&search.x4&search.y=5
(1047 hits, all about hunting, stalking and the like)
compared to
http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&kl=XX&stype=stext&q=Ghille&search.x4&search.y=5
(128 hits, about other things).

James.
Message no. 2
From: Richard L. Riessen chrome@********.org
Subject: Ghillie suits
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 12:50:28 -0400
> CyberRaven opined:
> >>ghille (it can be spelled with a "y" if you
> >>are French, but that is the only place I've seen it spelled that way)
>
> ..And to be honest, your posts are the only place I've seen the
> word Ghille.
>
> The actual word you are hunting for (sic) is 'Ghillie', and is
> taken from gaelic...
>

In my search to become an avid paintballer, a while back I searched for
various forms of camoflage technique. Warpig is one of the top sites for
paintballing, and they have a document up that has some rudimentary history
on the Ghillie suits (actual spelling) and even some info on how such a suit
can be crafted. The Scottish gamekeepers used it to lay in wait for
poachers. Really neat.

http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/camouflage/ghillie.html

Check it out if interested.


My $.02 worth
Chrome Tiger
Message no. 3
From: IronRaven cyberraven@********.net
Subject: Ghillie suits
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 16:12:30 -0400
At 17.36 09-07-99 +0100, you wrote:
>..And to be honest, your posts are the only place I've seen the word Ghille.
>The actual word you are hunting for (sic) is 'Ghillie', and is taken from
gaelic...

OK, I've been leaving out the the "i".

This is the equivelent of being told my fly is open. Thanks, but why
couldn't someone have told be earlier.
(I know it's gaelic- the name comes from the Welsh gamekeepers who taught
the British sharpshooters in WWI, IIRC)



Kevin Dole, aka CyberRaven, aka IronRaven, aka Steel Tengu
http://members.xoom.com/iron_raven/
"Once again, we have spat in the face of Death and his second cousin,
Dismemberment."
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in
your philosophy."
Message no. 4
From: Steven A. Tinner bluewizard@*****.com
Subject: Ghillie suits
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 19:02:51 -0400
>In my search to become an avid paintballer, a while back I searched for
>various forms of camoflage technique. Warpig is one of the top sites for
>paintballing, and they have a document up that has some rudimentary history
>on the Ghillie suits (actual spelling) and even some info on how such a
suit
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ROFL!
I'm sorry, but telling someone that you know the ACTUAL spelling of ANY
Gaelic words is pretty funny.
That language has sooooo many variants and alternate spellings it's amazing!
Maybe you meant the "Accepted" spelling? ;-)

Little trivia for you, the name comes from the Gaelic legends of the Green
Men, or Ghillie Dhu.
Kind of a "Man of the Woods" from the high country.
They could blend into the woods, and take a traveller unawares - just like
these Ghillie suits.

Steven A. Tinner
bluewizard@*****.com
http://listen.to/tinner
"God is my co-pilot, but the Devil is my bombardier."
Message no. 5
From: Dvixen dvixen@****.com
Subject: Ghillie suits
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 22:29:22 -0700
At 07:02 PM 07/09/99 , Steven A. Tinner annoyed me by writing:
>>In my search to become an avid paintballer, a while back I searched for
>>various forms of camoflage technique. Warpig is one of the top sites for
>>paintballing, and they have a document up that has some rudimentary history
>>on the Ghillie suits (actual spelling) and even some info on how such a
>suit
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>ROFL!
>I'm sorry, but telling someone that you know the ACTUAL spelling of ANY
>Gaelic words is pretty funny.
>That language has sooooo many variants and alternate spellings it's amazing!
>Maybe you meant the "Accepted" spelling? ;-)

Actually, as far as the governments of the area are concerned, there is a
standardized spelling. They revamped it and made it phonetical over 100
years ago. It's a second language learners dream, once you can speak with a
mouth full of beer. ;)

>Little trivia for you, the name comes from the Gaelic legends of the Green
>Men, or Ghillie Dhu.
>Kind of a "Man of the Woods" from the high country.
>They could blend into the woods, and take a traveller unawares - just like
>these Ghillie suits.


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