Kilt Rippers!

“FORGET the glorious glens, the majestic mountains and Loch Ness. The best way to attract tourists to Scotland is with our handsome men, according to the country’s official tourism agency.”

Apparently, all those romance novels (“kilt-rippers”) set in Scotland have fueled a demand for the “manly wild Scotsman” (or, as I like to call them, “Free Range Scots”).  There’s even a site called Date A Hot Scot where you can vote for the hottest man of 2007. 

I suspect men are about the same wherever you go, but hey, accents.  And, um, this:

(from http://www.gerard-butler.net)

America has its own hot hunks, though. 

Wooo, boy.  For more information on the calendar, which supports a great cause, go to the Freedom Is Not Free website.