Parks and Recreation: Defining moments - Ben & Plaid

[prof_buzzkill]

In response to Government Shutdown Challenge prompt, a jumble of Ben moments:

No one outside of Partridge knew that Ben Wyatt's birth certificate read Benjamin Wyatt MacGregor.  Years of Scottish/English antipathy found its way to rural Minnesota.  The elder MacGregors and Wyatts who refused to agree on anything, agreed on one thing: their children'

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[isalsayourface]

This:

Photos of the day show the three knobby kneed MacGregor / Wyatt men smiling and shivering in their formal jackets, kilts, Ray Bans and Hawaiian leis, on the steps of City Hall, desperately fighting the brutal Minnesota wind which seemed determined to reveal whether the three were more True Scotsmen or True Minnesotans.

I can't stop picturing this because OMG the perfection! Glad to be an inspiration! This is brilliant. :)

[sullen_aquarian]

Love this! Also, the MacGregor Modern pattern does look like a Ben shirt, though I can't think of the episode.

MacGregor Tartan - Spotted in Ben's closet.

[prof_buzzkill]

- End of Freddie Spaghetti where Leslie is now Essential personnel. Just noticed during the rewatch this week. Looks pretty close to the MacGregor Tartan.

- Also in Jerry's Painting. What Ben wears the night of his date.

I gotta dig up that picspam of Ben shirts from some months ago that some lovely person made.

[lizinstereo]

This is great! Very funny and a great character piece. I loved the bit about Ben's dad marrying a Claire's manager.