Best overheard comments while kilted

**Archangel** · 29th May 06, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

My favorite is still what the drunk in the supermarket parking lot hollared out at me in Albuquerque, "Hey Switzerland!"

Ron

Had a car load of yahoos drive by shouting, "Irish suck". Go figure.

(hi Ron, it's been a while, how you keeping?)

**arrogcow** · 29th May 06, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

My favorite is still what the drunk in the supermarket parking lot hollared out at me in Albuquerque, "Hey Switzerland!"

Ron

That actually reminds me of the time I was asked in a supermarket parking lot (same one as previous post) if I was a Druid.

Adam

**Richland** · 30th May 06, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by Hugh Ledger

My favorite also happened when not kilted. I was walking in a scottish shop here in Ottawa, my fiance was favourably commenting on some wedding dresses they had there. I mentioned I was not allowed to wear my kilt to the wedding. She looked at my fiance and said "men look so handsome wearing kilts". To which my fiance replied "I know, I am pregnant".

If there were a vote as to the best and funniest, this would get my vote.
I now have to clean the coffee off my keyboard.....

This weekend on the Cape i was making a packie run in my sportkilt (pre and post kayak attire) and an old man asked loudly " Hey whats under your kilt."
(of course we are all sick of that question) I cant figure out What drives complete strangers to want to know if we wear underwear...

**davedove** · 30th May 06, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by Richland

This weekend on the Cape i was making a packie run in my sportkilt (pre and post kayak attire) and an old man asked loudly " Hey whats under your kilt."
(of course we are all sick of that question) I cant figure out What drives complete strangers to want to know if we wear underwear...

I think in a situation like that, you should call back just as loudly, "Why do you want to know?"

**John M.** · 30th May 06, 08:13 AM

My other half took me into the Hot Topic store that just opened in the mall last weekend. I was approached by a store employee sporting many piercings & a bright blue Mohawk. He asked about the kilt, how often I wore it ext. & seemed amazed when I told him the only place I didn't wear it was at work.

The best part of the whole exchange was when punker boy said that he didn't think he had the guts to wear the kilt because of the extra attention it would draw to him. Then he told me that I was his new hero.

**bubba** · 30th May 06, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by John M.

My other half took me into the Hot Topic store that just opened in the mall last weekend. I was approached by a store employee sporting many piercings & a bright blue Mohawk. He asked about the kilt, how often I wore it ext. & seemed amazed when I told him the only place I didn't wear it was at work.

The best part of the whole exchange was when punker boy said that he didn't think he had the guts to wear the kilt because of the extra attention it would draw to him. Then he told me that I was his new hero.

Mulitiple piercings and a blue mohawk and he's worried about drawing attention???? HHOOOOOooooboy.

**Alejandro** · 30th May 06, 11:30 AM

I am 6'4", 220lb, sport a black UK whenever I can.

Best positive experience -
Girl, shouted across street - "Whaddya wear under that?"
Me - "Boots!" (of course)

Best negative experience
Young punk - "Hey man, you a F****T?"
Me - "Why, you cruisin' for a piece of a**?"

His friends all laughed at him, and I walked away smugly.

**Caradoc** · 30th May 06, 12:41 PM

I've posted this one before, but it's still the funniest comment I've ever overheard while wearing a kilt:

A few years back, I was on my way home from a school demo that I'd done in an ionar and breacan feile (great kilt). The convenience store nearest my house at the time was used to seeing me come in "dressed funny," so I wasn't concerned about it in the slightest.

At some point in the previous week, I'd twisted my ankle, so I was using small-headed axe (a Dalcassian axe, if anyone's interested) as a cane.

I walked toward the coolers at the back of the store to get my regular Diet Mt. Dew, and realized that I had an audience - four teenagers making very obvious preparations for a "beer run."

The clerk gave me a nod as I passed him, and then we both heard one of the kids:

"Hey! What's with the dude in the dress?"

(hissed reply)

"Shut up, man. Din't you see 'Braveheart?' They KILL people for that! And he has an axe!"

I wasn't sure who was going to laugh first - me, or the clerk.

**davedove** · 30th May 06, 12:46 PM

I always enjoy it when I overhear the younger ones:

"Hey, he's wearing a skirt."

"No silly, that's a kilt. Don't you know anything."

**Panache** · 30th May 06, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by arrogcow

That actually reminds me of the time I was asked in a supermarket parking lot (same one as previous post) if I was a Druid.

Adam

Possible Responses to "Are you a Druid?":

"Yep I'm a thirteenth level Druid but also a 10th level fighter. My parents strongly believed in diversity and wanted all their children to be multiclass characters."

"Let me guess! You are a graduate student in theology, aren't you? It shows."

"Certainly am. Now if you will excuse me, I need to sharpen my sickle, find a virgin and an oak tree. Must run. Bye now."

"Darn, the kilt gave me away again."

"Odd, most people spell and pronounce that S C O T!"

Cheers