Thing that make you go hmmmm ...

[Scout]

I wasn't sure where else to post this but I found it humorous:

An acquaintance of mine just told me about an upcoming trip to Europe including a visit to the Highlands in Scotland. I jokingly asked him if he'd like to borrow one of my kilts and he responded by telling me he doubted that they would know what it was since kilts are Irish, not Scottish!

Perhaps he was still suffering from the effects of too much St. Patrick's Day celebrating. int:

[Mike in Dayton]

One of the questions I get when out in the kilt is "are you Irish?". At first I thought it was a local thing because all of the Celtic events around here are sponsored by Irish organizations. The only time most folks in this town see kilts are at those events. I thought they were making the kilt-Irish association from those events.

Mike

[Riverkilt]

Reminds me of the drunk who came running towards me in a supermarket parking lot shouting, "Hey Switzerland!"

[Carlo]

Reminds me of the drunk who came running towards me in a supermarket parking lot shouting, "Hey Switzerland!"

That's about the nicest thing someone could shout at you .

[PiperOfThePlains]

I, being an Irishman (Among many other things), almost always have to explain my case.
I usually say something to the likes of, "Well, I'm Irish, but all this {Motioning to kilt and bagpipes} surely is not."

When asked if I'm... Scotch... Depending on how well I know the person, my typical response is: "Do I look like and alcoholic beverage to you?!"
When asked if I'm Scotch-Irish, I will usually respond with the following in my best/corniest Scottish accent: "Och, noo, laddie -- am Scottish! A Scotch-Irish is a Guinness brew'd in Glasgoo!"

I'm a terrible person.

[Calgacus]

Reminds me of the time I was in a Walmart in Louisiana. I wasn't kilted, but when I spoke to the girl at the checkout she replied with "You're not from round these parts, are you?" to which I responded "No, I'm from Scotland." Her response to that was "Gee, do you speak English?!" That threw me a little, but I think I came back with "Yes, I'm bilingual."

In retrospect I maybe should have said "No, I don't speak a word of English, I'm afraid." just to see her reaction.

[Father Bill]

Ya' can't legislate intelligence or cure stupid.

[Geoff Withnell]

I have told this story before, but it still cracks me up.

Old lady in a challenging voice: "Where are you from, wearing that kilt?"
Me: "Weehawken." (the city of my birth in New Jersey)
Old Lady: "That's in the Highlands, I trust!"
Me: "Of couse, Ma'am, right on top of the Palisaides." (The bluffs above the Hudson River, facing New York)
Old Lady: "OK, then"
And away she went, apparently satisfied that no one unworthy of wearing a kilt by not being a Highlander was doing so.

[Mike in Dayton]

Ya' can't legislate intelligence or cure stupid.

And you can't fix it with Duct Tape

[Sir William]

Reminds me of the drunk who came running towards me in a supermarket parking lot shouting, "Hey Switzerland!"

Had the same thing happen to me as I was walking in Toronto!