Daddy! That man's wearing a skirt!

**Rigged** · 19th February 06, 02:45 PM

Sherri and I were shopping at the Safeway yesterday. We were working our way down one of the isles when I hear a child's voice behind me, "Daddy! That man's wearing a skirt!"

I turn and see two girls aged maybe 5 and 6, both pointing in my direction and trying to get their father's attention. Behind them, pushing a shopping cart is their father, turning beet red with embarrassment. The three of them were all wearing blue jeans.

I pointed back at the girls saying, "And you're wearing pants!" At which point the father stepped forward as if to apologize. I smiled at him and said, "I can't win either way, can I?" He smiled back saying, "No, I guess not."

Meanwhile, another couple was observing the action and when I turned back around, the male half of the couple said, "That looks like a utility belt." I replied, "It's a utility kilt." His wife, apparently the more observant of the two told her hubby, "It's a Utilikilt. Says so right there on the label."

The couple nodded and grunted their approval and we all continue on with our shopping.

Who ever thought a trip to the market could be so much fun!

**Southern Breeze** · 19th February 06, 02:53 PM

I've had almost identical encounters while shopping myself.

**Graham** · 19th February 06, 03:06 PM

me too, life is sure interesting in a kilt!

**Riverkilt** · 19th February 06, 03:28 PM

Hey Rigged,

Was browsing Tartans by Air last night and noticed that Safeway has a corporate tartan. Wonder what would happen if a Safeway employee wore a Safeway tartan kilt to work??

Can't get it to show here, but you can go to

http://tartans.byair.net/index.php click on S and look on the list for Safeway.

Ron

**Blu (Ontario)** · 19th February 06, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

... Can't get it to show here, but...

A nice tartan, actually.

It looks to me like the tartan image is generated similar to the way House of Tartan does it rather than displaying a simple image file.

**646guy** · 19th February 06, 04:28 PM

Hehehehehehe....reminds me of walking home to the subway from jury duty when I heard this woman tell her daughter, "Yes, but that's not a skirt. It's a kilt. Men wear kilts."

I grinned ear to ear for the rest of the day.