"Every one a work of art!" A Valentine's day story.

**Nighthawk** · 15th February 09, 07:50 PM

Hey there, folks! I hope we all had as nice a Valentines Day weekend as my wife and I. The title of this thread comes from a seamstress I ran into. We were in the mountains in a little town called Idaho Springs. We stayed at the hot springs resort there. We were wandering around town doing some shopping, and wandered into this little gift shop. I was wearing my SWK saffron shadow tartan kilt. The woman behind the counter looked and said something teasing about a guy in a skirt. I thought she was just teasing me. And then she looked closer and said "Is that a kilt? I'm so sorry! I thought it was a leather skirt! So- let's see it then." (I was wearing my black leather trench coat.) I took my coat off and she did an inspection, explaining to me that she was a seamstress herself, and had once had a friend ask her to make him a kilt. She at that point had assumed that they were just skirts for men, so she told her friend that she would be happy to. She said she did it... and hated it the whole time and will never make another! She said that as far as she's concerned, every man should own at least one and that every one is a work of art.

And then there was my SWK thrifty at the resort pool... I wrapped it around myself after I got out of the pool. A lady coming in asked me what I was wearing under it... right as my swim suit fell to my ankles.

I picked it up off the floor and said "Well, 3 seconds ago, it was this." I winked at her and walked away, noticing that her face was bright red and her mouth was hanging open.

OK- so anyone else have any fun V day stories?

**Bugbear** · 15th February 09, 07:58 PM

I've been up there to those springs back when I was a little kid, Nighthawk. It's a nice place. Glad you had a good time.

I... Really don't have anything interesting to say in relation to Valentine's Day.

**GMan** · 15th February 09, 08:04 PM

I have been to Idaho Springs many a time while Kilted, but cannot relate any stories about Valentines Day, sad to say.

**unaspenser** · 15th February 09, 08:51 PM

That cracked me up, Nighthawk! Oh, and that lady was right. Every man *should* own a kilt.

**Nighthawk** · 15th February 09, 09:54 PM

I forgot to mention the guy from Dublin who asked me "What's with the Irish kilt?" I told him that I am of both Scots and Irish ancestry, and that the kilt is a Scottish garment, made from an Irish color, which shows both sides of my heritage. He told me that in Ireland, people who wear the kilt as something Irish are referred to as plastic paddy's, but people like me who don't try to be Irish by wearing the kilt are cool. He told me all about growing up in Dublin, and we had an interesting 15 minute conversation.

**Kilted Craanen** · 16th February 09, 10:13 AM

I don't have any funny valentine's story about kilts because I wasn't in a kilt that day.

I did however, surprise my girlfriend before going on a trip to Amsterdam.

Surprising Lisa at 7 in the morning

Both taken aboard the VoC ship ''Amsterdam''

Girlfriend (named Lisa) with the Mona Lisa!

**Weasel Mender** · 16th February 09, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Hey there, folks! I hope we all had as nice a Valentines Day weekend as my wife and I. The title of this thread comes from a seamstress I ran into. We were in the mountains in a little town called Idaho Springs. We stayed at the hot springs resort there. We were wandering around town doing some shopping, and wandered into this little gift shop. I was wearing my SWK saffron shadow tartan kilt. The woman behind the counter looked and said something teasing about a guy in a skirt. I thought she was just teasing me. And then she looked closer and said "Is that a kilt? I'm so sorry! I thought it was a leather skirt! So- let's see it then." (I was wearing my black leather trench coat.) I took my coat off and she did an inspection, explaining to me that she was a seamstress herself, and had once had a friend ask her to make him a kilt. She at that point had assumed that they were just skirts for men, so she told her friend that she would be happy to. She said she did it... and hated it the whole time and will never make another! She said that as far as she's concerned, every man should own at least one and that every one is a work of art.

And then there was my SWK thrifty at the resort pool... I wrapped it around myself after I got out of the pool. A lady coming in asked me what I was wearing under it... right as my swim suit fell to my ankles.

I picked it up off the floor and said "Well, 3 seconds ago, it was this." I winked at her and walked away, noticing that her face was bright red and her mouth was hanging open.

OK- so anyone else have any fun V day stories?

Try as I might I canna top that!!!!

Weasel

**Rex_Tremende** · 16th February 09, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

And then there was my SWK thrifty at the resort pool... I wrapped it around myself after I got out of the pool. A lady coming in asked me what I was wearing under it... right as my swim suit fell to my ankles.

I picked it up off the floor and said "Well, 3 seconds ago, it was this." I winked at her and walked away, noticing that her face was bright red and her mouth was hanging open.

Very clever trick, that was.

And funny, too.

Regards,
Rex.

**Nighthawk** · 16th February 09, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende

Very clever trick, that was.

And funny, too.

Regards,
Rex.

Nah, it was just pure dumb luck that the timing worked that way. My room at the resort was a half block outside walk, and the temp we 8 above zero, so I had no desire to walk back to my room in wet clothing. I just untied my suit, wrapped the kilt around, and let gravity do its work. It just worked out that way...