Kilt?Skirt?

**Blupiper** · 17th March 14, 01:43 PM

Saturday in our local St. Paddy's parade, a youngster (about six years old) said to me: "I like your skirt." I was wearing my Galloway Weathered kilt from USA Kilts. I smiled at him and without thinking replied, "It's called a kilt. You know why it's called a kilt? Because we kilt the last guy who called it a skirt." His eyes went round, his parents roared with laughter and I apologized to him, quick. He seemed to get the joke and will probably never call it a skirt again.

JMB

**Kalok Sundancer** · 18th March 14, 02:13 PM

I use that line all the time....heheh So often, I am considering getting the t-shirt.

**Aussie_Don** · 3rd April 14, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Kalok Sundancer

I use that line all the time....heheh So often, I am considering getting the t-shirt.

I've got the t-shirt and have pointed out what it says on the odd occasion. (With a smile in the case of honest misunderstanding)

I've also come up with an new Australian slant on answering "The Question" -- "Insect repellent" The mozzies can get ferocious here.

-Don

**Blupiper** · 11th April 14, 08:34 AM

I'm pretty sure that you could get the proper t-shirt at Cafepress. They have a couple of different patterns with the "kilt....skirt" motto on them--lots of colors, too.

JMB

**RCAnderson** · 16th August 14, 11:35 AM

LOL, I will have to remember that one.

**MacEanruig** · 30th September 14, 06:44 PM

Indeed! That is a great comeback.

**Raymond** · 30th September 14, 07:28 PM

I am a Newbi and I love that. Now I have to learn how to say that in spanish because I live in Costa Rica and will be wearing me kilt down here.

Ray

**Ruanaidh** · 30th September 14, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by Raymond

I am a Newbi and I love that. Now I have to learn how to say that in spanish because I live in Costa Rica and will be wearing me kilt down here.

Ray

Good luck with that translation. In Spanish a skirt is la falda and the kilt is called la falda escocesa. Besides, the play on words with kilt and killed is lost completely.

**Kalok Sundancer** · 3rd October 14, 09:15 AM

So, I tend to take "dumb questions" about the kilt in stride and with a sense of humor. However, my 17 year old daughter takes my kilt wearing very very seriously.

So we were grocery shopping the other day and the cashier asks me, "Do you mind if I ask you a question?" I said, "Sure, go ahead.", knowing that it was going to be about the kilt. I was wearing my black (with grey pinstripes) Utilikilt. She says, "Why are you wearing a skirt?" I kind of chuckled and explained to her that it was a kilt. My 17 year old daughter, on the other hand, got an outraged look on her face. I thought that she was going to go over the checkout counter at her.... heheheheh