People have active imaginations

[Karl R]

On Saturday, my wife and I attended a 1940s themed dance. Since traditional Scottish styles haven't changed that much in the last 100 years, I wore a kilt, dress shirt, necktie, and Argyll waistcoat. (The dance wasn't fancy enough for a jacket.) And since my kilt sometimes moves in unpredictable ways when I'm dancing, I wore a pair of black briefs underneath. (It's relevant to the story. Otherwise, I wouldn't mention it.)

According to my wife, while I was dancing the following occurred:

• My kilt flipped up in the back.
• For a fraction of a second, people could see underneath.
• Because I have long legs, I was "showing a lot of leg."
• It wasn't obvious that I was wearing something underneath.
• Several of the people who had the best view looked shocked.
• One of them turned to his companions and said, "He's not wearing any underwear!"

I have every reason to believe that my wife's account is accurate. When our eyes don't see everything, our brains fill in the gaps. Those people didn't see my underwear, so their brains filled in enough details that they convinced themselves I wasn't wearing any.

On the way home, my wife started coming up with "helpful" suggestions, such as, "In order to avoid embarrassment, you could wear longer underpants that are more obvious." There were several flaws with her suggestion:

1. I wasn't embarrassed.
2. When it comes to protecting people from being embarrassed by their own imaginations, I feel rather unmotivated to take action.
3. Longer underpants would eliminate the "cooling" benefits of the kilt. (I tend to overheat while dancing, which is why I've repeatedly worn the kilt out dancing.)
4. I specifically chose dark briefs because they'd be less obvious if my kilt flipped around in unexpected ways.
5. I wear briefs. Period. There aren't any longer pairs hanging around the house.

It almost makes me wonder why I bothered wearing briefs.

Has anyone else ended up in a similar situation while kilted?