Idiot in a skirt!

[Galb]

My response has always been "It's a kilt, not a skirt." But that is to the polite people, usually ladies who make the honest mistake. After the correction they usually get a tad embarrassed, to which I assure them that no insult has been made as it was an honest mistake.

Now, as for the jack ***, that's a different story. If I get the drunken, or non-drunken idiot who wants to call me out, I am more than happy to oblige. I will simply turn to them and respond, "This is a kilt. Men wear kilts. And you'd better believe that if I have the proper stones to wear these, I also have the stones to back it up. Now, do you still want to call it a skirt?" I would say this with a smirk of course, therefore insinuating that I am joking about. I've never had to use this. All the comments thrown my way have been pleasant.

On another note, at my wife's work her boss mentioned to her that he saw a guy walking one day in our town kilted. He had seen me in one, and of course, made the jokes to assure his manhood was secure. Every jab was met in response and it was all in good fun. Anyway, on this day he mentioned to my wife that the guy in the kilt he saw walked with a certain strut, and a bit fast. A lady close by in the office mentioned "He probably walks fast so as not to get his butt kicked." My wife simply turned around and said "I think it would be the other way around there. Men who have the balls to wear kilts more often than not are the ones that can also back it up." The conversation ended right there.

[Nick]

I had an unleasant experiance a couple hours ago. I was in the Art building at school working on a project. There's a fairly long hallway, the Metals studio is on one end, the blacksmithing studio is around the corner at the other end, and I work in both.

I wore my UK Workman's today, and I was heading from Metals to Blacksmithing. At the far end of the hall is a bench, upon which were seated four guys I didn't recognize. I stopped at my locker to get my grinder, and I could see that they were all staring at me. As I walked by I could see out of the corner of my eye they were still looking at me, and I just walked by ignoring them. Before I had even rounded the corner they were lauging their arses off, and as soon as the corner was rounded they were ridiculing my choice of garment in loud voices.

I went into the monitor's office to get an extension cord, and we both commented on stupid people. She said there was nothing I could do, and I told her yes there was, I could have been an idiot back, but I have better things to do and don't want to stoop to their level.

[sorcererdale]

First, remember all the good comments you get! Those guys could be laughing, but maybe deep inside they want to wear a kilt and be brave and free like you, but didn't want to let their true feelings show to their buds, and look childish. Well, they ended up looking childish anyway.

Like others have said too, if you can give a comeback that makes one of them look like an idiot, then their buds will laugh at him. But in this case it sounds like they were all being childish.

DALE.

I had an unleasant experiance a couple hours ago. I was in the Art building at school working on a project. There's a fairly long hallway, the Metals studio is on one end, the blacksmithing studio is around the corner at the other end, and I work in both.

I wore my UK Workman's today, and I was heading from Metals to Blacksmithing. At the far end of the hall is a bench, upon which were seated four guys I didn't recognize. I stopped at my locker to get my grinder, and I could see that they were all staring at me. As I walked by I could see out of the corner of my eye they were still looking at me, and I just walked by ignoring them. Before I had even rounded the corner they were lauging their arses off, and as soon as the corner was rounded they were ridiculing my choice of garment in loud voices.

I went into the monitor's office to get an extension cord, and we both commented on stupid people. She said there was nothing I could do, and I told her yes there was, I could have been an idiot back, but I have better things to do and don't want to stoop to their level.

[mddock58]

If they are that insecure because your around, it's probably best to give a nod and a smile, and then ignore the comment!

It's more than they deserve in the first place!

They are trying to make you uncomfortable, because they are, and there are ways both good and bad that it could go with any statement or gesture.

Just try to keep yourself in control in the situation.