Ever been at a loss for words after a kilt comment?

[ChattanCat]

I was dumbfounded by this:
Woman: "Are you Swedish?"
Me: "No, I am scottish."
Woman: "Are you in the olympics?"

[SteveB]

I have learned that the "Nice Skirt" is generally a compliment, especially from the ladies. This is true of a neighbor whose husband wears the kilt in a pipe band. Usually right after the "Nice Skirt,I like the tarta...Oops, I meant kilt!". For many people the kilt is worn on a gent in a parade or on the field at a reenactment. The general public is not even aware of Highland Games. The skirt comment is the only thing that comes to mind when meeting a kilted man in person. Today, no less than twenty people asked me about the Roslindale Parade, and if I was in it. ( I was not) All this in one grocery store.
Slainte

[Nighthawk]

Ya know... I had the most bizarre experience at a Starbucks today that fits this thread rather well. This enormous black guy came over to the table my wife and I were sitting at, felt free to pull up a chair, and say to me "Dude, any man with the (insert male genitalia vulgarity here) to wear a dress in front of me has got to have something interesting going on. Where are your bag pipes?" (I note that the guy was black because he was covered head to waist in African jewelry.) To which I responded "Well, if drinking coffee and converting oxygen into carbon dioxide is interesting, then yes. Where's your corn bread and fried chicken?" I thought I was about to brawl with this guy. He just busted up laughing and said "And a redhead! I hit the jackpot today!" He then shook hands with my wife and I (nearly crushing her hand if his shake with her was as firm as with me) and went on his way. He never did use the work kilt, but in the course of the conversation stated that he recognized it as a Scottish or Irish mans garment. All in all... a strange but good experience.

[BruceK]

This enormous black guy came over to the table my wife and I were sitting at, felt free to pull up a chair, and say to me "Dude, any man with the (insert male genitalia vulgarity here) to wear a dress in front of me has got to have something interesting going on. Where are your bag pipes?" (I note that the guy was black because he was covered head to waist in African jewelry.) To which I responded "Well, if drinking coffee and converting oxygen into carbon dioxide is interesting, then yes. Where's your corn bread and fried chicken?"

Now THAT response took (insert male genitalia vulgarity here)!!

[mbhandy]

I was dumbfounded by this:
Woman: "Are you Swedish?"
Me: "No, I am scottish."
Woman: "Are you in the olympics?"

Caber Tossing is not in the Olympics????


MrBill