First skirt comment

[minimalistix]

The other remark occurred in Kinko's when a man said "where are your bagpipes?" I could tell it was just a good-natured ribbing, so I clicked my fingers together and said, "darn, I knew I forgot something. I left them at home." He laughed, and we had a nice converstion before we left the store.

Too bad it wasn't a women. I love the old answer to that question of where are your bagpipes. 'Under the kilt of course, I could show ya', but that might get me arrested'

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

I've only had the skirt comment one time. It was from a young boy who ask if I was wearing a skirt. I told him it was a kilt...

Darrell, I had forgotten about a situation I had similar to that (and forgive me everyone if I already posted this, but I don't think I did). My wife aand I go to the YMCA on Saturdays and take our daughters along and they are in daycare while we work out. Well, due to some wierd coincidence, I am ALWAYS done showering and getting dressed before my wife, no matter if she finishes her workout at the same time as I do, or 30 minutes earlier! So I will retrieve the girls from daycare and take them up to the indoor jungle gym/play area set up for the kids. One day 4 or 5 weeks ago while I was standing there watching the girls play, another little girl (9-10 years old) came up to me, looked for at me for a few seconds and then said "Why... Why... Why are you wearing a skirt?" I smiled at her and said it was not a skirt but a kilt. She looked at me again for a minute, then smiled and went back to playing.

[motorman4life]

Another response could be, "Thank you! This is one of my favourite kilts." That way you're not correcting her at all, but simply dropping the proper word into place. If she's savvy, she'll pick up on it and use it herself in the future.

Andrew, I really like that approach. When people call it a skirt, I usually laugh and reply, "Well, I call it a kilt, but you can call it whatever you please." I like your idea better.

The other day I had some teenaged kid come up to me in the mall, I was with my lady. He asked, "Hey man, are you wearing any underwear?" I turned and asked, "Why? Are you wearing any underwear?" He replied, "Why are you askin' me, I'm not the one wearing a kilt or whatever!" I just walked away.

Ahhhh.. what I wouldn't give to be young and stupid again.