The weird people strike again.

**ChromeScholar** · 11th February 08, 07:03 PM

Earlier today, I threw on an SWK thrifty kilt and went out to run some errands. I'm at the grocery store stocking up, and a man approaches me. He says "You shouldn't be wearing a dress. I answer "Huh?". He proceeds to tell me all about the verses in the bible that say men shouldn't wear womens clothes. I listened with a frown on my face for a few minutes, then spouted some gibberish back at him. I guess he figured I didn't speak English. He walked away shaking his head.

**Bugbear** · 11th February 08, 07:18 PM

Te he he he, um... Te he he he.

* Spouting jibberish.

**BEEDEE** · 11th February 08, 07:28 PM

But most depictions of early Christians have them wearing an unbifurcated garment - albeit a robe rather than a kilt.

Brian

**Ealisaid** · 11th February 08, 07:53 PM

Oh good heavens! So Scots and other kilt wearing men are without exception bad Christians? Who knew?
Self-righteous *and* daft, all at once, that one.

Ealisaid in CA

**Rex_Tremende** · 11th February 08, 07:55 PM

The proscription is in Deuteronomy, so that would make it Jewish law - a bit older. So, you see here that, at the time, women were required to wear négligées and men were required to wear towels.

**Nighthawk** · 11th February 08, 08:07 PM

I had that happen once. I told him to open a history book before he opened his mouth. You sound less stupid that way. He said "The only history book I need is the Bible." I told him to find me ONE passage where Jesus wore pants.

**Joel** · 11th February 08, 08:09 PM

Don't feel too bad, ChromeScholar...I had a guy I know tell me, when after he learned I wore kilts: "If I ever caught any of my boys wearing a dress, I'd kill him."

It's just ignorance. So don't worry or fret over it at all.

**ChromeScholar** · 11th February 08, 08:29 PM

I'm not fretting over it. I meet morons on a daily basis.

**Bugbear** · 11th February 08, 08:59 PM

Ah, we're all just trying to muddle through life as best we can. Doesn't mean we can't laugh at each other and ourselves.

**Ozman1944** · 11th February 08, 09:05 PM

It may sound odd - given my 'profession' but people speaking 'Bible-ese' to perfect strangers, especially to lecture them totally Pi**es me off, Royally!

99% of the time it is done in total ignorance of what the passage really means. (It actually refers to Transvestite 'Priests' of several ancient deities with whom the Israelites had disapproving contact). More applicable to finding you in a pink frilly ball gown & red pumps.

It was certainly not referring to (Male) Kilts, Sarongs, Lava-Lavas, Graeco-Roman tunics or Togas, or Israelite robes at all. What a moron!