Eccentricity?

[KD Burke]

In a conversation with a co-worker today I heard words to the effect that "Since good, old, what's-his-name retired, you are probably the most eccentric person in the office!"

Now, I have nothing against eccentricity (except in rolling stock) but I was somewhat taken aback to be described so. I decided to take inventory of my unconventional points to see if I could arrive at an objective analysis. Points I do NOT have in common with my co-workers today:

• Brogue shoes;

• Tweed waistcoat;

• Bow tie;

• My watch is in my waistcoat pocket, not on my wrist;

• I wear a hat, a nice one. Usually a Stetson fedora, but today a Harris tweed flat cap;

• The pens (two, with different, odd shades of ink) in my pocket are Parker "51" fountain pens;

• I play the pipes during my lunch breaks;

• Obviously,I'm known to wear kilts on occasion.

Apparently, the sum of my unconventional preferences is eccentricity!

[Mikilt]

I embrace my eccentricity. My clothing choices are different from other people's and that is okay. How I dress is a part of who I am.

[Chas]

I once heard a quote -

"If you're poor, you're mad. If you are rich, you are eccentric. You better start saving!"

[KD Burke]

I once heard a quote -

"If you're poor, you're mad. If you are rich, you are eccentric. You better start saving!"

In that case, I may not live long enough to become eccentric!!

[cck]

Maybe it is the pipes during lunch.

[ratspike]

I generally get things like "interesting" and "unique" as well, with an occasional "artsy", which I guess I'll take as a complimentary way to describe how I look. I've also had some particularly unkind terms thrown at me which imply a particular sexual preference because of how I look, which I always thought was odd, but Vancouver is a very small minded, conservative place in many ways. I still take it as a compliment though, as the tattoos/boots/kilted brand of gay gents I've known in the past have always been spectacular people.

[JohntheBiker]

I think that wearing a kilt will get you most of the way there. Everything else is gilding the lily.

[MNlad]

One of the definite advantages of the aging process is your eccentricities are more easily accepted by others with each passing year. I have gone from weird, to strange, to unusual, to eccentric over the past 50 years and never gave it a second thought. Besides, "eccentric" sounds so much better than "crazy old coot."

[Father Bill]

Ya' know, when I think about it, I don't think I've ever been centric.

[Tobus]

Ya' know, when I think about it, I don't think I've ever been centric.

I've always been concentric. I'm like an onion.