Another form of "the question"

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I also am with Yaish

[Tommie]

The first person that ever asked me the question was my wifes younger sister.(Not young but younger)

We were at a get together of my wifes family,and her sister had never seen me wearing a kilt before.
She blurted out ( Well for pitys sake! What do you wear under it?)
Thinking a second she thought about what she had said and turned blood red.
She said ( I really did'nt mean to ask you that )

So I think its just in a womans nature to wonder and sometimes ask without thinking.

[Ian.MacAllan]

. . . So I think its just in a womans nature to wonder and sometimes ask without thinking.

and in many men's too, for that matter. Lots of people are likely to act impulsively when surprised, and in a great many cases there is no offense intended.

Whenever it seems at all possible I prefer to avoid taking offense regardless of whether I believe offense intended. When no offense is intended, refusing to be offended acts as advance notice that an apology will be accepted (even if it's not offered). When offense is intended, refusing to be offended gives notice that the offender is not in control of the situation, which is likely to be frightening to him. Of course, if his original reason for giving offense was that he was already frightened, more fright may not improve matters.

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[Jack Daw]

I don't mind a woman asking...any woman. But, why would a straight guy ask the question? They do; and, it sorta bothers me. Before I got one, I just assumed that it was the wearer's choice, just like there are plenty of people who don't wear underwear under their trousers and dresses.

[RobertParker]

When I get that question, I usually reply with something like, "A true Scotsman never tells. . . , but with enough Scotch he might show you!" Which usually gets a good laugh.

When I was getting married, we had several showers and things where I was asked to wear my kilt because the whole affair was going to celebrate both mine and my wife's Scottish heritages. Well, her mother gave us gifts at one where many of my older relatives were present. My wife opened hers and extracted a pair of men's boxers, obviously for me to wear. It's a little wierd wien your mother-in-law gives you stuff like that, but that's her.

Well, you can probably see what was coming next. I sure did. But unable to find a way to diplomatically get out of the situation, I had no choice but to open the package she'd handed me. No surprise, it was some lacey thing for my wife to wear on our honeymoon. I tried to think of something clever to say, because it was just really uncomfortable, but I had nothing. Imagine receiving lingerie for your wife, from your mother-in-law, in front of 15 people.

However, without missing a beat, my great-aunt, who has a fantastic sense of humor, said, "Is that what they wear under kilts these days?" Very funny.

[Chef]

A way to preserve the mystery is, "As a gentleman, I would never answer that question."

I used that a few times until the reply I got from a woman was, "I couldn't pass the physical to be a gentleman, so what's under there?"

When I get that question, I usually reply with something like, "A true Scotsman never tells. . . , but with enough Scotch he might show you!" Which usually gets a good laugh.

You should follow that up with " and I'm several short of where I would need to be, are you buying?" If they say yes, then it's Macallan 18 time. Their wallet will give out long before you need to pay up.

By the by, a "true Scotsman" calls it whisky. An American calls it Scotch.

[McClef]

By the by, a "true Scotsman" calls it whisky. An American calls it Scotch.

Well Scotch is allowed also as one of those few exceptions to Scottish, along with a type of pancake and eggs covered in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.

And you don't need to be regimental to call it whisky.

[RobertParker]

By the by, a "true Scotsman" calls it whisky. An American calls it Scotch.

I know what you mean, but being from just north of Lynchburg, TN, to me "whiskey" means Jack Daniels.

[Chef]

Well Scotch is allowed also as one of those few exceptions to Scottish, along with a type of pancake and eggs covered in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.

And you don't need to be regimental to call it whisky.

The name is not only allowed but protected. My point was that a Scotsman wouldn't walk into a pub and ask for a Scotch. He would ask for a whisky.

A Scotch Egg is a hard boiled egg, wrapped in sausage, coated in bread crumbs and deep fried. Love them with a pint.

I actually make a version with devilled eggs. Split the hard-boiled egg remove the yolk and used your favourite devilled egg recipe. Scoop out a little extra of the egg white to make room for the yolk mixture and discard. Fill the hollowed egg white with the yolk mixture. Put the halves together wrap with sausage, coat with panko crumbs and fry.

For a good hors d'oeuvres version of devilled Scotch Eggs, make regular Scotch eggs but use Quail eggs. When cooked and cooled, split the eggs, remove the yolk, devil the yolk and pipe them back into egg halves. I have used this recipe very successfully at a number of Scottish events.

[Chef]

I know what you mean, but being from just north of Lynchburg, TN, to me "whiskey" means Jack Daniels.

Makes sense, now if I could get a bartender to know how I was spelling it when i said it we would be all set.