Today it happened to me for the second time. This guy in the mall purposely stopped me and asked me if I was Scottish. I was wearing an olive green original Utilikilt. Does that look Scottish? So, after the fact I'm trying to figure this out:

1. I was Scottish but couldn't afford a REAL kilt so I was showing my heritage by wearing this strange-looking thing with the floppy pockets
2. It was a real tartan kilt but the tartan part is just a paste-on thing that came off at the dry cleaners and will be depositted on someone's dress shirts
3. Once a Scottish guy wears a kilt he can never go back to pants and wears whatever kilt-like thing he can find.

The whole concept that only Scottish guys can wear anything kilt-like seems so strange to me now. :confused:

Anyway, I told him I am not Scottish, this is an American kilt made by Utilikilts in Seattle and I just wear kilts because they are so comfortable.

Well.....he said "OH" but it was a long, drawn out OOOOOOHHHHHHhhhhhh.... and I knew his train had left the tracks and was now going wild through the forest of his mind, mowing down trees as it went. His face went totally blank and he looked like he had just entered the Twilight Zone so I just smiled and walked away with my pleats waving good-bye.

Now....I did this all wrong and I must change my routine for next time. When he looked totally dazed and confused, THAT is when I should have handed him one of those Utilikilts business cards. Man, I'm never going to rid of these things at the rate I'm going..... :rolleyes: