It happened to me...

[T-Bone]

I had a lady (tourist) in Estes Park, Co. ask me if my wife wears the pants in our family.

I've been asked that one too. I said, "yes, but I wear the kilt."

I've also been asked if I play the glockenspiel.

[Cowher]

There was a good thread some time ago about people making weird assumptions about where kilts are from, like the guy hollering "Hey Switzerland" at Ron, or in one case asking the kiltie if he was a Rabbi!

Shortly after that thread was popular, I was double-timing about 100 yards through a mall parking lot, running late for a get-together. And I was wearing my saffron kilt. This black guy and his girl by their car had been watching me the whole time, and as I passed them at a trot, from behind me he hollers; "Man, what are you wearing?"

I was in a hurry, and that thread popped into my mind, so I said "It's OK, I'm a Rabbi!" over my shoulder and kept moving. Then I heard him say "oh he's Jewish" like it all made sense to him now!

I would live to tell everyone a great story but my best is that I met a guy in a elevator as I was going up to a scotch tasting at a hotel in Boston. He asked what "tribe" I was. I told him Blackfoot and Crow. But my kilts tartan was that of Clan MacEwan. He said "oh that's right clan. Have fun. Drink one for me". And he got out on his floor.

I have a wedding on Saturday and may wear my kilt so I might have some more next week.

[Mickey]

Harmonica??

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there!

Were you wearing a straw hat and chewin a hayseed at the time??

[Nighthawk]

Well, I as once asked what kind of panties I was wearing... I looked at the guys girlfriend and said "None, but I have a pair of hers in my sporran. Want 'em back, sweetheart?" The guy turned beet red and stood up. His girl put her hand on his arm and said "You had that one coming."

[Riverkilt]

Crack me up!

Next thing someone will shout to one of us, "Hey Switzerland - where's your harmonica?"

Gotta love it!

[EagleJCS]

I saw the thread title and had an 'uh-oh' moment. Ya see, the Boy Scouts of America have a youth protection film for boys age 11-18 with the same title...

Having read through things now, I'm OK. Nothing to add, though.

[Kilted Jeeper]

I saw the thread title and had an 'uh-oh' moment. Ya see, the Boy Scouts of America have a youth protection film for boys age 11-18 with the same title...

Having read through things now, I'm OK. Nothing to add, though.

I had the exact same thought!!!!

[McFarkus]

Harmonica?

[crboltz]

Actually, I had an amusing experience yesterday. I usually wear my kilt to work (I'm a college prof.) two or three days a week. Until next semester, all of the assigned classrooms have been in the building with my office, so I don't generally stray very far. BUT yesterday, I had to run something over to the administration building on the other side of campus. As I'm walking a young guys runs up to me. I'm a bit worried about what is going to come out of his mouth. He says "Dude, you're in a skirt... um not a skirt, ummm a...." I respond with "Kilt." His response was simply "Awesome."

On a not quite as amusing front, as I continue to the walk across campus I over hear one student say "Look he has on a mini lava-lava.... that's cool" (Lava-lavas are a pacific island ankle length mens wrapped skirt like garment that are popular with a sub-set of our students). Someone responded, "No, that's a kilt, and it's the right length"

While the vocabulary might be there, it looks like Fresno City College is very accepting of guys not wearing pants.

Cheers
Chris

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

There was a good thread some time ago about people making weird assumptions about where kilts are from, like the guy hollering "Hey Switzerland" at Ron, or in one case asking the kiltie if he was a Rabbi!

Shortly after that thread was popular, I was double-timing about 100 yards through a mall parking lot, running late for a get-together. And I was wearing my saffron kilt. This black guy and his girl by their car had been watching me the whole time, and as I passed them at a trot, from behind me he hollers; "Man, what are you wearing?"

I was in a hurry, and that thread popped into my mind, so I said "It's OK, I'm a Rabbi!" over my shoulder and kept moving. Then I heard him say "oh he's Jewish" like it all made sense to him now!

Harmonica? That is priceless. made my morning.

And Zardoz, that is hilarious. The best I have ever had was when a lady asked me while wearing the below, "Are you Australian?"