"You Can't Fix Stupid"

[LANCER1562]

I was walking home from church yesterday as I had recently wrecked my car when I was stopped by three African-American teenaged girls, one of whom asked if my kilt was a skirt and if my sporran was a purse and why was wearing it? When I tried to explain it was a kilt and a garment like the pants they all were wearing and was far more comfortable than trousers, one of the girls wanted to argue with me that the kilt was not more comfortable than trousers. Being that I did not want to prove Mr. Murphy's right by arguing with an idiot, I simply wished them a good day and walked away. Unfortunately this confrontation overshadowed the comments of "I like your outfit" and "Looks great" that I had received just moments before.

On the rest of my walk home, I had to keep reminding myself of the sermon regarding forgiveness we had heard and that I had to forgive them for being young and ignorant.

I realize that a man in a kilt is not an every day occurrance in Antioch, CA however, that's no escuse for being rude.

[chrisupyonder]

Maybe you have made them think and they will go home to look for "kilt" on the internet!

If not then they will remain stupid! and I agree, you can't fix stupid.

Chris.

[LANCER1562]

I boubt it.

[Pleater]

It reminds me of the word association puzzles we used to get in Junior School.

Complete the following;

Girls - trousers - silly

Man - kilt -



Anne the Pleater

[McClef]

These days that would be:

Girls - trousers - the norm
Man - kilt - should to be the norm!

[Laird_M]

Yeah, sounds only too familiar...

I was once asked, in Sri Lanka, why I was wearing a sarong:
1) Its a traditional item of wear in many Asian countries - including Sri Lanka;
2) It was 37 degrees and 80% humidity;
3) Its just as comfortable as a kilt.

OK, I may be a 'sudha' fella (white guy), but as I'm married to a Sinhalese lady, love and cook a lot of their food and speak some Sinhalese, but that only makes me a 'kaloo-sudha' (literatlly 'black/white)...

And I don't even try to fix stupid these days, I've got far better thinsg to waste my time on...

[piperdbh]

...that's no escuse for being rude.

Have you ever met teenage girls? That's what a lot of them do best.

[ForresterModern]

Have you ever met teenage girls? That's what a lot of them do best.

For many of them it is a short term lifetime goal.

[McFarkus]

Mehhhh! Luckily folks like those girl seem to be in the minority.

[Tobus]

Have you ever met teenage girls? That's what a lot of them do best.

Yup. Every negative reaction I've ever experienced when kilted came from teenage girls.