Overheard - Take two

[Amoskeag]

Sunday night I was playing 18thC music at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth and I saw a kilted staff member walking across the grounds. Of course, I had to go speak to him and I asked if there was a special occasion or if he just was kilted just because. The answer was the latter As he approached me, someone from outside of my vision said something to him that I didn't hear. His answer to that person was, with a big smile, "Oh your just jealous!" I hollered out, "Well I certainly am, because I'm not wearing mine". It was 1766 and I was dressed accordingly. Even though they were short they were still p*nts. We had a great conversation about kilts and fashion and such. It sort of made my night.
Bob

[demobud]

Great story! It seems I only run into other kilties when I am not!

[TheKiltedWonder]

Great story! It seems I only run into other kilties when I am not!

I know! I was at a party in Colonial Williamsburg with a bunch of employees. And what do I see but a man in Black Watch. Unfortunately I didn't get much a chance to talk to him, but I was so mad, because a friend had tried to get me to come in a kilt, but I'd demurred, because I get tired of being mistaken for an employee myself, just because I'm not in pants.

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I know! I was at a party in Colonial Williamsburg with a bunch of employees. And what do I see but a man in Black Watch. Unfortunately I didn't get much a chance to talk to him, but I was so mad, because a friend had tried to get me to come in a kilt, but I'd demurred, because I get tired of being mistaken for an employee myself, just because I'm not in pants.

When my family and I go to Williamsburg we get mistaken for the employees too, but usually only to ask where the bathrooms are. We haven't been for a few years, but when we did go every year we were asked to go in 18th century costume. Of course we ladies recognized as being "with the drunk guys in the booth" and we had to explain that that was them perfectly sober.

[sharpdressedscot]

Great story! It seems I only run into other kilties when I am not!

It's a conspiracy! The man is keepin' you down.

[Arizona Scot]

Sounds like a great time was had, don't you just love those unexpected encounters of the kilted kind.

[beloitpiper]

Did you direct him to our humble little forum?

[James MacMillan]

Did you direct him to our humble little forum?

Humble?

We're humble?

When did that happen?

[davedove]

Humble?

We're humble?

When did that happen?

No, no, the forum is humble. The members, however, can be a different story.

[Amoskeag]

Did you direct him to our humble little forum?

Actually I did. We talked about the site and how folks were branching out in all manner of trad and non-trad directinons.

His kilt was County Armagh and was made by a maker in either Iowa or Idaho, sorry I get confused west of Vermont. It was a beautiful garment.
He also had a pair of hose in that pattern that was recently posted here (was that you String?) in a sort of dark oatmeal. He said his aunt knitted them for him. I think she needs some more nephews