Quote Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior
a lady walked out of the door, looked at me and said with a smile "You have some great skirts!".
The perfect response would have been:-

Starting with a puzzled look on your face, quickly change this to a big smile and say: "Oh, you mean my kilts. Thank you very much."

In that way you are letting her know that they are kilts, without being at all impolite.

Rob