I was at the Northwest Folklife Festival today, wearing a UK. As usual, I got lots of stares and lots of compliments. Despite the crowds and noise (at least 6 stages, with everything from African drumming to Andean music to Morris dancers), I also overheard some interesting comments about the kilt.

The best was when I stopped at a booth selling hats and was looking over the wares (being combing impaired and having forgotten to bring a head covering, the sunbreaks were starting to worry me.) I moved in next to a young couple, and could see the woman glance down at the kilt, then at the man on her other side, then back to the kilt. Then she leans over to the other man and asks, "Do you still have the Utilikilt I got you for your birthday?" He mumbles an answer. She says with a note of exasperation in her voice, "Then why the hell don't you ever wear it?"

That made the overcast day seem much more sunny.

So, the question: What is the best (or at least your favorite) comment overheard while you were kilted?