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[dea3369]

and doesn't spend any of his money on anything "stupid"?

I seriously doubt that because he likely doesn't believe his collection of Craftsman or Snap-On tools ain't stoopid.

Sounds to me like he's jealous that you've got the stones to stand out from the crowd.

Maybe not jealous. My guess is threatened -- that you're a bigger man than he.

But have you considered that, given that he's truly a friend, he really wants you to convince him that kilts are great, liberating, fun, fashionable, etc.? A long time ago, I had the lapse of reason to call motorcycles a waste of money. Two friends took turns letting me ride passenger on their group rides. Today, I'm the only one of us three who still has a motorcycle.

Keep wearing your kilts. He'll get used to them and you wearing your MUG.

But I have to ask: Was there alcohol involved in this friendly exchange? Also, as in the discussion that brought up little, plastic octopus kilt pins, what was the context of the comment? To me, this comment might have arrived at the tail end of a heated debate when many simply throw out any derogatory statement just to have last word.