overheard... on accident

**sathor** · 11th July 09, 07:59 AM

It has been mentioned a number of time that we get 'selective' hearing from wearing kilts, almost a paranoia...

So I am eating my dinner yesterday, and I hear a guy say "Scottish" and a few moments later say kilt, and then he was trying to describe to his kids a rabbit fur pouch thing on the front of kilts. As we were leaving, I stopped and told him the pouch is called a sporran, and he was happy to get a name for it.

The sad thing is that I was wearing shorts because it was a work day.

The selective hearing power of the kilt last a bit longer than when the kilt is still on.

**Sir William** · 11th July 09, 11:35 AM

I once had a young lady in an Irish pub point at my white rabbit fur dress sporran and ask rather loudly "What is that big hairy thing with the balls hanging from it?"

After gagging down the mouthful of beer I'd just taken, I told her (and everyone one else within hearing distance) that it was a sporran.

**Dall_Piobaire** · 11th July 09, 11:40 AM

How you didn't spew your stout I don not know!

**Sir William** · 11th July 09, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Dall_Piobaire

How you didn't spew your stout I don not know!

Being of Scottish ancestry I didn't want to waste good ale so I managed to choke it down without spraying the other patrons - though it was near run thing.

**sathor** · 11th July 09, 03:30 PM

it is those anecdotes that make it fun.

**Pleater** · 11th July 09, 04:59 PM

It is a good thing I have excellent cardiovascular function.

These little anecdotes could easily finish off someone in a less robust state of health.

It's the way they sneek up that is the real killer.

I have learned not to try to drink and read this forum at the same time.

Oh dearie dearie me.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**Bigkahuna** · 11th July 09, 06:22 PM

I would have said " A Lady of your age ought to know!!"

**GMan** · 11th July 09, 06:50 PM

I was waiting for some friends last night for dinner outside the restaurant when I heard someone say that this has got to be a great place to eat because a guy in a Kilt is eating here.

**Sir William** · 12th July 09, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by GMan

I was waiting for some friends last night for dinner outside the restaurant when I heard someone say that this has got to be a great place to eat because a guy in a Kilt is eating here.

That's a new one for me, but I like it!

I used to go to a local restaurant called Scotland Yard, sadly now closed. I usually tried to wear a kilt when I ate there and sometimes locals would ask me if I was going to Scotland Yard.

**Fit2BKilted** · 13th July 09, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by Sir William

I once had a young lady in an Irish pub point at my white rabbit fur dress sporran and ask rather loudly "What is that big hairy thing with the balls hanging from it?"

After gagging down the mouthful of beer I'd just taken, I told her (and everyone one else within hearing distance) that it was a sporran.