"Comebacks" for remarks made at your Unbifurcated

[Raakone]

Well, there's recently been a bit of tension in these boards, I thought I'd lighten things up. So...any of you have any comebacks to remarks?

Me, I like wearing sarongs. "But you're not Southern Asian or a Pacific Islander."

My response, "Well, I also wear jeans sometimes, and I'm not a cowboy!"

Any of you got interesting "putdowns to putdowns"?

~Ra'akone

[Dennis A Lederl]

How about "Jesus Christ never wore a pair of pants!"
Or "Hercules never wore a pair of pants!"
This can be used for crusaders and knight and Robin Hood, etc. etc.
Dennis A. Lederle

[staticsan]

I've not had any real putdowns. Rather, the comments from strangers have been encouragement or curiosity.

I recently went on a (whirlwind) trip to the US, visiting New York City, Washington DC and Chicago, as well as heap of internet friends from another forum at a place near Philadelphia. I wore a kilt a few days, and the comments were never negative.

One of the best was waiting for a train at Arlington Cemetary Metro station. I was asked by a lass about my age if a kilt was cooler or hotter. "Cooler". "But aren't they made out of wool?" "Ah, but this one's not" (it was a SportKilt - cotton/polyester) "Tradtional?" (which threw me for a few seconds, but then I realized what she meant) "That's for me to know and you to guess", which got a good chuckle. That exchange was the closest to the oft-heard 'Why a kilt?'.

I also had a New York native doing his very best to ask if it was a kilt without offending in any way, and two visiting Scotsman had their photo taken with me near the Lincoln Memorial!


Wade.

[MtnBiker]

I've never had a put down either. I sometimes get asked 'why?', but much more so when I have my nails painted than when I'm wearing a kilt.

The answer that works best for me ... a very genuine and sincere "simply because I like it".

[Charlie]

... a very genuine and sincere "simply because I like it".

Similarly, I tell them I like a change from trousers. Often the reply (from men and women) is 'And why not?!'

Charlie

[skirtguy22]

On my last out of town outing, I'd gone out to dinner wearing a knee length denim skirt. In the restaurant, some redneck looking guy asked, "why are wearing a woman's skirt. My answer was, it's not a woman's skirt, it's my skirt and I'm a man. He still looked confused when his wife (or girlfriend) dragged him off.

[Charlie]

A reply to the 'You're a cross-dresser' accusation:

I leave cross-dressing to the women ... pause for effect ... they're better at it than I am

I've only been accused of cross-dressing once, and that was by my daughter. I replied 'No more than you do'. She was wearing jeans...

Charlie

[Charlie]

Just thought of another reply (while I was digging the garden, but that's nothing to do with it).

I'm wearing a skirt because women have used up the world's supply of trousers

Charlie

[STEVIE]

FREEDOM!

[RichardA]

To a group of sniggering teenagers while wearing my kilt
“it takes a man to wear a kilt, something you'll never be”

[rick401r]

If someone is being really offensive asking "why are you wearing a skirt?" you can tell them "I wear it just to piss you off!"
I would only use this comeback if I'm sure I can take them in a fight.

[RichardA]

If someone is being really offensive asking "why are you wearing a skirt?" you can tell them "I wear it just to piss you off!"
I would only use this comeback if I'm sure I can take them in a fight.

now that I do like

[skirttime]

MtnBiker...I heard a great response to "Why do you paint your nails?' The guy answered, "To change the color of them." Love that.

[Caultron]

It's comfortable. You should try it.

One good thing about being an old man is that you get to be a crazy old man.

I've been wearing pants all my life and wanted to try something different.

Great freedom of movement. Excellent ventilation. No chafing.

Women like it.

Every now and then it's fun to do something crazy.

[BobM]

One good thing about being an old man is that you get to be a crazy old man.

I like that. Think I'll use it at the next opportunity.