What's "under there"?

[DanR]

This always stops the conversation cold:

Zero guage stainless steel circular barbell. Any other questions?

[Big and Bashful]

Skip,

I find you can get away with a lot by smiling and using a "tongue in cheek" delivery, you don't have to cause offence, I think it gets classed as irony in Britain. By the way, I am up to 21 stone 5 and that's forced me into changing my eating habits big time. My kilt isn't going to get any use until I lose 1.5 stone at least. Not looking good for MUGging on the canals in a couple of weeks.

Hope the diet is still working for you!

[Skirt Chaser]

This always stops the conversation cold:

Zero guage stainless steel circular barbell. Any other questions?

I know enough not to ask the rude opening question in the first place but if I overheard your answer my first impulse would be to ask, "Oh neat! Can I see it?" Given a bit of thought I realize the jewelry alone as seen in the palm of your hand is not what I would get to see.

Of course I'm just not thinking and that is what is happening to others apart from the overtly suggestive askers. Ask a visibly pregnant woman how many times people have touched her belly or a tall kid how many people assume they play basketball. People just do and say dumb things but somehow questioning a stranger about his underwear strikes me as obviously inappropriate. A man can respond to the asker's tone he senses if he wants to play that way but he also should be entitled to give an icy stare until the questioner slinks away.

I blame the song about the Scotsman for the question.

Humming and thinking on blue ribbons,

Quiet Mouse