Not for me, but you knock yerself out.
Will somebody please pass the brain bleach. :eek:
Ogre I have been able to find normal shorts at Sears, JC Penney and, I dunno you have ‘em in Florida, but Goody’s. Maybe for once livin’ in south Jawja is a good thing.
Manpris should be banned by federal law.
Exactly! I rarely leave the apartment without a woman complimenting me on my kilt.
When I wore pants (which I did for 40 years), no woman ever noticed me enough to say anything. In a kilt, positive comments from women are common.
Male comments (however) come in two forms:
“Hey, that’s really cool! What is it? Where did you get it?”
–or–
“Nice dress, fag!”
You learn to value the first and laugh at the second (I mean, how funny would it be if they had to spend the rest of their lives being known as someone who got their ass kicked by a guy in a skirt? Pretty funny, I’m thinking). But women either don’t say anything at all, or say something positive. I NEVER had an anonymous woman come up to me and tell me how hot I looked when I wore pants; but in a kilt, it’s frequent.
Laugh if you want, but I’m digging it.
Eh, I’m not laughing.
While I’m younger than most of you and probably in the prime demographic for these youngster shorts with their hippin and their hoppin and their loud music get off my lawn, these shorts that go past your knees are a godsend to me. Being short already means I have somewhat stocky legs, and I can finally go outside, not sweat, and not have my legs look even bigger than they actually are.
Actually, I used to have a picture of me in one (I don’t generally like to be photographed, so there aren’t many pics of me overall). I’ll have to see if I still have it, and pop it in my photobucket account.
But I warn you, I look like Aqualung on a bad hair day with no pants on.
Feel free to rock on it if you want, though. I’ll be simultaneously flattered and bewildered and a little frightened.
Okay, this is against every instinct that I have, but since it was asked…
It might be possible for anyone to see me at this link. I kind of hate to do this, because it makes me really paranoid, but it’s possible (I guess) that people AREN’T out to get me…
…isn’t it?
I should note (to give credit where credit is due) that I first discovered Utilikilts on this very board: a poster (who may or may not be around anymore) that went by the name of Kilt-wearin’ Man (or something similar) had a link to a pic in his sig of his own self in a Utilikilt. I, too, thought they looked strange and like something I would never wear.
Nevertheless, the next summer was its normal hot, sweaty self, and I finally decided that such a garment might be an improvement over shorts, so I ordered a pair of them (figuring if I liked them, I would want more than one…back then, they were being custom ordered and took eight weeks to ship). I was SO totally right. I currently own eighteen of these, and haven’t had pants (or even shorts) on in nearly four years.
Ogre: you don’t have to take my word for this, but you are selling these things short. They are positively addictive. Try one, and THEN sneer at it, if you can.
I’m betting you won’t. You do field work. The Utilikilt would be a godsend. Shoot for a Workman’s or a Survivor (which I don’t have yet). You can carry everything in these things in comfort. Shorts absolutely suck by comparison.
But, hey, it’s your life.
featherlou: I like you, too. 
One of the first feedback emails from a leather Utilikilt customer was from a woman who bought it for her husband for Christmas. She waxed nearly poetic about it for a good while, but my favorite comment was this:
“It makes him look sexier than God!”
Now that’s a kudo.
If you’re going to wear a kilt, you pretty much need a beard like that to complete the ensemble. 
(Those are indeed manly kilts.)
Dude, I’m not sneering.
I mean, we all have if we’ve been to historic Malibu restaurants that have all those nostalgic photos and memorabilia from the 1950s on the walls.
Oh my. If I weren’t married, I might be out to get you after seeing that. whistle
I agree – dude, you are totally working that kilt.
Hubba hubba, Dijon Warlock! There is only one thing sexier than a man in a kilt, and that’s a man with a great beard in a kilt! Hmm…I wonder if I can talk Papa Tiger into growing a beard if I get him a kilt?
Dijon Warlock, you have sealed the deal.
My husband will be rocking the kilt.
I’m sending him the link to that pic. He’s a network admin, with a good measure of BOFH attitude. I think you epitomize it.
Ladies, not for nothing, but I look hideous in shorts (skinny pale legs) and have always preferred dresses. However, since I am now frequently bending over, crawling on the ground and generally chasing around a toddler I have discovered Skorts. I have found some really cute ones and they look so much better than skirts on me, but I don’t have to worry about the hem flying up.
My theory is that women with thicker legs look better in shorts, while skinnier legs tend to look better in skirts. So skorts have all the convenience of shorts, without the toothpick in a concrete block-ness of shorts.
ETA: My husband just saw your link, he said “That is a man with Job Security.”
(I’d damn sure be afraid to fire you)
What’s wrong is that I have the complexion of a vampire and it’s a wonder I don’t spontaneously combust in direct sunlight. I don’t like to expose a lot of skin on the beach because sunburn hurts, not to mention the possible long-term effects of solar radiation on dermal DNA. I have my “sensual experience” either early in the morning or around sundown when being out in the warm sun longer than 20 minutes won’t make me feel physically ill. It has nothing to do with being ashamed of my shape (which is still good in my 40’s). For the most part, I spend summer fleeing from one patch of shade to another.
You people are obviously drunk.
(No, seriously, it’s very kind. I hate that picture, but I hate every picture of me. Photogenic, I am not.)
Ogre: If I owe you an apology, then you are certainly entitled to it. I didn’t mean to misconstrue you or anything. I simply meant that Utilikilts are easily dismissable at first glance, but bear a second consideration. You may hunt all you like for comfortable shorts, but none of them will beat a UK.
The social backlash isn’t remotely as significant as you’d expect, either. 90% of people don’t care what you wear, and of the 10% that do, 90% actually like them. The people who object to a man in a kilt are surprisingly few and far between; and if one really want to make an issue of it, offer to give them the reputation of being the person who got their ass kicked by a guy in a skirt. 
Dijon Warlock, after seeing that pic I would SO love to buy some of those for the men in my life (my brothers). One of them is married and his wife would probably have The Fits (I’d love to hear what remarks he got from his subordinates, he’s a construction foreman); the other one has a semi-gf who would probably love it… where is an “evil” smiley when you need one!
Everytime I think about this thread, I get an image of Lurch dressed for the Butler’s Ball!
Please, let this thread fall off the front page! If my wife reads it and sees what Dijon looks like in a kilt, I’m gonna be wearing one within a week!
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…You rang…?
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Lurch is awesome. I would have loved to see Gomez in a kilt, though…and so would Morticia. They would have had to put the show on Cinemax.