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Ear Flicking, Hat Manhandling, Hat Tips, Boy George, and Hat Crushing

chanteuseCarey

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Point taken!
Having to worry about what to do with my hat once it is off my head is one of the reasons I rarely wear them (except for my tweed hat which I can roll-up and put in my coat pocket). That, and having worn them for 20 years in the Navy - and having to replace them more times than I can remember because someone took the wrong hat. But at least back then, especially when I was wearing a "Dixie Cup", it was not that expensive to replace one. Thanks!

Hello DCMark and welcome to FL! Okay, call me an uninformed dope, but what is a 'dixie cup' hat? I'm not familiar with the military and am assuming it may be the vernacular for certain hat.
 

DCMark

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A "Dixie Cup" is the white, circular "sailor cap" that most people (I presume) think of when they think of a sailor's cap. Here's a link to a story that has a picture of some WW2 sailors in their dixie cups. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/tv/index.ssf/2009/11/lou_reda_productions_brilliant.html
The second picture on the page is a better view although the sailor is wearing it in a non-regulation (but more common) fashion. It's not supposed to be tilted.
 
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chanteuseCarey

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A "Dixie Cup" is the white, circular "sailor cap" that most people (I presume) think of when they think of a sailor's cap. Here's a link to a story that has a picture of some WW2 sailors in their dixie cups. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/tv/index.ssf/2009/11/lou_reda_productions_brilliant.html
The second picture on the page is a better view although the sailor is wearing it in a non-regulation (but more common) fashion. It's not supposed to be tilted.

Thanks DCMark. Knew the hat of course, just not this name for it.
 

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