GLewis
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A couple of months back, I was standing in line at a checkout stand wearing my then new silver belly Campdraft. The cashier said my hat was very clean and I should keep it that way.
There you go my man, you rock that hat and cock a snook at convention. What next? How about a nice pair of shoes?It's a funny thing....At a certain point it seems one's interest in hats goes from an occasional wearer with a stingier brim, to an I don't 'care' anymore attitude, and you're rocking 3' plus wide brims with aplomb. I've always been into hats, however, it's only been quasi recent that I've truly built up the devil may care attitude that goes so so well with hat-wearing. I wear them now to be enjoyed and care less and less what others may/may not think. Funny how it all works.
It certainly was, and the best of it was, it was all for charity. A substantial amount was raised on the day too.I haven't been subscribed to this thread for a while.
That looks like a fabulous time!
Different than dapper, anyway.A couple of months back, I was standing in line at a checkout stand wearing my then new silver belly Campdraft. The cashier said my hat was very clean and I should keep it that way.
I had a great story about vintage wingtips going!There you go my man, you rock that hat and cock a snook at convention. What next? How about a nice pair of shoes?
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It certainly was, and the best of it was, it was all for charity. A substantial amount was raised on the day too.
people treat me with some sort of enhanced “ respect”
“ Shalom!”
Great reaction, I've had the same with the addition, "I would love one but haven't the balls to wear it."Very rarely do comments match the hat I'm wearing.... Indiana Jones, Juan Valdez, Humphrey Bogart, etc. People mean well, they're just not hat people so they're uneducated in the details.
Recently, while getting gas in my wife's car, a guy called from the next row over yelled, "Put that hat away! I want that hat! I love your hat, man!"
...Now who can I show off my knowledge of physiognomy too?
No, it's an Ivy cap.Out of the frame, is there a button on that cap, Al?!
In the past week or so I have been searching to find my brand of toothpaste, but for some reason or other it has been out of stock everywhere that I have tried. Today, I had ventured further afield but still to no avail. Texting my wife I said to her that she mentioned a place where she had seen it. She text me back saying where it was and could I pop into the pharmacy opposite collect her prescribed medication.
Tina was right, I found my toothpaste. Now all I needed was to collect her prescription. The lady at the counter said: "Oh my look at you, don't you look regal." I've been called some things but regal, that's a new one. She asked about the hat, I told her it was a Panama, she said that it looked like a cricket umpire's hat. Then she commented on my shirt, trying to guess the famous star depicted in the fabric. "You're thinking of Carmen Miranda," I suggested. She smiled and agreed. Then she looked at my pants, I told her that my wife made them, she said: "I think I know your wife, she's the red haired lady who is impeccably turned out. Giving me another glance she added: "I wouldn't have expected anything less of her husband." What a compliment, oh my, what will Tina say? When I told her she said: "One does have standards you know," and then brought me down by saying,"now you know why I could never leave you, I just couldn't face all that training again."
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And you make me smile, your compliments are appreciated, thank you.^^^^I love your posts GHT!
And i think i love your wife!
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I'm familiar with quite a few of Uncle Sam's expressions, but SIXER???SIXER!
And you make me smile, your compliments are appreciated, thank you.
I'm familiar with quite a few of Uncle Sam's expressions, but SIXER???
Like saying in the USA, grand slam, or home run, or you knocked it out of the park.I was piggy backing off of the cricket reference in your anecdote. A sixer is slang for a ball hit over the boundary in the air, resulting in six runs, the most you can score on one bowl. Perhaps it's more of an Aussie term than British.
Your story, your hat, your outfit, your panache, it's all top notch. I very much enjoy your posts.