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The nicest comment I ever heard

Lotsahats

One Too Many
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I was walking back to the office from coffee break, with my latte, wearing a vintage suit, grey Dobbs stingy and AE specs. I passed a couple of young men, one of which was wearing a pre-tied bow. In mid stride, one pointed to me and said "that's awesome" and kept going. I just smiled and nodded in appreciation of the compliment.

It's for events like this that I appreciate my eclectic hobby.
Awesome validation, and it just proves that true style is timeless!
 

Alive'n'Amplified

Call Me a Cab
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Atlanta, GA
An old lady asked me if I was married the other day. I was wearing my black Dobbs 20. I told her yes, and asked if the hat gave me away. :) She was trying to set her granddaughter up with a guy like me. ;)
 
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Location
Portage, Wis.
Got two typical hat comments on Saturday, (Are you Amish, and an Indiana Jones one, of course)

I did have a guy stop me and ask me where I got the hat. (I was wearing my Strat.) He asked to see it and looked it over and said he plans on trying to get one for himself.
 

danofarlington

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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Location
Arlington, Virginia
An old lady asked me if I was married the other day. I was wearing my black Dobbs 20. I told her yes, and asked if the hat gave me away. :) She was trying to set her granddaughter up with a guy like me. ;)

When I was a freshman in college a hundred years ago, a nice lady on the bus pressed me to call her granddaughter. Gave me the number. So I called. Boy, did she ever not want to meet men rousted out by her grandmother.
 

ottawa_adam

One of the Regulars
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192
Location
Ottawa, Canada
Got two typical hat comments on Saturday, (Are you Amish, and an Indiana Jones one, of course)

I did have a guy stop me and ask me where I got the hat. (I was wearing my Strat.) He asked to see it and looked it over and said he plans on trying to get one for himself.

This reminds me of the time I was out, wearing my black Homburg and charcoal chesterfield coat (same day as my avatar picture was taken) and someone asked me if I was a Rabbi. Complete ignorance! Still, I guess it was a conversation starter!
 
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Location
DnD Ranch, Cherokee County, GA
When I was a freshman in college a hundred years ago, a nice lady on the bus pressed me to call her granddaughter. Gave me the number. So I called. Boy, did she ever not want to meet men rousted out by her grandmother.
If any of the girls were half as interested in me as their mothers & grandmother were in my 20's, I'd had even more of a blast! Probably why I married an older woman....
 

dnjan

One Too Many
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1,690
Location
Seattle
An old lady asked me if I was married the other day. I was wearing my black Dobbs 20. I told her yes, and asked if the hat gave me away. :) She was trying to set her granddaughter up with a guy like me. ;)
I've had a comment from an older woman about how I reminded her of her husband.
Nice, yet sad in a way ...
 
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Location
Orange County, CA
I spent Christmas at my cousin's place and was wearing my Ralf Reynolds panel cap. His wife said that I looked like a 1930s golfer and the only things that were vaguely vintage looking was my cap and my leather jacket. :):D
 

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