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USPS Ground Advantage Gripes
They announced a new program to improve service today. Sounds like the same-old same-old to me. -
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Hawaiian shirts and fedoras
I hope the melting arctic doesn't collapse the AMOC. -
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Too gimmicky if you ask me. Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes and crocodiles are not even from the same continent. -
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Making a Hat Band
Originally, there was a reason to put a little bow at the back of the sweat band. Retying the bow is how minor adjustments could be made. Over time, we have kept the bow to indicate which is the back of the hat, but the adjustment feature has been abandoned. It is the same with the bow on the... -
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USPS Ground Advantage Gripes
Maybe we should let Bezos privatize it all. -
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Insulated Fedora Liner
Would that be one size larger or two sizes larger? -
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That's a nice one. Maybe it is the thickness of the felt? -
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USPS Ground Advantage Gripes
We are all paying to fly it aimless around the country. Maybe that's why postage rates are so high. -
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Please don't do that. You might end up in the WTF hat thread. -
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Hats: Some Fun Facts.
Funny, because Kennedy (with his good hair) has been accused of ushering in the beginning of the end to the American hat-wearing culture. I think presidents just follow the current popular culture and, if anyone, it started with Eisenhower. He went from wearing his military garrison cap to a... -
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That leather band can't be original. I hate it too. But, it would be easy to replace. -
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What Hat Are You Working On Today?
Really very nice. I was going to suggest it might be German Silver (copper, nickel and zinc) but maybe not. In photo #6 there is a slight pinkish cast to the front concho which would be characteristic of German silver. The soldered makers mark is sort of weird. Why not just stamp it... -
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The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
Wonder why he's pouring good liquor into the guy's hand? If you can't drink out of the bottle, then you should get a glass. It's one of those etiquette things. -
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Are Sterkowski rabbit fur hats legit?
How could it be rabbit only on the inside. Is that possible? -
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Hats: Some Fun Facts.
The law requiring everyone to wear caps was a means of supporting the textile industry. They must have had a lobbyist. -
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Hats: Some Fun Facts.
It has again become fashionable for Orca killer whales to wear salmon on their heads. A fad that had died out about thirty years ago. -
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The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
Nice boots too. That place is too large to have been part of Ft. Worth's famous Hells Half Acre.
