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[steur]

Ahhhhh!!! Of course! Whew! Damn! The world had turned upside-down for me!!
What a relief. Love ya, Bowen!

I am more than a little sensitive right now, because I am going to need surgery in a month or so to remove part of my colon; I have a non-cancerous narrowing that needs to go, and I might have to use a colostomy bag for two months!
Dang! 'Sides, I have been contemplating my mortality, and have decided to retire after the surgery, all of which has saddened me.
Anyway, I apologize for doubting you, my friend.

Sorry to hear about your health issues, Max. Hope all goes well for you.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I am sorry to hear about you health issues Max. I hope all goes well with your surgery and recovery.

Sorry to hear about your health issues, Max. Hope all goes well for you.

Thank you, Stefan!!! Tell truth, I only mentioned them to explain my state of mind to Bowen.
It was dumb of me to say what I did...

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I am sorry to hear about you health issues Max. I hope all goes well with your surgery and recovery.

Thank you, Joe!

 

[Blare]

Thank you, Stefan!!! Tell truth, I only mentioned them to explain my state of mind to Bowen.
It was dumb of me to say what I did...

Well clearly Bowen did not use the sarcasm font

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I see that now, and feel stupid, Brent. Please read the explanation I gave Bowen above.

Praying for a speedy recovery, Max.

I know this wasn’t the way you wanted to retire, but I hope you find the silver lining. I know all your friends here are expecting another forty years of incredible hat posts so please take care of yourself. You’ve earned our respect and admiration with your kindness and enthusiasm over these last few years. You have a lot of friends pulling for you.

 

[1961MJS]

Good afternoon, gentlemen, Max good luck with the Surgery. A friend of mine's 25 year old just had some work like that done for Crohn's.

Looking at SOME of those Borsellino's and the Purple Homberg, I understand why my dad gave up on hats in the early 1970's. I couldn't wear the fuzzy skinny brimmed hats, I'd get fuzz all over and get my ears burnt.

Later

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Well clearly Bowen did not use the sarcasm font

Little rusty on my sarcasm game. I’ll have to work on upping it.
Some of our sarcasm mentors have been banished or seldom post due to lack of competition. Sadly missed.
Nothing like a friendly poke to stimulate conversation and call out the clowns.
B
Ps: Story
On my first post here at the lounge i proudly introduced myself to the crowd and posted my “epic” hat. I asked what you all thought (dangerous) and said please be gentle. One of the first to respond was @Bob Roberts. He “promised” he would never make fun of me.
Now THAT was sarcasm. Damn i miss that guy!!

 

[Mighty44]

Little rusty on my sarcasm game. I’ll have to work on upping it.
Some of our sarcasm mentors have been banished or seldom post due to lack of competition. Sadly missed.
Nothing like a friendly poke to stimulate conversation and call out the clowns.
B
Ps: Story
On my first post here at the lounge i proudly introduced myself to the crowd and posted my “epic” hat. I asked what you all thought (dangerous) and said please be gentle. One of the first to respond was @Bob Roberts. He “promised” he would never make fun of me.
Now THAT was sarcasm. Damn i miss that guy!!

Thanks to you Bowen for introducing me to the term popcorn—somehow that was new to me. It was the perfect tag for that post.

 

[Zombie_61]

Well clearly Bowen did not use the sarcasm font

Sadly, it's not included in the drop down list of fonts available to us.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Thanks to you Bowen for introducing me to the term popcorn—somehow that was new to me. It was the perfect tag for that post.

And then there’s “crickets”.

 

[Blare]

Little rusty on my sarcasm game. I’ll have to work on upping it.
Some of our sarcasm mentors have been banished or seldom post due to lack of competition. Sadly missed.
Nothing like a friendly poke to stimulate conversation and call out the clowns.
B
Ps: Story
On my first post here at the lounge i proudly introduced myself to the crowd and posted my “epic” hat. I asked what you all thought (dangerous) and said please be gentle. One of the first to respond was @Bob Roberts. He “promised” he would never make fun of me.
Now THAT was sarcasm. Damn i miss that guy!!

I always enjoy good hearted back and forth ribbing. Unfortunately the skill of understanding the line and the “thick skinnedness“ required has gotten lost a bit of late.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Praying for a speedy recovery, Max.

I know this wasn’t the way you wanted to retire, but I hope you find the silver lining. I know all your friends here are expecting another forty years of incredible hat posts so please take care of yourself. You’ve earned our respect and admiration with your kindness and enthusiasm over these last few years. You have a lot of friends pulling for you.

Thank you, Brent! I will send you a video by Messenger. I hope you can watch it.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Thank you, Brent! I will send you a video by Messenger. I hope you can watch it.

Sent it! When ya comin, Brent?
@deadlyhandsome

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Little rusty on my sarcasm game. I’ll have to work on upping it.
Some of our sarcasm mentors have been banished or seldom post due to lack of competition. Sadly missed.
Nothing like a friendly poke to stimulate conversation and call out the clowns.
B
Ps: Story
On my first post here at the lounge i proudly introduced myself to the crowd and posted my “epic” hat. I asked what you all thought (dangerous) and said please be gentle. One of the first to respond was @Bob Roberts. He “promised” he would never make fun of me.
Now THAT was sarcasm. Damn i miss that guy!!

Thing is, it was in writing, and since I wasn't brought up in the US, I missunderstood "the cows have come to the barn", or something like that.
In Mexico, if you don't rib someone, he's not really a friend!
For example, one of my dearest friends, Rubén, is 75 years old, the oldest by far in our fivesome. Once we were all discussing assisted reproduction while we waited for our tee time, and Rubén was unusually silent. When I asked him why he wasn't contributing, Milo, another friend, cut in and said "well, Rubén doesn't have spermatozooids, but spermatosaurs". Gales of laughter!

 

[Frunobulax]

See my response, Jim!

I'm just here for the popcorn, old buddy!

Ahhhhh!!! Of course! Whew! Damn! The world had turned upside-down for me!!
What a relief. Love ya, Bowen!

I am more than a little sensitive right now, because I am going to need surgery in a month or so to remove part of my colon; I have a non-cancerous narrowing that needs to go, and I might have to use a colostomy bag for two months!
Dang! 'Sides, I have been contemplating my mortality, and have decided to retire after the surgery, all of which has saddened me.
Anyway, I apologize for doubting you, my friend.

Sorry to hear, Max. I'll remember you in my prayers.

Little rusty on my sarcasm game. I’ll have to work on upping it.
Some of our sarcasm mentors have been banished or seldom post due to lack of competition. Sadly missed.
Nothing like a friendly poke to stimulate conversation and call out the clowns.
B
Ps: Story
On my first post here at the lounge i proudly introduced myself to the crowd and posted my “epic” hat. I asked what you all thought (dangerous) and said please be gentle. One of the first to respond was @Bob Roberts. He “promised” he would never make fun of me.
Now THAT was sarcasm. Damn i miss that guy!!

LOL. I thought you pre-dated him by aa few years.

 

[Monte]

You lot are close and here's to your health. We got some health concerns up here and it's baby calves running around soon for everyone. I'm just gonna throw a noggin shot of the 6X Resistol silverbelly I mentioned last week. I sure like this lid and hope to wear it for a long time.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

I have a good number of "Bantam" produced by the Cappellificio Cervo in my collection and every time I find one I think if I can put it in the list of those present.

It is undoubted that this brand includes the most imaginative hats in the colors of the felt and in the finishes, as well as in the trimmings.

I think in the sixties or seventies a milliner or more arrived in order to revive the fortunes of the hat factory, subverted the patterns of production.

Super Bantam, Cappellificio Cervo size 60 or 7 1/2 in the US.

The color of the felt, a brown heather with all the colors of the warm range inside and the hatband with the same more evident colors, then taken up in the hemming of the brim, makes this hat a rarity, at least for me.

The color of the felt is called "Polinesia".
The hat can be formed in two shapes, as you can see in the photos.

It can be an imaginative trilby or an even more imaginative "Lord hat".

The measurements are as follows: the brims hemmed with the same material as the hat band measure 5 cm. the open crown is 13.5cm and the ribbon is 3cm high.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

The "Bantam" brand is known in Italy because it is inextricably linked to the hats of the Alpine troops,

in civil use it has taken on the role of an experiment in Sagliano Micca.

All the specimens that I have have 90% a particular felt in the colors and in the finish, this too has its undoubted peculiarities.

Bantam Hat, American Type, Oklahoma, Cappellificio Cervo size 60 or 7 1/2 in the US.

The color of the felt, a light gray with all the colors of the light range inside and the hatband of the same material with drawings and small inlays.

The color of the felt is called "Roccia - Rock".

The hat has felt very similar to the mixed felts used by Italian hats over the years, although it is not marked to that effect.

The measurements are as follows: the over-sewn brims measure 5.5 cm. the open crown is 14.5cm and the ribbon is 4cm high.
I hope to be lucky and to find more because Bantams are always a pleasant surprise

 

[mayserwegener]

J. Hückel´s Söhne "Elastic", 57.5 cm, 118 grams. possibly mid 1920s to early 1930s. This is a Ladies Stiff Felt Riding Hat but since it's a JHS + very unique I decided to pick it up. It appears to be entirely original and in NOS condition. The Black smooth finished Felt is the same as a Men's JHS "Elastic" Stiff Felt. The 4.5 cm Brim is not curled and has downward flange with a thin Binding. The Grosgrain Sweatband with padded which is stitched in with a X pattern. The Bow is on the left side like Men's Hats. There is also has a long fabric Strap which you see on some Ladies Hats. I couldn't find a paper label so maybe this was custom made by JHS. Definitely a very unique piece for my museum.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Sent it! When ya comin, Brent?
@deadlyhandsome

Man, that was incredible, Max! It even won my wife over. Can’t say I’m much of a lounge around the pool type, but I might make an exception there.