How many people here own hats?
I own two cowboy hats... one is straw and I use it for working outside in my yard, as well as at the lake. The other one is felt, and I've never really worn it yet as I just got it the other day.
When I was a kid I owned a newsboy cap because for a while it was popular to wear those for some reason. I wore it for maybe a year or so.
I also own a few baseball caps but I pretty much never wear those.
I also had a hat (I guess it was a baseball cap) I wore when I was a little kid as part of my Cub Scout uniform.
Finally, I have a reproduction helmet for reenacting, but I guess I wouldn't really count that.
A kajillion baseball style caps, 2 kepis(one blue, one gray) and a couple hats I wear with my suits but I can't recall the name of them.
I have some baseball caps sitting in my closet and a winter hat. Don't bother with them much, I still have (most of) my hair.
I also have a kajillion Baseball caps. Even the same design in multiple identical copies.
and I own a Black Cowboy hat.
Do tuques count?
Yeah, I still have a full head of hair, so for me it's not about hiding the chrome dome. :cool:
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 18, 2011, 08:16:08 AM
and I own a Black Cowboy hat.
I'll be buying one of those at some point. In a black suit and black cowboy hat I resmemble a fat Elvis version of Trace Adkins. :cool:
1 black felt fedora ala the Blues Brothers
1 snap-brim cap
3 baseball caps
1 heavy urban camo cap
1 watch cap
1 leather stetson
1 brown felt fedora
1 beret
I was in a western wear store the other week and they had a brown fedora that was clearly an imitation Indiana Jones hat. I was thinking about buying it but Princesca yelled at me. :Embarrass:
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 08:27:39 AM
I was thinking about buying it but Princesca yelled at me. :Embarrass:
+1 Ed Anger Disapproval point :mad:
:weep:
I wear the same type of hat as G. R. R. Martin. Something I find somewhat distressing. :(
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I lost my black one, and bought a gray one recently. The I find out, HE HAS A GREY ONE AS WELL! :cry:
I think you look like a younger version of him. :)
You'll need to grow a crazy man beard first tho.
I fear we will both die before we finish our Magnum Opus. :(
One brown tweed sixpence :bowler:
A number of caps, mostly formula 1
Skiing gear includes helmets and other head gear
had a leather cowboy like hat from Crete, but i can't find it :(
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A new olive green military cap that turns out goes poorly with many of my clothes except my Bad Religion T-shirt, and then it just makes me look like I'm trying too hard. I also own an extremely battered/effectively destroyed brown baseball cap, but it's of no use. I used to have a cool black fedora but I kept losing it, because like most people with cool black fedoras I was a drunk.
1 baseball cap
1 wool beanie for the winter, like so, but black:
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My father used to have one of these hats, but I don't think I could pull it off:
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@raz: Ex-chancellor Helmuth Schmidt approves!
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I have a brown baseball cap that I sometimes use for reading, and I had a straw farmer's hat I used to wear while on vacation in China (but I left it in Inner Mongolia). But normally I don't wear hats for aesthetic reasons.
I have this and a few beanies.
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Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 08:27:39 AM
I was in a western wear store the other week and they had a brown fedora that was clearly an imitation Indiana Jones hat. I was thinking about buying it but Princesca yelled at me. :Embarrass:
I'm regretting not buying a Zahi Hawass - brand hat at the Tut exhibit gift shop when I had the chance ... :D
Too many caps to count-- just about every St. Louis cardinals cap made, assorted WVU & Delaware caps, a few Bengals, Flyers, & Redwings caps as well. I have one Reds hat that I will occasionally wear-- it's a reproduction 1900-ish hat that pays homage to the team's history but doesn't scream "I'm a Reds fan":
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One off-white Kangol beret I've worn a handful of times, mostly just to irritate a friend of mine.
Several military hats I collected & then put away in storage containers-- assorted Bundeswehr, East German, and Soviet. One of them is an early Bundeswehr tank crew helmet/beret, very similar to what pre- & early-war panzer crews wore, but in olive drab rather than black.
three or four wool beanies, I need to protect my precious brain in the winter
one Detroit Tigers baseball hat
several other baseball caps, mainly promotional thingies
one original chinese soft field cap, red star on front
one original Panama hat, from Mexico (maybe an illegal immigrant)
one ski helmet
one moped helmet
a three pointed hat
a really, really horrible tartan sixpence with a band of fake fiery red hair all around dangling from it :D
L.
I very rarely wear hats but I should since I have pasty British skin and live in Texas.
Should I aspire to look like a boat captain like Raz, Helmut Schmidt, and George RR Martin?
Quote from: Pitiful Pathos on May 18, 2011, 09:02:39 AM
I have a brown baseball cap that I sometimes use for reading
:hmm:
I have one baseball cap with the IMF golf club logo on it, one navy watch cap, and one of those wool lined ear flap winter thingies.
A shitload of baseball caps, three or four watch caps or beanie type things, various uniform covers. The only ones I really wear anymore are the watch caps when it's cold.
A great many ball caps. The one I wear on weekends?
Why the Winnipeg Jets cap of course. :cool:
Though very odly, the logo is somehow missining the second "i" in Winnipeg. :hmm:
I have a faux Tilly hat for camping, many tuques of course, and a black felt cowboy hat that is now rather shapeless. :( Now that I'm back in Alberta I'll have to get a new one.
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I need to get a Redskins cap, so I can show my pride when they play suckily.
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on May 18, 2011, 10:57:25 AM
I need to get a Redskins cap, so I can show my pride when they play suckily.
I have a John Riggins jersey I wear when I watch them lose. I make diesel noises.
Quote from: Malthus on May 18, 2011, 09:16:55 AM
I'm regretting not buying a Zahi Hawass - brand hat at the Tut exhibit gift shop when I had the chance ... :D
Why does it not at all surprise me that there is such a thing as a "Zahi Hawass - brand hat"? :lol:
I bought a leather cowboy hat in Sedona, and it's been with me ever since. I secretly wish I could wear it more often, and I sometimes do for when I'm out travelling, and I get some pretty funny comments too.
Overheard on a train in Scotland: "Wow, he must be some sort of free spirit, travelling the world."
From a little boy at an airport, wistfully staring at me: "You really love that hat, don't you?" :D
earlier referenced, I am quite fond of my IJA field cap, which is an integral part of my VISION QUEST TO THE WEST
Quote from: Lettow77 on May 18, 2011, 12:16:16 PM
earlier referenced, I am quite fond of my IJA field cap, which is an integral part of my VISION QUEST TO THE WEST
Why do you keep saying that? Have you decided to become a Mormon and/or Japanese?
I could never be a mormon! They are an adorable people, but i'd need a lobotomy to sign on their beliefs. It is too dishonest to go along with things I don't believe just for the sake of their charming, beautiful culture. Besides, 10% tithing, no tea? No masturbation, even? They ask too much. I would hate to be a false Mormon, and I couldn't be a proper one.
I am not Japanese, although of course my progeny will be partially so. I admire Japan and its culture; it is a shining beacon of light in the world, and I cannot fail to see similarities between the South and Japan at times.
Too many baseball caps to count.
A couple of knit beanies/cap for winter
Grey felt fedora
And old trappers cap that would have PETA chasing me.
Oh and cowboy hat that was brought back as gift from Australia
And new khaki boonie cap for work.
Quote from: Slargos on May 18, 2011, 11:18:43 AM
I bought a leather cowboy hat in Sedona, and it's been with me ever since. I secretly wish I could wear it more often, and I sometimes do for when I'm out travelling, and I get some pretty funny comments too.
Overheard on a train in Scotland: "Wow, he must be some sort of free spirit, travelling the world."
From a little boy at an airport, wistfully staring at me: "You really love that hat, don't you?" :D
Leather cowboy hat?
I've never ehard of such a thing - and I live in cowboy country.
Beeb, the one that was given to me from Oz is leather.
I have a bunch of hats; I like wearing hats. I have many baseball caps which I've grown tired of wearing; they just look too plain or something, lack personality. ;) I still wear them sometimes though.
More often now I wear the Ivy caps, I think is one label for them. Flat caps with a visor. Snap brim maybe they're also called? I have warmer ones with ear flaps for winter, and a waterproof one.
I have an Aussie style Kangol hat, a heavy duty canvas type wide brim hat. Cool hat. I wear that working in the garden, to keep the sun off of me.
I also have a small assortment of wool knit hats for winter.
And a couple of fedora type hats but I don't wear them often.
Quote from: Lettow77 on May 18, 2011, 12:21:01 PM
I am not Japanese, although of course my progeny will be partially so. I admire Japan and its culture; it is a shining beacon of light in the world, and I cannot fail to see similarities between the South and Japan at times.
Well they both got their asses handed to them by Yankees in war. :)
You're probably the only man in history that wouldn't join the LDS church due to the tea ban, too. :D
Mormons can't drink tea?
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 12:38:17 PM
Quote from: Lettow77 on May 18, 2011, 12:21:01 PM
I am not Japanese, although of course my progeny will be partially so. I admire Japan and its culture; it is a shining beacon of light in the world, and I cannot fail to see similarities between the South and Japan at times.
Well they both got their asses handed to them by Yankees in war. :)
You're probably the only man in history that wouldn't join the LDS church due to the tea ban, too. :D
Do they go against coffee as well?
Quote from: Lucidor on May 18, 2011, 12:46:23 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 12:38:17 PM
Quote from: Lettow77 on May 18, 2011, 12:21:01 PM
I am not Japanese, although of course my progeny will be partially so. I admire Japan and its culture; it is a shining beacon of light in the world, and I cannot fail to see similarities between the South and Japan at times.
Well they both got their asses handed to them by Yankees in war. :)
You're probably the only man in history that wouldn't join the LDS church due to the tea ban, too. :D
Do they go against coffee as well?
Yes.
Colas are something of a grey area though IIRC.
Quote from: Lettow77 on May 18, 2011, 12:21:01 PM
No masturbation, even?
Utah: #1 state in the union in consumption of pornography.
Oh, my hats:
Some beaners for winter
One camping hat, with build in mosquito net
One knit flat cap
One Chinese workers' cap.
One khaki cloth cap.
I use the black one mostly, and the Chinese one when it's sunny. The khaki is for when I'm working.
I also own a pith helmet, but it's too small. Been eying a reproduction pickelhaube for some time, for gaming, laughs and as a conversation piece to impress lesser nerds.
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 18, 2011, 12:48:05 PM
What's the resoning behind it? Drug?
Yes, hot liquids are banned. IIRC the typical interpretation of hot liquids is liquids containing stimulants (i.e. caffeine).
Quote from: Barrister on May 18, 2011, 12:50:48 PM
Yes.
Colas are something of a grey area though IIRC.
Sounds like a fun bunch!
Whisky? :unsure:
Quote from: Lucidor on May 18, 2011, 12:53:55 PM
Sounds like a fun bunch!
Whisky? :unsure:
All alcohol is banned.
Quote from: Lucidor on May 18, 2011, 12:53:55 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 18, 2011, 12:50:48 PM
Yes.
Colas are something of a grey area though IIRC.
Sounds like a fun bunch!
Whisky? :unsure:
They ban drinking tea and coffee, and you think they might allow alcohol? :lol:
As much as you guys might mock them for this, they do have a significantly longer life expectancy than non-Mormons in the US. :hmm:
Quote from: Barrister on May 18, 2011, 12:26:23 PM
Quote from: Slargos on May 18, 2011, 11:18:43 AM
I bought a leather cowboy hat in Sedona, and it's been with me ever since. I secretly wish I could wear it more often, and I sometimes do for when I'm out travelling, and I get some pretty funny comments too.
Overheard on a train in Scotland: "Wow, he must be some sort of free spirit, travelling the world."
From a little boy at an airport, wistfully staring at me: "You really love that hat, don't you?" :D
Leather cowboy hat?
I've never ehard of such a thing - and I live in cowboy country.
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I dunno. Maybe real cowboys didn't wear leather hats. I like mine though.
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Quote from: Slargos on May 18, 2011, 01:01:14 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 18, 2011, 12:26:23 PM
Quote from: Slargos on May 18, 2011, 11:18:43 AM
I bought a leather cowboy hat in Sedona, and it's been with me ever since. I secretly wish I could wear it more often, and I sometimes do for when I'm out travelling, and I get some pretty funny comments too.
Overheard on a train in Scotland: "Wow, he must be some sort of free spirit, travelling the world."
From a little boy at an airport, wistfully staring at me: "You really love that hat, don't you?" :D
Leather cowboy hat?
I've never ehard of such a thing - and I live in cowboy country.
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I dunno. Maybe real cowboys didn't wear leather hats. I like mine though.
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It says "bushman", but is it made of real darkie skin? :hmm:
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 01:00:09 PM
As much as you guys might mock them for this, they do have a significantly longer life expectancy than non-Mormons in the US. :hmm:
Sounds like LDS propaganda to me.
They are a western state, which tend to be healthier, and are mostly white which is an ethnic group that tends to live a bit longer. Then they compare themselves to the rest of the entire United States population and judge it is because of their superiority.
Utah does not have a higher, much less significantly higher life expectancy than any other western state.
I've heard that repeatedly from sources that don't appear to be Mormon-owned. The same thing is said about Seventh-Day Adventists who refuse alcohol and meat (but as far as I know are not against caffeine consumption). It seems likely to me that modern populations that avoid alcohol would have a higher life expectancy... you no longer need to drink alcoholic beverages since water supplies are generally safe, and alcohol abuse leads to all sorts of dangerous behaviors like DUI, not to mention cirrhosis.
I'm not arguing against alcohol consumption, of course--I brew alcoholic beverages myself.
I will also say that, while I've not personally known many Mormons, the few I have known were all fit and trim.
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 01:16:35 PM
I've heard that repeatedly from sources that don't appear to be Mormon-owned. The same thing is said about Seventh-Day Adventists who refuse alcohol and meat (but as far as I know are not against caffeine consumption). It seems likely to me that modern populations that avoid alcohol would have a higher life expectancy... you no longer need to drink alcoholic beverages since water supplies are generally safe, and alcohol abuse leads to all sorts of dangerous behaviors like DUI, not to mention cirrhosis.
Oh sorry I thought we were mocking the tea and mastrubation thing.
You have any numbers to back that up? I have been googling but the only thing I can find is a study by BYU showing that Mormons have a higher life expectancy than non-Mormons inside Utah.
But it appears that the Utah life expectancy (79.5) is behind such strongholds of temperance as California (79.7) and France (80.7)
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 12:56:19 PM
Quote from: Lucidor on May 18, 2011, 12:53:55 PM
Sounds like a fun bunch!
Whisky? :unsure:
All alcohol is banned.
Sounds like I'd fit right in. Hot liquids are vile.
Quote from: Lettow77 on May 18, 2011, 12:21:01 PM
I could never be a mormon! They are an adorable people, but i'd need a lobotomy to sign on their beliefs. It is too dishonest to go along with things I don't believe just for the sake of their charming, beautiful culture. Besides, 10% tithing, no tea? No masturbation, even? They ask too much. I would hate to be a false Mormon, and I couldn't be a proper one.
I am not Japanese, although of course my progeny will be partially so. I admire Japan and its culture; it is a shining beacon of light in the world, and I cannot fail to see similarities between the South and Japan at times.
I cannot but fail to see the similarity, aside from the fact they're both abominably racist, at one point both practiced atrocity as a way of life, and at some point the United States had to burn the evil out of each of them. But
other than that...
:D
I sometimes get a little defensive about the Mormons because, while I'm not one and don't hold any particular love for them, they get beaten up on Languish mercilessly whenever they come up. I think that stems from Spellus's irrational, frothing hatred for them and others just kind of followed suit.
While I do view some of their beliefs as 'wacky', I don't understand why they'd be considered any more wacky than mainstream Christians. All of these groups believe in an invisible dude and his undead son with the power to magically turn water into wine. Oh, and the invisible guy actually is the son... or kind of is in some ways, but not others depending on who you talk to. :wacko:
Quote from: Ideologue on May 18, 2011, 01:35:28 PM
I cannot but fail to see the similarity, aside from the fact they're both abominably racist, at one point both practiced atrocity as a way of life, and at some point the United States had to burn the evil out of each of them. But other than that...
The Mormons aren't racist anymore. They used to be, in that blacks were permitted to join their Chruch but not be Church leaders of any kind. But then the Federal Government threatened to revoke their tax-exempt status. In an incredible coincidence, the Lord spoke to the Church Elders at that time and told them that black people were no longer a cursed race and it was okay to admit black (men) into the Aaronic Priesthood. So see, not racist. :)
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 01:36:23 PM
:D
I sometimes get a little defensive about the Mormons because, while I'm not one and don't hold any particular love for them, they get beaten up on Languish mercilessly whenever they come up. I think that stems from Spellus's irrational, frothing hatred for them and others just kind of followed suit.
While I do view some of their beliefs as 'wacky', I don't understand why they'd be considered any more wacky than mainstream Christians. All of these groups believe in an invisible dude and his undead son with the power to magically turn water into wine. Oh, and the invisible guy actually is the son... or kind of is in some ways, but not others depending on who you talk to. :wacko:
That and the Prop 8 stuff in Cali. Which considering the dangers of Martiniusim, makes them heroes.
Faggotry isn't a race. :)
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 01:36:23 PM
I sometimes get a little defensive about the Mormons because, while I'm not one and don't hold any particular love for them, they get beaten up on Languish mercilessly whenever they come up.
Fundies of all flavors tend to.
Though I enjoy mocking the Baptists the most since they are such tremendous hypocrits....in fact I think they take pride in it.
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 01:38:26 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 18, 2011, 01:35:28 PM
I cannot but fail to see the similarity, aside from the fact they're both abominably racist, at one point both practiced atrocity as a way of life, and at some point the United States had to burn the evil out of each of them. But other than that...
The Mormons aren't racist anymore. They used to be, in that blacks were permitted to join their Chruch but not be Church leaders of any kind. But then the Federal Government threatened to revoke their tax-exempt status. In an incredible coincidence, the Lord spoke to the Church Elders at that time and told them that black people were no longer a cursed race and it was okay to admit black (men) into the Aaronic Priesthood. So see, not racist. :)
He said the
South. :hmm:
We evidently forgot to burn the evil out of Deseret.
In any event, I do see your point about the Mormons getting a bad rap. On occasion, I feel the same way about Scientology. Yes, it's a cult or something like a cult, and yes, they believe in awfully stupid things, and yes, they abuse the American legal system, but in what way is this radically different than Christianity?
Edit: I like how this thread is no longer a boring as fuck inventory of people's Goddamn closets. :)
Quote from: Ideologue on May 18, 2011, 01:42:41 PM
In any event, I do see your point about the Mormons getting a bad rap. On occasion, I feel the same way about Scientology. Yes, it's a cult or something like a cult, and yes, they believe in awfully stupid things, and yes, they abuse the American legal system, but in what way is this radically different than Christianity?
Christianity has many different flavors and can vary drastically from church to church and from sect to sect. There are some that are in Mormon and Scientology catagories and some that are not. Mormonism and Scientology are centrally controlled by committees of raging douchebags.
Christianity and Mormons attempt to do good works and charity in the community. Scientology aims to control people and separate them from their community.
Caliga's defense only makes me hate them more.
Quote from: katmai on May 18, 2011, 01:49:17 PM
Caliga's defense only makes me hate them more.
:yes:
Quote from: Valmy on May 18, 2011, 01:48:21 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 18, 2011, 01:42:41 PM
In any event, I do see your point about the Mormons getting a bad rap. On occasion, I feel the same way about Scientology. Yes, it's a cult or something like a cult, and yes, they believe in awfully stupid things, and yes, they abuse the American legal system, but in what way is this radically different than Christianity?
Christianity has many different flavors and can vary drastically from church to church and from sect to sect. There are some that are in Mormon and Scientology catagories and some that are not. Mormonism and Scientology are centrally controlled by committees of raging douchebags.
Christianity and Mormons attempt to do good works and charity in the community. Scientology aims to control people and separate them from their community.
True, Scientology doesn't have a great track record as a charitable organization.
In any event, for better or worse, the face of Christianity to me isn't something venerable and basically nonthreatening like the Episcopalian Church, but Tim LaHaye and Sarah Palin and their ilk. I find them far more unappealing than a huckster organization that peddles stories about space ghosts and alien nukes and a bizarre paranoia about psychology.
On the other hand, mainline Scientology (versus Freezone Scientologists that practice independently of the church) is indeed somewhat more obviously a weird, productless business than evangelical Christianity. Any religion that won't give you their holy books for free does smack of a scam.
I hate hats. I hate the feeling of something touching my head. And hats are pointless. So no hats.
Quote from: katmai on May 18, 2011, 12:22:55 PM
Too many baseball caps to count.
Ditto.
QuoteGrey felt fedora
I really wish they'd come back in style.
Think is, you've got to have the correct hat head for a hat. I'm too self-conscious with my round-ass Charlie Brown-Peter Griffin head to wear a fedora.
My head is round too. :bowler:
Seventh Day Adventists don't eat pork but they eat beef.
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 07:39:20 PM
My head is round too. :bowler:
No, there's round, and then there's a perfect sphere in a if-DaVinci-could-draw-a-perfect-sphere kinda way. That's my head, courtesy of Dad.
Thank Christ I didn't get his hairline.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 18, 2011, 07:45:29 PM
Seventh Day Adventists don't eat pork but they eat beef.
:hmm: I thought they were vegetarian, too?
It might be that pork is banned but some take it further. On that note, IIRC Mormons aren't absolutely banned from caffeine and alcohol, I don't think... but it's one of those "we strongly recommend you not drink these things" type of deals where you can if you insist, but everyone's gonna think you're an asshole if you do and whisper about you behind your back.
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 07:50:08 PM
and whisper about you behind your back.
Didn't think they were big into Judaism, too.
Quote from: Pitiful Pathos on May 18, 2011, 09:02:39 AM
I have a brown baseball cap that I sometimes use for reading,
When you're done with that, I recommend giving books or newspapers a shot.
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 07:50:08 PM
:hmm: I thought they were vegetarian, too?
It might be that pork is banned but some take it further.
Maybe. When I was little we invited some 7DA kids over for my brother's birthday. They said they could eat hotdogs as long as they were all beef.
- Camo field cap for the camo uniform.
- Blue flight cap for the service uniform.
- Old-style woodland-camo boonie hat for hiking.
Never wear a hat otherwise. I think my neck is too long to pull off a good look in most hats.
Quote from: Caliga on May 18, 2011, 01:16:35 PM
I've heard that repeatedly from sources that don't appear to be Mormon-owned. The same thing is said about Seventh-Day Adventists who refuse alcohol and meat (but as far as I know are not against caffeine consumption). It seems likely to me that modern populations that avoid alcohol would have a higher life expectancy... you no longer need to drink alcoholic beverages since water supplies are generally safe, and alcohol abuse leads to all sorts of dangerous behaviors like DUI, not to mention cirrhosis.
I'm not arguing against alcohol consumption, of course--I brew alcoholic beverages myself.
I will also say that, while I've not personally known many Mormons, the few I have known were all fit and trim.
Actually I knew one mormon who was enormously fat. He had some amusing stories about being a missionary in the south pacific. He was not very charitable about the islanders. :lol:
But honestly, almost every single mormon I've known has been a very nice person. Their religion had a very sceptical beginning, and some very weird beliefs, but I certainly respect how they focus so much of family togetherness.
Quote from: Barrister on May 18, 2011, 10:38:05 PM
But honestly, almost every single mormon I've known has been a very nice person. Their religion had a very sceptical beginning, and some very weird beliefs, but I certainly respect how they focus so much of family togetherness.
Every religion that has ever been successful focuses on that. Families are how religions historically propagate themselves.
Quote from: Valmy on May 19, 2011, 01:12:20 AM
Every religion that has ever been successful focuses on that. Families are how religions historically propagate themselves.
Yeah. Somebody forgot to tell this to the Shakers. :Embarrass:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 18, 2011, 07:26:52 PM
QuoteGrey felt fedora
I really wish they'd come back in style.
Fucking hipsters ruined the fedora
Quote from: Caliga on May 19, 2011, 04:57:22 AM
Yeah. Somebody forgot to tell this to the Shakers. :Embarrass:
Notice how I qualify that with "successful" :P
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 18, 2011, 07:46:21 PM
No, there's round, and then there's a perfect sphere in a if-DaVinci-could-draw-a-perfect-sphere kinda way. That's my head, courtesy of Dad.
My niece's head is a perfect sphere as well-- pretty amazing. Tommy not only has my forehead but my semi-cube head shape as well. Plus his head is ginormous. He's 3 years old & wearing 6 3/4 size hats.
Much to my wife's relief a month ago, Lola has a tiny pea head.
baseball caps are for playing baseball only in Buddhaworld. I haven't owned one since High School. I have a few other hats though, and have at times owned far too many. That said I am in the market for a new one. I have one nice straw hat for summer, looking to get a second one. I used to have on eof those Greek fisherman hats that Raz sports above, that I wore (mostly backwards) all through university.