# More Olympics Madness - Hatwalk

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-olympics-madness-hatwalk/629863>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 30, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-olympics-madness-hatwalk/629863 "2012-07-30T15:47:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-olympics-madness-hatwalk/629863/1 "2012-07-30T15:47:25Z")

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Some of London’s famous statues have been given a make-over for the games. Pictures [here](http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/gallery/2012/jul/30/olympics-2012-hatwalk?newsfeed=true#/?picture=393832142&index=0).

The Duke of Wellington is the funniest, it looks like a giant kite crash landed on his head. Continuing the accident theme, King George IV appears to have had an absent-minded mix-up with a chandelier. Not sure what his horse’s excuse is. Winston Churchill got off lightly. Franklin D. Roosevelt… not so much.

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-olympics-madness-hatwalk/629863/2 "2012-07-30T16:49:55Z")

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I know everybody worships William Shakespear, but giving him a glorious halo was a bit much.

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-olympics-madness-hatwalk/629863/3 "2012-07-30T17:04:36Z")

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Beau Brummell plays [_Team Fortress 2_](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Towering_pillar_of_hats)!

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-olympics-madness-hatwalk/629863/4 "2012-07-30T23:03:33Z")

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once again “gloriously ridiculous” is achieved.