# What happened to hats?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-hats/329548>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 4, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-hats/329548 "2005-11-04T21:08:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-hats/329548/41 "2005-11-07T02:16:47Z")

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> [@Muffin](#):
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> In northern Ontario we have hats that are much larger than that, as you can see from this photo of me wearing one: [http://my.tbaytel.net/culpeper/24520040.jpg](http://my.tbaytel.net/culpeper/24520040.jpg)

Why are you wearing one of my shoes for a hat?

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-hats/329548/42 "2005-11-09T03:32:37Z")

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> [@tomndebb](#):
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> Why are you wearing one of my shoes for a hat?

Because if the shoe fits, wear it.

And you will of course recall the fine ship hat of “Time Bandits”: [http://aliciaak.home.att.net/dir/directors/Gilliam/ship.jpg](http://aliciaak.home.att.net/dir/directors/Gilliam/ship.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-hats/329548/43 "2005-11-09T14:22:51Z")

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> [@even sven](#):
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> Nowdays, most of us live in the suburbs and go straight from garage to garage, and we rarely really need to spend much time outside in inclimate weather.

[NITPICK] It’s “[inclement](http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/05/15.html)”. And also, less importantly, it’s “[nowadays](http://www.bartleby.com/61/0/N0180000.html)”. [/NITPICK]

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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-hats/329548/44 "2005-11-09T16:53:25Z")

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I own five hats and alternate wearing them whenever I go outdoors. Of course, I have virulent skin cancer and am trying to cut the odds a little.

As noted, cowboys still wear hats, as do country western musicians who are attempting to pass as cowboys.

Have you seen any pictures of Richard Petty without a hat? And such a hideous hat at that.

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