Public stupidity

[Ranger36]

Not at all! I agree.

[theinterchange]

I'm with Michaelson. In many cases, I've found that some of the weirdest dressed folks are the nicest. It takes more guts to wear the stuff some folks do than to pop on a fedora. And since that's the case, I've found the so called weirdos to be more accepting of others than the clones.

Randy

[Canyon]

Back when my girls were dating, if a kid showed up at my house looking like a gangsta, the date was off!!! I assumed if he wanted to look like a gangsta, he must also want to act like one. NOT WITH MY GIRLS! My girls ended up marrying guys who detested this gangsta look, and everything that goes with it. Which made dear old dad, very, very happy.

The manner in which you present yourself to the world is very important. We must not forget that. Fedora

Good for you, Steve! In some ways, I guess we shouldn't necessarily judge people by the way that they are dressed, but on the other hand, sometimes, the way that a person is dressed usually has a reflection on the type of personality that they possess.

I for one hate the jeans halfway down the backside look and think that it looks absolutely rediculous.

[Snapbrim76]

I've had another funny comment about the hat. I was walking through my estate (project) and I saw a mate of mine who lives on another block in the estate. He was having a few drinks at his front door with a group of girls, so I joined them for a few beers.

After a while, one of the girls said to me "Oh I recognize you now - you're the guy in the hat!" She had obviously seen me walking home from work, in my suit, tie and fedora, but now I was in jeans and t-shirt. She asked what job I did. I replied and then she said, "oh that's ok, we thought you were a Fed" Surely if I was an undercover cop I'd wear something a little more inconspicuous!! I think she's seen too many Eliot Ness movies!

[wembley]

This is all tough for me to say, as I don't want to offend anyone here. But when I initially read this from Wembly, I was immediately proud of him for saying it...

It's really hypocritical to rant about those juding your hats then put a picture up like this.....

...then I realized he was joking around.

Not trying to be wet blanket here, but we all felt that Snapbrim had been wronged by a person who made fun of him for his hat. Now it is somehow "right" for us to do it to others.


Michael

Actually in all hoensty I was half serious...I found the guys outfit funny but it is hypocritical of us to laugh at him yet be offended if someone does it to us.

I'll be the first to point the finger at myself.

There are plenty of people out there who I think are odd, as there are plenty of people who will think I am. We are just human and although we may think what we think, we can still decide how we act on it or not. It's a matter of basic respect and manners.

When I meet someone I wouldn't go out of my way to offend someone or humiliate them the way some peope think they have a right to.

I went to a party a few weeks ago and most of the people there were hard core goths and punks...I was one of about half a dozen non goths/punks...I intentionally avoid the word normal as in that room, I wasn't the norm.

Most of these people were professionals, many like me were also civil servants and office workers with responsible and decent jobs. Their attiitudes to life in general are fairly mainstream. Basically what most would call decent upstanding people.

Like somone pointed out, what we are all about isn't normal and so I reitterate, wear the fedora and you will stand out...come the good, bad or indifferent.

[Michaelson]

...and like I've said here and other threads, that all depends on where you live, and where you go.

My wife and I went to a local restaurant for breakfast this morning, and there were 9 of us there wearing fedoras (I counted them). No one paid the LEAST bit of attention to us.

Regards! Michaelson