101 Uses (and more) for a hat

darthbish · Post by **darthbish** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:30 am

1. Fashionable headware

2. popcorn container, when you buy a jumbo box and there's 2 of you at the movies.

more??.....

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:35 am

3. To drink Diet Pepsi from. (Sorry, Chewie!

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campy · Post by **campy** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:45 am

4. Wave it in the air to attract attention.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:46 am

5. To protect you from the elements, as it was originally designed to do!

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:51 am

6. Adjust the brim while driving to make sure the sun stays out of your eyes. -M

jacksdad · Post by **jacksdad** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:27 am

7) When sitting in a lawn chair you look like the hat is pulled down to keep the sun out of your eyes but your really taking a nap.

MustangLoverMex · Post by **MustangLoverMex** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:50 am

8 ) To receive the Indy tone while your walking by

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:24 am

9. Recepticle for your keys, cellular phone, and wallet.

Note: I am not responsible if Bink manages to slip your wallet out from your hat.

Dave

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:26 am

10. To pull over Dave's eyes as a distraction while I steal his wallet.

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:29 am

binkmeisterRick wrote:10. To pull over Dave's eyes as a distraction while I steal his wallet.

Dave

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:31 am

11. Used to confuse folks, who walk up to you and ask you if you're Amish.

(true story!)

Regards! Michaelson

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:33 am

12. Conversation piece, i.e. '' No ma'am, this is not a cowboy hat'' or ''No sir, this hat is not made of leather.''

Dave

Ranger36 · Post by **Ranger36** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:33 am

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:34 am

Michaelson wrote:11. Used to confuse folks, who walk up to you and ask you if you're Amish. (true story!)

Regards! Michaelson

Or a Rabbi!

Dave

Ranger36 · Post by **Ranger36** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:37 am

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:41 am

DR Ulloa wrote:
Michaelson wrote:11. Used to confuse folks, who walk up to you and ask you if you're Amish. (true story!)

Regards! Michaelson
Or a Rabbi!

Dave

Got that once as well when on a plane headed to the very first QM summit!

The 'Amish' question occured within the past couple years.

Regards! Michaelson

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:47 am

To protect you from the elements, as it was originally designed to do!

An Akubra also works well to protect the head when a tornado blows a huge garage type door off the tracks, and onto old Fedora's head. Knocked me to the ground, and left a bump, but no CUTS!!!! Thanks Ron!!! The hat was unscathed. Fedora

MustangLoverMex · Post by **MustangLoverMex** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:58 am

Fedora wrote:
To protect you from the elements, as it was originally designed to do!

An Akubra also works well to protect the head when a tornado blows a huge garage type door off the tracks, and onto old Fedora's head. Knocked me to the ground, and left a bump, but no CUTS!!!! Thanks Ron!!! The hat was unscathed. Fedora

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:03 am

To hit someone over the head when they do something dumb.

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:09 am

I like to put my Ipod in there and muffel as much of the earphones in there so it kinda feels like listening to music without having Ipod in my pocket and chord across the front that gets stuck on things

kiltie · Post by **kiltie** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:10 am

A weapon

DoubleOhSeven · Post by **DoubleOhSeven** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:14 am

To give you something to do while you're waiting (i.e. doctor's office, airport, etc.), because you know you just can't leave that front pinch or brim curl alone!

alphared6 · Post by **alphared6** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:17 am

16. As a bucket from which to water yer hos! And ... as a bucket, it's good for those rough ocean crossings!

gwyddion · Post by **gwyddion** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:35 pm

17. A proximity alert: in total darkness the hat touches things before you actualy bump your head.

Regards, Geert

Ranger36 · Post by **Ranger36** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:44 pm

kiltie wrote:A weapon

MustangLoverMex · Post by **MustangLoverMex** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:28 pm

18. To dress a potato

$\:D/$

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:18 pm

19. To make your closet /shelf look good

20. To scare people from talking to you.

Shane

ravencrow · Post by **ravencrow** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:34 pm

i spin it in my hand to impress people ... it's not working

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:39 pm

Hmm... do you spin it clockwise or counter clockwise? You're supposed to spin it counter clockwise to impress people, and clockwise to turn them away.

Shane

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:56 pm

Dave

Insomniac · Post by **Insomniac** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:04 pm

To show your happy in a crowd (Throwing it up in the air.)

MY 200TH POST!!!

*THROWS HAT UP IN AIR*

Post by **Indiana Jeff** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:48 pm

25. To drive your wife crazy, "No, no, no. The hats in each of the movies were totally different. Look, I'll show you again..."

26. To stimulate the economy. "I'll only buy a Penman. Well, I might as well get an Akubra to tide me over while I'm waiting on my AB..."

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Caber · Post by **Caber** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:20 pm

27. Tip to the ladys and get a huge smile and a giggle frome them

Caber

Long John Tinfoil · Post by **Long John Tinfoil** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:10 am

As a bailing bucket when your luxury yacht is sinking off St. Tropez.

Amaze your friends! Embarrass your kids! Stand it by the brim on your nose, nod your head and - presto!- you're wearing it.

Toss it into the room and onto the coat rack as you enter, a la James Bond.

LJ

Weston · Post by **Weston** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:32 am

31.) To use as a bucket to fetch cold water to pour over your wifes injured knee on the trail.

32.) Doing the exact same thing for your daughter (genetics?).

33.) Fanning a campfire.

34.) Swatting at wasps.

35.) A useful shield for keeping branches and webs out of your eyes.

36.) When you're hunting a deer in a buck only unit and the doe ten feet away knows you're there but can't locate you and you don't want to spook her and run off the buck you've been stalking with your longbow for the last 3 hours and you have to hold absolutely still....a spider will actually have enough time to start a web running from your nose to the brim of your hat.

Weston

Post by **Indiana Jeff** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:01 am

Weston wrote:
36.) When you're hunting a deer in a buck only unit and the doe ten feet away knows you're there but can't locate you and you don't want to spook her and run off the buck you've been stalking with your longbow for the last 3 hours and you have to hold absolutely still....a spider will actually have enough time to start a web running from your nose to the brim of your hat.

Weston

I would totally lose it, buck or no buck.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:13 am

37. As a frisbee.

Post by **Indiana Jeff** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:50 am

38. When you say, "you can leave your hat on."

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:40 am

39: To bring water to your injured buddy.
40: Somewhere to stick your press pass while you change flash bulbs in your camera.
41: tuck a coded ticker-tape message under the sweatband to hide it.
42: hide your 'get home in an emergency' currency in the lining.
43: waggle it in front of your Morgan Roadster's headlamp to send morse code across the headland.
44: place casually on top of an item you must remove from under the villains nose when you leave.
44: line it with silver foil to stop the aliens reading your mind.

Indiana Hutch · Post by **Indiana Hutch** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:08 pm

45. To play with in front of a mirror incesently
46. To cover the mess your hair is
47. To show others you're sophisticated
48. To get nice smiles from older generations

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:17 am

49: to magically hear the Raider's March in your head every time you don it.
50: to make chavs feel suddenly much less cool in a torrential down pour.
51: to convince the natives you are, "much big Bwana head-man"
52: to absorb the smell of woodsmoke so you'll always have the forest with you
53: to protect your face from flying glass when the Nazis shoot out your windscreen or you leap through a window in your escape
54: to protect your scalp from water burn when you dive from the tilting bows of a sinking liner...
55 ...and hold as a water break once you are under to stop you going so deep you are dragged down with the ship's mælstróm
56: as just enough of an air brake to mean life over death when you abandon your exploding helecopter
57: to fan air and revive the dame who passed out from the tropical heat
58: to place on young Indy's head as a sign that he has been through some rite of passage to manhood
59: to remove when entering a temple to ensure the natives that you respect their observances

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:23 am

60: To plug a hole in the bottom of your boat.
61: As a pillow to rest your head.
62: For playing peek-a-boo with small children.
63: To catch your slot machine winnings.
64: To cry into after loosing those winnings trying to win more.
65: To swat horseflies off your horse.

Carl Johan · Post by **Carl Johan** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:50 am

66: To use it as a pot to cook food in!

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:37 pm

67. To keep your food under for later. You never know when you'll get hungry and the "Hey! Look at that. I have some food under my hat! How convenient."

Dave

Restless Dreamer · Post by **Restless Dreamer** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:52 pm

68: to hide your Caponian identity

Ranger36 · Post by **Ranger36** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:55 pm

DR Ulloa wrote:67. To keep your food under for later. You never know when you'll get hungry and the "Hey! Look at that. I have some food under my hat! How convenient."

Dave

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:19 pm

"Hey, Indy! Give me some of your tots!"

"No way! Get your own!"

matt black · Post by **matt black** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:07 pm

To reduce pain when a whip cracks you on your noggin.

Indycrazy5187 · Post by **Indycrazy5187** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:03 pm

69. I'm not sure if this one has been used yet. To hide a baldspot. I ain't balding, but if I was I'd be wearing my hat a lot more.

darthbish · Post by **darthbish** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:01 am

70: to furiously wave around when you're in the audience of the Nickelodeon Kids Choice awards....(and still not get on camera

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