Most Important Hat

[Mortblanc]

Is hat wearing the norm in GB?

Over here folks almost stopped wearing hats back in the early 1960s because we had a president that did not like to mess up his pretty head of hair by wearing a hat. (JFK)

Then the Beatles came along and showing off the long hair became the style. Hats and head coverings were only the norm for the workplaces that required them and the military, at least that was how it became over here.

And around here the wearing of a hat indicated you were trying to hide something, or hide from someone and not be recognized.

Hat wearing has become more common in the past few years, I think it was partly due to a few movies where hats were part of the star's identity, like the Indianan Jones movies and a couple more.

My favored hat is one from a movie. My Tarp Hat was purchased after I saw Woody Harrelson (Not my favorite actor or person) wear one in the movie Zombeland. Bad movie, cool hat.

I wonder how many of us are bald?

It seems a common trait, but 40% of the male population over 45 is bald so nearly half of us should be of that persuasion.

I shave my head daily. Have for 20 years. I went completely bald in the 1980s but still wore a pony tail tied back from the remains until it became rediculious, then one day after a 3 day training session at Ft Massiac State Park I came back to civilization filthy and sunburned with my scalp peeling from sunburn. I took one look in the mirror at the shower house and the hair was gone when I came out.

No scalp hair since then but I did keep the beard.