Everything old is new again. A short-lived cetacean fad of the 1980s has resurfaced. Orcas off the coast of Washington state have been seen wearing salmon as hats.
I don’t look good in hats. How about you, DeadSplinters? Hats, yes or no? And are there any other fashion trends you’d like to see return or any that you hope never do?
I do not look good in hats, but they’re a functional necessity that I do accept when needed.
I wear headband ear warmers or the hood on my coat in cold weather. I have a bucket hat that doesn’t look too awful for rain.
I really hope at some point we see the pods that ram yachts start doing the fish hats, too.
Because that sort of cultural transmission is fascinating and orcas are so smart it’s definitely possible.
Then the pods off the Pacific Coast can take out a few yachts for funsies, showing their new fun learned behaviors.
I’d love to see that as well. And I’m totally Team Orca against the yachts.
I like hats. Have two that look good and I know this only because people tell me so.;)
My daughter looks great in hats. I don’t know why some of you can pull it off while the rest of us can’t. 🙁
I don’t like wearing hats but they’re a functional necessity in Florida. The sun is merciless and you really have to keep it off you. I usually wear a baseball cap if it’s not too hot, but on seriously scorching days I’ve got one of those fishing hats that provides more coverage. I look stupid but once you’ve had a dermatologist cut stuff off you, you get over the whole “appearance” thing.
I would love to find a brimmed hat that actually doesn’t look stupid when you’re out exercising, but I don’t think one exists.
I have a cheap straw hat I bought at the beach and I wear it during the summer quite a bit.
Oh, for sure! Most of the wide brim ones look ridiculous but better than missing half your face.
I prefer the boonie hat (mentioned this before) because sunburned ears hurt and the skin cancer scare thing.
I can’t stand how I look in hats, but they are a necessity at times (sun, rain, snow).
I mostly go with ear warmers and hoods. But on the coldest days I’m stuck wearing a beanie.
I actually wore an orca hat on Halloween. Itlooked kind of like this.
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LOL, that’s cute! You can repurpose it next year by topping it with a plush fish.
If I didn’t wear hats I wouldn’t have a nose. I used to get so blistered, even with sunscreen.
Before Frank Orrall became semi-famous for Poi Dog Pondering, he was in a band we used to go watch all the time at a local club called Hat Makes the Man…
That’s nice. I’m familiar with Poi Dog Pondering but hadn’t heard this before.
For us Cannuckistanis, a knit hat or toque is a necessity in the winter unless you’re some crazy white guy (and it always is) who prefers to have frostbitten ears.
The only hats I really look stupid in are:
Cowboy hat
Montreal Canadiens Hat
Fedora
Top Hat
Ugh, fedoras have been ruined forever. I’d like to see top hats make a return. Or bowlers.
I used to wear a bowler when I was much younger. Now I wear real fedoras. Not those bullshit fake fedoras that 20 and 30 something hipsters wear.
It’s not the fedora I object to but the idiots that wear them. present company excepted. I say bring back the porkpie!
I know very little about haberdashery, but every time I see some idiot with a trilby acting like it’s a fedora, it annoys the crap out of me.
Also in my day, trilby hats were worn by women, so it’s funny to see a guy (usually one obnoxious about his own masculinity) wearing fashion I associate as coded female.
“Look at me, I’m sushi!”
-Orca
I will wear the occasional hat.
I’d like to see that, lol.
I’m really impressed with your neck and shoulder strength to wear those without headaches.
i generally dislike wearing hats and really only do so when i know im going to be outside and unable to find shade for several hours in the middle of summer (aka…trackdays)
i has a fishing hat that only makes me look a little bit like a twat…. i also have a red baseball cap…which was a freebie…. but even here red caps have become somewhat tainted…
winter here doesnt get cold enough for me to bother with hats or gloves….it almost never goes below about 15f…mid 20s are normal
you know…nippy..not cold cold
We don’t get below the twenties here very often. But when I am forced to wear a hat my hair frizzes out when I take it off. And I look like the grandmother from The Addams Family.
lol know that feel…..but its not hats what get me there
our typical pre winter just above freezing foggy 90+% humidity weather tho…..
yeah……thats a frizz maker
also that water cold is brutal….gimme a nice crisp frost anyday
It’s very dry here in the winter so it’s the static that gets me.
…so…I like hats…& don’t look overly bad in them…but do not generally dress appropriately for the one good one that mostly says safely in a box…that’s a “proper” hat…technically not a fedora but people haven’t cared about the difference since about 1930 or so
…ball caps in various weights/flavors/fabric most of the time…but have a rather fancy (I think, anyway) black beanie striped with reflective white bits that get bright in headlights…that’s somehow also waterproof
…bunch called sealskinz make that…covers ears & the bit of the back of my neck the collar doesn’t & keeps me warm &/or dry this time of year
…so…err…am pro-hats…to the point that I’m low-key miffed there aren’t places to put them in public places these days…or maybe I’d smarten up & break out the good one more often?
Did they used to have shelves or something to place your hat back in the days when you weren’t considered dressed without one? Seems like a good way to get your hat stolen. Maybe they were checked along with your coat. 🤔
…hook/peg/shelf…used to have them in pubs & bars & restaurants by your table, even
little indian restuarant i have in town still has that setup
they also seem to be dissapointed if you come in not wearing a coat and hat for them to take…throws them off a little when they cant do the welcome routine
really good food tho….unfortunately that also means its always packed
Welcome to #womensproblems. You just need to carry around a purse hook. And if that takes too much room in your pocket, then bring a purse hook too.
Oh c’mon, when orcas do it scientists are all excited, tell everyone and write papers about it and when I do it everyone’s screaming at me and telling me “I ruined the holiday party.”
Because you used the expensive smoked salmon!