Wednesday, May 25, 2005
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One size fits all, my eye
Although I think this is one of the coolest hats I have seen in a while, I hope the buyer does not intend it as a gift for me. Although its inside dimensions are not exactly clear from the item description, I suspect very strongly that it is not suitably sized for my own hat-wearing needs. I am sorry to say I go slightly beyond the high end of your standard hat-sizing scale, and my general experience in visiting western stores (in a vague search for a cowboy hat I probably wouldn't wear anyway) has borne this out (standard inventory does not usually suit my needs). I could ordinarily blame this on an unnaturally thick crop of hair but at the moment, my hair is extremely restrained. So I guess I have to live with being a size 8 (7 7/8 in the UK; 64 cm European). But please remember, if you're thinking of buying me a hat, not just any hat will do.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005 12:08:45 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [4]  |  Related posts:
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Thursday, May 26, 2005 12:55:22 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
you NEED that hat.
The brother
Thursday, May 26, 2005 5:28:28 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Well, I better tell 'the Old Bird' to stop working on your Christmas gift.
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The cousin in the Low Lands
Saturday, May 28, 2005 2:16:23 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Darn it; I hate it when people "dig up" the present I have been working on for so long.
Unfortunately I cannot paste the picture I wish to here in the comment, so you'll have to come to my blog to view the Dunce in all his hat-wearing glory.
The Sister-Geek
Saturday, May 28, 2005 9:16:36 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Well, I can relate to your hat woes from on the other end of the hat size spectrum.

And just to throw some ironic etymology into the mix. Eh-hem. From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Ed.

brad \`brad \ n [ ME, fr. ON broddr spike; pehr. akin to OE byrst bristle -- more at BRISTLE] (13c) 1 : a thin nail of the same thickness thoughout but tapering in width and having a slight projection at the top of one side instead of a head 2 : a slender wire nail with a small barrel-shaped head.

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Sometimes etymology is stranger than fiction.
Barrelhead (The Brother-in-Law)
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