Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Who Killed Men's Hats? Think Of A Three Letter Word Beginning With 'I'
NPR ^ | Robert Krulwich

Posted on 05/06/2012 3:44:19 AM PDT by Daffynition

A hundred years ago — and that's when this picture was taken, in 1912 — men didn't leave home without a hat. Boys wore caps. This is a socialist political rally in Union Square in Manhattan. There may be a bare head or two in this crowd, but I think those heads are women's.


(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Society
KEYWORDS: ice; ick; ilk; ill; imp; ink; ion; ira; irk; its; ivy
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101-120 next last
Socialism kills.
1 posted on 05/06/2012 3:44:23 AM PDT by Daffynition
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

Men without hats?


2 posted on 05/06/2012 3:50:36 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition
The real reason there are no hats

3 posted on 05/06/2012 3:53:28 AM PDT by Krankor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

As someone who’s last name translates to hat maker. I love hats.


4 posted on 05/06/2012 3:53:53 AM PDT by BigCinBigD
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

I thought it was kennedy who changed things as the first president to go out in public without a hat?


5 posted on 05/06/2012 3:55:56 AM PDT by hoosierboy (I am not a gun nut, I am a firearm enthusiast!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Krankor

The safety dance by Men without hats. (they’re no friends of mine)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7movKfyTBII


6 posted on 05/06/2012 3:56:08 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Krankor

What a wonderful trip back in time ... thank you.


7 posted on 05/06/2012 4:03:36 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: BigCinBigD

Me, too.
Fewer hats means more skin cancer. I wonder if any experts have made that connection.


8 posted on 05/06/2012 4:09:21 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

I for one have always been glad to live in a time when headgear is worn only by utilitarian necessity or personal expressive choice.


9 posted on 05/06/2012 4:10:20 AM PDT by Head Honco (Because I wanted it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

Hat are cool and women used to wear hats that required a hat pin which could come in handy as a tool of improvised self defense.


10 posted on 05/06/2012 4:11:05 AM PDT by GraceG
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Krankor

when your budget is $300, there’s only so much you can do

:)

re-airing the old b-flicks with voice over was pure genius


11 posted on 05/06/2012 4:12:53 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

“A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.”

P. J. O’Rourke


12 posted on 05/06/2012 4:14:14 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition; Fred Nerks; LucyT; TigersEye

See the partial reveal of the placard on the upper left hand side of the photo?

AGITATE/EDUCATE

Much has changed since then but the agitate now in its present day is in its pre riot stages, as Obamas community organization Acorn etc sub rosa
creates the emotion to bring it about. What we see now is merely the tip of the riot iceberg.

The Obama movements supposition is that Americans are domestic cowards, and can be made fearful and shaped like a herd of docile cows. Is that supposition now true? So far it has proven true according to the Alinsky plan. The Supreme Court stands in Obamas way, and he is prepared to go against any ruling they make on the basis of “ Those Judges were not elected.”

We are in for a very rough ride.Obama knows full well the Obamacare Health Bill mandates are unconstitutional. So does the court. I believe a power struggle is now happening behind the scenes between the executive and judical branches of gvernment. The stupified Congress looks on in horror , at a time when they should be censuring the illegitimate presidents comments publicly and legislatively, and convening a military committee to secure the nation and the safety of the Supreme Court, and the independence of the States.

The executive branch of government is now a loose cannon on the deck of the ship of state.Its time for Congress to act
to tie it down.


13 posted on 05/06/2012 4:15:14 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascist info....http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: hoosierboy
I thought it was kennedy who changed things as the first president to go out in public without a hat?

BINGO! In 1960 my Dad, uncles, and friends fathers had hats. In 1961 only one bald uncle still wore one. Mom said it was a fad (going hatless), but that was the end. Hat's made you look old and since JFK, every middle aged man wanted to look young.

14 posted on 05/06/2012 4:16:11 AM PDT by Wingy (Don't blame me. I voted for the chick. I hope to do so again.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: GraceG
women used to wear hats that required a hat pin which could come in handy as a tool of improvised self defense.

They'd get you strip searched by the TSA today.......LOL!

15 posted on 05/06/2012 4:16:13 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My 6 pack abs are now a full keg......)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition
Sociaism rally.....Union square Manhattan

My God, the same leftist crap still goes on in that park to this day. Now the OWS terrorists, endorsed by Despot Mike Bloomberg, are camped out there. And if it isn't them, then it's always some other leftist organization, or should say disorganization whining and complaining. "Waaaah! We want free money! Waaah! Work sucks! Waaah! I wanna sit on my ass alll day and be supported by somebody else like a little baby! Waaaah!" I always throw something at them when I walk by there.

16 posted on 05/06/2012 4:24:40 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Some day our schools will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

“Ike” isn’t a word, it’s a name.


17 posted on 05/06/2012 4:26:41 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch ( go in peace , serve the Lord)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BigCinBigD

I’ve been wearing hats for about 40 years. Back then they were chiefly of the fishing hat or ball cap variety. I did wear a western hat to my senior photograph session in HS. They wouldn’t let me wear it for the photo but I did wear the colonel tie. Today I have 50 or more hats/caps in straw and felt and woven fabric. I’ve worn one to each of the Free Republic gatherings in DC. (1998 March for Justice, 2001 Inaugural Ball, the event a couple of years ago in Arlington VA)


18 posted on 05/06/2012 4:27:55 AM PDT by jimfree (In Nov 2012 my 11 y/o granddaughter will have more relevant executive experience than Barack Obama)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

I love hats. Fedoras and Trilbys especially. I also like caps. I still have my dad’s old driving cap somewhere. I don’t do the “newsboy cap”, though. I like the look, but in my area it seems to be a popular garment of choice for the OWS/granola/fleabag types.


19 posted on 05/06/2012 4:29:05 AM PDT by DemforBush (A Repo man is *always* intense!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Daffynition

When I was a child, remembering only back to early 50s with my parents, both men and women wore hats.
Today, I never go out without a hat, but I am bald ;)


20 posted on 05/06/2012 4:29:36 AM PDT by AlexW
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101-120 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson