Re: Using strict and dressing for the weather

I have this hat I got from an uncle for Christmas when I was a little too old for toys but still too young to have had a girlfriend. It's the warmest hat I've ever owned, and I love it like I love Perl.

On the other hand, like Perl, it's kind of ugly. I've had to defend it from replacement by every woman I've ever been with. Shortly after I met the woman who would become my wife, her dog thought the hat would be a good chew toy, so it's only gotten uglier (but, remarkably, no less warm). My loyalty to the hat has not wavered.

I hold on tightly to things that work.

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Re^2: Using strict and dressing for the weather by akho (Hermit) on Dec 31, 2008 at 18:19 UTC
Non-ugly warm hats for men seem to be non-existent. That is a huge problem for me every winter. As I grow older, however, I'm beginning to care more and more for warmness and less for good looks. That "as I grow older" may not be quite appropriate for a 22-year old man, but I live in Russia and warm clothes seem to become a priority earlier in life for me than for people in warmer climates.	[reply]
Re^3: Using strict and dressing for the weather by jvector (Friar) on Jan 04, 2009 at 21:38 UTC
I just got back from spending New Year with family in Edinburgh where it is a lot colder than where I live on the South Coast of England. I noticed a lot of guys in warm hats while we were out and realised that when you really need something to do a job you aren't as concerned about how it looks or what conventions it adheres to. This signature will be ready by a Christmas	[reply]
Re^2: Using strict and dressing for the weather by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 31, 2008 at 18:34 UTC
I hold on tightly to things that work. I love this analogy (and talexb's). The closest I've ever come to it is spectacles...but your old hat is better. ++ Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]