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- From: rich@theophilus.msfc.nasa.gov (Rich Krum)
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: Hats
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.142536.21871@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 14:25:36 GMT
- References: <1992Dec22.035013.16016@ucc.su.OZ.AU>
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- In article 16016@ucc.su.OZ.AU, mar@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Mar) writes:
- >>The Troll jumps in, to note that he has a genuine Australian
- >>akubra. It was given to him by his late father. Unfortunately,
- >>it has been 'tarted up' with a feather hatband, but that's how he
- >>got it, and he refuses to change it.
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- >Danger Mouse points out, "Akubras are sold brand new with feathered
- >hatbands. If the band is thin leather, either a thong or a braid, with a
- >small, coloured feather in it, then it could be the original band.
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- >"And while back on hats, I thought you'd like to know that Michael's
- >starting of this discussion prompted me to go out and buy myself a new
- >akubra. I did it yesterday, and found a good one on sale too!"
- >
- >- Danger Mouse.
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- "The hatband on the original hat is braided leather, but my Dad added
- one of those "California Cowboy" type feathered hatbands over it. That
- set of feathers is a band of feathers with a rosette of more feathers
- in the front of the hat as decoration.
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- Obligatory Joke:
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- How can you tell the difference between a "California Cowboy" and a
- real cowboy?
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- The real cowboy has manure on the OUTSIDE of his boots-----
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- --Troll, who is not a real cowboy (and doesn't wear boots much)
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