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- From: brumby@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au (Stephen McNamara)
- Subject: Re: Hats
- Message-ID: <brumby.725150670@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au>
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- Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
- References: <1992Dec20.001739.7692@ucc.su.OZ.AU> <1992Dec21.141440.3737@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 22:44:30 GMT
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- In VR the brumby has no need of a hat, however in RL he tends to sunburn
- quite easily.
-
- rich@theophilus.msfc.nasa.gov (Rich Krum) 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.
-
- "Well, what I've got is an imitation akubra, but it is made of rabbit
- fur felt. I put a thin leather strap on since it tended to blow off my head
- every time Sindarra took off. Since I was trying to teach her not to bolt
- at the time Robyn bought me the hat I found that having to go back and
- fetch it every time she tried to bolt worked quite well." :-)
-
- >It's a great hat for the rainy weather and sun and everything else.
-
- "I wear mine in all weathers as well, unfortunately, I can't wear it in
- all places. I've been hassled a few times for being a 'cowboy'. However,
- the hat is too practical for me to not wear it a lot of the time."
-
-
- --
- The Silver Brumby of brumby@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
- the Silicon Plains brumby@zikzak.apana.org.au
-
- The grass is always greener on the other side of the network.
-