Sunday, November 04, 2007

A HAT FOR SAYING, "NO!"

I got myself a Halloween present this year, which is pictured above. It's a Spanish "No" hat! When you shake your head "no" the little balls shake back and forth and even make a cool thunking sound when they hit the brim. If you want to see it just try to borrow some money from me some time!


The problem with the hat is that it's no good for saying "yes." Of course you can sometimes say yes without using the word. If a guy asks "Would you like me to stop standing on your foot?", you might say, "No, no! Stand no longer on my foot!" That's three no's! Or you can lie sideways and shake your head no, which will appear as yes to him. Aaaargh! I'm getting confused!

17 comments:

Mitchel Kennedy said...

Hahaha Is that its actual function?

Taber said...

Oh man oh man! I think I might know the actual function! I heard once that the ball were for deterring flies from going near the person's face while wearing the hat. Since the little ball swing around all the time, they're like an ever-vigilant fly swatter... thing.

At least I think so...

Eddie Fitzgerald said...

Taber: So THAT'S it!!!! Thanks a million for putting that up!

According to Milt Gray the reason cowboys always had a lit cigarette in their mouth was to keep the flies away.

Lee said...

Ooohhhhh.... do we get a photo of you in the hat Uncle Eddie?

Love the hat by the way!

Whit said...

It's a terrific chapeau, alright. But if you cut up a No-Pest Strip and stick small rectangles of it to every ball, the hat would kill all flying insects, not just drive them away.

MikeSnj said...

Cool. I want one.

Eddie Fitzgerald said...

Whit: A great idea! I'll pass it on to the gauchos!
Lee: Maybe. It's meant for a head much smaller than mine.

Mike: How did you get that graphic to animate!!???

MikeSnj said...

Actrully a friend made it for me.

Unknown said...

You could put the hat on the side of your head to say yes.

This is a handy app for making animated graphics out of video files

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/235

Man, I'm just full of solutions today.

Micah Baker said...

Uncle Eddie!

Grand topper there! I like it. Drama! Passion! Sizzle! And all in a hat.

Here is an idea for a hat to say "Yes" with!

ZSL said...

What about when you are unsure.

How do you shake your hat for "maybe" or "sorta" or "meh"

Or does a simple shrug of the shoulders suffice?

Kali Fontecchio said...

What? I'm lost...


WE'RE COMING TO GETCHA TOMORRA!

Eddie Fitzgerald said...

Nate: Son of a Gun! Yhanks!

Micah: Did you draw that!? It's pretty good!

Zsi: I forgot "Meh!" What a useful word!

Kali: Uh-Oh!

Micah Baker said...

Uncle Eddie, Thanks. Yes it was a quick doodle. I was struck by the idea while reading your post and didn't have time to try it for a few hours.

Glad you like it!

Pete Emslie said...

Gee, I dunno, Eddie. This looks like what Zorro's hat might have looked like had Don Diego actually been a "fop" for real!

Eddie Fitzgerald said...

Nate: Many thanks for the Mac reference! that's a nice thing to have!

Miguel said...

BS :D


These hats may exist in el Zorro movies but it´s the first time I have ever heard of their existence and I am spaniard. :o

Ah perhaps you mean spanish like... everything below Rio Grande.