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There are a few constants in this world. One is that the guy you catch wearing a cowboy hat, probably wants to talk to you. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Gregarious and Southern accents seem to go well together. But as far as wearing a cowboy hat in public, it only works at a few venues – a ranch, a Halloween party, near a ranch, and near a Halloween party. Okay, I’m also willing to look the other way if you’re at a Garth Brooks concert. But otherwise, you look silly. And to answer your next question, no, I’m not going to say it to your face. Because if you’re willing to wear a cowboy hat in public, there’s even odds you have a matching gun rack on your F150. And I think I read somewhere that the better part of valor is anonymity (pardon the poetic license).
GOOD
8-year olds want to play cowboy. Then most of us grow out of it. Instinctively you begin to recognize that chaps, spurs, and leather vests are a bad look for an adult. Check that – it’s a bad look for a dude. Chicks tend to look pretty good in all of above, but that’s straying off point. For clarification, there’s nothing wrong with owning a cowboy hat. I would even go on the record as saying every American should own a cowboy hat. It’s part of our heritage and why not stimulate the economy? Just keep it in the closet with your spandex and parachute pants. There’s a time and a place. And if you have difficulty distinguishing the time and place, just go ahead and assume it’s not now.
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On a side note, cowboy hats have to be one of the least practical items to travel with, unless you’re riding a horse. You essentially can’t wear it in a seat with a back. (If you can’t get a grip on the visual, try lounging on your couch with a baseball hat on backwards.) So unless you want to keep it in your lap, you pretty much have to find it a seat of its own.
GOOD Whatever, it's Santa.
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