Wearing beanies

Banjo said:
Whenever I read something about beanies, the first thing that comes up in my head is this...

propellerbeaniehat.jpg
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Seeing the word "beanie" triggers weird feelings. I guess it is because I would watch the show "Beanie and Cecil" while growing up and it was never captioned. :aw:
 
Beowulf said:
Seeing the word "beanie" triggers weird feelings. I guess it is because I would watch the show "Beanie and Cecil" while growing up and it was never captioned. :aw:
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Oh I remember that show.
 
Beowulf said:
Seeing the word "beanie" triggers weird feelings. I guess it is because I would watch the show "Beanie and Cecil" while growing up and it was never captioned. :aw:
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Yes, I watched it, too.

Yeah, it's hard for me to think of "beanies" as hats for grown ups. :lol:
 
ExR said:
See, this is what annoys me. I know it's courteous as you say. It's considered the polite thing to do. But why is it considered to be courteous? Why is it considered rude not to remove your hat? I am certain that nobody will be able to provide an answer that justifies the convention. As a result of this, decent people feel obliged to remove their hat for no logical reason what so ever. Kinda stupid really, isn't it?
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It has been that way for generations. Watch old movies from the '30's and '40's and you see everyone taking their hats off when inside or greeting people.

In the business world, if you walked in a job interview wearing a beanie, it might hurt your chances of getting a job. First impressions are important.

Also, many people, especially the "old" folks (35 and older) associate beanies with being a hoodlum.

Just sayin'.
 
Reba said:
It's courteous to remove one's hat indoors, especially if you're staying a while (not just passing thru a public building). Definitely remove hats when sitting at a table.

A beanie hat used to be much smaller (like a yarmulke or skullcap), and sometimes had a propeller on top. The ones without propellers were popular with college fraternities for the pledges to wear. The new ones look more like watch caps or ski hats, to me.

:lol: Original beanies:

Propeller Beanie Hat Red / Orange NEW Crazy Spinner

Tweedledum & Tweedledee pictures - Lenny's Alice in Wonderland site

Beany and Cecil Cartoon
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:lol:

I never called it beanie and I can't get a hang of that term. I called mine (that pix I just posted) a hood. a little hood. or whatever.

When I think "beanie".... I think of something like a small bag of small beans inside where a bunch of skaters repeatedly kick it around or a comfortable beanbag to rest on it
 
ExR said:
Yeah but for some people, it is necessary. (although perhaps not quite to that extent) Sometimes it is better for hearies to make more effort than it is for them to make no effort. It's just not really necessary for me. My way of avoiding situations like that is by not drawing unnecessary attention to my problem.
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Maybe if you keep a hat on, they don't think you are deaf, but that you have a parasitic twin growing out of your head. :hmm:
 
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