Word: hat
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Fellow Jester hat wearer, why do you wearthe hat...
FJHM: Well to tell you the truth, I have a goodfriend at the University of New Hampshire who madeit for me. He gets bags and bags of fleece andmakes all kinds of crazy hats. Last time, he mademe a cat-in-the-hat hat. But this is the one Iwear all the time...
...orchestrated movement to join? No colossaljester crusade afoot? It just can't be true.Walking down JFK St., FM confronts another Jesterhat wearer, one wearing a hat that hangs down pasthis mid-section...
...desperation, FM turns to Harvard'smaster-hat-maker-in-residence, Dave Blumenthal'94. "No, it's not political and it's not amovement. If you want to make some sort ofstatement through clothing, the jester hat isbasically the sillest and most extreme hat you canwear. Also, I suspect that the fleecy material ofthese Jester hats, suggests that the jester hatemergence is an outgrowth of the grunge, style aswell as a manifestation of the increasing interestin outdoor related sports...
Dejected, FM runs into Matt Boyle `94, owner ofa Jester-like hat with one long tail and no bells.FM explains the follies and disappointments of theday. Nodding sympathetically, Matt has thisexplanation to offer: "You see it's like this.Everybody has a certain life force within--call itchi. Well, two weeks back I read in FM that we'renow all wearing shoulder satchles. That means thatwe now have one free shoulder, and thus lessstraps on our life force. It's the same thing withthe Jester hat. The extra space in the floppytails of that hat also give more room...