Word: jester
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hats come in a multitude of fabulous colors and are made mostly of zinchilla (fleece). They come with bells and sans bells. They are mysterious. Why do so many students wear them? Are jester hats just another style? Are they merely an attention-getting trend? Or does wearing them amount to making a subversive and socially rebellious political statement? In short, is there a subterranean Jester hat movement of international proportions...
Since the middle ages, the Jester hat has been a rollicking reminder of life's lighter side. Also known as the fool, the Jester was an often deformed or dwarfed comic entertainer whose idiocy, whether real or cleverly affected, provided amusement for exalted members of the medieval court. According to the Dictionary of the Middle Ages," the fool's cap consisted of a single "horn" or several (usually three) floppy peaks, each capped with bells, pom poms, bangles or tippets. The hat provided the Jester with the means to successfully complete his mission of insult, flattery, and buffoonery...
...time have changed, What in the Middle Ages represented only a subtle subversion could today be a full-fledged movement. As a disillusioned members of Generation X, FM has been wanting to join a movement for a long time. The jester hat movement could be the one FM has been waiting for! But how to join? First step--to infiltrate...
...Excuse me, but do you carry jester hats...
...Jester hats...