tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post114175174845908887..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: Hats I Have Worn, Part 2patroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141905579066868112006-03-09T11:59:00.000+00:002006-03-09T11:59:00.000+00:00Fabulous. I think you should wear it to work. Ye...Fabulous. I think you should wear it to work. <BR/><BR/>Yes, you can still buy hatpins. Not that I have for a *long* time.Tabby Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287486091942622336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141855107234305872006-03-08T21:58:00.000+00:002006-03-08T21:58:00.000+00:00You certainly could in the early 90s, Pash, I don'...You certainly could in the early 90s, Pash, I don't know about now. But I had some really lovely ones. Wonder what happened to them. Probably gone the way of my Spacemen 3 albums and that horrible armchair I had once.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141820310822545262006-03-08T12:18:00.000+00:002006-03-08T12:18:00.000+00:00Yes, this was the kind of hat that I'd happily wea...Yes, this was the kind of hat that I'd happily wear in the privacy of my bedroom, but as soon as I headed for the door, I would suddenly be overcome with an inexplicable sense of ridiculousness. Funny that.<BR/><BR/>I had some lovely hatpins to go with it, too, just remembered. Mm, hatpins.<BR/><BR/>Sadly I've never knowingly dictated a bodice-ripper, though. Or had an assistant, come to that.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141819724684367432006-03-08T12:08:00.000+00:002006-03-08T12:08:00.000+00:00I'm pretty sure I learned the meaning of gestalt f...I'm pretty sure I learned the meaning of gestalt from Red Dwarf series 6 (Legion).<BR/><BR/>Was this just an indoor hat, then? (Visions of swanning round house in velvet "thinking cap" dictating bodice rippers to assistant)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141817060496479012006-03-08T11:24:00.000+00:002006-03-08T11:24:00.000+00:00OK, I've dug the video out. I'll see if I can tak...OK, I've dug the video out. I'll see if I can take a picture from the TV. Don't hold your breath. It won't appear before Sunday, anyway, as I have entries already written for the next few days.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141815379568665412006-03-08T10:56:00.000+00:002006-03-08T10:56:00.000+00:00That's the fourth word I've had to look up this we...That's the fourth word I've had to look up this week! What's wrong with me?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, for those who are as in the dark as I am, a biretta is:<BR/><BR/><I>A stiff square cap with three or four ridges across the crown. Birettas are worn especially by Roman Catholic clergy and are black for priests, purple for bishops, and red for cardinals</I><BR/><BR/>Which leads me to conclude that Dave should definitely post a picture on his blog.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141815214030933992006-03-08T10:53:00.000+00:002006-03-08T10:53:00.000+00:00That has just remonded me of the video I have of m...That has just remonded me of the video I have of me at college, wearing a biretta [I was young and foolish]. I must see if I can get a still image, for the blog.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141814083687776012006-03-08T10:34:00.000+00:002006-03-08T10:34:00.000+00:00I may be exaggerating slightly.I may be exaggerating <I>slightly</I>.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141814009715219922006-03-08T10:33:00.000+00:002006-03-08T10:33:00.000+00:00*speechless**speechless*surly girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414631534757427023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141763004147360002006-03-07T20:23:00.000+00:002006-03-07T20:23:00.000+00:00*laughs out loud at "hat". A lot**looks up "gestal...*laughs out loud at "hat". A lot*<BR/><BR/>*looks up "gestalt"*<BR/><BR/>Eh? <BR/><BR/>I'm not clever enough for this blog. <BR/><BR/>*scuttles off to Go Fug Yourself to look at Oscar frocks*Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141759651982655502006-03-07T19:27:00.000+00:002006-03-07T19:27:00.000+00:00Ahh, cello - that made me laugh a lot. I'm still n...Ahh, cello - that made me laugh a lot. I'm still no nearer to understanding what "gestalt" means. I think it's just going to be one of those words I have a blind spot with, like "ontological", and "non-microwaveable".patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141757802125639192006-03-07T18:56:00.000+00:002006-03-07T18:56:00.000+00:00That's not a hat. He's just washed his hair. With...That's not a hat. He's just washed his hair. With "Gestalt".cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141752745044280382006-03-07T17:32:00.000+00:002006-03-07T17:32:00.000+00:00Lovely colour.It says something like "The best I ...Lovely colour.<BR/><BR/>It says something like "The best I am capable of doing" in the frame of that painting...Taiga the Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1141752556285563322006-03-07T17:29:00.000+00:002006-03-07T17:29:00.000+00:00Respect.As they say.Respect.<BR/><BR/>As they say.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.com