Deciding whether to help .... or NOT !

[Fishslayer]

Now that is down right funny. I see younger guys all the time wearing their caps on backwards & wonder about their intelligence. In the military they would suffer their mistakes.

There are places where the backward ballcap makes sense. If you're over 5'5" moving briskly through a ship you really need to see above your head. I can tell you that in a skull vs steel contest the steel always wins.

 

[zzclancy]

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Sitting at the dinner table with his hat on ?
Shame on him .
That beam of sunlight was probably deliberate ��

If your inside and not under arms your cover should be off.

 

[Golddollar]

1) maybe in LA. The hooks are multi-purpose here

I use them for hanging my cane.

I patronize a number of American Legion and VFW lounges. Usually there is a sign at the door to remove your hat.

 

[handejector]

Flat bills with ears tucked in, I find hilarious!

.....and USEFUL- I don't have to check to see if his shirt says "IDIOT".

 

[handejector]

What is the "correct" way to wear a ball cap?

Are there rules?

Not really any rules........just emulate me and you'll be OK.

 

[NYlakesider]

People can do whatever they want - it's still a somewhat free country.

Flat bills with ears tucked in, I find hilarious!

Easy explanation for that way of wearing a hat. The subject shown does not know how to adjust the size so he puts it over his ears to fill out the gap.

 

[SMSgt]

People can do whatever they want - it's still a somewhat free country.

Flat bills with ears tucked in, I find hilarious!

Had I worn my hat like that while serving overseas, I would still have the top of my ear that was cut off due to melanoma.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Not really any rules........just emulate me and you'll be OK.

That's an awfully high bar you have set for me.

 

[Absalom]

Silly me. Here and I thought it was baseball catchers, at the turn of the century. And not the most recent one . . .

Maybe, but when was baseball ever cool?

We could blame J.D. Salinger. To quote Holden from "Catcher in the Rye" (1951):

"It was a red hunting hat, with one of those very, very long peaks. … The way I wore it, I swung the old peak way around to the back — very corny, I'll admit but I liked it that way, I looked good in it that way."

 

[Greyman50]

You maybe surprised how many do not know to REMOVE hat during Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem, let alone when inside. Manners? whats that?

 

[Rustyt1953]

While this a law, no penalty is listed for failure to comply.

36 U.S. Code SS 301 - National anthem | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

I've got more pressing things to stew about.

 

[kamloops67]

Manners are what separate us from the animals two legged or four
I say please and thank you , I hold doors for people and I am polite to strangers
I remember how people would react to my father taking off his hat in restaurants , or holding a door for a stranger . I felt very proud that he was my dad and have always tried to be like him
Other times I drink ,swear and head butt people . Lol
But as long as we're trying it's all good ,right ?

 

[Muss Muggins]

Yeah, it's the same as the flag code. E'erbody should just be respectful . . .

While this a law, no penalty is listed for failure to comply.

36 U.S. Code SS 301 - National anthem | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

I've got more pressing things to stew about.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Yeah, it's the same as the flag code. E'erbody should just be respectful . . .

True dat. As to the Pledge and the Anthem I always remove my cap out of respect for Flag and Country.

Past that, I don't give a batter dipped, deep fried damn if someone wears a ball cap indoors.

 

[Walkin Horse]

I wear my hat forward and I don't take it off. If I'm wearing a hat it's to hide my helmet hair. I think the hat looks better than a sweaty mop of hair.

 

[Golddollar]

Had I worn my hat like that while serving overseas, I would still have the top of my ear that was cut off due to melanoma.

Which is why I wear my Indiana Jones fedora when walking outside instead of a baseball cap.

 

[Greyman50]

Well, good ole Gen. Abrams didn't like boonie hats, thought they were not military looking so they were banned for wear while on duty in Vietnam. Wonder how many got some sort of cancer from wearing the dumb ball caps?
Humm, respect and manners……..best quit before something happens…

 

[waffles]

People not understanding that the brim of their baseball hat is intended to be worn forwards to keep the sun out of their eyes is always good for a laugh, and every baseball game I'm at I'll give a chuckle towards the dude with a backwards cap and his hand blocking the sun.

People complaining about backwards caps (in general, it's funny when they put a hand up for sun as mentioned), or complaining about hats being worn indoors are just as worthy of a laugh IMO. It's a hat, maybe someone likes the way it looks, maybe they're concerned about showing a bald spot, maybe their hair is just gross and shaggy after a long day outside. It doesn't impact anyone but the wearer. Just another way for people to look down on each other I guess.

 

[375hh1973]

There are places where the backward ballcap makes sense. If you're over 5'5" moving briskly through a ship you really need to see above your head. I can tell you that in a skull vs steel contest the steel always wins.

Yup. 6'5" tall and was on a Spruance class destroyer. Got to be on a first name basis with a couple of valves in the P Way

 

[Muss Muggins]

In college, we used to call that a "shower cap," as in "Woke up late for class and didn't. . . "

I wear my hat forward and I don't take it off. If I'm wearing a hat it's to hide my helmet hair. I think the hat looks better than a sweaty mop of hair.

 

[03hemi]

There are exceptions for the ball cap, but if your hat doesn't look like this, I'm sorry, you have no class. lol

 

[WR Moore]

There are exceptions for the ball cap, but if your hat doesn't look like this, I'm sorry, you have no class. lol

Unless it's summer and you've switched to a Panama.

I dimly recall that if you're wearing a ball cap with gang associations, where the brim is indicates what set or clique of said gang you belong to. Since brotherhood isn't a real strong concept in those circles, brim forward is probably safer. Changing hats is safest.

 

[03hemi]

Unless it's summer and you've switched to a Panama.

I dimly recall that if you're wearing a ball cap with gang associations, where the brim is indicates what set or clique of said gang you belong to. Since brotherhood isn't a real strong concept in those circles, brim forward is probably safer. Changing hats is safest.

Yes, Panama's are totally acceptable.

 

[soFlaNative]

Yes, Panama's are totally acceptable.

Glad the guy on the right skipped the pink one with a purple hat band, would've messed up the view.

 

[Golddollar]

Glad the guy on the right skipped the pink one with a purple hat band, would've messed up the view.

But he could still kick back and bring up his tan shoes with pink shoelaces.