I can't fucking wait to see what hat Aretha Franklin wears to the inauguration.

[Drunken Irishman]

[Skittles]

1. she is an American treasure!

[Sherman A1]

2. +1000

[roguevalley]

28. that is her crown. Every woman, a crown. I would kill to have that hat. :D

[babylonsister]

29. Where would you wear it?

It IS glorious! And it IS Aretha's.

[roguevalley]

34. I would wear it to the grocery store, to the dentist, you name it. It has DAMN!!!!

written all over it. She can pull of ANYTHING. She wears the hat. The hat doesn't wear her. I have just loved that hat since I first say it.

[tavalon]

42. Me too.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I am sure it will be fit for the occasion.

The lady commands a lot of R E S P E C T.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Not sure how it might be considered respectable to write "fucking" in title about Aretha Franklin.

[ReRe]

6. Each to their own....

...expression of gleeful anticipation. Who made you the OP title judge? Just wondering.

[gristy]

23. I support Bernardo's opinion and the appropriateness of his comment

so there!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Everybody makes judgements and is nonsensical to say otherwise.

Aretha Franklin was raised as a church-going gospel singer.

Perhaps it would render her the most respect to use language that would be presentable in church.

[Lex]

40. Board nannies

are tiresome.

[lunatica]

17. I love the use of "fucking" in joyous statements

I do it all the time assuming I'm dealing with adults who can take it.

[Aristus]

19. One of the best, most joyous greetings I ever received was when I ran into an old friend,

and she said: "I'm so FUCKING glad to see you!"

That was kind of cool...

[ReRe]

46. Fucking Amen...

...have been away a few days. I agree with you. I did not take offense at the use of the word. No one will change the way I and others choose to express myself/ourselves.
Censorship sucks. Anywhere! Down with censorship! And Happy New Year.

[ReRe]

7. Don't know....

... but it will be classy, whatever she chooses.

[SummerSnow]

8. She'll borrow it from Queen Elizabeth ,she has a wide variety

[trusty elf]

9. I wish that this inauguration were a modest, sober affair,

and not a corporate funded extravaganza. The last one was spectacle enough.

Just my two cents worth.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

12. Apparently it won't be. An article just yesterday said that it will be much fewer people,

more subdued, quaint.

http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-second-inauguration-subdued-less-crowded-washington-182305024.html

[MuttLikeMe]

44. I'm sure that makes Freepers happy too

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

45. And you know what the Corporate Media will harp on...

...the president, who is sitting on a near 60% approval rating, isn't popular!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. the last one was an experience I will never ever forget - but not a "spectacle". It was about

people. There will never be a feeling like there was that day....walking among literally millions of happy and proud people - down to the mall

[trusty elf]

22. Point taken

"Spectacle" wasn't a very good choice of words.

[Shankapotomus]

10. Lurking Freepers must be beside themselves

They must be miserable over there and then they come over here and we are discussing hats for the inauguration..

[BeyondGeography]

11. This thread needs some music

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[Rosa Luxemburg]

37. Definitely!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. If it's going to be fewer people, I'll get a better chance at being much closer this time

and will be able to see the damn thing!

Re Re rocks!!!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. me too, I hope. Last time I was 1/2 mile from the podium..I am shooting for

1/4 mile this time. haha

[shenmue]

16. Aretha's Hat in 2016.

You know it's right.

[lunatica]

18. I can't fucking wait either!

[ellie]

20. I love her!

[Nay]

21. I love her hats. She's such a cool woman. nt

[IcyPeas]

25. a wreath of franklins

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[MADem]

26. That's a conservative little thing compared to some of the chapeaus one sees across the pond.

Perhaps some clever artiste could remodel Beatrice's little number so that it looks like an Obama "O" with a bit of patriotic embellishment?

[babylonsister]

30. Big diff; Aretha's was classy; these, not so much, at least

to me. I think these ladies just wanted attention and figured out how to get it. Fugly imo.

[MADem]

31. Those two are the cousins of the groom--Fergie and Andy's girls. nt

[babylonsister]

32. I knew who they were; still think their hats suck! :) nt

[MADem]

33. British fashion is a thing unto itself. I often thought they threw away the shoes and wore the

shoeboxes, and the bespoke suits for the gents--they look like something out of a bad Dick Tracy cartoon.

It's expected over there; that stupid thing with the hats. Don't forget the feathers that Camilla wore as a bride a few years back!


And Queenie herself--she always looks like a villainess in a Disney cartoon--loud colors and HUGE hats....it's just a thing with those folk. Some of these are a laugh-riot: http://pinterest.com/dsl904/queen-elizabeth-ii-s-hats-and-crowns/

On the bright side, where would American Church Ladies get their ideas, if not for British excess? Most hats and wighats I've seen around my old neighborhood look like they're Queenie knockoffs!

And on edit--Donald Trump really wore Beatrice's hat better--it hid that squirrel on his head!!!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

39. The 'ugly sisters'

not that ugly but they do remind me of the ones in Cindarella

[roguevalley]

35. there was a rumor that they wore those to get even with the family who wouldn't

let their mom come to the wedding. William and Kate apparently wanted her to come but she wasn't invited. This was supposedly paybacks so I salute them. Standing up for their mama is okay in my book. Even if some of these little hats are comical.

[MADem]

36. If that is true, I agree with you--I like a loyal kid! Or two!

A pair of loyal royals means those young ladies were raised right!

[roguevalley]

38. agreed. I would crawl over broken glass for my mom and dad. :D

[whistler162]

43. Besides aren't ugly, other than the bride, woman's

clothes part of the wedding tradition?

[abelenkpe]

27. Love her!

Can't wait either.

[tavalon]

41. You don't like her hat?

I love her hat!