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fadedrose

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52. You're so right. As a Catholic how I envied the Protestants

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 02:19 PM

Jan 2013

Now I am neither and envy neither and still hate hats.

Which now takes us to fish. If we weren't obligated to eat fish so often, Fridays, Lent, Advent, etc., maybe fish would have lasted longer. I love fish now, didn't then, and it's so expensive.

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I may be wrong but Kerry's wife is the most intelligent woman there [View all] fadedrose Jan 2013 OP

I'm having trouble understanding your meaning with this post. crim son Jan 2013 #1

It is cold outside fadedrose Jan 2013 #6

Gotcha. crim son Jan 2013 #24

ipso facto Bucky Jan 2013 #47

Audio, video, disco. crim son Jan 2013 #50

When it's freezing cold outside... GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #8

You lose a lot of body heat through your head. A hat makes you feel warmer. n/t Fla Dem Jan 2013 #37

I really like Teresa Kerry but.... CherokeeDem Jan 2013 #2

I agree In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #3

And, they're also sitting in a part the grandstand that is being heated. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #9

There are many intelligent women there today. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #30

Having spent two dozen winters in Chicago... GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #33

Don't forget Dr. Jill Biden, who also seems like one sharp cookie. amandabeech Jan 2013 #27

All three of those women are very intelligent karynnj Jan 2013 #39

Aargh, no, I hate hats! The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #4

lol. I never had a pink toilet seat lol fadedrose Jan 2013 #7

Never had a hat like this? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #17

She auctioned it after the wedding and gave the proceeds to charity Tanuki Jan 2013 #34

Its incredible hideousness almost certainly increased its value exponentially. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #35

obviously photoshopped Bucky Jan 2013 #48

Looks like a bow on a toilet seat. Owl Jan 2013 #55

That pink toilet seat hat was intended to be outlandish, kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #26

When I first glampsed that hat, I thought that it was a pair of African amandabeech Jan 2013 #29

I'm sure she was completely mortified. I suspect the Queen has only the tiniest sense of humor, kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #38

Agreed. amandabeech Jan 2013 #43

She definitely succeeded! The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #36

But you have to admit it was an elegant toilet seat. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #46

The myth is that it was JFK who put an end to hats as a fashion "thing" NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #5

No, it was Jackie. She wore this tiny veil as big as a handkerchief, and it was acceptable at fadedrose Jan 2013 #10

Jackie didn't "put an end to" wearing hats! Just the opposite! WinkyDink Jan 2013 #14

She wore them at political affairs, as was the custom... fadedrose Jan 2013 #16

Well, the OP refers to a political event. Plus, Jackie's lace mantilla was okay for church! WinkyDink Jan 2013 #20

I already forgot what the OP said fadedrose Jan 2013 #22

Babushkas, yes I, and everyone female wore those in the 40's, early 50's, but we didn't know.... northoftheborder Jan 2013 #28

Back in the early '60s, many women would wear a gauzy scarf or hood over their hair amandabeech Jan 2013 #31

Jackie was famous for her hats NMDemDist2 Jan 2013 #11

Oh I know. But JFK hated wearing hats and the legend is that NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #13

They were small, and just kept her hair neat fadedrose Jan 2013 #18

This was called the "pillbox" style, a favorite of Jackie's. nt amandabeech Jan 2013 #32

Oh God! ananda Jan 2013 #41

Talking about WOMEN here. And JFK STILL wore his top-hat on I.D.: WinkyDink Jan 2013 #12

JFK looking quite dapper there NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #15

He really hated hats!!! fadedrose Jan 2013 #19

lol. you don't really need a hat when it's 40 frickin' degrees outside. cali Jan 2013 #21

Its 20 something here in Michigan fadedrose Jan 2013 #23

What's so funny is that everytime I go to a store, I buy another warm hat fadedrose Jan 2013 #25

It is not true that everything is made in England karynnj Jan 2013 #42

THere are no American made Heinz beans in PA or MI. They left shortly after Sen. Heinz died. fadedrose Jan 2013 #44

Also, baby food. Heinz baby food left us too. It was good. fadedrose Jan 2013 #45

Neither John Kerry or Teresa Heinz Kerry have ANY input with Heinz karynnj Jan 2013 #49

It is Washington DC, so any inconvenience has at least 10x the value it might have elsewhere 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #40

I was raised Catholic and I recall going to my friend's Protestant church and we didn't have to gateley Jan 2013 #51

You're so right. As a Catholic how I envied the Protestants fadedrose Jan 2013 #52

I think the ditching of the headgear was part of the Vatican II "revolution" -- gateley Jan 2013 #53

I saw one guy wearing a fedora DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #54