paristalks wrote:
> On Oct 10, 1:41 am, Tony Harding <ToH...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> paristalks wrote:
>>> On Oct 6, 12:34 am, pkj0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:01:24 -0700, jeanmac1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>>> The reason Mr. Petersen has gained weight lately is the simple fact
>>>>> that he has made a serious effort to quit smoking after a health
scare
>>>>> about 4 years ago when he experienced a heart arrythmia or irregular
>>>>> heartbeat. His doctors told him he had to quit smoking, a habit he's
>>>>> had since his late teens.
>>>> Although I hadn't read about his stop-smoking efforts (congrats to
>>>> him!), I noticed the weight gain. But sheesh, he's still a *really*
>>>> good-looking guy. Men can age. Men can gain weight. Men can have
>>>> gray hair. Us women, however, we're screwed <g>.
>>>> What I really wish the wardrobe folks would do is to get rid of that
>>>> incredibly silly straw hat he wears. It's awful. It makes his face
>>>> look even heavier. Maybe they think it's hiding his fuller face, but
>>>> un-unh . . . it just makes his head look humongous. Gris isn't
>>>> supposed to be a fa****on maven, so I have no problem with how they
>>>> dress him - but that freakin' hat - YIKES!
>>> Actually, given what he does for a living, and the hours on end he's
>>> going to be spending out in the sun, it's very good that he's wearing
>>> a straw hat out there. If only more people did. I like the fact that
>>> he's sending a message. It may not be a fa****on statement, but it
>>> certainly is a health-conscious one.
>>> Also, that wasn't a beret he was wearing in last Thursday's episode,
>>> but a newsboy cap:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsboy_cap
>>> The idea is the same; he's trying to keep the sun off his head and
>>> face. Which, given his line of work and where he lives, he and
>>> everyone on his team *should* be doing.
>> Thanks for the link, Sue, I knew it wasn't a beret and have friends
>> who've worn these hats, but I didn't know what they were called. I'd
>> have guessed something like "workman's cap".
>
> I've also seen it referred to as a "duster cap." If I remember my
> "Mary Poppins" correctly, it's similar to what chimney sweeps wore.
> Or, at least those characters did. :-)
"Duster cap", I think, refers to what people wore when driving/riding in
early cars.
.... Google has lots of references to "Duster cap" as an item of clothing
worn by women years ago to keep their hair clean when dusting.
.... Aha! Looked a little fruther and found:
"The house was completely silent, and I decided that there must be no
one here. As I walked back toward the front door, I glanced up the
stairs, For a moment, the dust that was swirling around from me walking
on the floor looked like a man in a driving duster, cap and goggles from
the early 1900’s. It looked weird, but was gone as soon as I thought I
saw it."
http://riversleigh.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-abandoned/
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