Hat Attack
Dec. 1st, 2016 12:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellowHow did I reach this age without having learned that "bowler" and "derby" are two names for the same kind of hat?
I've known what a derby looked like since childhood, thanks to Casper the Ghost's friend Spooky and his "doiby". I've also had a good image of a bowler, courtesy of John Steed of The Avengers. It finally occurred to me this morning to ask what the difference was. I googled both terms and got a set of images, which looked identical; reference to the actual Wikipedia articles revealed that this was not a coincidence.
I feel kind of dumb, just now. (Don't worry; it will pass.)
I've known what a derby looked like since childhood, thanks to Casper the Ghost's friend Spooky and his "doiby". I've also had a good image of a bowler, courtesy of John Steed of The Avengers. It finally occurred to me this morning to ask what the difference was. I googled both terms and got a set of images, which looked identical; reference to the actual Wikipedia articles revealed that this was not a coincidence.
I feel kind of dumb, just now. (Don't worry; it will pass.)
