MDBCs 15 Sep 2023

On September 15, don your creative hat, gather your craft supplies, channel the secret milliner in your soul and make yourself a hat because it is Make a Hat Day.

We can all safely assume that the unknown originator of this unofficial holiday aimed to encourage people to look their very best by sporting a hat they made from scratch.

Throughout history people have used hats to protect themselves from the elements, for religious purposes, and to denote profession, class and status. These days, hats have become fashion accessories, worn by people to reflect their personalities and style.

How to Celebrate?

Make hats using a variety of materials – yarn, felt, paper, and cloth. Go crazy embellishing it.
Wear a hat that you made to work.
Have a hat themed party, and have your guests come dressed in hats they have made, decorate the venue with hats and serve hat shaped cupcakes.
Host a hat making party. Gather around with your friends with craft supplies and spend an evening designing and making hats.
Hold a hat contest, where everyone makes their own hat and whoever has the best and the most creative hat wins.

Did You Know...

...that the word milliner, which refers to a person who designs, makes, or sells hats, is named after the Italian city of Milan? Originally the word was used for residents of Milan.

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Test Answers From Smart-Alecky Students

• Q:  What’s the name of a  six-sided polygon? A: Sixagon.

• Q:  What part of the body is  affected by glandular fever? A: The glandular.

• Q:  In The Tempest, why does  Ariel sing in Gonzalo’s ear? A:  She’s a mermaid and wants to be human.

• Q:  In comparison with large  hydrocarbons, how would you describe small hydrocarbons? A: They’re smaller.

• Q:  Who were the Bolsheviks? A: A Russian ballet company.

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Spotted on Facebook…

Student: I don’t understand why my grade was so low. How did  I do on my research paper?

Teacher: Actually, you didn’t turn in a research paper. You turned in a random assemblage of sentences. In fact, the  sentences you apparently  kidnapped in the dead of night  and forced into this violent and arbitrary plan of yours clearly seemed to be placed on the pages against their will. Reading your paper was like watching unfamiliar, uncomfortable people interacting at a cocktail party that no one wanted to attend in the first place. You didn’t submit a research paper. You submitted a hostage situation.

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I’m now in high school, so when I ran into my third-grade teacher, I doubted she would remember me. “Hi, Miss Butcher,” I said.

“Hi, Eddie,” she replied.

“So you do remember me?” I asked.

“Sure. You don’t always leave a good impression, but it is a lasting one.”

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The note left on the office refrigerator was addressed to “The culprit who ate what you thought were two peanut butter ice cream bars.”