Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?

Subject: RE: Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 12:53 PM

I remember at school we had a missionary who told us about some parish in a country where people didn't wear clothes as a rule.

Some members of the congregation started dressing up to go to church, and everyone was looking at them instead of joining in the Mass. So the priest announced that in future would people make a point of not wearing clothes when they came to Mass, because it was distracting people from paying attention to the service and to their prayers.

I always liked that story. It shows a right sense of what matters and what doesn't, and a respect for cultural diversity.

Subject: RE: Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 17 Oct 02 - 01:35 PM

Okay to wear a hat or cap      NOT okay to wear a hat or cap

Subject: RE: Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?
From: Teribus
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 04:42 AM

Hi bert,

Your story I heard about a terrific character Frank Trickey, at the time a Leading Seaman, Gunnery Instructor at HMS Ganges. He went on to make Captain RN, and always said it was that story that got him noticed.

Another true navy hat story,

Onboard any Royal Navy Ship the only time you ever wear your hat inside is when you are actually on duty or in a compartment in an official capacity.

The Amphibious Assault Ship, HMS Intrepid, had just entered harbour with troops of the Household Brigade embarked. The Navigating Officer left the bridge and went into the wardroom for a late breakfast.

While finishing off his breakfast, a Guards Officer entered the wardroom wearing his cap. He then proceeded to sit down with his cornflakes still wearing his cap. The Navigating Officer was just finishing his breakfast with a piece of toast, needing the marmalade he asked the Guards Officer to pass it to him. He got no response whatsoever, so thinking the guy might be hard of hearing, he repeated his request.

The Guards Officer very deliberately placed his spoon on his plate and turned and said to the NO, "I don't know who you are, or what your function is onboard this vessel. But I thought it was common knowledge that when an Officer in the Household Brigade wears his hat at a meal, he does not wish to be addressed in conversation."

The Navigating Officer then turns in his chair and plants his steaming boot clad foot right in the Guards Officers cornflakes. The Guards Officer throws down his spoon and yells, "What the hell do you think your playing at!!". To which the Navigating Officer replies, "I don't know who you are, or what your function is within your regiment, but I thought it was common knowledge, that if a Naval Officer puts his foot in your cornflakes it means he wants the fucking marmalade passed".

Subject: RE: Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 08:49 AM

The only time that I ever wear a hat is to keep the sun or rain off my head. If I doffed it to every lady, I'd get either sunburnt or wet ! - Sod that for a lark.

Subject: RE: Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?
From: InOBU
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 09:47 AM

Dear CapriUni:
Right on all counts. When I was a ween, there were still a few Quakes who used Thee and Thou - mostly thee, as a less than gramatical Quaker speak had grown up in three hundred years, droping the pural, ye, for example - though retaining some quaint uses such as thankee. So, thou willst became thee will, and such. But, if you know my two songs from Anna Curtis storries, Anna, used to always use thee around us as little folks, and so some of us use it for making a point to each tother. I, for example, when the Friends School, puts up unfriendly signs, such as "These are OUR mugs, WASH them if you use them!"... out comes my pen and I edited it to, "wash them is thee uses them" adding a thank'ee or thank ye. But, there we are. I lapsed into plain speach a few weeks ago, when a gaggle of young Teens were bussed into my neighborhood by the Billy Graham ministeries to pass out literature about remembering 9/11. Without thinking, I found my self saying, "Thee may consider that thy friend Billy was a great supporter of the Viet Nam war, and it is the culture of war that leads to this present moment. I think thee may ask thyself if in fact, Jesus supports war at all?"
Cheers Larry ,
So as not keep this on the point of the thread, I was wearing my collarless jacket and waistcoat, collarless shirt and ... my broad black hat which I did not doff to the young ladies.

Subject: RE: Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 10:20 AM

Just wearing that Larry?

Subject: RE: Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?
From: CapriUni
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 10:55 AM

From Larry:

When I was a ween, there were still a few Quakes who used Thee and Thou - mostly thee, as a less than gramatical Quaker speak had grown up in three hundred years

I must admit, since it has been a very long time since I studied Latin, it takes me a good deal longer to decide whether a noun is in the nomitive or objective case... At least the grammatical historical record shows that I am not alone. ;-)

And, McGrath, please behave!

Subject: RE: Help: Wearing hats or caps ; Manners?
From: InOBU
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 11:10 AM

Oh my! Trousers, hose and shoon, and the unmentionables as well.... Larry