[lbo-talk] dregs and drugs

[Carl Remick]

>From: Mike Ballard <swillsqueal at yahoo.com.au>
>
>Joanna wrote:
>
> > I totally agree with this. Grown men in baseball caps do not look
>like > grown-ups.
>
>
>I'm sorry... what with the increased temperature and more
>intense sun due to "alleged" global warming, I feel the need
>to protect the bald spot on my head which was incurred by
>listening to people critique my choice in blue jean brands,
>t-shirt logos, shoes, belts, headwear and lifestyle...
>
>Leigh
>[overposted alreeeaady?]
>www.leighm.net
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>Down under, the sun is so UV intense that NOT wearing a hat is stupid.
>There's a "slip, slap and slop" campaign in Oz, which amounts to cover
>up with sun screen and put something on to cover your body and head--a
>very wise policy, considering the amount of skin cancer in this
>"sunburned country".  It's the ozone hole, don't you know.  As a bald
>guy, I find myself frequently quaffed with a black Guinness baseball
>type cap (which was given to me free by my local bottle shop mates when
>I drove in for my usual case of Coopers Sparkling Ale), with wisps of
>white sun screen across my nose and face...

Yes, but isn't it true Australians have pretty given up on their traditional 
national headgear, the wide-brimmed felt hats made by Akubra?  A "black 
Guinness baseball type cap" provides poor sun protection by comparison.

See <http://www.akubra.com.au/history.html>

Carl