Am I the only one who thinks of the German military

[BainsBane]

era WWI or WWII when I see those Boston police hats?



Edit: This is not a comment about authoritarianism or anything like that. It's really just about the hat. I should probably have posted it in the lounge.

[nobodyspecial]

1. Just give it a rest

Find a hobby

[DainBramaged]

6. So you think berating another member will get them to accept you glorious police state?

Thanks for the info Clark.

[BainsBane]

8. It wasn't a comment on a police state

I don't see that at all. I've been struck by those odd hats for days.
Besides, the Boston PD lifted the stay in place request.

I appreciate your pointing out the other poster's rude behavior.

[DainBramaged]

23. HI

The police state in full dress today.


For one man


THOUNABDS of man hours, dozens of expensive machines.


And they can't bait him to come out?



Where's Bruce Willis when you need him.

[BainsBane]

29. kind of amazing isn't it?

He could be curled up behind a trash can or something. I don't think he's on the move.

[HereSince1628]

2. too small a hat for the Col, but the Milw Co. Sheriff wears a cowboy hat

so I'll leave this un criticized and acknowlege that I cannot know the individual pscycho-social issues that are addressed by such sartorial semiotics

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. They're kind of funny looking

but I never thought about Germans.

[aristocles]

4. No resemblance.

Quit stirring the pot.

[jpak]

5. Yup

n/t

[Fumesucker]

9. Hell, I think that when I see today's American military helmets

Not WWI but WWII Wehrmacht gear.

[BainsBane]

11. I mean this one

[petronius]

14. I think British WWII when I see that - German caps I think were generally

taller, larger, and less slouchy.

(That hat could do with a serious redesign in general, in my fashion-challenged opinion...)

[Arcanetrance]

16. There's pictures of my grandfather in the us air core wearing a similar hat

[BainsBane]

18. okay, maybe I'm just thinking of old war movies

and it brought Germans to mind.

[Arcanetrance]

20. The gold leaves across I think are what does it

[BainsBane]

21. definitely

[Fumesucker]

17. WWII era American military

Here's Douglas Macarthur's "scrambled eggs" cap.

[BainsBane]

19. very similar

Same brim design.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. Aw, not another circumcision thread!

[NoPasaran]

12. They would look snazzier with a spike on the top.

[Arcanetrance]

13. I don't think so the Google search I did showed guys wearing hats that look like the same one

officers wear all over.

[BainsBane]

15. this is more typical

Without the leaves across the brim. That's the bit that seems odd.

[dballance]

27. The "scrambled eggs" on the brim are for high-ranking officers

Same thing on hats for generals and admirals in the military.

[baldguy]

22. That's the Mass. State Police, not Boston PD.

[socialindependocrat]

24. Yes, I have - kinda....

Edited to correct my answer:
Oh, you were talking about the chief's soft hat.
Oh, yes, we just talked about that today.
I was saying that the hats flapped down like that and the
cross-torso black belt that they wear in Phila make them look
like storm troopers. And some of the cops in patrol cars even
wear the knee-high boots. They're a scary sight when the
walk toward your car at night. I certainly don't want to piss them off.


This is a comment about the hard helmets
'Cept the German helmets curved outward at the bottom (I think)

They keep trying to perfect the style so that it offers the best protection.

I always wondered why they didn't protect the neck more but
I suppose that when you're in a prone position it would push the
helmet forward.

Probably, every little bend and twist in that design has a reason.
Until they come out with a better design.

Boy, you certainly drew a lot of flack for such a simple question didn't you.

Even when I say something nice in DU I just hunker down and wait for the
bullets to fly. Now, when I see the "My Posts" button light up I kind of have
to take a deep breath and see what I get. I look at it as skin-thickening practice.
Take a deep breath and keep on posting. Some of us like a good discussion.
Now, let's see what kind of shit I get for this!

Night, night...

[Rex]

25. I don't see any type of similarity.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=837&q=nazi+hats&oq=nazi+hats&gs_l=img.3..0j0i5j0i24l3.1426.2966.0.3141.9.9.0.0.0.0.83.623.9.9.0...0.0...1ac.1.9.img.Opmi66EBmm4#hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&q=german+military+hats+wwi+ww2&spell=1&sa=X&ei=N8dxUcaWEIug8gTyqYG4Ag&ved=0CE8QvwUoAA&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45512109,d.eWU&fp=6f809506fe00e0f5&biw=1600&bih=837

HOWEVER, your post is now part of the search!

I DID FIND some old Soviet officers hats that look kinda close...you think he has ties to Putin?

[BainsBane]

26. great

It's amazing how my stupidest threads get the most attention. Someone above pointed out the similarity with US WWII hats, like MacArthur. I must have had a war movie association.

[Rex]

28. Nah, I started thinking about it too...I thought I saw the

laurel on North Korean officer hats or maybe it was Chinese...so went looking.

[PD Turk]

30. US Army Air Corps

WWII. they called it the "50 mission crush"

[BainsBane]

31. this is closer

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022714929#post17

[PD Turk]

32. yeah

it has the "scarmbled eggs" of a high ranking officer on the brim

[ornotna]

33. It's called a crusher dress hat

Google "officers crusher dress hat".You'll see plenty of examples.

[BainsBane]

35. This is almost identical

US Army

[ornotna]

37. Some nice ones there

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1074-army-officer-service-caps/

[friendly_iconoclast]

34. Martin Scorsese is ahead of you.

There's a line from The Departed where Mark Wahlberg's character asks Leonardo DiCaprio's
character (a newly minted Statie) if he was tired of going to work dressed up like he was going to
invade Poland...

[BainsBane]

36. I've seen that movie

thanks for the reference. I don't feel so strange now.