Society of flabby pasty conservative white guys meets for lunch:

[Aristus]

56. Mine, too.

I just take my hat off indoors and at the table.

That's a proper Southern upbringing combined with military training. The only time a soldier is supposed to wear headgear indoors is if he is under arms (wearing or holding a weapon). Once, when I was in Basic Training, I didn't whip my cap off fast enough when entering the barracks. A drill sergeant saw me, and smacked me across the head, knocking my cap to the floor. "Now get down with it!" he said, meaning drop to the floor and do punishment pushups. Never forgot after that.