Post #396291 by Tipsy McStagger on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 3:02 PM

On 2008-07-24 14:12, Bora Boris wrote:
So what happened Tipsy? Did the Vendor get the hat away from you?

it was really weird...the company i worked for at the time had hired another company to come in and water the plants and take care of the other foliage around the studio....this particular woman, who showed up saw my fez and asked me about the inscriptions on it and what they meant..kinda speakin in a crypitic way, as if i should know what she was talking about..i thought her level of seriousness was a joke and when she realized i had no clue and did not belong to the organization (of which she was a member, though not a high ranking one)...she proceeded to warn me about wearing an actual shriner fez in public. I told her of my extensive collection of fezzes and shriner memorabilia, where i got most of it and why i have it....she seemed to relax once she knew i had a general appreciation of the stuff though i know very little about it.(that's why it's a secret society-LOL).....anyway, no, she did not confiscate the fez - nor would i have let her if she tried....not long after that i finally found a plain red fez with black tassel that actually fits my enormous, brain-filled head.....which is the one i choose to wear to public/private events now....as for my vintage ones, aside from not fitting me, can be admired in a display case in my house...without fear of being lost, damaged or snatched off my noggin by a disgruntled shriner with an axe to grind.....