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If you're been welding for over 22-23 years of that, I probably do.

Royalties will be paid in 6013s.

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Airflow dynamics. I lost a couple in my old Triumph. Also had a ragtop VW that damn near blew your hair off. :r

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See I disagree. I think it's very ignorant. Someones credibility has nothing to do with how they wear their baseball cap. The two are in no way related to each other. To say that someones credibility is in question because of that would be like saying if you wear slacks and a jacket with your collar open at a business function then you can't be trusted.

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I appear to have misunderstood the question...

Baseball caps were not meant to be worn backwards.... Shade your face not you ego.

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Well, we'll have to disagree, then. IMO, credibility is subjective based on perception and if you are percieved as looking goofy becuse your hat is backwards, then that perception is real. Try going to a job interview at a bank dressed in a tank top, shorts, and flipflops. The perception is that you don't give a crap about the job or dressing appropriately for it. You may, in fact, care very much about the job and intend to dress appropriately. But it won't be an issue because you won't get the job. Perception is very real.

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I agree perception is real. However to assume someone is not credible because of the fashion they wear a baseball camp is ridiculous. If you're that judgmental based on something so small, you're going to miss out on a lot of good people in your life both in the work force and outside of it. :2

We can agree to disagree.

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Credibility? Sort of. I let anyone get the first 10 words out of their mouth before I think they are really stupid or not credible just because of a hat.

But to be honest I agree with George Carlin:

Sorry Tom and everyone else I'll still smoke a cigar with you any time.

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Actually it is sad that both the presenter and the perceiver are at fault in today's world.

The person that presents themselves this way in a business situation has become too relaxed and doesn't give a second thought to a more professional appearance.

The person that interprets this casualness as something other than that and makes a personality or character judgement based on that has bowed to stereotypical judgement.

It is sad, but that is the world today.
Yes, you may miss some great people. But, you may also eliminate some real Hoosiers (no offense David and Jeff) and save some time.

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Here is where you miss my point. I would never dismiss someone's credibility completely because of their cap. But people form impressions based on appearance. That is human nature. Whether you admit it or not, you do it, too. Where I think you are coming from is that if one draws conclusions based on those impressions, they would miss out on many good people. I can agree with that.

And if you take the time to re-read the OP, it asks does the backwards cap affect credibility. It doesn't ask if you dismiss someone's credibility because of it.

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I frequently wear hats, and am pretty old school about them. Remove your hat when you walk indoors, no hats indoors. Remove your hat during the National Anthem, or when the flag passes you at a parade. No backwards hats.

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I don't look at it as if the guy has his hat on backwards - I just figure the bozo's head's on backwards, so it ain't no thing. As for doing business with him, I'm as likely to do so as I would with any other person who obviously does not have their head on straight.

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I'm with you on all of that, except the backwards part. :D

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Hahaha 6011 will do Adam :D
Darrell,sometimes it isn't even worth a reply... sigh. (to clarify,I meant for me to reply)

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I'll tell you what...I am more comfortable in a ballcap (the small percentage of the time I ever wear one) worn backwards.

If anyone thinks I am not credible, or not intelligent because of it, that is your right.

Just don't be offended when I think you are shallow and suggest you take the stick out of your a$$. :r

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In a work setting: a backwards ball cap (or any ball cap for that matter) probably shouldn't get past the receptionist. Any other time when wearing a hat is appropriate, it doesn't matter to me (well, I guess it might look silly at the golf course). I only wear them to keep the sun off, so the backwards thing doesn't really work for me personally--I think it makes my head look even funnier.

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I wear a hat at work and get past the receptionist every time.







Of course it could be the badge on my belt. Nahhh. :r

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Not offended :D

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That made me laugh out loud, Brother. :r

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:r I need one of those!

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I got spare junior officer badges from bring your son/daughter to work day. One will be on its way as fast as someone sells you out and pm's me your address. :r

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100% agree with you!

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I'm old enough now, I've earned the right to keep a stick up my a$$, thank you. :tu

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Absolutely, Thomas...and I have earned the right to wear my cap however I please. :)

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Absolutely.

All this makes me recall a thought I've had before. Someday soon, some doctor's gonna prep for Granny's gallbladder operation, pull up her gown, see some odd-looking bruise and stretch out her 83-year-old skin to get a better look, then wonder what a tattoo saying "Whitesnake Rules" means. :r

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Now that's funny...and probably 100% accurate. :r

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In my short time I've learned to pay more attention to peoples words and even more importantly their actions rather than their attire.

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[quote=replicant_argent;841598]Nice t-shirt also:D

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[quote=1badhog07;842075]A Shack Herf tradition. ;)

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Very funny,but very true:r:D

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That's where I got the "backwards hat" thing. I wore a mask for lots of years, it was just more natural.
The whole backwards hat thing doesn't bother me at all. The backwards crooked thing, that's goofy. It doesn't "bother me" so much as I think it just plain looks stupid.
Never really gave it any thought till now.
The pants thing bugs me, and I tell kids to pull their pants up all the time. Once again, it's just stupid. I tell kids to get a haircut all the time, too. Can't stand to see a young man flicking the hair out of his eyes like a girl.
The hair flicking thing, I gotta admit, bothers me. :)

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"Hey, you kids! Get off of my lawn!" ;)

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Tom - would that be a CC stick or a NC stick?

:r

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Thank you, Tom.:tu No offense, Dave.:tu


No offense to anyone, but my biggest problem with baseball caps is the straight bill. I just can't stand it. How anyone can wear the bill of their cap completely straight is beyond me, but to each their own. I have to have my bill bent in a U-shape.

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well now that i know this im gonna have to wear my hat backwards to work everyday....






JK JK I wouldnt do that ;)

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Gurkha. It's how they get their special flavors.

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I will wear one backwards on the Motorcycle. The wind with take it away if worn correctly.

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Around home most hats advertise tractors, trucks, or seed. In the fall the Ohio State caps will come out. When welding most wear a Kromer of the brightest loudest fabric they can find with a floppy bill and yes it is turned backward. otherwise unless riding something open such as a bike four wheeler or jeep a cap is worn traditonaly with a grease spot where the thumb and finger adjust the cap. gotta love a farming comunity. and the bill is bent and curved by the user for comfort. My everyday at work cap is hard yellow plastic with stickers and safety goggles.

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That is just insane.....why aren't you wearing a helmet?!?! And before you think I haven't ridden a bike in summer heat think again. Be safe out there my friend. :tu

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Only do that when riding to the corner store or auto parts store. All side streets

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I wear hats all the time and most of those times they are backwards. I only do it because I am so damn cool:cool2:

I wouldn't walk in to a job interview wearing one but that's the way I like to wear them. If I lose credibility because of it.....Oh well, I might shed a single tear;)

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I thought about it. I just don't care. Let's break it down based on my credibility meter:

Baseball Cap = +0
Backwards Baseball Cap = +0
Pants Down to Your Knees = -1 (safety issue)
Iggy Pop T-shirt = +1
Guitar Pick Necklace = +0 unless you're over 40 then -1
Misfits T-Shirt = +2
Ace Frehley Belt Buckle = +1
Cowboy Boots in the City = -1
Short Skirt = +3 on a woman/ -4 on a man
Blazer w/Leather Patches on the Elbows = -2
Blazer w/Leather Patches on the Elbows Worn w/Ramones T-Shirt = +2
Comb Over = -3
BeDazzled Denim Jacket = -3
Keep on Truckin' DayGlo T-Shirt = +4


MCS

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Proposition.....what if a woman was wearing a short skirt with cowgirl boots in the city? :=:

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Only you would be looking at her shoes!!!!:r

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Ooh, ooh...I'm a +5!! :wo

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You're a 10 in my book Tom :tu

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:wo :D

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Now there's a mental picture I didn't need. ;)

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any room for -20 for an Ed Hardy shirt?

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If I were smarter, I'd wear a helmet, but quite often ride my motorcycle with a ballcap on backwards so I can wear it when I get where I'm going, I can cover my blown out hair.

After re-reading my own post, I am thinking maybe people who wear their hats backwards might not have common sense.:D

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:r:r

I don't really care if the person is under 20 or so. Past that you should know what the brim is for!! But in the end... I really don't care how you wear your hat!!