Poll About Baseball Caps

68TriShield · 04-27-2010, 08:19 AM

When you see,talk to or do business with someone wearing a baseball cap backwards;does it affect that persons credibility with you?

The reason I ask is it does with me,quite a bit. I might be being unfair but it's a pet peeve with me.

Disclaimer:this doesn't mean I don't like you if that's how you wear your hat

Tripp · 04-27-2010, 08:29 AM

I don't like the backwards hat thing, I wouldn't say it gives me a bad impression of anyone. To me, its a bit like saying people who wear black socks with sneakers make a bad impression...

PeteSB75 · 04-27-2010, 08:36 AM

Personally, the only time I will wear a baseball cap backwards is when I am in the gym and the brim is getting in my way. I don't hold it against kids, but adults I will. If you are a 40 year old man, you should know better than to wear your hat in public that way.

hotreds · 04-27-2010, 08:38 AM

I'll ask them if they are a submarine captain or a baseball catcher. If you don't want a brim, get a beanie!

replicant_argent · 04-27-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by hotreds

I'll ask them if they are a submarine captain or a baseball catcher. If you don't want a brim, get a beanie!

Yep, that's my view.
Sub Captain, Catcher, or Silent Bob. (He gets a bye). other than that, Fail. You look like an idiot, and if you are over the age of 18, you should know better.
That being said, go ahead. I will just make fun of you. Maybe I will put my pants on backwards to make you feel more at home.

Credibility in a business setting of any kind? NONE, Dave.

On the other hand, if it's Tom?

er....

Nice hat, Tom..........

Smokin Gator · 04-28-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hotreds

I'll ask them if they are a submarine captain or a baseball catcher. If you don't want a brim, get a beanie!

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!!

icehog3 · 04-28-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokin Gator

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!!

I do...it's for protecting the back of my neck from sunburn!

Mugen910 · 04-27-2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by PeteSB75

Personally, the only time I will wear a baseball cap backwards is when I am in the gym and the brim is getting in my way. I don't hold it against kids, but adults I will. If you are a 40 year old man, you should know better than to wear your hat in public that way.

if it's concerning business then yes I hold it against them but then again I'm not a fan of wearing a baseball cap backwards, sideways or both at the same time. I learned at an early age that people are very quick to judge on appearance so it's best that you do and say things in the mannerisms that you want them to revere to get your point and personality across.

68TriShield · 04-27-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Mugen910

if it's concerning business then yes I hold it against them but then again I'm not a fan of wearing a baseball cap backwards, sideways or both at the same time. I learned at an early age that people are very quick to judge on appearance so it's best that you do and say things in the mannerisms that you want them to revere to get your point and personality across.

Well stated Bao.

Volt · 04-27-2010, 08:33 AM

Unless they are catching for a baseball team - yep. It makes about as much sense to me as wearing a pair of pants backwards..... (or down to your knees).

shilala · 04-27-2010, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Volt

Unless they are catching for a baseball team - yep. It makes about as much sense to me as wearing a pair of pants backwards..... (or down to your knees).

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.

pnoon · 04-27-2010, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

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.

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

loki · 04-27-2010, 08:34 AM

depending on the hat, i generally wear it like that. Course I'm not one for hats either unless I didn't have time to make myself presentable that day in which case I'll wear it backward or if i'm going to be in the sun, in which case I'll wear it forward

jmsremax · 04-27-2010, 08:59 AM

Wearing a hat backwards isn't an issue with me. It's the kids that buy the most obnoxious color hats (i.e. orange red sox hat with some funky art on it

) wear it sideways while leaving the tags on.

04-27-2010, 09:42 AM

NEVER wear a baseball hat in a business setting...unless you're meeting at a baseball game. LOL

Backwards doesn't bother me...cocked off to the side does, however. It just makes the person look like a clown, no matter what their age is.

Veritas · 04-27-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Wanger

Backwards doesn't bother me...cocked off to the side does, however. It just makes the person look like a clown, no matter what their age is.

kelmac07 · 04-27-2010, 09:55 AM

Prefer to wear mine to the front...but hey, to each their own.

E.J. · 04-27-2010, 09:57 AM

I wear my hat backwards at least half the time.....maybe more if we take visors out of the equation, which are always worn brim forward. Never thought much about it.... I am no youngster either....

Hat in a business setting?

Of course people are going to judge me on my appearance, I am okay with it. I judge all the time, including the hat half cocked, the tag/sticker left on ect...

Starscream · 04-27-2010, 10:05 AM

I wear my fitted hats backward all the time, but not in a business setting (don't wear hats at all then). I don't wear a hat backwards at baseball practice either. When I'm out and about town or wherever, if I have a hat on, there's a 50/50 chance that it's on backwards. I've been doing it that way since Griffey Jr. made it fashionable.

replicant_argent · 04-27-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by andysutherland

I've been doing it that way since Griffey Jr. made it fashionable.

Just because it is "fashionable" doesn't make it ok...

View Poll Results: Do people wearing backwards baseball caps lose credibilty with you?
yes	54	48.65%
no	37	33.33%
never thought about it	20	18.02%
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04-27-2010, 08:19 AM	#1
68TriShield Got Torque? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Maryland Posts: 7,194 Trading: (40)	Poll About Baseball Caps When you see,talk to or do business with someone wearing a baseball cap backwards;does it affect that persons credibility with you? The reason I ask is it does with me,quite a bit. I might be being unfair but it's a pet peeve with me. Disclaimer:this doesn't mean I don't like you if that's how you wear your hat

04-27-2010, 08:29 AM	#2
Tripp Pepin Ho of the NorthWest Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tripp Location: Portland, OR Posts: 487 Trading: (5)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps I don't like the backwards hat thing, I wouldn't say it gives me a bad impression of anyone. To me, its a bit like saying people who wear black socks with sneakers make a bad impression... __________________ Make sure you visit the chat! Newcomers welcome. Pete_Johnson: Tripp get the ** out of here with that bull** Benchmade. C'mon Son!

04-27-2010, 08:36 AM	#3
PeteSB75 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: CT Posts: 1,674 Trading: (18)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps Personally, the only time I will wear a baseball cap backwards is when I am in the gym and the brim is getting in my way. I don't hold it against kids, but adults I will. If you are a 40 year old man, you should know better than to wear your hat in public that way. __________________ Formerly Malik23

04-27-2010, 08:38 AM	#4
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,665 Trading: (63)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps I'll ask them if they are a submarine captain or a baseball catcher. If you don't want a brim, get a beanie! __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

04-27-2010, 08:33 AM	#10
Volt I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,799 Trading: (19)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps Unless they are catching for a baseball team - yep. It makes about as much sense to me as wearing a pair of pants backwards..... (or down to your knees). __________________ Curing the infection... One bullet at a time.

04-27-2010, 08:34 AM	#13
loki H.A.T.E Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,484 Trading: (7)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps depending on the hat, i generally wear it like that. Course I'm not one for hats either unless I didn't have time to make myself presentable that day in which case I'll wear it backward or if i'm going to be in the sun, in which case I'll wear it forward

04-27-2010, 08:59 AM	#14
jmsremax Yet another Masshole Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Jon Location: MA Posts: 1,245 Trading: (19)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps Wearing a hat backwards isn't an issue with me. It's the kids that buy the most obnoxious color hats (i.e. orange red sox hat with some funky art on it ) wear it sideways while leaving the tags on. __________________ Stock/Finance banter

04-27-2010, 09:42 AM	#15
Wanger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps NEVER wear a baseball hat in a business setting...unless you're meeting at a baseball game. LOL Backwards doesn't bother me...cocked off to the side does, however. It just makes the person look like a clown, no matter what their age is.

04-27-2010, 09:55 AM	#17
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps Prefer to wear mine to the front...but hey, to each their own. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

04-27-2010, 09:57 AM	#18
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps I wear my hat backwards at least half the time.....maybe more if we take visors out of the equation, which are always worn brim forward. Never thought much about it.... I am no youngster either.... Hat in a business setting? Of course people are going to judge me on my appearance, I am okay with it. I judge all the time, including the hat half cocked, the tag/sticker left on ect...

04-27-2010, 10:05 AM	#19
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: Poll About Baseball Caps I wear my fitted hats backward all the time, but not in a business setting (don't wear hats at all then). I don't wear a hat backwards at baseball practice either. When I'm out and about town or wherever, if I have a hat on, there's a 50/50 chance that it's on backwards. I've been doing it that way since Griffey Jr. made it fashionable. __________________ Insert quote here.