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Audience Participation: Me & My Big Head
R. Alex Whitlock
I have a big head... in more ways than one.
But what I'm most concerned about is the actual size of my mellon. I stopped wearing caps a long time ago in part because none of them fit. You know those one-size-fits-all ones? Yeah, they don't fit all. It's been like this since high school or so. I have one mountaineer/cowboy hat that I didn't bring up, but for simplicity's sake I would like an actual regular ballcap to wear on days that I don't want to mess with my hair.
But I can't order one if I don't know what the size of my head is. Most of the time I see hat sizes somewhere between 5-7ish, but I'm not sure where that is derived from.
I took a tape measure thingermabob and the circumference of my head is about 25," which obviously isn't my head size since my head isn't that big. If I measure temple to temple, it's a little over 8", which sounds like it could be right. On the other hand, a size-12 shoe isn't actually 12" and I'd hate to buy a hat assuming that it's inch-for-inch if it's not. I've not actually had a cap that fit to use as a gauge.
Sooooo... anyone have any ideas? Is temple-to-temple measuring correct? Is there a way to tell that I'm missing?
In all seriousness, any advice you can give me in this regard would be greatly appreciated.
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Hey, I like the new picture!
Anne,
Thanks a lot! If Country Calendar's western hats translate into ballcaps, I got it made!
Jay,
Thanks. The other pic was over a year old and I felt due for a replacement.
New picture kind of has a Nick Nolte quality to it, doesn't it? ;)
Why don't you just go to a hat store and have them measure your noggin?
Scott,
Cause then they'd want me to buy a hat!
That was actually going to be my last resort if I didn't get any info here. Unfortunately, the places I'm used to for sports apparel (ballcaps and such) down in Houston aren't up here. Not sure what is up here and neither, apparently, are my coworkers.
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