“A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.”

— P. J. O'Rourke

Modern Manners (1983)

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“A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.”

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