Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
to put you into a total state of curiosity and time wasting.

For example: I was reading a NYT article on Haredi Judaism and the
settlements on the West Bank and I noticed in one of the images in the
photojournalism that accompanied the article a hat that I knew the
name of but couldn't remember.

So off to Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haredi_Judaism

and on to dress where I found the name I was looking for:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haredi_Judaism#Dress

which led me he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel

which led me he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilby

which led me he

http://www.hathistory.org/dress/felt.html

which led me he

http://www.hathistory.org/stetson/index.html

which led me he

http://www.hathistory.org/hat_making/index.html

And I didn't even realise it. :)


The consensus is that you'd look great in a shtreimel, but I don't think
your local stores carry them. You'd probably have to drive to Brooklyn.
Wearing one might help you pass as *frum*.




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