Yeehaw!

A man was stopped on the border between Norway and Sweden this week by police, who discovered the largest haul of smuggled cowboy hats

This is Annie trying to look unobtrusive whilst smuggling hats.

they had seized to date.  The five hundred hat haul was accompanied by large amounts of cigarettes, tobacco and wine.

The report in The Local was unclear as to whether the man was looking to make a profit from the sale of this vast amount of hats, or whether he was simply preparing for a massive rodeo party.   We have not heard of a vast demand for cowboy hats in Norway, and if the man was not planning a party then we find ourselves wondering whether the hats were for personal use.  What would one person do with five hundred identical hats?  Two or three could maybe be explained if you wanted a spare for cleaning or to lend a friend for those days when you want to match.  Five hundred just seemed a bit many, who has five hundred friends who all want to go out for one evening in matching outfits?  Maybe it’s just because no-one likes us that we think like this.  Another possibility is that he had five hundred rabbits, and wanted to organise a synchronised magic show, although we think rabbits need proper food, like grain and carrots to survive, and a diet of tobacco and wine is not recommended for healthy rodents, so that theory is unlikely.

As always in times of confusion we turned to the fans for help.

What would our fans do with five hundred matching hats?

Andrew said “mistake them for five hundred identical wives,” which we didn’t understand, but if he has that many wives and can remember all their names then good on him.  We think that perhaps if a person had five hundred wives identical hats would not help in differentiating between them, which could lead to multiple slapping and not end well.  Apparently his comment was in reference to a 1985 book, and once again we over thought the whole thing.  Ah well.

Loops said “eBay!”

Bee said “Take 500 different photos of my dog modeling them. #duh” – hashtags are the new thing apparently.

What would you do with five hundred hats?  Why not let us know with a comment in the comment box?

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