With respect, I would like to note that the United States Supreme Court happens to agree with *me*.
In an oral argument yesterday about the constitutionality of a victim's family wearing photo buttons during a murder trial, none other than Justice Antonin Scalia addressed the issue of "beany hats."
You don't allow people to come into most courtrooms in tank shirts, and we
don't allow people to, you know, to wear beany hats. Everything that is
inappropriate for a courtroom is not necessarily inappropriate because it would
prejudice the trial; isn't that right?
Now, I'm no law expert or anything, but I'm *pretty* sure this means I'm right and you're wrong.
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Umm, what were you doing reading a Sup Ct opinion? I'm in LS, and even I don't do that!
According to Wikipedia, a beanie is a term given to two distinct types of caps.
The first is the woven variety (i.e. the type worn by Spanky in "The Little Rascals"), which even here in the south are referred to as beanies.
The second type is the knit variety (i.e. the toboggan). According to Wikipedia, "In the United States, this kind of headgear is variously known as a ski cap, a toboggan, a skully, a stocking cap (also stocking hat), or a stevedore cap, depending on the region." Wikipedia also states that in Canada the knit variety are referred to as tuques. According Wikipedia's entry on tuque "In the United States, this type of hat is more commonly referred to by other names: knit hat or knit cap, sock cap or stocking cap, watch cap, toboggan, or sometimes as a ski cap. A beanie is a similar type of hat, and although tuque and beanie can be synonymous in some regions, a beanie is normally more rigid, not made of a knitted yarn, and usually made up of structured panels of felt, twill, or other tightly woven cloth."
Therefore, calling a knit variety beanie a toboggan is not wrong. It is, in fact, a more appropriate name for the type of cap. Also, Justice Scalia only refers to them as "beany hats." There is no point in the oral argument transcripts that states whether he was referencing the woven variety or the knit variety.
-Eric
Holy shit, Eric. I'm-- well I'm damn near speechless. That sure as hell was better than your freeway/interstate argument.
I'd rather be wrong than be right because Scalia said so.
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