I have a new hat. Ask me anything.

[bertha katzenengel]

:bounce:

I love hats....

[auntAgonist]

1. is it red?

are you now a member of the red hat society? :)




:yourock:

[bertha katzenengel]

2. Nope.

And I'll never be a member of the Red Hat Society. More power to 'em, and no offense meant, but . . . imo that's a cheap way to use that fantastic poem. :hide:

No, :yourock:

BTW, my new hat DOES go, and DOES suit me.

[auntAgonist]

4. I had to go look it up

I wasn't aware (ignorant me) that the red hat society had anything to do with the "purple" poem!

You're right though, it IS a cheap way to use that fantastic poem.

See I KNEW :yourock: !!


When I Am Old.

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension
on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals,
and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired,
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells,
And run my stick along the public railings,
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens,
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat,
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go,
Or only bread and pickle for a week,
And hoard pens and pencils and beer mats
and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry,
And pay our rent and not swear in the street,
And set a good example for the children.
We will have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me
are not too shocked and surprised,
When suddenly I am old
and start to wear purple!

Jenny Joseph

[bertha katzenengel]

7. you say "ignorant" like it's a bad thing -- look at it as

an opportunity for someone to introduce you to something new. :hug:

[taterguy]

3. what's your favorite song with the word hat in the title?

[bertha katzenengel]

5. Great question!

I have no idea!

[SteppingRazor]

9. Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat by Bob Dylan n/t

[Deep13]

6. Do you have a new hat?

:shrug:

[bertha katzenengel]

8. I do!

;)