As the self-appointed queen of the bar and bat mitzvah circuit, Ms. Brackman has been creating wacky hats out of nine-inch paper plates full time since 1986.
Note to Karenna: Anything those Maine Democrats in the wacky hats want from us -- yea-a-a-ah! -- give it to them.
A once fun night of national celebration, seems to have become an annual gathering of people in "wacky" hats, confiding in each other that they "don't really get Guinness".
There was Nick Browning, who brought five wacky hats, one for each day, but got to wear only the purple velvet and gold king's crown before he busted out.
And I have been reminded that UK ferry ports (not flying – birds do it better) are designed to crush the souls of all trudging through them, including the blind drunk passengers dressed in wacky hats.
Sharing the burden of symbolism is Whitney's roommate, Erin, who is meant to suggest a below-14th Street vibe by dint of her odd-color nail polish and wacky hats.
Intimidated by Audrey's meticulous wardrobe (instead of a wing and a prayer, she lives by a ring and a mink), Patty marvels at the designer's trompe l'oeil dresses, wacky hats and creative buttons, which present obvious appeal to a child, if not the American mass market: "Owls!
It would still be a bad documentary, marred by dribbling camerawork and pointless choices — a ha-ha scene of one trainer golfing with hard liquor and a fat cousin, filler images of Derby crowds in wacky hats and far too many shots of the trainers staring into the distance — but it wouldn't smack of exploitation.
It's actually appropriate that the head of the government should be in the US on our national day – the first St Patrick's Day parade took place in north America, and the incarnation of the day as one of drinking, wacky hats and plastic bodhrans is largely an invention of the Irish American diaspora – as is much of Irish national identity.
