Men in Hats

To the right is a photo of Pope Benedict, or as we call him here at Bloody Nib Manor, Pope Benny. But we are rock ribbed Protestants. He is your faithful correspondent's favorite Pope since he is not as much a Barney the Dinosaur Pope (I love you, you love me, we are a happy family) as was JPII.

In the photo the Pope is wearing a hat called a "saturno." It is called a saturno because Italian think it looks like Saturn. But Italians think a lot of things that are odd.

Unfortunately the hat is red and it looks like something like an old lady in Palm Springs would wear to a car show. The best color is black, as been worn by many Anglican clerics while working as missionaries in tropical climes. But the Pope, for some reason, is required to wear a red hat. ... But the hat does look dapper and it shades his face from the sun. What more be asked?