Current Events > *wears an Uncle Sam hat to work*

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I work at a pharmacy. It doesn't pay much, but I have accumulated $6,000 in the bank. Anyway, here are some of the reactions:

- The pharmacist stifled a laugh as I walked through the front door.

- A bearded dude commented, "Yes, I love your hat."

- A Neo Nazi stared at the hat as though it were a My Little Pony plushy. "Nice hat," he said derisively. "Thank you," I returned in a sincere tone of voice just to mess with him.

- A Vietnam veteran and conspiracy theorist (a semi-regular customer) used the hat as an opportunity to deliver an anti-Trump rant about how thousands of children were in cages and how the nation was falling into fascism. He probably would've gone on the same rant in the absence of the hat, but it gave him a segue. Mid-rant, he said he apologized if I'd voted for Trump and had been insulted by him. I broke from my apolitical stance to say, "No, I did not [vote for him]."

- A couple of older ladies commented on the hat. One young woman who was excited about fireworks commented on it favorably.

- One older veteran who was wearing a P.O.W. hat said, "I like your hat" very enthusiastically. It was nice to see him interpret it as a show of support for those who've served. :)

- My favorite reaction was from an infant who was mesmerized by the hat. Her mother's prescription wasn't ready yet, so she had to come back a second time. Both times they were at the counter, the baby's eyes were glued to the hat's bright colors. Her fixed gaze prompted the mother and some of the other technicians to comment. This happened way too early in the day as nothing could match the mesmerized baby for responses.

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Oh, and my hat fell off at the end of the day. But I managed to pin it against the wall before it touched the floor. I then looked at the security camera and mouthed the words, "It didn't touch the floor."