Fernando Sacchetto @lynxcat.bsky.social2wNever thought of these caps being shock-absorbing (or really having any function other than aesthetics), but yeah, that makes sense
_Ken Lyon_@kenlyon.bsky.social2w"A blow to the head with lead pipe usually means... you are in a Three Stooges flick and you will soon hear tweety birds." - SadoPedia3
Doug Postlethwaite@dougpostlethwaite.bsky.social2wUptown funk you up, beep beep I am a sheep, everybody come on Fhqwhgads5
depths of wikipedia@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social2wen.wiktionary.org/wiki/upside_...en.wiktionary.orgupside the head - Wiktionary, the free dictionary25137
pvg@pvg.bsky.social2wwww.youtube.com/watch?v=yVjF...youtube.comOops Upside Your Head - The Gap Band (1979)YouTube video by 1mistaGROOVE16
Megabytes Of Bad Guy@lemurianserpent.bsky.social1wHe's well protected, that mustache looks like it could probably stop a bullet too
Doug Postlethwaite@dougpostlethwaite.bsky.social2wI always thought that "upside one's head" referred to an upwards swing, but apparently it means to strike the upper side of the head? Wikipedia is truly a never-ending font of knowledge.116
Karl "deadlight" Williams@deadlight.bsky.social2wThat illustration is clearly someone being struck atop their head, not upside.7
Karl "deadlight" Williams@deadlight.bsky.social2wMore than nothing. Remember that bolwer hats (the London banker ones) were originally working hard hats.11
Darth Morgothis@davidgkowalski.bsky.social2wI didn't know that about bowler hats, either, but makes sense because it was always a working class style of hat.