Louise Bremner wrote:
> Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Louise Bremner wrote:
>>
>>>Michael Cash <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:17:09 GMT, dame_zumari@yahoo.com (Louise
>>>>Bremner) brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Michael Cash <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>And almost anything at all has to beat the ???? which some people
>>>>>>>>still use. Even though hard hats are cheap and readily available.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>They don't fold up so neatly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Precisely my point.
>>>>>
>>>>>It occurred to me later that it's probably a good project for craft
>>>>>classes....
>>>>
>>>>What? Making hard hats?
>>>
>>>
>>>Nah.... Such bonnets would be a suitable sewing project for even little
>>>boys.
>>
>>No sewing project is suitable for boys.
> 
> 
> Every little boy ought to learn how to sew on buttons, at least. 
> 
> It's all in the presentation--I once found myself teaching a group of
> little girls how to make dolls out of knitting wool. One small boy kept
> hovering until he asked if he could make a little man too. Once I
> started calling them "little men" instead of "dolls", I found the boys
> were joining in too....

Maybe he's working in musical theater now.

- Kevin