January 19 is National Popcorn Day so of course I am currently regretting not picking up one of the sweet Cracker Jack inspired caps from the "Ballpark Snacks" collection released by Hat Club x Yote City in 2022. Because I am hesitant to pay resell prices for newer caps, I had to quickly find an alternate solution for a popcorn-related cap for this week's Fresh Fitted Friday post.
Whilst researching my options I learned there are two different kinds of corn used to make popcorn: butterfly and mushroom. The former is what you are enjoying after it is loaded with butter and salt at the movie theatre whereas the latter—which coincidentally enough, also resembles a baseball— is the kind that is coated in caramel to make Cracker Jack.
Because a brown hat that also features red, white and blue was sadly not at my disposal, a pivot toward the butterfly varietal of popcorn brings us to the Monarcas de Eugene cap which the Eugene Emeralds debuted in 2019 as their inaugural identity for the Copa de la Diversión.
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| I love how the baseball bat is the body and that the crown represents the dignity and honor expected of a monarch. And thanks to the team's site, I learned that the trees in the wings represent the city of Eugene while the 33 dots represent each of the countries in Latin America. |
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| All this lime green on the hat's rear is handy if someone needs to quickly find me in a crowded space. Thankfully any photograph of me taken from the front will be just fine because of the cap's beautiful logo popping on those white panels. |
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| Standard sweatband tags and satin taping here so no problems to report! |
According to the site I linked to in the caption of the first photo, the monarch butterfly has the largest migration pattern of any animal or insect. This allegory is a helpful reminder of the extreme stress levels associated with the high amount of travel and difficulty of work the migrant populations endure in the United States.
One thing I did not learn about through my research for this week's post is why National Popcorn Day occurs on January 19 however I certainly hope the next time this holiday happens on a Friday, I will have a Cracker Jack related cap to share with you good folks!
This week's Fresh Fitted Friday selection is not going on the Trading Block however please don't hesitate to reach out if you want any other cap from that list and you are willing to part with any of the hats on my Wish List.
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