Originally Posted by
jcountry
Heard a good story relative to the hat:
Former NWA pilot walking down the hall. No hat....
CP sees him and makes a beeline across the hall
“Hey, capt-where’s your hat?”
“In my bag...”
“Why aren’t you wearing it?”
“It’s too small for my head.”
“Why don’t you get a new one?”
“Because it would be too big for my bag.”
Turns around and walks off

That story was being told long before the NWA merger, but you omitted the last line:
“Don’t worry about the hat for two weeks. You won’t need it.”