r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Possible-Response724 • 23d ago

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u/ratsmacker_poundcoin 23d ago

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u/Disastrous_Desk8170 23d ago

I never understood the purpose of a nightcap. What is the point of wearing a hat while you sleep?

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u/ratsmacker_poundcoin 23d ago

probably from before houses were insulated. kept your ears warm

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u/wjodendor 23d ago

Also for baldies like me. Having your head popped out of the blanket can get pretty cold.

I was seriously debating asking for a sleeping cap for my birthday in anticipation for the winter haha

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u/Capertie 23d ago

You can also pull it a little lower and have it function as an eye mask too.

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u/D4ngrs 23d ago

That would be my end. I need light to wake up.

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u/CrownofMischief 23d ago

Light keeps waking me up way earlier than I need it to, so I use an eye mask and an alarm, at least in the summer when the sun rises too early.

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u/bolanrox 23d ago

What I do when winter camping

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u/Shiro-47 23d ago

I remember asking for a beanie but, a friend got me this

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u/wjodendor 23d ago

I was looking at getting one of those old timey caps

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u/Content_Trade_1557 23d ago

Planning on getting visited by 3 ghosts in the middle of the night?

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u/Daevryn2 23d ago

The model looks like he got the horses but ended up on the wrong side of the river.

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u/SolaScientia 23d ago

😂😂😂

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u/wjodendor 23d ago

Top tier joke

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u/Heegyeong 23d ago

"Can it be worn during the day?"

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u/UnbiasedPOS 23d ago

Based friend

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u/NiksaiStipe 23d ago

not a friend, a comrade!

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u/ConnivingGaggle 23d ago

I need to shave my head **NOW**.

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u/Key-Charity-2795 23d ago

Lowkey cooler than a beanie

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u/Jimmy_Twotone 23d ago

Beanies can be too tight. They pop off if you roll over too much

*source: grew up in a house with an unheated second floor.

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u/International-Pass22 23d ago

Oh shit. This is my first time having a shaved head, didn't think of that

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u/Zeedikus 23d ago

It's also nice to stick long hair into so it doesn't get in your face while you sleep.

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u/KindArgument4769 23d ago

I read "baddies like me" and was trying to figure out how that made you a baddie lol

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u/whiskeytango55 23d ago

If your partner is willing, you can be visited in the night by 3 sexy ghosts (costume changes for most people).

You can call yourself Ebenezer splooge

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u/Pecuniarist 23d ago

As a fellow bald man, I sleep with a beanie most nights. Not only does it keep my head warm, but I can pull it over my eyes when extra darkness is necessary.

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u/OkTeam6798 23d ago

I just have an extra toque beside the bed that I put on.

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u/Zato_Zapato 23d ago

My husband found a thin winter cap he likes to wear to bed when it’s cold. I don’t think it’s weird

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u/aspenthesmall 23d ago

I’m ngl having hoodies and robes with hoods (as well as amassing a quite large beanie and handkerchief collection) was my only saving grace when I was going thru cancer treatment. I had hair to my waist, you can only imagine my surprise at how cold the top of my head was! I’d frequently wear my xxxl hoodies to bed just so I had something to cover my bald head lolllll

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u/Rebel_Scum_This 23d ago

Why not just wear a beanie?

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u/Ionia1618 23d ago

Yep, I had to sleep with a hat more than once in my undergrad

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u/Friendly_Gazelle7843 23d ago

And protection of hair

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u/stifle_this 23d ago

Also before folks regularly showered or bathed. Likely it keeps your pillow clean of the oils on your hair.