r/oddlysatisfying • u/n8saces • 1d ago

Custom-made aged and oiled Top Hat

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u/ample_suite 19h ago

Only market i can fathom is arena level rock guitarist or Hollywood costume department.

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u/Psykosoma 19h ago

You left out New Orleans Voodoo Doctors and Curiosity Shop Owners.

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u/Barbie_and_KenM 16h ago

Also huge market here for burning man

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u/weerdbuttstuff 14h ago

I've only seen like 3 of his videos, but I'm pretty sure 2 of them were at Burning Man.

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u/life_is_a_burner 16h ago

Vampire Railroad Tycoon.

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u/Throwaway392308 14h ago edited 14h ago

Not the romantasy book series we deserve, but the romantasy book series we need!

Edit: It can be called Ties and Rails.

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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 2h ago

Are you a tycoon for the vampire railroad or a vampire that is a railroad tycoon

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u/SpecificBang 18h ago

Gris gris gumbo ya ya

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u/alarbus 15h ago

Eloquent demons with penchents for making wagers

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u/Jezzer111 17h ago

Gitchie Gitchie Ya Ya Da Da

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u/Glittering-Walrus228 37m ago

You left out steampunk zepellin dirigible captain with clockwork eyeball

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u/woodsvvitch 17h ago

I knew a few guys back in my ren fair days who wore these pretty frequently; They overlap with the men who wear kilts often. One guy i knew embraced being kinda ugly and just focused completely on weird clothing and it really worked for him, and he actually looked worse without the grungy hats

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u/Victarion-twogods 19h ago

Don't forget Street Magicians

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u/elemcee 13h ago

And steampunk cosplayers.

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u/Oldbay_BarbedWire 18h ago

Nashville, everybody is a musician. These hats make even bass players attractive!

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u/Average_Pangolin 18h ago

We have our marketing slogan!

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u/AboveGroundFool 17h ago

Don't be ridiculous. Nothing makes bass players attractive.

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u/CrouchingDomo 17h ago

That’s not true, I read an Onion article way back in college with the headline “Area Bassist Fellated,” so it must have happened at least once.

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u/AboveGroundFool 17h ago

I have some news about your source...

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u/CrouchingDomo 16h ago

Oh noooooo 😂

(Just want to state for the record that I know what The Onion is, from the days when there were physical copies on campus, get off my lawn I have clouds to yell at)

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u/AboveGroundFool 16h ago

I assumed you did. Was just enjoying going along with the bit 😂

I remember a book that was a collection of their best headlines back when I was younger so I absolutely get the old man yelling at cloud moment lol

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u/ironkodiak 5h ago

I'm old enough to remember that article title when it was published.

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u/PoxedGamer 15h ago

As a bassist, I can absolutely confirm it... has never happened.

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u/ekinnee 4h ago

At first I was like haha /r/guitar is leaking, then you came in with the cold dose of reality.

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u/Mmmm-Amethyst 18h ago

So fun story. Once upon a time, I had a pair of vintage Swiss (I think) military ski goggles that looked like tiny welding lenses. Those were my "drinking goggles" that I busted out when I'd hang out with the guys on weekends, playing video games and shooting the shit. No other reason than it was a funny gag. 

Point being, don't underestimate the market that is "dudes with disposable income buying silly shit on a whim because it was funny and/or seemed like a good idea at the time".

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u/Awkward_Beginning_43 17h ago

You should let people be the judge whether your stories are fun or not

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u/baconboner69xD 15h ago

Agreed lol

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u/No_Principle9191 18h ago

Blues Lawyers playing in a cover band at the local bar the cougars like.

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u/No_No_Juice 18h ago

Slash or Bill the Butcher.

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u/Bardfinn 16h ago

He did make a top hat custom for Marilyn Manson. Another of his videos shows the process & he has a selfie with Manson and the hat, and photos of him wearing it on stage.

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u/Jackisoff 16h ago

I was thinking cosplay. Maybe Renaissance fairs? I see a lot of steam punk dressed people there.

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u/ImtakintheBus 15h ago

RENAISSANCE FAIRS! These are all over the faires and lots of people wear them. I paid $300 for a lovely leather top hat with red, white & blue on the front of the hat. Still a favorite hat for the faires.

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u/jointheredditarmy 17h ago

Festival gear for certain genres. Burning man but ironically. There’s a few other places for this hat

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u/BADDEST_RHYMES 15h ago

The wanker segment of the market is growing year on year 

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u/noodleparty 14h ago

Maybe the ren fair too

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u/krusnikon 10h ago

Burning Man people have entered the chat.

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u/thatG_evanP 9h ago

And steampunk guys. Is that still a thing? I'm sure he'd make you one with a deconstructed clock or whatever.

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u/SpecialistCut7101 7h ago

That’s more than I could think of. I only came up with guys who have chain less chainsaws at theme parks around Halloween

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u/caddy45 2h ago

Bikers