Paper Hat Guy

I've never seen him myself, but the man is building quite a legend for himself in the Craigslist Missed Connections.

to the man with paper hats
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Reply to: anon-97239065@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-09-13, 10:42AM CDT

You handed me and several others a paper hat you made on the redline going south towards the loop today. You got off at fullerton around 10am. Thank you. Although I couldnt wear it on the train I got to my office and took my hair down and will wear it all day. Thank you. Your gesture of kindness and I geuss silliness would fit as the word, simply made my day. It doesn't take much to make or break a strangers day. So thank you for this simple gesture. We need more people like you in the world.

man with paper hats on red line
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Reply to: anon-97634759@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-09-14, 11:04PM CDT

tonight at 4:45 i got on at fullerton and you had outfitted the whole car with pointy newspaper hats and continued to make and distribute them until you got off at grand. thank you! such irrational acts of beauty are too rare. i know you brought a lot of joy to others there too.

RE: man with paper hats on red line
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Reply to: anon-97677201@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-09-15, 8:48AM CDT

Wow, now I'm don't feel so crazy. Last night I got on at Clark/Division and sat in that "cubby hole" seat that's away from everyone, near the conductor's box. When I got off at Addison a bunch of people were wearing paper hats and I could tell that they were prob not people who knew each other. They were just reading or quietly minding their own business. I thought I was in the Twilight Zone! So that guy had done this at least twice.

Then someone posted a picture:



I love it.