{"id":1196,"date":"2006-11-07T10:55:18","date_gmt":"2006-11-07T15:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/we-got-hats-now\/"},"modified":"2006-11-07T10:55:18","modified_gmt":"2006-11-07T15:55:18","slug":"we-got-hats-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/we-got-hats-now","title":{"rendered":"We got hats now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, one of my favorite trade-show goodie-scores was a baseball cap from the legal firm of Morrison & Foerster<\/a>, because it featured the company’s abbreviated name: mofo.<\/p>\n

I lost the hat during my drive down the Pacific Coast Highway in a convertible in 2004, heading from San Fran to San Diego. I was peeved, especially because I lost the hat a moment after passing a warning sign about high winds.<\/p>\n

Now, at last, I have a replacement. And it’s all thanks to the architectural firm of Hooker and Cockram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For years, one of my favorite trade-show goodie-scores was a baseball cap from the legal firm of Morrison & Foerster, because it featured the company’s abbreviated name: mofo. I lost the hat during my drive down the Pacific Coast Highway in a convertible in 2004, heading from San Fran to San Diego. I was peeved, … <\/p>\n

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