Tip of the Hat

A Tip of the Hat is Stephen's way of saying he approves. Stephen does not wear a hat, which would make the tipping of the hat difficult, but that's largely inconsequential. In his gut, he wears a hat. He must have eaten it. Stephen has given a tip of the hat to many famous people including J.K. Rowling, Hungarians, the margin of error in politics and Pat Robertson.

Bears and Hats:
Hat tips of this type are customary in Americanist countries, and are therefore dreaded by bears. In fact, if you wear a hat in the woods, you can bet that somewhere there is a bear planning to kill you. However, hunters which are determined to show their American spirit, have found a way to foil the bears' attempt to ban hats from the woods.

Bright Orange:
The color bright orange has proven to scare away bears, and therefore hunters have decided to wear orange hats. It is a common misconception that these hats are to keep the hunters from shooting each other, that is simply not true. If you want some proof, just ask that guy that Vice President Cheney shot in the face. These orange hats are a display of being a American Patriot, and symbolize the fight against bearorism.

Tips of the Hat

 * Teens of America for taking frequent trips 'downtown' in their quest for abstinence
 * Tom Cruise for tagging, snagging and bagging it with his Cruise Missile
 * Lauren Hutton for nuding up in Big magazine
 * Charlize Theron for being hot
 * Escaped convicted murderers for elevating security at our nation's prisons
 * Yale University School of Music's free tuition

Quitters Edition

 * San Francisco 49ers

Christmas Style

 * The Archangel Gabriel for making sure Keisha Castle-Hughes is as Immaculately knocked up as The Blessed Virgin Mary.
 * Rolling Stone Magazine's December 14, 2006 issue for recognizing that birth of Our Lord is some chronic stank.

Culture Edition

 * Bodies: The Exhibition, an exhibit of the preserved, dissected human bodies by the artist God
 * Rodan - for his colorful destruction of the Japanese countryside and expressive use of gamma rays