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Why are so many hats named after numbers? What do the numbers mean? [duplicate]

The names for Winter Bash hats are often puns or refer to something. This year, several of the hats are named as some number, which is a little more opaque. Why are numbers so popular this year? What ...
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Why is the hat called 'Mmmm Bacon'? [duplicate]

It's not awarded yet, but the participation hat for December 30th (give or take a few timezones) will be Mmmm Bacon. That's wonderful, because almost* everybody here loves baconcitation needed. ...
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Why is The Hatter secret hat so named? [duplicate]

The Hatter secret hat is described below. Copied from here The Hatter Why is it called The Hatter? I cannot figure out the relevance of the name. From what I remember, it would make sense if it was ...
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Epiphany hat in another language except on Winterbash Hat List [duplicate]

I just got the Epiphany hat, but it had a weird description: Seeing this, I went to the hat list on the Winter Bash page to see if this was just a secret hat with a different description since these ...
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Winter Bash 2016 - All Hats [closed]

I decided to start the traditional secret hats post, but instead of just another "here is how you get the secret hats" post, to also add in all the hats. There are two answers: one for the ...
223 votes
2 answers
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Winter Bash 2017 Hats

Here's the traditional Winter Bash hats post. Same as last year there are two (and only two) answers: one for the secret hats, and one for the regular hats. Remember there are no hats for guessing ...
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A list of what each of the Winter Bash 2015 hats are named after

Many are self explanatory (Batman), or nearly so (A New Hope). But some are more obscure. I'm especially curious about "Weed Eater". As a fan of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, the term "Weed ...
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Winter Bash 2017 hatymology

Inspired by a long tradition, here's a list of the 'etymology' for the Winter Bash 2017 hats. For pictures and a list of criteria, see this topic instead. The list is a community wiki; feel free to ...
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Winter Bash 2020 hat names & references explained

Here is a list of the 'etymology' for the Winter Bash 2020 hats. Everything about the naming (whether related to Stack Exchange mechanics, memes or anything else that isn't obvious to most readers) ...
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Winter Bash 2022 hat names explained

What follows is a list of the 'etymology' for the Winter Bash 2022 hats. Everything about the naming (whether related to Stack Exchange mechanics, memes, or anything else that isn't obvious to most ...
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Winter Bash 2021 hats explained

For carrying on the tradition, here is a list of the 'etymology' for the Winter Bash 2021 hats. Everything about the naming (whether related to Stack Exchange mechanics, memes, or anything else that ...
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Winter Bash 2018 hat names

Here is a list of the 'etymology' for the Winter Bash 2018 hats. Everything about the naming (whether related to Stack Exchange mechanics, memes or anything else that isn't obvious to most readers) ...
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What is the logic behind choosing these designs and descriptions of the hats of Winter Bash 2017? [duplicate]

I've wondered what is the logic behind choosing these designs and descriptions for the hats of Winter Bash 2017?
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