I like that top hat. Do you? Yes.
July 25, 2008
It is a commonly known fact that the donning of both top-hat and monocle invariably precludes one’s simultaneous smoking of a cigarette/pipe/cigar.
The exclusion of one/both of these accoutrements will negate the rule, as illustrated below.
Figure 1: As illustrated, the absence of monocle coincides with the absence of smoking apparatus.
