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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*This may be a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle Gomer Pyle] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andy_Griffith_Show The Andy Griffith Show], as he often wore it in most every episode he was in.
 
 
* Whoopee caps were popular amongst American youth during the 1930s and 40's. Commonly, the child would make one out of one of their father's worn-out fedoras, turned inside out, trimmed, and dyed a vibrant color. After the trend caught on, manufactured whoopee caps could be purchased.
 
* Whoopee caps were popular amongst American youth during the 1930s and 40's. Commonly, the child would make one out of one of their father's worn-out fedoras, turned inside out, trimmed, and dyed a vibrant color. After the trend caught on, manufactured whoopee caps could be purchased.
 
*The hat was originally named Lil' Scamp's Whoopee Cap by the creator.
 
*The hat was originally named Lil' Scamp's Whoopee Cap by the creator.

Revision as of 16:02, 11 October 2010

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The Scout

The Whoopee Cap is a community-created headwear item for the Scout chosen by Valve to be released with the second wave of community-contributed content due to its outstanding quality. It appears as a crown-like cap adorned with badges.

Painted variants

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Single colors
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An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge Color No. 216-190-216 Peculiarly Drab Tincture Aged Moustache Grey
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A Distinctive Lack of Hue After Eight Radigan Conagher Brown Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Painted Whoopee Cap A57545.png Painted Whoopee Cap CF7336.png Painted Whoopee Cap E7B53B.png Painted Whoopee Cap F0E68C.png
Muskelmannbraun Mann Co. Orange Australium Gold The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Painted Whoopee Cap E9967A.png Painted Whoopee Cap FF69B4.png Painted Whoopee Cap 7D4071.png Painted Whoopee Cap 51384A.png
Dark Salmon Injustice Pink as Hell A Deep Commitment to Purple Noble Hatter's Violet
Painted Whoopee Cap 2F4F4F.png Painted Whoopee Cap 424F3B.png Painted Whoopee Cap 808000.png Painted Whoopee Cap 729E42.png
A Color Similar to Slate Zepheniah's Greed Drably Olive Indubitably Green
Painted Whoopee Cap 32CD32.png Painted Whoopee Cap BCDDB3.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Painted Whoopee Cap A89A8C.png Painted Whoopee Cap 839FA3.png Painted Whoopee Cap 3B1F23.png Painted Whoopee Cap 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Whoopee Cap B8383B.png Painted Whoopee Cap 5885A2.png Painted Whoopee Cap 483838.png Painted Whoopee Cap 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Whoopee Cap 803020.png Painted Whoopee Cap 256D8D.png Painted Whoopee Cap 654740.png Painted Whoopee Cap 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Whoopee Cap C36C2D.png Painted Whoopee Cap B88035.png RED Whoopee Cap.png BLU Whoopee Cap.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Trivia

  • Whoopee caps were popular amongst American youth during the 1930s and 40's. Commonly, the child would make one out of one of their father's worn-out fedoras, turned inside out, trimmed, and dyed a vibrant color. After the trend caught on, manufactured whoopee caps could be purchased.
  • The hat was originally named Lil' Scamp's Whoopee Cap by the creator.
  • This cap looks similar to the one worn by Jughead Jones from Archie Comics.
    • The new description of the hat, "You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth", also makes the Jughead reference more obvious.
  • The hat description was written by Sketch56. It was slightly edited by Valve.
  • The badges/patches on the hat include: