Me for the rest of graduation when I found out we don't throw hats in the air like Americans do

Duallity · 2 months

Im from Florida and it was "too dangerous" to throw our hats into the air at graduation..

nate92 · 2 months

I'm from Southern California and we threw the shit out of our hats.

shillelagh · 2 months

Anyone care to edumacate me as to why Dinkle wasn't applauding with the rest? Just curious.

Crawlerado · 2 months

We were told specifically NOT to throw ours, so naturally when everyone threw their hats I side armed mine at the cock sucker who got ALL THREE of my names wrong.

jubbing · 2 months

FYI I'm in Australia

Lamar_Scrodum · 2 months

We were allowed to throw our hats until Oddjob graduated... thanks for ruining it for the rest of us, asshole!

mralistair · 2 months

in scotland we dont even get the hats.

My mate from hong kong had to hire one especially for the photos otherwise his relatives wouldn't beleive he'd graduated from a proper university

austinanimal · 2 months

We weren't allowed, so I got a plan together. I was sort the of the class clown/asshole of the class. It was put together than we'd each have 1-2 cans of silly string in our pockets or a bag under the gowns. When it came time that they announced our class around 100 of us pulled out silly string and let the entire cans rip. This was high school graduation in 1996.

It was glorious.

vicstuhhh · 2 months

They told us not to throw our hats, but they couldn't do anything about it. So we threw them! I'm pretty sure the cap I took home was not mine haha.

S1ayer · 2 months

In High School my mom wanted to save my outfit. I didn't throw my hat because I was afraid I wouldn't get it back.

I was a weird kid.

brookelyn · 2 months

When our class received the OK to throw them, I reached back and pulled hard. It was only then that I remembered I pinned the cap to my hair...

cwall1 · 2 months

Im american, we didn't get to throw our hats- actually i've only ever seen one class do it!

MJZMan · 2 months

Firstly, it's not just any 'hat', it's called a mortarboard.

Secondly, they're only thrown once, and that's at the very end of the ceremony after the flipping of the tassels and the "official announcement" that you've graduated.

Thirdly, if it has been banned in any school districts, you have my condolences for living amongst uptight assholes.

Ambush_24 · 2 months

We were told not too as well maybe college will be different

shebillah · 2 months

It's okay. I lost my hat and I can't remember if I even had it after graduation or not!

DutchInfid3l · 2 months

My HS did. Granted this was like 12 years ago. We "rented" the gowns from Jostens. They were all packaged with the cap, but we had to turn them in, in order to receive our "actual" diploma. We were handed a rolled up piece of paper for the ceremony out on the football field, the note said "report to the gym for your diploma", we did get to keep the cap, I didn't throw mine that high so I could keep my own and catch it.

farfrmsane · 2 months

Can someone tell me where this is from? =)

nerfarenablast · 2 months

I'm from Minnesota and we were told that if we threw our hats, we would be escorted out of the ceremony.. :(

sonvincent · 2 months

I've had 3 graduations in my life with gowns, and in none of them was there hat throwing. HOLLYWOOD LIES AGAIN!

Lord_Cthulhu · 2 months

Graduating in 2 hours, I shall throw that cap like a fuckin pro.

fishebulb · 2 months

They try to ban that practice but honestly who pays attention to the empty threats

rylos · 2 months

My son graduated high school a few days ago, he got a better hat this way. Redneck graduate

jcsimpson · 2 months

Can someone explain the context of this to me? Why is Peter so unenthusiastic?

desne · 2 months

I just graduated from high school in Massachusetts. We had bubbles, air horns, beach balls, and paper airplanes. Threw the caps up after as well. Shit was fun and exciting. Even hit the beach balls into the crowd as well sometimes.

Confucius_says · 2 months

you know a lot of schools in america dont have this "tradition" its more of just a movie cliche than a widespread thing that actually happens.

icalledshotgun · 2 months

Halfman! Halfman! Halfman!

draxxil · 2 months

I'm American and I've graduated 3 times in 2 states. Never once was there hat-throwing. I've actually been to tons of graduations at 6 different schools and I've never seen a whole class do that.

P0w3r0fGray5kull · 2 months

where was this?

redinator · 2 months

Where is this gif from?

pedanticprimate · 2 months

We're able to do it in GA, but I'd assume it's a school to school basis. Although I did hear something about it being to dangerous because the hats are "pointy."

Weezyfb · 2 months

We were told not to do it. We did it anyway!

Gerace · 2 months

We threw our hats for high school graduation (American here). In fact, I think they may have even mentioned that we should do it when the time comes.

I kept an eye on which hat was mine though, fuck some other nigga taking MY hat.

rye131 · 2 months

I didn't get to throw my hat at graduation. We instead sprayed cans of silly string on each other. That made for interesting walk off when my high heels hit the gym floor.

luckyratfoot · 2 months

I tried to throw mine in the air. I ending up hitting someone directly in the head with it. Really hard.

usernameidea · 2 months

If it makes you feel better, we didn't get to throw hats at my graduation because they didn't want us to hurt each other. We got to throw carnations, I don't know why they're considered better.

I also remember in middle school on the last day of school that didn't let you bring anything to school besides your yearbook and a pencil because in the past kids used to rip apart their notebooks and leave a huge mess.

jigenx · 2 months

Yeah, here in Vegas as far as i know everyone is told they cannot throw the hat. You have to show your hat with your name in it after graduation to get your diploma.

dezweb · 2 months

Not only were we allowed to throw our caps, but our educators even had a system for returning the caps to the rentals. After the caps were thrown and lying on the ground, we were to pick up the first cap we found and return it.

your21girl · 2 months

i'm from md and we were specifically told that if we threw our hats, that they would take our diplomas and send us to a summer course on respect and safety to get it back.

Tito_Lebowitz · 2 months

We did the hat throw as well as silly string, air horns, and party poppers. There is just something about throwing your hats in the air that is indescribable.

GiJoeSamo · 2 months

~~Which award ceremony was this from?~~

edit never-mind i actually read the comments this time

HaV0C · 2 months

I'm from Chicago and I turned in my hat on stage in exchange for my diploma.

alecyo12 · 2 months

They said we could hurt each other here

DefinitelyPositive · 2 months

What is the story behind that gif? Why is he not happy?

[deleted] · 2 months

Two kids from my high school didn't get their diplomas for 6 months because they threw their hats into the air. Zero tolerance rules are so damned stupid.

-These students were unable to enroll in university for a full year because of the incident. It also destroyed their scholarships and one guy wasn't even able to pay for school in the end. He works for $10/hr at a grocery store and he's 24. Other guy just recently graduated with a B.S., doesn't have a job.

unvisiblezedd · 2 months

We were given little glow sticks to throw for my high school graduation and they shut off the lights right after they read the last person's name (incidentally a friend of mine). It was pretty freakin awesome. We'd also had a class slow-clap before we entered the coliseum. For college graduation, no one banned it but only about 3 people threw their caps. Basically, my high school graduation totally owned my college graduation.

sadwer · 2 months

I've had three commencement ceremonies in the U.S. - high school, bachelor's, graduate degree - and in each one the throwing of hats was forbidden (well, I guess in college "forbidden" is too strong a word; they politely asked us not to).

benw24 · 2 months

In Ireland, men do not wear mortarboards at commencement. And we use different words for stuff.

Qurtys_Lyn · 2 months

They told us we couldn't throw our hats at graduation. So then it became a free for all to try and throw other people's hats instead.

2012graduate · 2 months

I'm from WI and we don't do that stupid shit. Just got my B.A.

werty0u · 2 months

We didn't throw our hats in the are either. I graduated from a school in New York.

cgrisier732 · 2 months

We were told not to throw our hats in high school, the entire class did anyways. Stick it to the man!

ScruffySaysMhm · 2 months

Im about to jump in the shower, and then go graduate. I'm from California and they won't let us throw our hats.

jas0nb · 2 months

Unless someone in a graduating class happens to be a relative of Odd Job, I see no reason why they could claim that it's dangerous to throw hats. It's a graduation, if you aren't wary of the fact that hats will be thrown and you get hit/injured by one, I have a Darwin Award for you.

Pheeshy · 2 months

They gave us flowers to throw instead. It was dumb.

Chefbexter · 2 months

I just graduated from college and we didn't do that either. Instead, for fun, we had a commencement speaker that managed to alienate almost everyone in the room.

moonyew · 2 months

Do it anyway! Tell them you are doing some kind of study on other cultures and part of that is graduating like they do. They may even respect you for it. Probably not though...

Mad_broccoli · 2 months

I got my diploma in a hallway. True story.

ballerstatus89 · 2 months

Out of all the graduations I've been to, only one school actually threw their hats. Principal told them to do it. It was neat.

GrandmastaD101 · 2 months

In Indiana, we weren't allowed to cause it was "too dangerous". Complete bullshit. It was one of the only things I was looking forward to at the ceremony.

Moatt · 2 months

too dangerous to HAVE hats at my graduation.

trustedsource · 2 months

I'm American and we weren't allowed to throw our hats at graduation, not that it stopped me.

Yarpy · 2 months

Canadian here. We threw our hats. Made for an awesome photo.

TheBigTwo · 2 months

No one noticed that this is an animated jpg?

(fwiw, imgur doesn't give a fuck about file extensions as long as they're of the accepted types)

whenuseeit · 2 months

I don't know if we were allowed or not (I didn't hear anything about it), but at the University of Maryland they gave us streamers to throw when we would normally toss our hats. Similar effect, no lost hats.

FWIW, my high school, which is in NY, did toss hats.

vicktorialane · 2 months

From Ontario, Canada. Threw those hats, hit with many.

squeaker5555 · 2 months

I'm from California we weren't allowed to throw hats or anything fun or we wouldn't get our diplomas.

cheruchan · 2 months

Every crazy fucked up story I've heard has come from Florida.

revolverocelot · 2 months

You were a LITTLE unimpressed. Bahahahaha

toughluck1 · 2 months

We didn't even get hats for ours, i felt so dejected afterwards...

Hammythepirate · 2 months

I'm in Seattle and our graduation is in 2 weeks. We can't throw our hats in the air either, apparently it "takes away from the ceremony". Last year someone showed up wearing a snuggie and they weren't even allowed to walk on stage.

papasuckle55 · 2 months

Im from New Jersey, and we didn't throw our hats at college graduation this year, but four years ago at HS grad, we did.

rasmusca · 2 months

i'm american and i was surprised on my graduation day to find out that people actually do that IRL. I honestly thought it was a movie thing...

sk4t4nic · 2 months

If you throw your hat in Utah you supposedly don't get your diploma. That didn't stop almost all of the seniors at graduation today.

peted1884 · 2 months

We certainly threw them at high school graduation. We rather hesitantly threw them at college graduation. I didn't attend any ceremony for graduate school.

Mandon · 2 months

I just graduated yesterday from Mount Royal University and we did not throw our caps either. I was so disappointed... I was in the second to last row of the convocation group so me trying to start a throw would have done zero good except to make me look like an ass.

commandodude1265 · 2 months

...we do? I actually never knew that (or did it)...

athael01 · 2 months

I'm from Iowa and anyone who throws their cap doesn't receive their diploma unless they meet with the principal later on. It's a safety issue because of the sharp corners on the caps, apparently.

intheglasses · 2 months

My class wore school uniform....

SenorVajay · 2 months

At the Univ. of Arizona we throw tortillas instead of hats

pomegranati · 2 months

At my school, I was the only one who threw my hat up at the end. I ended up losing that hat too.

terminal_velocity · 2 months

I'm from Arizona, and we weren't allowed to throw our hats because it might take someone's eye out. Well what dumbs doesn't know to move if a pointy hat if falling at their face?

The_Kaizz · 2 months

Mother fucking Tyrion Lannister. Forget the hat throwing, Game of Thrones takes precedence.

SunDevils · 2 months

My class of 900 all tossed our hats up and beach balls during the ceremony

murmur235 · 2 months

You jelly, bro?

Boom_Boom_Crash · 2 months

Most of my classmates threw their hats, but I don't get in the habit of throwing things I paid an assload of money for into the air for kicks. So I just got in my car and went home to take a nap.

Ninsha · 2 months

Anyone know the context that this gif was made from?

doopdidoop147 · 2 months

I am American and we were not allowed to throw our hats during graduation because it is a "safety hazard". Obviously, it is common to stare up at a four-cornered object as it makes its way back down towards your eyeball. Those hats....just...too fast to dodge!

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