I was very intrigued today when the term Asshat came up in polite conversation on the topic of Michael Vick and his scandalous treatment of dogs.

 I did some further digging and learned that the ‘asshat’ was a device developed back in the late sixties and early seventies.  Asshat’s were originally padded devices that were shaped like a bowler (hat).  They were worn inside or beneath mens pants (in the rear). 

In our cosmetic society today, we might think that this device might have been desirable to give daddy the appearance of having more back.  But that was a different time and the devices were actually used so that daddy wouldn’t let the door hit him in the ass on the way out of the house.