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The '''Hat Describing Contest''' is a contest that was announced on August 24, 2010.
 
  
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Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players without a more than average skill in computer modelling, the TF2 team announced this contest in the blog post with an aim to reach the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the forums. The object of the contest is to allow members of the community to give descriptions to the various in game [[hats]].
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{{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|Fans have been mailing us for some time now, asking for a contest that didn't involve modeling or level design. So now they get their wish. That's right: you'll be competing over who can describe hats the best. Introducing the first ever TF2 Hat Describing Contest.}}
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The '''Hat Describing Contest''' was a contest announced on August 24, 2010.
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Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players that lacked above-average skill in computer modeling, the TF2 team announced the competition in a [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4245 blog post]. The aim was to introduce a contest that would be accessible to the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the Steam forums. The object of the contest was to allow members of the community to write [[descriptions]] for the various in-game [[cosmetic items]] available at the time.
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Winning entries, as selected by [[Valve]], were added to the corresponding item in-game as an official description.
  
 
== Guidelines and Deadline ==
 
== Guidelines and Deadline ==
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The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in their proper threads on the [[Steam Users' Forums]].
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The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in a series of specially-created threads on the [[Steam Users' Forums]].
  
 
=== Submission Rules ===
 
=== Submission Rules ===
 
* Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
 
* Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
 
* You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
 
* You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
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* The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in game.
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* The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in-game.
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== Prizes ==
 
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There are no prizes per se, besides the winner's entries being added to the game.
 
  
 
== List of winners ==
 
== List of winners ==
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  | hat        = Batter's Helmet
 
  | hat        = Batter's Helmet
 
  | description = You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic!
 
  | description = You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic!
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  | link        = 16703947&postcount=92
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110623225829/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16703947&postcount=92
 
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  | hat        = Bonk Helm
 
  | hat        = Bonk Helm
 
  | description = When drinking one radioactive beverage at a time is not enough.
 
  | description = When drinking one radioactive beverage at a time is not enough.
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  | link        = 16728530&postcount=238
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081133/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16728530&postcount=238
 
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  | hat        = Ye Olde Baker Boy
 
  | hat        = Ye Olde Baker Boy
 
  | description = Extra! Extra! You're frickin' dead!
 
  | description = Extra! Extra! You're frickin' dead!
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  | link        = 16691190&postcount=15
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425082116/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691190&postcount=15
 
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  | hat        = Baseball Bill's Sports Shine
 
  | hat        = Baseball Bill's Sports Shine
 
  | description = Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them?
 
  | description = Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them?
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  | link        = 16696136&postcount=84
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060125/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16696136&postcount=84
 
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  | hat        = Troublemaker's Tossle Cap
 
  | hat        = Troublemaker's Tossle Cap
 
  | description = Straight outta control point.
 
  | description = Straight outta control point.
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  | link        = 16698209&postcount=73
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526134038/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16698209&postcount=73
 
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  | hat        = Whoopee Cap
 
  | hat        = Whoopee Cap
 
  | description = You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth.
 
  | description = You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth.
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  | link        = 16691818&postcount=22
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691818&postcount=22
 
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  | hat        = Soldier's Stash
 
  | hat        = Soldier's Stash
 
  | description = This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling.
 
  | description = This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling.
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  | link        = 16694513&postcount=60
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190723/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16694513&postcount=60
 
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  | hat        = Tyrant's Helm
 
  | hat        = Tyrant's Helm
 
  | description = I kicked your ass so hard it went back in time and got me this VIKING HAT.
 
  | description = I kicked your ass so hard it went back in time and got me this VIKING HAT.
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  | link        = 16701458&postcount=143
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220703/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16701458&postcount=143
 
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  | hat        = Stainless Pot
 
  | hat        = Stainless Pot
 
  | description = Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup.
 
  | description = Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup.
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  | link        = 16705785&postcount=235
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425080249/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16705785&postcount=235
 
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  | hat        = Gentle Manne's Service Medal
 
  | hat        = Gentle Manne's Service Medal
 
  | description = Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life.
 
  | description = Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life.
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  | link        = 16711456&postcount=33
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195802/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711456&postcount=33
 
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  | hat        = Killer's Kabuto
 
  | hat        = Killer's Kabuto
 
  | description = A haiku for war. To defeat one's enemies. Honor the crocket.
 
  | description = A haiku for war. To defeat one's enemies. Honor the crocket.
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  | link        = 16742747&postcount=299
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060137/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16742747&postcount=299
 
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  | hat        = Sergeant's Drill Hat
 
  | hat        = Sergeant's Drill Hat
 
  | description = This hat is a handy replacement for profanity-filled ranting when you don't feel like shouting yourself hoarse.
 
  | description = This hat is a handy replacement for profanity-filled ranting when you don't feel like shouting yourself hoarse.
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  | link        = 16691028&postcount=19
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220653/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691028&postcount=19
 
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  | hat        = Respectless Rubber Glove
 
  | hat        = Respectless Rubber Glove
 
  | description = It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire.
 
  | description = It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire.
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  | link        = 16696827&postcount=131
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529020231/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16696827&postcount=131
 
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  | hat        = Triboniophorus Tyrannus
 
  | hat        = Triboniophorus Tyrannus
 
  | description = At least he's still telling you to burn things.
 
  | description = At least he's still telling you to burn things.
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  | link        = p=16714048&postcount=308
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190716/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714048&postcount=308
 
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  | hat        = Vintage Merryweather
 
  | hat        = Vintage Merryweather
 
  | description = Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames.
 
  | description = Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames.
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  | link        = 16695914&postcount=65
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220659/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16695914&postcount=65
 
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  | hat        = Whiskered Gentleman
 
  | hat        = Whiskered Gentleman
 
  | description = The most distinguished tape-on fire-retardant facial hair available, for the discerning gentleman of conflagration.
 
  | description = The most distinguished tape-on fire-retardant facial hair available, for the discerning gentleman of conflagration.
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  | link        = 16708083&postcount=15
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033550/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708083&postcount=15
 
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  | hat        = Tippler's Tricorne
 
  | hat        = Tippler's Tricorne
 
  | description = Three sharp corners mean one sharp hat. Don't poke your eye out.
 
  | description = Three sharp corners mean one sharp hat. Don't poke your eye out.
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  | link        = 16692128&postcount=27
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032709/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692128&postcount=27
 
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  | hat        = Officer's Ushanka
 
  | hat        = Officer's Ushanka
 
  | description = This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands.
 
  | description = This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands.
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  | link        = 16691082&postcount=21
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102426/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691082&postcount=21
 
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  | hat        = Tough Guy's Toque
 
  | hat        = Tough Guy's Toque
 
  | description = Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense.
 
  | description = Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense.
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  | link        = 16691575&postcount=21
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215512/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691575&postcount=21
 
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  | hat        = Hound Dog
 
  | hat        = Hound Dog
 
  | description = Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.
 
  | description = Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.
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  | link        = 16692791&postcount=45
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033540/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692791&postcount=45
 
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  | hat        = Mining Light
 
  | hat        = Mining Light
 
  | description = For Engineers with bright ideas.
 
  | description = For Engineers with bright ideas.
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  | link        = 16725207&postcount=175
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220716/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16725207&postcount=175
 
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  | hat        = Texas Ten Gallon
 
  | hat        = Texas Ten Gallon
 
  | description = Though it looks like a simple ten-gallon hat, this modern feat of engineering actually contains more moving parts than a level 2 Sentry Gun.
 
  | description = Though it looks like a simple ten-gallon hat, this modern feat of engineering actually contains more moving parts than a level 2 Sentry Gun.
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  | link        = 16691913&postcount=24
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031829/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691913&postcount=24
 
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  | hat        = Texas Slim's Dome Shine
 
  | hat        = Texas Slim's Dome Shine
 
  | description = Sometimes you just need a little less hat.
 
  | description = Sometimes you just need a little less hat.
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  | link        = 16691465&postcount=34
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624030956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691465&postcount=34
 
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  | hat        = Hotrod
 
  | hat        = Hotrod
 
  | description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs.
 
  | description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs.
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  | link        = 16690629&postcount=9
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190727/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9
 
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  | hat        = Safe'n'Sound
 
  | hat        = Safe'n'Sound
 
  | description = It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'Sound!
 
  | description = It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'Sound!
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  | link        = 16740730&postcount=320
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220721/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16740730&postcount=320
 
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  | hat        = Prussian Pickelhaube
 
  | hat        = Prussian Pickelhaube
 
  | description = A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point.
 
  | description = A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point.
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  | link        = 16690736&postcount=9
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032702/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690736&postcount=9
 
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  | hat        = Otolaryngologist's Mirror
 
  | hat        = Otolaryngologist's Mirror
 
  | description = We can't pronounce it either.
 
  | description = We can't pronounce it either.
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  | link        = 16691543&postcount=16
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215507/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691543&postcount=16
 
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  | hat        = Physician's Procedure Mask
 
  | hat        = Physician's Procedure Mask
 
  | description = Scrub in... things are about to get messy.
 
  | description = Scrub in... things are about to get messy.
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  | link        = 16709521&postcount=23
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624024335/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16709521&postcount=23
 
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  | hat        = Gentleman's Gatsby
 
  | hat        = Gentleman's Gatsby
 
  | description = While lacking the cachet of other hats, the Gatsby nonetheless possesses its own sartorial elegance. Its understated and affable charm appeals to everyone, whether playing a round of golf with friends or performing non-elective surgery with a well-polished Bonesaw.
 
  | description = While lacking the cachet of other hats, the Gatsby nonetheless possesses its own sartorial elegance. Its understated and affable charm appeals to everyone, whether playing a round of golf with friends or performing non-elective surgery with a well-polished Bonesaw.
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  | link        = 16741120&postcount=124
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031839/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16741120&postcount=124
 
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  | hat        = Trophy Belt
 
  | hat        = Trophy Belt
 
  | description = Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one.
 
  | description = Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one.
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  | link        = 16699324&postcount=81
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081127/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16699324&postcount=81
 
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  | hat        = Professional's Panama
 
  | hat        = Professional's Panama
 
  | description = A polite, efficient hat to wear when killing everyone you meet.
 
  | description = A polite, efficient hat to wear when killing everyone you meet.
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  | link        = 16690063&postcount=3
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220649/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690063&postcount=3
 
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  | hat        = Master's Yellow Belt
 
  | hat        = Master's Yellow Belt
 
  | description = Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen.
 
  | description = Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen.
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  | link        = 16690008&postcount=3
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215457/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690008&postcount=3
 
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  | hat        = Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative
 
  | hat        = Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative
 
  | description = His bullet was close. I lost my hat. My bullet was closer. He lost his head.
 
  | description = His bullet was close. I lost my hat. My bullet was closer. He lost his head.
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  | link        = 16723126&postcount=172
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023011/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16723126&postcount=172
 
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  | hat        = Shooter's Sola Topi
 
  | hat        = Shooter's Sola Topi
 
  | description = Perfect for exploring the outback and the inside of people's heads.
 
  | description = Perfect for exploring the outback and the inside of people's heads.
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  | link        = 16690574&postcount=5
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624024329/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690574&postcount=5
 
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  | hat        = Bloke's Bucket Hat
 
  | hat        = Bloke's Bucket Hat
 
  | description = Gone Snipin'.
 
  | description = Gone Snipin'.
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  | link        = 16692146&postcount=22
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526124735/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692146&postcount=22
 
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  | hat        = Fancy Fedora
 
  | hat        = Fancy Fedora
 
  | description = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue.
 
  | description = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue.
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  | link        = 16693016&postcount=50
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  | hat        = Backbiter's Billycock
 
  | hat        = Backbiter's Billycock
 
  | description = For when you wish your head was a little taller, but just as round on top.
 
  | description = For when you wish your head was a little taller, but just as round on top.
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  | hat        = Camera Beard
 
  | hat        = Camera Beard
 
  | description = You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you?
 
  | description = You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you?
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023629/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16732315&postcount=176
 
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  | hat        = Magistrate's Mullet
 
  | hat        = Magistrate's Mullet
 
  | description = They say justice is blind. What they don't tell you is that justice is also invisible, and also less interested in justice than murder.
 
  | description = They say justice is blind. What they don't tell you is that justice is also invisible, and also less interested in justice than murder.
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  | link        = 16691131&postcount=18
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215501/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691131&postcount=18
 
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  | forumname  = SoulDestroy
 
  | forumname  = SoulDestroy
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | class      = Spy
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  | hat        = Frenchman's_Beret
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  | hat        = Frenchman's Beret
 
  | description = Because real espionage is an artform.
 
  | description = Because real espionage is an artform.
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  | link        = 16714353&postcount=124
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031834/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714353&postcount=124
 
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  | hat        = Cheater's Lament
 
  | hat        = Cheater's Lament
 
  | description = Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded.
 
  | description = Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded.
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  | link        = 16697084&postcount=112
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060131/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16697084&postcount=112
 
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  | hat        = Ghastly Gibus
 
  | hat        = Ghastly Gibus
 
  | description = Elegant simplicity and old-world charm combined with the heady aromas of mould and grave dust.
 
  | description = Elegant simplicity and old-world charm combined with the heady aromas of mould and grave dust.
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  | link        = 16695701&postcount=65
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033545/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16695701&postcount=65
 
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  | hat        = Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask
 
  | hat        = Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask
 
  | description = Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing.
 
  | description = Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing.
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  | link        = 16697847&postcount=87
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031006/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16697847&postcount=87
 
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  | hat        = Bill's Hat
 
  | hat        = Bill's Hat
 
  | description = Left 4 You.
 
  | description = Left 4 You.
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  | hat        = Modest Pile of Hat
 
  | hat        = Modest Pile of Hat
 
  | description = Because a Gentleman is not one without one.
 
  | description = Because a Gentleman is not one without one.
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  | link        = 16703909&postcount=109
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624022956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16703909&postcount=109
 
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  | hat        = Noble Amassment of Hats
 
  | hat        = Noble Amassment of Hats
 
  | description = For the Gentleman who believes even his hat deserves a hat.
 
  | description = For the Gentleman who believes even his hat deserves a hat.
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  | link        = 16706550&postcount=86
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425075301/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16706550&postcount=86
 
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  | hat        = Towering Pillar of Hats
 
  | hat        = Towering Pillar of Hats
 
  | description = A-ha-ha! You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH. Tarnish notte the majesty of my TOWER of HATS.
 
  | description = A-ha-ha! You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH. Tarnish notte the majesty of my TOWER of HATS.
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  | link        = 16720507&postcount=238
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  | hat        = Mercenary
 
  | hat        = Mercenary
 
  | description = Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it.
 
  | description = Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it.
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  | hat        = Soldier of Fortune
 
  | hat        = Soldier of Fortune
 
  | description = Sure, some may have been doing it longer. But you've proven few can do it better.
 
  | description = Sure, some may have been doing it longer. But you've proven few can do it better.
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  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Grizzled Veteran
 
  | hat        = Grizzled Veteran
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  | description = Display this on your chest proudly, Soldier. Each time you kill someone, they'll know they weren't the first.
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  | description = Display this on your chest proudly, {{botignore|soldier}}. Each time you kill someone, they'll know they weren't the first.
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  | hat        = Primeval Warrior
 
  | hat        = Primeval Warrior
 
  | description = A true warrior's medal, given to those who fought before the battle even started.
 
  | description = A true warrior's medal, given to those who fought before the battle even started.
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  | hat        = Alien Swarm Parasite
 
  | hat        = Alien Swarm Parasite
 
  | description = This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off.
 
  | description = This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off.
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“
Fans have been mailing us for some time now, asking for a contest that didn't involve modeling or level design. So now they get their wish. That's right: you'll be competing over who can describe hats the best. Introducing the first ever TF2 Hat Describing Contest.
— TF2 Official Blog
 ”

The Hat Describing Contest was a contest announced on August 24, 2010.

Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players that lacked above-average skill in computer modeling, the TF2 team announced the competition in a blog post. The aim was to introduce a contest that would be accessible to the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the Steam forums. The object of the contest was to allow members of the community to write descriptions for the various in-game cosmetic items available at the time.

Winning entries, as selected by Valve, were added to the corresponding item in-game as an official description.

Guidelines and Deadline

The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in a series of specially-created threads on the Steam Users' Forums.

Submission Rules

  • Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
  • You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
  • The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in-game.

List of winners

Forum name Class Cosmetic Description Forum post
TheTwoTonHammer Scout Batter's Helmet
Batter's Helmet		 You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic! Link  
PrO-bOy Scout Bonk Helm
Bonk Helm		 When drinking one radioactive beverage at a time is not enough. Link  
Doreauxgard42 Scout Ye Olde Baker Boy
Ye Olde Baker Boy		 Extra! Extra! You're frickin' dead! Link  
AndyAML Scout Baseball Bill's Sports Shine
Baseball Bill's Sports Shine		 Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them? Link  
spam_word Scout Troublemaker's Tossle Cap
Troublemaker's Tossle Cap		 Straight outta control point. Link  
Sketch56 Scout Whoopee Cap
Whoopee Cap		 You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth. Link  
Man Of Faith ™ Soldier Soldier's Stash
Soldier's Stash		 This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling. Link  
DrMelon Soldier Tyrant's Helm
Tyrant's Helm		 I kicked your ass so hard it went back in time and got me this VIKING HAT. Link  
cypherx82 Soldier Stainless Pot
Stainless Pot		 Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup. Link  
Lamech Soldier Gentle Manne's Service Medal
Gentle Manne's Service Medal		 Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life. Link  
f3doraman Soldier Killer's Kabuto
Killer's Kabuto		 A haiku for war. To defeat one's enemies. Honor the crocket. Link  
peregrine7 Soldier Sergeant's Drill Hat
Sergeant's Drill Hat		 This hat is a handy replacement for profanity-filled ranting when you don't feel like shouting yourself hoarse. Link  
Colonelcool Pyro Respectless Rubber Glove
Respectless Rubber Glove		 It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire. Link  
crushilista Pyro Triboniophorus Tyrannus
Triboniophorus Tyrannus		 At least he's still telling you to burn things. Link  
ASpieboy Pyro Vintage Merryweather
Vintage Merryweather		 Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames. Link  
JJ10DMAN Pyro Whiskered Gentleman
Whiskered Gentleman		 The most distinguished tape-on fire-retardant facial hair available, for the discerning gentleman of conflagration. Link  
icenine0 Demoman Tippler's Tricorne
Tippler's Tricorne		 Three sharp corners mean one sharp hat. Don't poke your eye out. Link  
Potatoblight Heavy Officer's Ushanka
Officer's Ushanka		 This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands. Link  
FarazParsa Heavy Tough Guy's Toque
Tough Guy's Toque		 Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense. Link  
Silentman Heavy Hound Dog
Hound Dog		 Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif. Link  
ravn0s Engineer Mining Light
Mining Light		 For Engineers with bright ideas. Link  
drewhead118 Engineer Texas Ten Gallon
Texas Ten Gallon		 Though it looks like a simple ten-gallon hat, this modern feat of engineering actually contains more moving parts than a level 2 Sentry Gun. Link  
FarazParsa Engineer Texas Slim's Dome Shine
Texas Slim's Dome Shine		 Sometimes you just need a little less hat. Link  
Shapechanger Engineer Hotrod
Hotrod		 Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs. Link  
foxtrot261 Engineer Safe'n'Sound
Safe'n'Sound		 It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'Sound! Link  
This_Is_Not_Spy Medic Prussian Pickelhaube
Prussian Pickelhaube		 A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point. Link  
CptObvious Medic Otolaryngologist's Mirror
Otolaryngologist's Mirror		 We can't pronounce it either. Link  
AgentJAK Medic Physician's Procedure Mask
Physician's Procedure Mask		 Scrub in... things are about to get messy. Link  
Esquilax Medic Gentleman's Gatsby
Gentleman's Gatsby		 While lacking the cachet of other hats, the Gatsby nonetheless possesses its own sartorial elegance. Its understated and affable charm appeals to everyone, whether playing a round of golf with friends or performing non-elective surgery with a well-polished Bonesaw. Link  
Limeaide Sniper Trophy Belt
Trophy Belt		 Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one. Link  
Nineaxis Sniper Professional's Panama
Professional's Panama		 A polite, efficient hat to wear when killing everyone you meet. Link  
Magi Kavin Sniper Master's Yellow Belt
Master's Yellow Belt		 Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen. Link  
Jinbei Sniper Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative
Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative		 His bullet was close. I lost my hat. My bullet was closer. He lost his head. Link  
G.I.R. Sniper Shooter's Sola Topi
Shooter's Sola Topi		 Perfect for exploring the outback and the inside of people's heads. Link  
Reclaimer077 Sniper Bloke's Bucket Hat
Bloke's Bucket Hat		 Gone Snipin'. Link  
Kenori Spy Fancy Fedora
Fancy Fedora		 This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue. Link  
caeonosphere Spy Backbiter's Billycock
Backbiter's Billycock		 For when you wish your head was a little taller, but just as round on top. Link  
Codo Spy Camera Beard
Camera Beard		 You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you? Link  
Shapechanger Spy Magistrate's Mullet
Magistrate's Mullet		 They say justice is blind. What they don't tell you is that justice is also invisible, and also less interested in justice than murder. Link  
SoulDestroy Spy Frenchman's Beret
Frenchman's Beret		 Because real espionage is an artform. Link  
AndyAML All classes Cheater's Lament
Cheater's Lament		 Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded. Link  
Esquilax All classes Ghastly Gibus
Ghastly Gibus		 Elegant simplicity and old-world charm combined with the heady aromas of mould and grave dust. Link  
Duffren All classes Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask
Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask		 Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing. Link  
Calvary All classes Bill's Hat
Bill's Hat		 Left 4 You. Link  
Fredrik1ST All classes Modest Pile of Hat
Modest Pile of Hat		 Because a Gentleman is not one without one. Link  
Nekopawed All classes Noble Amassment of Hats
Noble Amassment of Hats		 For the Gentleman who believes even his hat deserves a hat. Link  
Coconuts All classes Towering Pillar of Hats
Towering Pillar of Hats		 A-ha-ha! You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH. Tarnish notte the majesty of my TOWER of HATS. Link  
crushilista All classes Mercenary
Mercenary		 Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it. Link  
Optimus357 All classes Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune		 Sure, some may have been doing it longer. But you've proven few can do it better. Link  
SappinMySentry All classes Grizzled Veteran
Grizzled Veteran		 Display this on your chest proudly, soldier. Each time you kill someone, they'll know they weren't the first. Link  
NB820 All classes Primeval Warrior
Primeval Warrior		 A true warrior's medal, given to those who fought before the battle even started. Link  
Grug All classes Alien Swarm Parasite
Alien Swarm Parasite		 This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off. Link  

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