1.   And take off that silly party hat.

2.   Finally, candidates do all sorts of things in an effort to win the presidency, from abandoning principles to wearing silly hats.

3.   I wore a silly hat.

4.   Indeed, part of the enjoyment of watching conventions is the post-mortem critiquing of the politicians and the anchors and the conventioneers in the silly hats.

5.   Mr. Brown, how many times do I have to ask you to take off that silly hat?

6.   Plenty of silly hats made it back to the ship.

7.   The party-controlled big screens at the Astrodome kept on showing blacks waving banners and wearing silly hats.

8.   While there were silly hats and a red-white-and-blue balloon finale, this was a serious go for the green.

9.   People in silly orange hats and capes snakedanced on the sand.

10.   Typically, everyone from schoolchildren to leading politicians dons silly hats and colorful masks and makes merry.