Three outlets share recollection of “private joke” involving a fez

Three Australian outlets publish the same recollection about Glenn A. Baker, describing a long-running “private joke” shared with the writer “for three decades.” The piece says that, when a fez appeared above the crowd, the expectation was that the person wearing it was “looking for mischief.” Across all sources, the central detail is the signal of the fez as an agreed cue between the two people, and the idea that its appearance reliably indicated playful wrongdoing or pranks. The accounts do not provide additional reporting such as dates, locations, events, or broader context beyond the duration of the relationship and the shared understanding around the fez. All three headlines and summaries match, suggesting the articles are identical or closely reproduced. The story is presented as a personal anecdote rather than a report of a specific public incident, focusing on the significance of the fez within the pair’s long-term, private interaction.