He is 68, from Crown Point, Indiana, and has been in the propeller beanie business for six years. Before that? “A little bit of everything,” he said. How does one get into the pinwheel hat trade?

The Silly Dog With A Lollipop In A Propeller Hat meme depicts a grainy image of a happy puppy drawn over with a simple, low-effort version of a child’s outfit. This includes a colorful propeller ...

“It’s the most popular propeller beanie hat ever,” Markley said. “We’re already well into developing a matching diamond sequined vest to go along with the propellers that serves as a jet ...