The Hidden Tarboosh
As you may know, the Professor often wears a tarboosh while thinking. This appears to date from the controversy surrounding the International Pataphysical Headwear Symposium of 1981. In particular, the demonstration offered by Professor Piechart van Leafblower which was designed as a critique of the work of Heisenberg. In part, this consisted of items of headwear concealed behind haybales in various parts of the world. The Professor often reflects on his search for a tarboosh in the south of France alongside Professor Baker of Bellman University. At the very moment when success seemed assured, Professor Baker inexplicably vanished and has never been seen since. Professor Peregrine continued the search alone but, to this day, is still haunted by the outcome. The headwear in question was eventually located to great acclaim but there is still no word on the fate of Professor Baker. For the tarboosh was a fez, you see.