Just discovered that "Urinal Prompter" was my 1st Viral 'Toon. Even though it was sent to me a few times I was not aware how popular it had become until I googled: "teleprompter cartoon" on Google Images - and shazam!!! There it was on the first page. Sweet.
The foil hats were supposed to keep the government from controlling your mind. One of those big "The Government is responsible for everything that happens!" conspiracy theories, where they make the government as an evil god that watches their every thought for reasons I do not know. So to supposedly keep the government out of your head, you where a tin hat that deflects the “Governmental mind control rays!”