pudding bowl on your head! that's great, love the image.
actually, I still have my old Bell helmet, except I think mine's a salad bowl, not a pudding bowl.
and when I started riding again (after a 15-20 year layoff) I used a Specialized Helmet that I'd bought in the interim when I was doing a little wishful thinking (if you buy a helmet the bike and legs will follow) except I unknowingly bought a mountain helmet (they didn't exist 20 yrs ago) so I got strange looks from fellow roadies just as if I had a pudding bowl after all.