View Full Version : Balding, Toupees, and Respect
So I've started to notice that my friends are losing there hair. I'm not yet, so nothing to owrry about too much. But, someday I probably will face this problem like most men do.
What is the msot repectable way to deal with hair loss? Is there any way to justify something like transplants or even a toupee? How have 2+2ers dealt with this? Do I just have to accept balding as part of the male way of things?
kipin
10-22-2005, 12:04 AM
http://tkcustom.com/moonclips/images/products/m629mtnfull.jpg
imported_anacardo
10-22-2005, 12:06 AM
The Bruce Willis balding buzzcut is by far the preferred solution.
razor
10-22-2005, 12:08 AM
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Exitonly
10-22-2005, 12:19 AM
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MonkeeMan
10-22-2005, 12:31 AM
http://www.markallencam.com/twocombovers.jpg http://www.awaazmagazine.com/images/bad_hair/image004.jpg http://www.premierlistnyc.com/Images/merv.jpg
lu_hawk
10-22-2005, 12:32 AM
It's not a big deal, pretty much every grown man has lost hair on their head to varying degrees. People that wear toupees have underlying problems and should be mocked.
tdarko
10-22-2005, 12:40 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/bo0001/brucewillis.jpg
the answer to this question was easy.
Manque
10-22-2005, 12:40 AM
A lot of my thinning hair friends swear by Propecia
tonypaladino
10-22-2005, 12:41 AM
once you start to bald, shave your head
that's my plan
You ever see a rug or dye job or anything else that looked anything but crappy?
You ever laugh at the schmuck? Your buds ever laugh?
Think about it.
MonkeeMan
10-22-2005, 12:53 AM
http://www.folica.com/images/products/2458-C8103_l.jpg
cassette
10-22-2005, 01:15 AM
I was suprised to read that the majority of men would prefer to be impotent than bald. I have never thought it was such a big deal.
jakethebake
10-22-2005, 01:20 AM
Meh. Who cares? I'm pretty sure I'll never lose my hair, but if I do so what?
Soul Daddy
10-22-2005, 01:23 AM
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Meh. Who cares? I'm pretty sure I'll never lose my hair, but if I do so what?
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Yeah, but you're old. It's really no fun when it starts in your early twenties. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
jakethebake
10-22-2005, 01:25 AM
Women don't really care about yur hair, dude. It's all about attitude,
Soul Daddy
10-22-2005, 01:25 AM
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Women don't really care about yur hair, dude. It's all about attitude,
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Dude, I'm old too. Trust me, I'm over it. I like my bald head.
MonkeeMan
10-22-2005, 01:34 AM
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I was suprised to read that the majority of men would prefer to be impotent than bald. I have never thought it was such a big deal.
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Then the majority of men are dumber than dicks on eunuchs.
DarkForceRising
10-22-2005, 01:38 AM
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Meh. Who cares? I'm pretty sure I'll never lose my hair, but if I do so what?
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Allright. This is your second "meh" in five minutes. What's got you so grumpy tonight?
krazyace5
10-22-2005, 04:31 AM
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once you start to bald, shave your head
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diebitter
10-22-2005, 04:42 AM
In the UK, we call wigs 'syrups' (slang from 'syrup of figs').
The phrase 'that's a dodgy-looking syrup' stems from this.
I'm going bald in my early twenties. I just got a hair cut and instantly my really apparent baldingness went away. In the early stages, short is definitely the answer. When my hair is long ( and I look heinously bald), the revolver does start to feel like the right answer. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
SammyKid11
10-22-2005, 06:06 AM
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In the UK, we call wigs 'syrups' (slang from 'syrup of figs').
The phrase 'that's a dodgy-looking syrup' stems from this.
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Ahh, the Cockney slang. I've lived over there for 1, 2 months at a time for work, and never gotten the hang of it.
However, when speaking to the OP's question...I started balding about 2-3 years ago (when I was 23, 24)...at the time, I had long curly hair. At this time, I have a buzz-cut, and all women that I knew then and still know now swear by the fact that I'm much more attractive NOW.
Bottom-line, buzz your head if you're balding, meat.
-Skeme-
10-22-2005, 06:08 AM
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SammyKid11
10-22-2005, 06:10 AM
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Quit drinking 1400-calorie beers. Your (lack of) hair ain't the problem.
-Skeme-
10-22-2005, 06:17 AM
No need to be a dick.
SammyKid11
10-22-2005, 06:34 AM
Sorry, it's in my nature. Also, I just got done drinking 1400 calories worth of beer, myself...and that's the problem for me, as well.
Nevertheless, if you don't want comments, don't post your pic. I'm off to pass out.
-Skeme-
10-22-2005, 08:43 AM
It's not my pic, Einstein.
diebitter
10-22-2005, 10:49 AM
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In the UK, we call wigs 'syrups' (slang from 'syrup of figs').
The phrase 'that's a dodgy-looking syrup' stems from this.
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Ahh, the Cockney slang. I've lived over there for 1, 2 months at a time for work, and never gotten the hang of it.
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Oh, it's not too bad unless it gets compound.
eg Aris = ass
From: Aristotle = bottle
and: Bottle and glass = ass
phew!
Well, that's this thread hijacked. Next!
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eg Aris = ass
From: Aristotle = bottle
and: Bottle and glass = ass
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And here all this time I thought the Cockney were such simple folk! Blimey!
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p.s.
my fave is still, "Bugger tha Wanker"
it's just so succinct
diebitter
10-22-2005, 11:07 AM
Actually, I think the guy that posted "Bugger the Wanker!" - that phrase is the bollocks - was an Aussie. But Oz ain't that far from London, culturally. Most of the transported convicts were Londoners (and related to me /images/graemlins/grin.gif )
whiskeytown
10-22-2005, 11:40 AM
that's what I'm gonna do -
and then I'll trim the beard to a gotee and just let it grow.
RB
SammyKid11
10-22-2005, 05:02 PM
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Then why the hell did you get so pissy about it?
-Skeme-
10-22-2005, 06:32 PM
It's Kipins, and I posted it without his permission, then someone ragged on it for no reason, so I felt slightly responsible. The point is you thought it was me and decided to be a dick head for no reason. It was just uncalled for, I thought.
SammyKid11
10-23-2005, 06:34 AM
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It's Kipins, and I posted it without his permission, then someone ragged on it for no reason, so I felt slightly responsible. The point is you thought it was me and decided to be a dick head for no reason. It was just uncalled for, I thought.
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1) Not my fault you posted someone else's pic without permission. That's uncalled for, I think.
2) I was just dickin' around. Drinking lots of beer is my problem too (one that keeps me 15-ish pounds overweight). If the guy whose picture it is is just REALLY offended by my comment, I'll be happy to apologize to him. Either way, quit being such a mary. It's an internet forum, not a self-help group. Dumb jokes from drunk people just home from the bars will happen from time to time.
peachy
10-23-2005, 07:11 AM
just deal and be bald....i think it looks sexy on some guys!
flawless_victory
10-23-2005, 07:12 AM
ok, someone ban this idiot immediately.
The problem with hair pieces (assuming you get a good one that doesn't look obvious) is the lack of comfort. Your head will feel like you've got a friggin stocking cap on 24/7. The medical adhesive will make your scalp itch and you can't irectly scratch it because you've got a stocking cap on...
So you'll have to run to a private place and basically slap your head to create some friction to relieve the itch. If anyone sees you, they'll think your a window licker...
I tried rugs on two different occasions a couple years apart. Each woman I was with at the time said to forget the rug.
Propecia and other drugs are okay if you want to spend the money and keep taking the pills until you die because if you stop you'll be bald again in a few days...
Best thing is to cut the hair you have short (or completely ala Willis and Jordan) so you don't look like Albert Einstein. Join a gym and work out. Wear clean nice clothes (not saying metro, just nice and clean).
Blarg
10-23-2005, 01:58 PM
This answer is right, and very much the mirror image of the one for women. Don't try to make yourself look better by wearing a lot of make-up, spending a ton of money on your hair, etc. That's like putting a band-aid on a spewing artery. Get to the gym. A lot. Eat right, so your healthier from the inside out. Take care of yourself. Work on your personality and outlook a bit, probably. Most of us could use a fair bit of that.
The external things are just something that might convince YOU that you're attractive. They won't convince anybody else. They might even make them laugh or hold back a smirk. You can't paint a pig into a princess.
It's amazing the amount of effort people will put into making no effort.
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