Male hair length
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
I'm a couple of years old than you and shoulder length was in (back in The Day). Here in the US, though, short is very in. So is bald. If it's long, you're considered trailer trash that still listens to Southern rock (aka Mullet Heads). I, unfortunately, went with the bald look after trying for the first time to give myself a trim using electric clippers. A bad "oh sh*t" moment. But a month worth of stubble later, I look pretty damn hip! Bald didn't work out to well since it's summer here. Tanned face and baby's butt white head just don't go well. I was in seclusion for a bit. Take your cue from women, though. If they're slightly overweight, short hair makes them look, well, fat(er). Overweight women with long hair look slimmer (well, to a certain extent). Unless they're clueless, most women know what looks best. I think the same applies to men.
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
I have short hair because it is so much easier to handle. No brushing or blow-drying is necessary.
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
I am trying to grow my hair long for the first time in my life. Well, I'm letting the top grow to start with - it is currently very floppy in a Hugh Grant sort of way. I've always had it short - since before I can remember. It is actually at the point where it is getting in my eyes, which is weird. The wife likes it though, and she's the boss! Most of my close friends are balding, so they probably think I'm growing it to spite them. he he.
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
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I buzz it to about 1/8-th inch every two weeks. My hair is very thin on top, and I've got a substantial bald spot. My philosophy: "If you haven't got it, flaunt it."
Software Zen:
delete this;I hope to never see you out at the beach in swim wear then! :)
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I buzz it to about 1/8-th inch every two weeks. My hair is very thin on top, and I've got a substantial bald spot. My philosophy: "If you haven't got it, flaunt it."
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
My philosophy: "If you haven't got it, flaunt it."
Reminds me of a Visual Studio T-Shirt that I have that reads: Do More with Less. I will never wear that shirt; I kept it, because it is the ONLY Microsoft T-Shirt that I own, and I was given this one for Free, and let's face-it, no one in their right mind would actually buy a shirt with that statement on it...
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTL -
Gary Wheeler wrote:
My philosophy: "If you haven't got it, flaunt it."
Reminds me of a Visual Studio T-Shirt that I have that reads: Do More with Less. I will never wear that shirt; I kept it, because it is the ONLY Microsoft T-Shirt that I own, and I was given this one for Free, and let's face-it, no one in their right mind would actually buy a shirt with that statement on it...
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
Do More with Less.
But that's the Canadian Armed Forces motto.:-D
"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
I'm into my 50's and up until I turned 50, I had pretty long hair with a pony tail and a lot of facial hair (think ZZ Top). But about 3 years ago, I had my daughters cut off my beard, pony tail and shave my head to within about 1/4 inch. Everybody said that I looked like I lost 20 years, so I've stayed this way ever since. The biggest plus for me though is that I now get an extra 5 minutes in the morning 'cause I don't have a lot of hair to brush and dry. On the other hand, while I don't have to shave everyday, I still forget sometimes to shave and it isn't until a couple of days of stubble show up and I have a :doh: moment that I remember that I have to shave. :) Incidently, my profile pic[^] is pre-makeover. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
John Cardinal wrote:
I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men.
No wonder I cut my hair! I had to stay in fashion! ;P I cut about 2/3 of a meter, about two foot plus off my hair. :) I have short, but no buzz cuts.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
John Cardinal wrote:
...what your hair length is...
At 1/4", I'm feeling like a hippy. I've not had time to trim it, however.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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Douglas Troy wrote:
Do More with Less.
But that's the Canadian Armed Forces motto.:-D
"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."
Richard Jones wrote:
But that's the Canadian Armed Forces motto
Man. Do I feel sorry for THAT guy. :rolleyes:
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTL -
Gary Wheeler wrote:
My philosophy: "If you haven't got it, flaunt it."
Reminds me of a Visual Studio T-Shirt that I have that reads: Do More with Less. I will never wear that shirt; I kept it, because it is the ONLY Microsoft T-Shirt that I own, and I was given this one for Free, and let's face-it, no one in their right mind would actually buy a shirt with that statement on it...
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLReminds me of a T-shirt one of the development groups got here a few years back. We build high-speed ink jet printing systems, and we were developing a new four inch wide printhead. Some idiot decided it would be cool to get everyone a T-shirt that said: 4 Inch Team on the front. Needless to say, the guys in the group weren't impressed.
Software Zen:
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Reminds me of a T-shirt one of the development groups got here a few years back. We build high-speed ink jet printing systems, and we were developing a new four inch wide printhead. Some idiot decided it would be cool to get everyone a T-shirt that said: 4 Inch Team on the front. Needless to say, the guys in the group weren't impressed.
Software Zen:
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Careening off the cliff of the kid-sister rule, here...
Software Zen:
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Careening off the cliff of the kid-sister rule, here...
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
I'm 39 as well...I've had my hair cut short (1/4 inch all over) since I was about 35 - I prefer it that way. I tried growing it long when I was younger - but it grew out, not down - natural afro!
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
John Cardinal wrote:
I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Back home (MN/WI): shaggy for kids, generally shorter as age increases. Here (Pueblo): short-almost-skin for kids, shaggy for old folk and soccer players.
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
I had a pony tail for much of my younger days. At 41 I still let my hair grow long when the mood hits me. I've had it short the last couple months though. At most I have three haircuts a year.
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
All of my male hairs are the same length, but they think they're longer than they really are.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I've been growing my hair all summer and am trying to decide whether to cut it short again or not. Most men around here on the west coast of Canada have short hair if they are under 30 but it seems to be progressively longer by age until the 60-ish and older at which point it seems short hair is the fashion. My theory is that this correlates with what was popular in the high school of their day. I'm 39 and long hair was definitely "in" when I was in high school amongst my clique (headbangers). I've also noticed that the more overweight men on average seem to have longer hair than the skinnier men. I'm curious what the pattern is around the world that you've seen and what your hair length is and is it a choice or default.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork. - Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land
I spent roughly 12 of the last 20 years with long hair. About 5 years ago I was surfing around TV one night and I came to a horrible conclusion. Only Professional Wrestlers and certain sports personalities (mostly hockey players and stock car drivers) still had long hair. Hell, even Metalica had shaved it all off years before. This was a stunning realization, and I promptly went to the barber and I haven't looked back since. I sometimes miss the simplicity of only getting a haircut every 6-12 months to trim things up, but for the most part... chicks just don't dig long hair anymore.
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