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How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean? by Timmer on 25 Aug, 2010 20:18
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Question. When did "sly" become a synonym for shaving your head clean? Is there a story there? Being a Firefly fan, I equate sly with gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just...how did it come to mean shaved clean?
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#1 by kenny57028 on 25 Aug, 2010 20:27
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Not sure, but it could mean we slyly beat baldness.
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#2 by Kojak on 25 Aug, 2010 20:53
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I think when Tyler created this forum would be the correct answer. If he had named it the Macho Bald Guys Forum then Macho would be the synonym for shaving your head clean.
I personally prefer Sly over Macho, but you can be both Sly and Macho. -
#3 by Timmer on 25 Aug, 2010 21:06
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Now that I've thought about it, it's probably just because it rhymes with "guy."
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#4 by Tyler on 25 Aug, 2010 21:08
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The answer is out there...
But to save you time, I'll answer it here.
When I created the site, I was looking for an adjective to put in-front of "Bald Guys" that made us stand out. I liked the meaning of "sly" being that we "are wise in practical affairs," "clever," and "roguish." -
#5 by Kojak on 25 Aug, 2010 21:33
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Good answer Tyler, I knew you would have the definitive answer.
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#6 by lordmage on 25 Aug, 2010 22:15
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Tyler you Sly Dog.
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#7 by Timmer on 25 Aug, 2010 22:27
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A very sly explanation.
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#8 by phigg on 26 Aug, 2010 11:00
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waitaminujte... so other people browsing the web might interpret this site as:
"gay bald guys"
lol!
I thought the term had been around longer ..
I thought it was maybe a cross between slick and guy.. as in slick-headed guy.
Sledhead? -
#9 by Timmer on 26 Aug, 2010 11:09
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waitaminujte... so other people browsing the web might interpret this site as:
"gay bald guys" Huh lol!
Only if you're a die-hard Firefly/Serenity fan. I was tired, my brain went off on a weird track. Happens. -
#10 by xKevoBx on 26 Aug, 2010 12:06
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Thank you for the compliment that us gays are sly.
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#11 by Kojak on 26 Aug, 2010 12:14
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I reread this post 2 times and can't find any reference to a complement aimed towards gay guys being sly.
Not to say that they arent, but we are all sly here. -
#12 by Timmer on 26 Aug, 2010 13:02
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KevoBX, you're a very very sly man. If I were gay, I would stalk you.
There...everyone feel better now? -
#13 by Kojak on 26 Aug, 2010 13:15
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KevoBX, you're a very very sly man. If I were gay, I would stalk you.
There...everyone feel better now?
That is so sweet!
Greatful Dead Rocks, btw. -
#14 by kenny57028 on 26 Aug, 2010 13:22
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KevoBX, you're a very very sly man. If I were gay, I would stalk you.
There...everyone feel better now?
That is so sweet!
Greatful Dead Rocks, btw.
In a creepy stalkerish sorta way. haha just kidding. 