Flaunt It If You Got It

[Ming the Merciless]

I see obviously Sly guys around a lot these days... BUT, I see a lot of them (in public only, of course) with--most often--a baseball cap of some sort on the dome.  Maybe they are avoiding UV, but I often suspect they are not comfortable with being Sly, and so they compromise: "Yes, I've shaved my head (you can see no hair below the edges of my cap) but maybe I've got a lot that you can't see."  Come on!  Who are you fooling?  There's a guy, a butcher, in the local market I favor, who wears a Marine fatigue cap, smooth to view below, nearly all the time he's hacking at cow corpses.  I've seen him un-hatted a few times--slick with a horseshoe shadow.  What a surprise!

Me, I'm cautious about too much sun, but also ready to let the world see the gleam on the dome on as many occasions as I can.

OK, a new "Sly," might be hesitant to let it all shine out (courtesy of "Headlube 'Glossy'"), but... that cap fools no one.

And why should you care?  Well, why should you?

[IllinoisBaldy]

Sounds like me Ming.  I wear a baseball hat alot, not to hide the dome but to hide a ht scar.  Still working on that though.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

I see guys that are sly with hats.  Never really understood why a guy would shave it down then cover it up, it's just different strokes for different folks, I guess.  IllinoisBaldy, I hope you get to the point that you can accept the scar--I can say your presence on this forum and the help you've offered other guys in the same situation is really admirable . 

[mrzed]

Well, if he works in the meat department, then it's the law that his head is covered. Sorry, even if you don't have hair you still need to wear a head covering, because most people have hard. (now isn't that just dumb).  Gotta wear a hat to keep the hair you don't have falling into the food. 

Oh, well. If I worked in food prep, I'd need a beard hat to keep my beard hair out of the food! 

[Razor X]

I've never liked wearing hats, but I do make it a point to wear a baseball cap if I think I'm going to be outdoors for more than a few minutes at a time, once we get to this time of year.  I don't trust sunscreen for extended periods of time and I'm reluctant to keep reapplying it because it tends to make my skin break out.  So a cap is a necessary evil.

[TheSlyBear]

Hats are for protection and fashion, not for hiding under.

[Laser Man]

I see no reason to hide a sly dome under a hat other than to protect it from excess sun and cold.  Otherwise, the hat comes off.

[good to be bald]

hats are the cold other than that show the dome

[kalbo]

I absolutely hate wearing hats. I always take pride in showing off my baldness especially if I am freshly shaven. But the summer heat can be unforgiving so I have to wear a hat when I know I would be out in the sun for long periods of time.

[smoothshaver]

I totally agree with you. Beeing proud of my smooth shaved head I love to show off my smooth look in public and hate when iI should wear a hat. BE BALD...BE PROUD!!

[Mikekoz13]

I wear a skull cap in the winter when outdoors. I wear do-rags when riding or if I'm going to be out in the sun. Other than that I NEVER wear a hat.
I have a couple SLY friend who NEVER, EVER wear any head covering.... even in the winter.

[IllinoisBaldy]

IllinoisBaldy, I hope you get to the point that you can accept the scar--I can say your presence on this forum and the help you've offered other guys in the same situation is really admirable . 

Thanks saintc.  I'll get there!

[Baldstu]

When I have been  lazy  then I will wear a baseball cap it goes with being a chav , But   prefer  a shining  dome and  a hoody  and yes  agree flaunt it 

[DCdome]

I greatly prefer going without a hat because I love to show off the dome and also just like the feel of the breeze on the bald head.  But that being said, I do take precautions and always wear a hat if I am out in the sun for more than 30 minutes.  Also, when it gets cold I wear a hat (often a beanie) to keep warm.

For a butcher, as has been said, he has to wear a head covering for sanitary reasons, but also he is in and out of the cold storage unit all day long and so a head covering of some sort just makes sense.

[Paul the Headblader]

hehe. I'm the oppisite of those you're talking about. It's not me if I wear a hat or so. I always enjoy showing-off with my bald head.