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Vacation From Sly But Not From Bald by marshd1000 on 10 Aug, 2014 21:07
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Have any of you done this? Quit shaving your head to see how far the MPB has gone? Anyway, going on two weeks ago, I got lazy and did not shave for two days. At that point, I got curious to see how far my MPB has gone as I know that I have areas that there is much less stubble or no stubble. When I first started shaving my head, The front was in retreat and then I started getting the bald spot in the back, which I discovered when I fully grew my hair back about 10 years ago.
When I had surgery in 2010 I grew it back and had noticed it was very thin. I have a stubbly Norwood 6 pattern back then. It is still stubbly but a even more pronounced thinning. In the back of my head I am now seeing the thinning patter go even lower. I have never worn the "hairy toilet seat" before but I may let it go a month or two just to see how it looks. But I will go back to Sly.
But have any of you done this out of curiosity?
PS....I am posting this with my ipad and the photos appear sideways. But when I click on em to make them larger, they appear normal. Let me know how they look for you?
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#1 by marshd1000 on 10 Aug, 2014 21:14
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I also notice that my MPB looks uneven from one side of my head to the other. I guess another great reason to go back to sly!
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#2 by Tyler on 11 Aug, 2014 00:25
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Every year I go hunting and end up not shaving for about week. During that time I'm able to see where my MPB is.
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#3 by Razor X on 11 Aug, 2014 05:15
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Wow, Marsh -- you're bald!!
I'm also viewing on an iPad. The pics are sideways until you click on them and then they rotate and look OK. -
#4 by Mike E. P. on 11 Aug, 2014 06:34
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Hi Marsh,
I haven't let mine grow back more than a few days. I don't want to see how far my mpb has advanced. I prefer to think I'm just naturally smooth and shiny!
The beard looks great by the way!
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#5 by Sir Harry on 11 Aug, 2014 07:20
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My last extensive non-shaving period was two years ago after surgery My horseshoe hasn't dipped below the cranium yet...but it's on it's way!
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#6 by marshd1000 on 11 Aug, 2014 09:16
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I am looking at this with a pc at work and the pictures do not right themselves. I will fix it on the home pc later.
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#7 by slymyke on 11 Aug, 2014 11:37
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I bet you will feel relieved to shave it back off!
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#8 by Razor X on 11 Aug, 2014 20:05
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I bet you will feel relieved to shave it back off!
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#9 by Cave Dweller on 12 Aug, 2014 04:02
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I have been curious to know how gray my horseshoe has become, but I have no desire to know how much less scalp I have to shave each day.
Enjoy your "path to discovery," sir.
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#10 by marshd1000 on 12 Aug, 2014 16:40
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No worries!!!!! I will be sly again! But when I do, I plan on going to a shop at the mall called, "The Art of Shaving". They offer straight razor head shaves. I have always wanted to treat myself to that. So that may be interesting. But I also do plan on documenting my noggin when it grows out more. But no worries about the Bozo look, skullet or a combover. It will not get long enough for any of those!
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#11 by marshd1000 on 29 Aug, 2014 22:09
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Well, it has been about a month! From what I see, I am quite bald. But bald with the stunted widely spaced hairs over the top. So I trimmed them down and it looks neater! I will say that the non sly but trimmed look is not too bad. But I will be happy when I do go back to sly!
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#12 by Razor X on 29 Aug, 2014 22:34
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I think everybody has some strays on top. I can feel them after skipping a day of shaving, but they are much finer and less coarse than the hair in the horseshoe area. I could probably let them go for a good while before anyone could see them.
About a week or so ago I went an entire weekend without shaving which is a real rarity for me. It just got too late in the day on Sunday and I did not want to wreck my Monday morning shave by shaving late in the day on Sunday. It was a relief to get smooth again. -
#13 by marshd1000 on 05 Sep, 2014 17:09
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Well, I couldn't stand the "Hairy Toilet Seat" anymore! I had thought of going to get a professional headshave. But I have now bought a new car out of necessity, so I am feeling like I need to cut out expenses. So a $35 headshave seems to be a bit much! Also, a sly co-worker told me yesterday that I looked better with the shaved head. So last night, I took the clippers and did the deed and then shaved off the rest! But I have to admit it was fun to see how far my MPB has gone
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#14 by Razor X on 05 Sep, 2014 20:42
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Welcome back from the dark side.