Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald => Topic started by: Baldan on June 04, 2007, 04:01:52 AM
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Hi fellas,
Im starting this topic because I was wondering if I was the only one who loved being bald, but hated his side profile?
Any thoughts on your own view of your side profile...?
I mean it doesn't bother me too much because I much prefer my front profile now Im SLY and I also can't see the view from the side... its just that someone showed me a picture of myself they took whilst out at night and it looks as though the back of my head goes quite far back! I have attached the picture below. What are your opinions??
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vavafitness.co.uk%2Fmeandachick.jpg&hash=e53f3fedf9acc4d7a19f9e3a734a95daf1773bad)
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Nothing wrong with your side profile. Looks good all around. Some people are self-counscious about something. Don't worry about it. Looks like your lady friend likes it too... O:O
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Hi,
Thanks.
Like I said, Im not TOO bothered by it. And true, the girl I met in the club didn't seem bothered by it either.
Im just still getting used to everything bald. As my profile currently says...Im a SLY in training!
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You look squared-away man. I wouldn't worry over it; it's all part of being a completely bald man.
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Squared away?
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Squared away?
Means you like fine...
It's a military term meaning your uniform, haircut, shave, etc is the way it's supposed to be!
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Looks great Baldan, wearing the sly style well....and so long as the laydees have no problems...neither do you.
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Don't worry about it man. You look just fine. I don't really think my dome from the side looks great either but I'm happy with myself and that's all that matters. Besides bro, if you're pulling a hottie like the one in the pic why should you even be concerned about your looks. >:D >:D >:D
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OMG Dude you're a freak. nah not really it looks fine. does your lay-day freind have a sister or freinds?
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Freak[ishly unique!] ;)
Not too sure mate... I did something (perhaps very unsly) and didn't call her the next day.... bumped into her the following night whilst on a date with a redheaded chick who lives across the street and she wasn't too impressed. don't think Im gonna find out if she has a sister PB.
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Squared Away, as BR would say.
Now, here's a side-profile, properly modified for Super Bowl Weekend (yes that's a condom hat on my buddy's head)...
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I know exactly where you are coming from but for slightly different reasons. I also prefer the sly look head on. especially in the summer! But I am a little neurotic about my profile
http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?action-gallery;sa=view;id=146 (http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?action-gallery;sa=view;id=146)
I have quite dark hair so my shadow shows up a lot, and i worry about how far my hair has gone down the sides of my head! Stupid I know, but as someone said, we all have our hang ups lol
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You're fine Baldan. As has been mentioned, everyone can find something to be self-critical about. I don't care for my side profile either. Although I can shave my head, I can't shave it into a perfectly round shape like an ice sculpture. I was just created to have more room for the additional brain cells that I have. ;D
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What I like about having some shadow is that it tells everyone that you are bald completely by choice.
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Dude, looks fine...actually somehow makes you look extra bald, especially with the fact that you've got NO SHADOW...very cool O0...
seem like you've got the sly thing (great attitude!) down pretty well...
Keep it smooth and sly brutha!
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The only person that mentioned that my profile wasn't right was my mum. That is only because I look like my dad and that my parents separated when I was nine. Mum despises dad so really does not like me to look like him. (He was SLY as well) You can see my profile from the right and attached is my profile from the left.
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Greetings, Side Profilers –
I’d have to say that there is one aspect of my side profile I’m not nuts about, either. I have an “extra†little bump right at the top back of my noggin that I think somewhat spoils an otherwise ordinary cranium. And to draw attention to it, I have a light pink birthmark smack-dab on it that goes neon when I blush or eat chili peppers. When I stand back-to the bathroom mirror, all I tend to see in the hand-held is this little extra knob with the pink flag.
But I think, as I’ve said before, in the mirror our eyes go to the thing we like the least, and to us it stands out. I’m over fretting about my profile by now – after 20 years of a close buzz and 6 weeks sly. My theory is that when someone else looks at my bald dome, they see it as an entire unit, rather than a collection of individual bumps, hemispheres, ridges, and rivets.
In fact, I think the thing that makes baldheads interesting to behold is the great variety of shapes and individual characteristics. Every kettle is welded together differently, with a different effect -- and just like noses, ears, chins and brows, these different shapes combine to form the physical look that is uniquely you or me. So, barring something as radical as SNL’s Coneheads of two decades ago, there’s plenty of room for variances from the perfectly spherical orb. After all, only in the cartoons are heads perfect circles. Another thought: No one’s face is perfectly symmetrical. Why would we expect that our heads would be – fore-and-aft or side to side?
A baldhead: It is what it is. That is, totally honest, free from artifice or slight-of-hand. And that is why each baldhead has a style of its own – granted, they are all hairless, but each shape is inherently different, unlike hairstyles that can be replicated. Each smooth kettle is completely unique. My look is my own. And your look is your own. Enjoy it!
MLNHD
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Not sure which is my best side; but I think maybe the left. I'm currently growing my beard out; but thought'd be fun to post these clean pics. So, goodbye Mr. Bond.
John
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Not sure which is my best side; but I think maybe the left. I'm currently growing my beard out; but thought'd be fun to post these clean pics. So, goodbye Mr. Bond.
opps; didn't get the other side in . here it is .
John
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Toss up John, both profiles rock. Man that is one smooth and even dome ya got there O0
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John, good to see the real you back here. Lookin' super slick and smooth. 8)
I don't see any difference on either side, and like MLNHD said, we usually make more out of it than anyone else. Sometimes the camera angles make things look different too; shadows and lighting difference.
I won't go the profile route with this schnoz, lol.
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John, glad to say goodbye to Mr. Connery.
I don't think you have a "better side" -- they're both lookin' great. That is one smooooooth pate! -- both sides!
MLNHD
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Man John, you have the perfect head shape for the "slyness." I'll say it for you..."What the heck took you so long." ;D
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I dont think it is my head that has abetter side...cause im chillin all the way around...the ladies touch it all over...but my face. Now it has its good adn bad sides. I dunno why...but i think the left side of me looks better.
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I think there is a certain perception of what a perfect cranium should look like. An example I think is the head shape that Telly Savalas has or Seal (the one who sang killer with adamski) They tend to be perfectly round at the top with little or no protrusion whatsoever. I have a slight protrusion but again it's relative. Someone with more protrusion than me might look at mine and think I wish mine was that shape and someone with a similar protrusion to me might look at someone with no protrusion at all and say that they wished that their protrusion was like that. What do you think?
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Mate my head does the same thing and goes back further than some people.. But hey it must mean I have more brains, so you must too ;D
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Just because your head is bigger..doesnt mean you have a bigger brain ::) LOL...so does that come down to the big question...Does Size Really Matter! LOL.....
Oh hell watch out sly bro's.......the old Tim is back.
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Well, When I contemplated going SLY and before I came across this site I read an article in Mens Health magazine about shaving ones head, One of the things it said was that if you are doing it for aesthetics then you need to have a symmetrical head and not a lot of protrusion otherwise it will not look so good the more angular it is the less it looks good what do you think? Also speaking of profiles and good shapes then Ross Kemp comes to mind. For the guys in UK you all know who it is for those who don't it's the guy who played a character called Grant Mitchell in the popular British soap Eastenders.
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Man John, you have the perfect head shape for the "slyness." I'll say it for you..."What the heck took you so long." ;D
I dunno ..... just glad to be there now; never goin' back !
John
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I think there is a certain perception of what a perfect cranium should look like. An example I think is the head shape that Telly Savalas has or Seal (the one who sang killer with adamski) They tend to be perfectly round at the top with little or no protrusion whatsoever. I have a slight protrusion but again it's relative. Someone with more protrusion than me might look at mine and think I wish mine was that shape and someone with a similar protrusion to me might look at someone with no protrusion at all and say that they wished that their protrusion was like that. What do you think?
I think you used the word "protrusion" a couple times to many ! ;) Just kidding ... I agree; we all tend to think our little imperfections are glarring .... but it's kind of like the initial sly experience itself ; we all think the world will stop turning for a day 'cause we shaved our heads; but usually; the only one who thinks it's such a huge deal is we ourselves.
John
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I don't like my side profile w/ or w/out hair, oh well.... damn double chin. My wife calls me turkey neck, in a loving sorta way >:(
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TURKEY NECK?? lol...you dont have a turkey neck.
Oh and you get three lashings with a wet noodle for that terrible thought......Elmo..sly?
I cant imagine a hairless elmo....its bad enough to see him with all that red fur......but a bare naked elmo.....oh please what has this world come to?
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I dunno ..... just glad to be there now; never goin' back !
John
Glad to hear it!
You really look different sly to how you looked in your first pre-sly pic John. You look a lot younger sly. The "Mr Clean" look definitely suits you - still intending to grow the goatee back? (Also in that pic you can't see any of the dreaded shadow at all!) O0
shakf - I agree Ross Kemp does have a pretty good head shape but I don't really agree with that magazine article, a few odd bumps just adds a bit of character & uniqueness. O:O
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I dont think it is my head that has abetter side...cause im chillin all the way around...the ladies touch it all over...but my face. Now it has its good adn bad sides. I dunno why...but i think the left side of me looks better.
I think that's some kinda optical illusion, at least I think that all heads look better from the left side.