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Discussions About Being Bald => Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald => Topic started by: D.A.L.U.I. on December 08, 2009, 10:29:16 AM

Title: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on December 08, 2009, 10:29:16 AM
I've been noticing a reaction I have, and I have also seen it in other Sly Guys as well as in guys who are profoundly bald but not shaved.

At times if tension or aggravation, I rub my scalp.  For example, I was in an airport--delayed flight announcement.  My hand went straight to my scalp for a quick rub--then I noticed the same thing with three other sly guys in the waiting area.  Once guy flipped open his computer and must have been checking alternatives or e-mailing, because he would stop working on the laptop and rub his head.  It happened again to me several times driving back to town Sunday in lousy weather.  A slow down, some one cutting into my lane, all the usual irritations of driving on the Interstate, and bang, right after my hand was on my scalp.  It's sort of like having a built in security blanket, think Linus in Peanuts. 

Am I the only one who's seen this behavior?  As I drove, realizing that it sort of calmed me down, my thoughts turned to the expression that a person was so upset that they tore their hair out--could that expression just be a further indication that in troubled times man is hard wired into getting to his bare, smooth scalp even if he's not lucky enough to be Sly :/O :/O :/O. 
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: fireman on December 08, 2009, 10:50:03 AM
Great observation there! I feel as if my massaging my "gray matter" before it boils over, just kind of like the Linus comment.

I have even seen guys when pondering (with or without facial hair) do the mustache massage...I know I do even without having one.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: PBurke on December 08, 2009, 11:47:12 AM
i fidget with my goatee along with rubbing my noggin. good one saintc!!
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on December 08, 2009, 11:53:38 AM
i fidget with my goatee along with rubbing my noggin. good one saintc!!

You know you're right, my beard gets some attention too--oh well, gets us through the day :D
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Post by: Mike on December 08, 2009, 01:04:27 PM
Same for me, when I am thinking I fiddle with my facial hair. And I agree, the bald head is like a security blanket in a way, when I get excited or nervous I find myself rubbing it.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: PeripheralxMvmnt on December 08, 2009, 01:10:42 PM
same here with the head rub.


"What do you MEAN the flight is canceled with no alternate routes?!"  ::cue hand to head rub::
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: The Noggin on December 08, 2009, 03:54:03 PM
I'm doing it, too. Before going sly, I used to play with my hair. After I started with the head shaving it happened more than once that while I was in my thoughts my hand was searching for the hair to curl and then I noticed there's something wrong.

Sometimes I'm tapping with my fingers on my dome just for the sound it makes  ::)
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Post by: marty22 on December 08, 2009, 03:58:38 PM
my fiddling with hair days are over.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: PigPen on December 08, 2009, 04:16:47 PM
I do the security blanket head rub sometimes
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: Mikekoz13 on December 08, 2009, 04:56:29 PM
Yeah.... it's sort of like pulling an Al Bundy of the scalp.......
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Post by: pdxtodd on December 08, 2009, 05:03:13 PM
Here I thought I was the only one!  I'm sitting here working on an intense business issue for one of my clients and I've been rubbing my head all day.   Prior to 12/4/09 I never did that (the day I became free from the rug). 
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: PigPen on December 08, 2009, 05:05:27 PM
Here I thought I was the only one!  I'm sitting here working on an intense business issue for one of my clients and I've been rubbing my head all day.   Prior to 12/4/09 I never did that (the day I became free from the rug). 

Relish the freedom!!!
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: sq on December 08, 2009, 05:31:34 PM
Yep - me head rubber too - and if it's a real problem I drum my fingers on my head -
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: baldguynextdoor on December 10, 2009, 09:10:44 AM

Yeah, I used to run my hands through my hair all the time when I was reading or really concentrating on something for work.  I didn't even realize that I was doing it, ususally.  Sometimes I'd go to the men's room after a session of corporate heavy lifting, see my jacked-up hair in the mirror, and think "how the hell did THAT happen?"

Now I just rub my head instead.  Can't get messed up - another upside!
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed Thiis?????
Post by: Tom McGarry. on December 10, 2009, 10:55:32 AM
For me, rubbing my head is a sign that I am getting tired. When I was on the road doing long hauls my wife when she was along for the ride pointed out to me that everytime I start to get tired I rub my head, so I'd better find the next rest area/truckstop pull over and go to sleep.
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Post by: mangosink12572 on January 13, 2010, 12:05:16 PM
Love to rub my head to make sure I am still BALD
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Post by: buddha on January 14, 2010, 08:31:00 AM
I pat my head repeatedly with one hand and simultaneously rub my belly with the other if I am ever "of two minds" about something. I then go with the winning hand. Cautionary note: This doesn't go over big in job interviews or work evals.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: CraftyGuy on January 14, 2010, 11:13:38 AM
So glad it's not just me!

I find that I'm mindlessly touching or rubbing my head a lot during the day. Or just resting a hand on the back of my head.

It's actually very relaxing.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: dodger on January 14, 2010, 07:15:30 PM
saintc

I find myself rugging the back of my head when I am at a long meeting

However, the "goatee stroke" is more relaxing and fun to do

steve
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: Undercover on January 15, 2010, 03:25:02 PM
Nope, you are not alone in this. I find myself rubbing my scalp a lot too, especially during tense moments or when I'm frustrated or exasperated.

I've even come up with a variation, the "facepalm to scalp rub transition" which occurs after I've heard/read/watched something profoundly stupid. (i.e. listening to anything Glenn Beck has to say.)

Sadly though, this happens so often these days that its just become as much of a reflex as blinking...
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: Ming the Merciless on January 15, 2010, 03:31:39 PM
Actually, my hand passes over my dome more often when it's a short buzz than when it's SLY.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: jr1979 on January 16, 2010, 06:10:24 PM
I used to compulsively run my fingers through my hair when I was under pressure. Funnily enough that was the same area that thinned out first  ::)

Now I find myself rubbing my scalp instead.. right on that one balding spot rather than the areas that are just thinning!
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: Jodah777 on January 23, 2010, 12:49:23 AM
Now that you mention it, I do rub my head a lot. I guess it's comforting because it feels good. Also, sometimes I tend to have to slake off the oils that would normally be wicked up and captured by hair. And as much as I hate to admit it, being able to rub or scratch my scalp without hair in the way is actually a bonus, even if it's the only one. Thanks for posting this. :)
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: Rob on January 23, 2010, 06:08:08 AM
I do rub my head a lot, especially when driving and stuck in traffic!  When i had long hair I used to habitually curl it round my finger, as do my sister and dad (must be a family trait!!) but now I can't do that!! ;)
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on January 23, 2010, 01:38:58 PM
Now I find myself rubbing my scalp instead.. right on that one balding spot rather than the areas that are just thinning!

Those bald spots, smooth, soft and warm, are where I find my hand reaching to when I'm waking up in the morning, it sort of defines the areas, totally bald, sparse, and the shadow of the rim. 
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: Ta2Guy on January 24, 2010, 09:14:00 PM
"A facepalm to scalp rub transition" which occurs after I've heard/read/watched something profoundly stupid. (i.e. listening to anything Glenn Beck has to say.)

I rub my head and stroke my beard a lot. But the only time I listened to Glenn Beck, both of my hands were required to grab my stomach as it began to cramp painfully. In fact that seems to happen whenever I hear anything on the Faux Network.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: J.P.M. Polished on January 28, 2010, 11:36:47 PM
I play with my gotee alot ,,,,,,its calming
Title: Re: Anyone Else Noticed This?????
Post by: CraftyGuy on January 29, 2010, 07:13:46 AM
I play with my gotee alot ,,,,,,its calming

Yeah, I do that a lot too...
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Post by: J.P.M. Polished on January 29, 2010, 11:33:17 PM
Just a thought ,,,,,,,,and yes I do rub my head when I watch some rocket scienitest perform a highly intelegent task ,,,,,of say somthing that even they have to stop and wonder what they said ,,,,,,,BUT THE UP  Side,,,,we can have a company picture made and not have to worry about what our hair looks like ,,,,
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Post by: jimhend on January 31, 2010, 12:50:06 PM
Yeah ditto
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Post by: Musician000 on January 31, 2010, 07:32:08 PM
I do rub my head a lot, especially when driving and stuck in traffic!  When i had long hair I used to habitually curl it round my finger, as do my sister and dad (must be a family trait!!) but now I can't do that!! ;)

I did the same thing when i had long hair (interesting total random side note: in all my dreams i still have long hair  :)). 
For years (before i went sly) i had a very long goatee... i'd always be playing with that. >:D
Now I do the head rub all the time... and like someone else said, i pat my head at times, too. it's kinda funny because when there's music playing i'll sometimes pat my head in time like a drum  :/O