Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: Razor X on June 14, 2007, 03:15:12 PM
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There's this guy who started working on my floor recently. Not sure who he is or what he does, he just sort of appeared out of the blue one day. He always makes it a point to give me a big hello and sort of act like we're best buds or something. I really don't know why he does this; I've never even had a conversation with the guy.
The best way I can describe this guy is Michael Douglas in "Falling Down", but thankfully without the anger issues. He has that same sort of grey crew-cut thing going on and dresses in the same way as the character in that film.
Today he was standing at the copier making 20 million copies of something while I walked past to get to the water cooler. Went through the big hello ritual. Then some woman came by to use the copier and started chatting with her. In a really loud voice he said something like, "This job is going to give me more grey hair. That's why I SHAVE IT ALL OFF. I just tell the barber, SHAVE IT ALL OFF. Hide the evidence, SHAVE IT ALL OFF." He just could not say "SHAVE IT ALL OFF" often enough. The guy has like a #2 - not even close to being shaved. But he seems to think that is.
Then it dawned on me -- is this why he's being trying so hard to be friendly with me? Is he a sly wannabe that can't take the plunge and is trying to convince himself that he has? I don't know. Maybe I should have said something, but I didn't. The dude is just too weird .... :/O
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Next time he does it, point to your dome and say "This is a shave". Point to his head and say "That is a haircut".
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Then it dawned on me -- is this why he's being trying so hard to be friendly with me? Is he a sly wannabe that can't take the plunge and is trying to convince himself that he has? I don't know. Maybe I should have said something, but I didn't. The dude is just too weird .... :/O
He just wants you to be his BFF! Only joking!
You know the exact opposite happens with dudes around here that are basically buzzed bald once a week that say they would never have to guts to shave their heads clean like mine...are you kidding THE WORLDS SEES these dudes as bald!
Funny on what people's perspective of this world is!
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I like Pruitt's idea. Like Andre said, maybe he wants to be your BFF-Bald Friend Forever
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I like Pruitt's idea. Like Andre said, maybe he wants to be your BFF-Bald Friend Forever
How bout' we make that his BBBFF then...his Best Bald Buddy Friggin' Forever! ;)
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I like Pruitt's idea. Like Andre said, maybe he wants to be your BFF-Bald Friend Forever
How bout' we make that his BBBFF then...his Best Bald Buddy Friggin' Forever! ;)
:*)) :*)) :*))
haha i agree with Pruitt's idea...
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Next time he does it, point to your dome and say "This is a shave". Point to his head and say "That is a haircut".
I actually thought about that but wasn't sure I wanted to get into it with him.
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He just wants you to be his BFF! Only joking!
You know the exact opposite happens with dudes around here that are basically buzzed bald once a week that say they would never have to guts to shave their heads clean like mine...are you kidding THE WORLDS SEES these dudes as bald!
Funny on what people's perspective of this world is!
Yeah, like heaven forbid it would take an extra day or two for the stubble to grow back from a complete shave. :/O
I really don't understand how anyone who gets their hair buzzed that short on a regular basis could resist the temptation to shave it clean, even if they only did it once to see what it was like. Maybe they are actually afraid that they will like it and it will mean they'll never have hair again??
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Do it in a humorous voice, but with a hard look on your face. He should get the hint
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It seems like he's testing the waters. If he ever brings it up again or the next time that he says hello to you, why don't you mention this website? Why not start up a conversation? He might not be so weird once you get to know him. Just a thought!
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It seems like he's testing the waters. If he ever brings it up again or the next time that he says hello to you, why don't you mention this website? Why not start up a conversation? He might not be so weird once you get to know him. Just a thought!
Great. Then he can come here and read everything that's been said about him. :o
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There hasn't been that much & he'd get over it. If he becomes a friendly co-worker, it will be an ongoing joke, if not, who cares?
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Or you could get Tyler to delete the thread
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Or you could get Tyler to delete the thread
We'll wait and see what happens. I still think the guy is a bit loopy.
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I can always delete it...
I would talk to him. You won't really know how weird he is, or not, if you don't give the guy a chance. Often people will act weird when they are nervous or trying to impress someone.
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I would talk to him. You won't really know how weird he is, or not, if you don't give the guy a chance. Often people will act weird when they are nervous or trying to impress someone.
Well said, Tyler
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RazorX, I think you got this guy figured out. He sounds like a def Wannabe. I agree with Tyler. Probably just a few words from you and you could set this guy on course to SLY freedom. And maybe get a little of the SLY confidence (that it sounds like he desperately needs).
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but if you do that and he really is a schmuck, he will wanna follow you around and make you look silly. just my first thought.
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but if you do that and he really is a schmuck, he will wanna follow you around and make you look silly. just my first thought.
Yep, that's my dilemma. Today I decided to do a little walk around the floor to see where this guy's desk is and perhaps find out his name. When I walked past his cubicle, he was in the middle of a conversation with his neighbor across the aisle. He stopped talking mid-sentence when he saw me and gave me a big, enthusiastic HELLO. I just said hello politely and kept walking. Didn't notice a nameplate at his cube and did not want to linger there to find one.
Later I asked someone else on the floor if she knew who he was and found out that he is a temp who is hoping that this assignment will lead to a permanent position. Everyone thinks he is very strange. I can't go anywhere without running into him. I go to the men's room, he's in there. I go to the copier, he's there. I go into the kitchen to wash out my coffee mug, he's in there. I very narrowly escaped an elevator ride with him today .
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He stopped talking mid-sentence when he saw me and gave me a big, enthusiastic HELLO. I just said hello politely and kept walking.....found out that he is a temp who is hoping that this assignment will lead to a permanent position. Everyone thinks he is very strange. I can't go anywhere without running into him. I go to the men's room, he's in there. I go to the copier, he's there. I go into the kitchen to wash out my coffee mug, he's in there. I very narrowly escaped an elevator ride with him today .
Razor - he may just be trying to fit in and also find someone to help ally him too the company. He also sounds like a sly wannabe. Next time he brings up the head shave, tell him to $#!t or get off the pot. Dare him to shave it off .... He also may be using you as a mentor.
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that is very possible wpruitt. but i prefer my opinion of RAZOR'S GOT A STALKER/SECRET ADMIRER :@` :*))
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that is very possible wpruitt. but i prefer my opinion of RAZOR'S GOT A STALKER/SECRET ADMIRER :@` :*))
Yeah - yours is better
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Hey Razor, have seen a similar situation with subs looking for permanent teaching assignments. Not knowing your position, is it possible he sees you as person of authority, either by title or by your self confident presence? Is he merely attempting to get in your good graces? If not, you might want to be careful, you could be playing Micheal Douglas to his Sharon Stone. :*))
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Hi Razor,
I have to agree with Paul and Pruitt. I think this fella is trying to align with someone in the company. You did say he was a temp.
I had a guy do something similar a few years back. He tried with all the people he could until he hit the right coattails, wound up being hired for internal audit.
And the other point is that he may well want to be sly too, I have a few sly guys at my job, and I am tempted to ask of their routine. He may not know how to go about it.
So at this point I wouldn't be too worried. If he suddenly shows up at your car or on the train behind you, or worse at your home,well, then I think you may have a problem. Just try to keep a comfortable space between you. Keep it light.
And thanks again for your encouragement in earlier post,
NY
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Hey Razor, have seen a similar situation with subs looking for permanent teaching assignments. Not knowing your position, is it possible he sees you as person of authority, either by title or by your self confident presence? Is he merely attempting to get in your good graces? If not, you might want to be careful, you could be playing Micheal Douglas to his Sharon Stone. :*))
Getting into my good graces will do him no good at all, since my influence at the company is nil. I don't even know the guy's name and don't think he knows mine. I think he's probably intrigued by the bald dome.
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Hi Razor,
I have to agree with Paul and Pruitt. I think this fella is trying to align with someone in the company. You did say he was a temp.
I had a guy do something similar a few years back. He tried with all the people he could until he hit the right coattails, wound up being hired for internal audit.
And the other point is that he may well want to be sly too, I have a few sly guys at my job, and I am tempted to ask of their routine. He may not know how to go about it.
So at this point I wouldn't be too worried. If he suddenly shows up at your car or on the train behind you, or worse at your home,well, then I think you may have a problem. Just try to keep a comfortable space between you. Keep it light.
And thanks again for your encouragement in earlier post,
NY
I'm not worried. He's weird, but seems harmless. But thanks for the advice.
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he's just jealous.
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Next time he's at the copier just sneak up on him with some clippers with no guard and go to work on him. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Next time he's at the copier just sneak up on him with some clippers with no guard and go to work on him. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
"Shaved ... You want shaved? I'll show you shaved"!
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I think he's just waiting for you to encourage him to try it sly? Just my .02
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A late comment on this thread.
Razor X, has he mysteriously stopped talking to you in the past week? If he has, it may be because he is a lurker round these parts ! ???
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A late comment on this thread.
Razor X, has he mysteriously stopped talking to you in the past week? If he has, it may be because he is a lurker round these parts ! ???
He's been gone for about a year now.
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It is true that people refer to buzzcuts as a shaved head. Years ago I went from, like a 2" haircut to a 1/2" haircut and was at work and my coworker came in from another room, looked at me, and said "Oh, Suzie said you shaved your head!" in a disappointing tone because I had only buzzed my hair.
It's annoying to me when someone refers to a buzzcut as a shaved head. Would you refer to a woman with 1/2" growth of fur on her legs as an ape woman or a woman with shaved legs? Would 1/2" of hair on the face be a smooth baby face or a beard? It's ridiculous!
BUT, on the plus side it does prove to the nervous that people people really don't pay that much attention to your hair. So if you've got 1/2" and are too afraid to take it off, do it because not only will people probably not give you bad reactions they might not even notice at all.
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It is true that people refer to buzzcuts as a shaved head. Years ago I went from, like a 2" haircut to a 1/2" haircut and was at work and my coworker came in from another room, looked at me, and said "Oh, Suzie said you shaved your head!" in a disappointing tone because I had only buzzed my hair.
It's annoying to me when someone refers to a buzzcut as a shaved head. Would you refer to a woman with 1/2" growth of fur on her legs as an ape woman or a woman with shaved legs? Would 1/2" of hair on the face be a smooth baby face or a beard? It's ridiculous!
BUT, on the plus side it does prove to the nervous that people people really don't pay that much attention to your hair. So if you've got 1/2" and are too afraid to take it off, do it because not only will people probably not give you bad reactions they might not even notice at all.
Growing up in Germany , you get used to hairy women. But the beer helps you get past it.