Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => To be or not be...Bald => Topic started by: njbill on October 28, 2014, 08:06:01 PM
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I mean, to the point where you cant find your hat size in a regular store?
Any advice you can offer? My melon is gigantic, and aside from wearing a hat, I look pretty bad.
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How big are we talking?
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I mean, to the point where you cant find your hat size in a regular store?
Any advice you can offer? My melon is gigantic, and aside from wearing a hat, I look pretty bad.
I have no problems with hats in terms of circumference, but my head seems very tall from top to bottom compared to everyone around me. When you say "big", do you mean too wide, too tall, too long? You've seen my pics, mine sure seems big to me.
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I went to Lids to get a fitted hat, and an 8 was too small lol
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Hey
I have a large head, think Brett Gardner but bigger. I get some funny looks now and then but hey, its on my body and I have to live with it.
My head seems to have been blessed with an extra three inches on top of what is supposed to be there. Without it I would only stand at 6 foot one, with it I am six foot four :XX
What happened to your pic Karlton? I saw your post but not Pic.
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I just didn't want to leave my pics up permanently, but I would like to exchange pics later if you want. I think I'm in Brett Gardner territory myself, but a little pointier on top. Sigh
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I got both..giant head heightwise and big around. ..
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We ALL have unique head shapes.
I've got big head and flat in back,
but its the confident and positive personality
that makes my head shine in pride !
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Picture Fred Gwynne sly...that me lol.
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Ain't nothin wrong with Herman.
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If it was good enough for Lilly ...
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YES. 7 3/4's here and it's almost impossible to find a hat that fits. Go to a real men's hat store. Like Hats in the Belfrey, or other specialty hat shop. They will have something that fits. Look for hats NOT measured S, M, L. They never fit. Look for the measurements in something like inches.
One size fits all, DOESN'T.
Large is not big enough.
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Yes, I have to wear a baseball cap on its largest size.
My friend got married and the hat I wore had to be ordered in, as they didn't have one large enough.
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My uniform hats were always 7 3/4.
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7 3/4 is borderline normal... I'm talking 8 plus
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"Any advice you can offer? "
You can't change the size of your skull. Is not a bad thing as long as you neck can support the weight. How big are you talking about? What is the diameter have you measured it?
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All right Bill,you win! You have a big head. :-\
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Hey
I have a large head, think Brett Gardner but bigger. I get some funny looks now and then but hey, its on my body and I have to live with it.
My head seems to have been blessed with an extra three inches on top of what is supposed to be there. Without it I would only stand at 6 foot one, with it I am six foot four :XX
What happened to your pic Karlton? I saw your post but not Pic.
Here's my dome under an unflattering light. It may or may not look that big in photos to some people, but it is big enough to look kind of odd in most situations. My hair line is still not completely gone. I think I might grow it out for now. I'm not sure I'm ready for the bald look. Let's see what you're working with!
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Karlton,
I think you should give shaving it a try. It is the way your hair is thinning that causes you to focus on it, keep the beard to balance things out. Shaved it would just be even and round not outlined by hair, that is why you think it is pointed all people have a point in back. Once you shave it I don't think you will care what size your head is. With hair its the same size after all.
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I don't know my hat size, but, as a child i was once told that you show movies on my forehead. That hasn't really changed.
I have been an avid shaver for about a decade and I am now actually losing my hair. I would look funny with hair now. My license, passport, a visa and other IDs show me as being bald.
Go for it. If you don't like it it will grow back but I promise you may just like it. At the very least try clipping without any guards. I think it will look good.
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Karlton
Your head looks fine, seriously. You look like any other regular guy out there. I really think that buzz cut suits you.
I win the large head competiton and will have to build up some courage to post a pic one day.
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Hello Karlton:
One of the guys I was in the Navy Reserve with really does have a GIANT head. I have never seen another human being with a head that large. Making matters worse, his ears are very small and mounted very low on his head, (almost to his jaw line). So almost all of his head was above his ear and eye lines. All the time I knew him in the Navy he was completely MPB bald except for a narrow "Monks Fringe" around the three sides of his head and a bushy "Cookie Duster" mustache. That Monk's Fringe was like a neon sign advertising the size of his head!
About two weeks ago I saw him at a reunion. He has shaved off the Monk's Fringe so that he is now totally sly. He has trimmed down the cookie duster so that it no longer hangs off of the front of his face like a "cow catcher" on a locomotive. And I thought to myself; his head doesn't look as big as I remember it being!
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Karlton
I win the large head competiton and will have to build up some courage to post a pic one day.
No way dude, I know I have you beat LOL... I was scanning my computer for a pic and every one I am wearing a hat, sunglasses lifted up to my forehead, or sunglasses worn normally. Hat and glasses are the tools of choice to obscure things up there LOL.
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Karlton,
I think you should give shaving it a try. It is the way your hair is thinning that causes you to focus on it, keep the beard to balance things out. Shaved it would just be even and round not outlined by hair, that is why you think it is pointed all people have a point in back. Once you shave it I don't think you will care what size your head is. With hair its the same size after all.
Those would be my words as well. I have that point in the back as well and nobody has commented on that. All they comment on is how good my shaved head and beard look.
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I didn't mean to hijack your thread Bill. I just want you to know you're not the only one who is less than crazy about your head size/shape. I am trying to pack on some pounds to even out my proportions. I still feel awkward, but I appreciate you guys saying it looks ok. I wish you other guys would throw up a pic!
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No worries Karlton O0
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http://ct.fra.bz/il/fz/se/i39/2/4/7/f_fea8ae518d.jpg
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Here I am in all my ugliness lol
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Edited the pic sorry...................its a bdd thing.
I have less hair now as i'm on some meds which cause some pretty bad hair loss (on top of my natural balding!!!)
I think i'm a contender still though for the crown (excuse the pun)
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Bill - I see a big guy, not a big head.
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Bill, please don't take this the wrong way...but if I were in a dark alley at night, you would be the one guy I would want to have alongside me. Dude, you look bad ass a la Stone Cold! The fact that you took a picture without a hat is a start. Don't be so hard on yourself!
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I don't see any pics on this thread that look like guys with abnormally giant heads. They all look fine. One thing I always say...(and Invaray already said something similar) is that there is something visual about the remaining threads of hair on a balding head that seems to draw attention to divots and irregularities and somehow provides a frame that makes the head look funnier or larger than it would if it were clean shaven. BBBA also mentioned it can sometimes look like a neon sign pointing out our worse fears and insecurities.
It is so much better to be free of the hair and enjoy how a smooth dome can cause people to look at your eyes rather than the top of your balding head. They will be able to clearly see that it is bald and not dwell on checking out every inch of real estate.
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Bill, your head looks completely proportionate to your body to me. You don't look like a little guy, and your head fits the rest of you.
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Bill, You look fine there is no problem. Nice shape and size. Shave and show it proudly. :)
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Well, that was anticlimactic. Not really seeing the problem. Yeah, your head may be big with regards to standard hat sizes, but it's completely proportional to the rest of you.
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Bill, you should not waste another minute worrying about your head. It is honestly fine in proportion to your body, and you pull off the sly look with ease. You made it sound so much worse than it is.
Number08: Yours look fine too, I bet you could get away with a tight buzz or sly with facial hair.
My head is the most out of proportion in my opinion. I also hate how pointy it looks. I am doing serious weight training to bulk up. I have always enjoyed working out, so I just have to step it up. I hope I can at least achieve a Brett Gardner look eventually. It's never going to look exactly how I want, but at least I will feel better with a heavier-set, athletic build
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Id have to be the size of shaq to balance out thid dome
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I'd say the same thing about you Karlton... you look a hella lot better than my ugly mug.. LOL...
I guess were our own worst critics indeed.
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Karlton u there. .Its not that bad
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Hit the weights 1 g of protein per lb of body weight daily heavy chest shoulder and backlifts
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To balance out the ample noggin
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Thanks Bill ,
I was really thin in those pictures. I am training hard, as I would like to look more filled out. Shooting for 200lb-205lb. I have a really good program now. Just have to be patient. Thanks for the encouraging words. I would like to keep the buzz cut, but I still think I look a little out of proportion.
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I'm coming from a different place I was over 3 bills and borderline diabetic now 270 and things are looking up from lifting. Lyle mc Donald is a good resource for all things training and nutrition
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Man, I have this large indentation in my skull, I really don't think people spend as much time looking at your head as you think they do.