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Discussions About Being Bald => Reactions to being Bald => Topic started by: nla-entertainment on April 13, 2008, 07:41:14 PM

Title: Reactions so far
Post by: nla-entertainment on April 13, 2008, 07:41:14 PM
It's been a week since I took the plunge and I've had some interesting reactions.

My wife is getting used to it. Now she says I look like a bada** nerd in a movie. Yeah.

My kid laughed the first 6 times he saw me. "Hard to get used to".  His girlfriend refuses to acknowledge it. Typical. She's an Elle Macpherson.

My ex-wife (we still get along good) said "AAAAAIIIIEEEE! What have you done?" I shaved my head, dufus.

My mom. Well, she hasn't gotten back to me yet.

Co-workers:

Boss made me show everyone. He laughed his butt off at their reactions. Now I'm trying to get him all Sly.

Kenny the pressman says now I'm a triple X. I told him to get rid of that spiky crap on his head.

It's been fun so far.
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: SLYinKC on April 13, 2008, 08:12:13 PM
It is interesting the variety of reactions we get.  Some of those were good ones.  It'll all die down pretty soon and just become old hat.  I'll soon be a year at the end of this month and I'm glad I'm to the point where most people find it hard to remember me with hair.

Have fun with it (like it sounds you're already doing).
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: Timmay on April 13, 2008, 08:32:58 PM
Yea....what he said...lol

Timmay
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: warhawk on April 13, 2008, 11:22:12 PM
nla:  have fun with the reactions.   O0

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: herronm on April 14, 2008, 06:00:12 AM
Welcome nla!!!  You do look bad a$$ (but not the nerd part).
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: Rob on April 14, 2008, 08:34:31 AM
Hey nla: lookin good, bro.  Welcome to the sly side! 8)
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: nla-entertainment on April 14, 2008, 01:27:46 PM
It gets better. My boss came in today (Monday) and his hair was so short he might as well just shave it off. Say's it probably wouldn't be a good idea - people would think something was up if everyone started shaving their heads all of a sudden. I'm working on him tho.
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: Sgt. Pate on April 14, 2008, 01:43:30 PM
Welcome nla-entertainment!

I'm starting to believe that a lot of how people respond depends on their previous relationship to you.  Another guy I work with went sly a couple weeks before I did and he never gets any jokes or questions.  He's very approachable too.  Me, I STILL get puns and jokes and comments!  >:(  We talk about how different people at work are and he thinks that everyone just knows me better... he might be right.

My wife has finally grown to like the look although she would still prefer hair and my daughters never even mention it.  But it sure seems to take folks a long time to figure out I ain't growing back!  O:O
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: nla-entertainment on April 17, 2008, 07:41:12 PM
We hired a new guy in the layout department yesterday.

Shaved. Doubled the population in 1 week.
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: blondeguy on April 23, 2008, 10:05:06 AM
It's funny.  When I shaved a year ago, a few people mentioned it in the office that morning, and that was it.  When friends saw it, they acknowledged it but no big reactions.  I guess it's a natural look for me.
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: Tyler on April 23, 2008, 10:08:37 AM
NLA, way to spread some Sly into the world. 
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: PigPen on April 23, 2008, 07:51:38 PM
WTG nla
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: nla-entertainment on April 23, 2008, 08:41:46 PM
I'm still running into people I know that haven't seen me since the shave. Women don't mention it. Men do. Go figure.

I suspect that I now cut such a sexy and dark figure with my scars that women are so taken with my appearance that they find it difficult to actually talk about my big.............never mind.

At any rate, women don't mention it, men have to play 20 questions. The important part is the Tigers are winning and I am hot.

Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: Mr.Gleam on May 04, 2008, 06:17:41 PM
I get some stares and some friendliness here and there. One girl in the video store kept looking over while with her boyfriend. Better reactions than with my old mop that's for sure.
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: BALDANDRE on May 04, 2008, 09:52:20 PM
One girl in the video store kept looking over while with her boyfriend.

Dude, she probably was freaked out because she thought she was in the Twighlight Zone or somethin...

I mean a cartoon character from an advertising campaign comes to life right before her eyes and the dude is frickin' bald and HUGE! ;)

Naw...on second thought she probably just wanted to bone ya and just couldn't keep her eyes of ya! O0
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: shakf on May 05, 2008, 04:53:32 AM
Where I'm from there are so many with shaved heads that it's not really unique anymore. Just this morning I went out to the supermarket and must have seen 12-15 SLY guys just carrying on with their day to day routine so it's no big deal anymore.
Title: Re: Reactions so far
Post by: Mr.Gleam on May 10, 2008, 04:03:55 PM
One girl in the video store kept looking over while with her boyfriend.

Dude, she probably was freaked out because she thought she was in the Twighlight Zone or somethin...

I mean a cartoon character from an advertising campaign comes to life right before her eyes and the dude is frickin' bald and HUGE! ;)

Naw...on second thought she probably just wanted to bone ya and just couldn't keep her eyes of ya! O0

LMAO!!!  :*))  O0