Sly Bald Guys Forum
New Member Section => Introductions => Topic started by: horrormike on April 23, 2008, 04:51:34 PM
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First off hello everyone, great to see there is a forum dedicated to bald! I am 21 years old and started losing my hear at the ripe age of 18. I discovered the curse known as Toppik and for 4 years I blew paycheck after paycheck on little black sprinkles, giving me false hope. I just couldn't take it anymore and today I buzzed it, no guard and its realllllly short. My folks say they can't tell I'm going bald but there is plenty of scalp to see.
It was alot of emotion taking it off, losing your hair is rough, especially when you're young and used to hanging out in the pool and so on. My dad who went bald when he was my age has always been encouraging and telling me to embrace it. So embrace I did so here I am :)
My last hurtle is going to be work, we have a viscous crew there, and I am trying to amass as many comebacks to the insults they're gonna throw my away. All in all I feel free for the first time in 4 years and I can finally throw the Toppik away!
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Welcome Horrormike, sounds like you made the same move so many of us have made, congrats. Just like anything else in life, you can love it for what it is, or hate if for what you think it should be... you made the right decision and saved yourself alot of pain, heartache and money.
Anyway, I cant provide you with a bunch of comebacks for your co-workers but I think if you just be yourself you will be fine. Sure you will get some razzing but hey, everyone has to take some lumps here and there... just stay confident and shoot from the hip.
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Hey Man! I'm brand new here too, and just shaved it about a week and a half ago. I was nervous as hell about work also. Let me just say that youll have butterflys going in, and then you get the reactions... you will be definatly drawing attention to yourself. Funny thing is, after an hour or so, your confidence is so elevated that the reactions start to be FUN. :*)) Awsome step you took man. The feeling of freedom is amazing.
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Hey Mike.
Tell 'em "The less hair you have, the more head you get".
Just be confident, be yourself, and everything will be awesome. Plus, what are you going to do with all the money you're saving not buying those Toppik Chocolate sprinkles?
Cheers,
Schro
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You might be surprised and find that you don't get any razzing. You get a lot of that when you're losing your hair, but after you shave it all off the wisecracks tend to stop coming.
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Welcome Mike, great to have you here. Just walk into work with you head high and a confident air, they start to open their mouths, just stare 'em down. Ask how many of them have the gonads to come to work looking sly. >:D
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Thanks for the welcome guys! I feel liek a 2390548239044 pound weight has been lifted off my head (Toppik does tend to be a tad bit heavy.) Razzing is to be expected, i always say if you cant take it don't dish it, so i'll take it all with strides and smiles. Anymore comebacks I love the ones I've read so far!
As for the money I save, I was dropping, drum roll, $95 a month on the choclate sprinkles. Sheesh what a tool :D
I have always wanted to get into airbrushing, so maybbeeee i'll pick one out next week.
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Way to go Mike!!!! Welcome to the Forum!
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horrormike: welcome 2 the sly fraternity. glad that ya found us and glad that U have embraced your baldness. jump in & join the fun by being an active member of the best site on the internet. post up your headshaving routine in the HEADSHAVING section of the forum. keep us posted on all the comments, just remember... the most important comment is yours and i'm very happy that U have embraced your smooooothness. now... get out there and show off that slick, smoooooth noggin'. O0
WARHAWK O0
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Welcome to the neighborhood brother
Like other have said the razzing won't be as much as you might think just walk in like you own the place
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As the night goes on and I am getting more comfortable with my new look I am starting to care less and less with the bozos at work are going to say (a good chunk of them with combovers might i add).
I notcied my driving cap looks really really nice with a shaved head and my neighbor asked if i was going with the traditional skinhead look lol.
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Ignore the skinhead references.
Also, don't forget sunscreen.
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I'll need to stock up on sun screen for the summer, sheesh never even though of that. Its still a tad bit chilly here in ny, had no idea how cold my head could be lol.
I have a birthmark right above my forehead, i can already forsee that being a prime razz target, anyone have some comebacks?
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Welcome to the forum. I'm pretty new here myself, only been shaving my head for about a month. So far 95% of the feedback I've gotten has been positive. I was expecting a lot of jokes and wisecracks, but it never came. My mom, of all people, said that I looked like a serial killer, but that's as bad as it got. People at work loved it and immediately started talking about doing it themselves.
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Welcome to the SBG family horrormike, we're glad that you've joined us. Jump right in and make yourself at home. A classic comeback is "God only made a few perfect heads, the rest he covered with hair"
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Welcome HorrorMike!
Thanks for the good intro...glad you dig the bald head...
but why shouldn't you we're ll d@mn, good lookin' bald sonsobeeshes! ;)
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Welcome Mike!
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Welcome Mike.
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Welcome Mike
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Welcome Mike...glad you finally decided you were spending unneccessary cash. Spending money nowadays has to be looked at very carefully.
If someone asks you why you shaved your head...just say this. Well it was either spend the money to make me look like I had hair ( in which it didnt look real anyways) or putting gas in my tank to get to work...go figure. LOL
Timmay
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Mike, welcome aboard! Sounds like some of your co-workers really shouldn't be dishing out hair-related insults man - just go with the flow and you'll be fine.
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Welcome
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Welcome Mike. I have gotten virtually no negative comments from people at work. Remember that sunscreen. What I do is mix equal parts of Bald Guys Moisturizer and Banana Boat 50 SPF in my palms and work it into my scalp. I get a nice shiny scalp and protection from the sun all day long. Try it and enjoy being sly.
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Hey everyone, my new dome was a hit at work, I was nervous to go in, but I got lots and lots of compliments. The girls my age were saying "oh its nice" but the milfs were like "thats a sexy look". Everyone said I had the perfect head for it. Score!
It's funny though, I am still not used to seeing it, I look in the mirror and go whoa thats a shiny head. I put some lotion on yesterday before work, good thing because I was outside for most of the day. Thanks for all the tips guys!
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Welcome my friend. Lets see some pics now! The criticism comes and goes, they'll get used to seeing you like this and then the criticism will vanish.
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Welcome Mike, glad you found us!
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welcome Mike, take it from me fella i've been there myself, mine started to go at 20, after the embarresment, there was only onec thing to do, if your going bald, you might as well be bald, its the best thing i ever done, believe me when i say the chicks love it..........oohh yeah !!!!
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Mike, I'm glad your digging your new look! Welcome to Sly Bald Guys!
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Sorry I seem to be late on this one. Welcome Mike!!!
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Welcome I'm new to this too. today was my first day back on the job and I think everyone did not know what to say, so I went on with my daily routine .
Just as long as I like it , i don't care what anybody else thinks.
Ed sly
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Welcome I'm new to this too. today was my first day back on the job and I think everyone did not know what to say, so I went on with my daily routine .
Just as long as I like it , i don't care what anybody else thinks.
Ed sly
Ed, welcome to Sly Bald Guys!
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As usual, I'm late but welcome anyway!!!! Glad you're digging the SLY look
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A late welcome here as well, mike, but glad to hear you finally came to your senses regarding that toppik s**t, bro!.
It's a great feeling when you see how free you can be, welcome to the world of "slydom", as I call it.
And don't worry what anyone might say, just hold that head high and be confident. It shows them you're doing what you want to do for you. It will probably make some people who might be inclined to say some stupid remarks to back off too.
Enjoy your new found freedom, and keep it sly! O0