Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => Reactions to being Bald => Topic started by: DJ_Bald on July 25, 2008, 05:38:09 PM
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I thought this would be an interesting thread.
The best thing someone said to me was that if they were to ever lose their hair they would wear it exactly like me. (this as in the presence of a few other balding guys)...I thought this was cool and took it as he was sort of admiring the way I took control of the situation.
Another was a pretty girl I work with telling me the look really suits me.
The worst thing...hmmm.....I would say probably a non reaction from someone who is a work friend. I guess that would mean she doesnt like it or doesnt know what to say ? I dunno...
A close second would be a neighbor of mine saying..."what happened to your hair ? and then sort of chuckling"..
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Not a lot of people have seen mine yet, but so far the worst was, "If it makes you happy." I'm going to a party tomorrow with some good friends... we'll se how good then... lol.
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WTF? I think that was the worst thing, said to my face anyway. :*))
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My dad and I were talking about food one afternoon and he said "maybe you can find something to eat that'll grow your hair back."
I told him I have a whole head of hair, I choose to have it this way. He's as big a smartass as I am.
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A coworker told me she couldn't even picture me with hair (and she met me with hair, albeit SHORT hair).
A friend/coworker told me that I looked like an idiot. (The funny thing is what people say about his hair when he isn't around to hear it)
My boss (a guy) was cracking some light hearted jokes about my head when I suggested he touch it. "Oh, I know what it's like! Bump bump bump, scratch!" I insisted he touch my head, and he was amazed! Then everyone chimed in and was asking me if I shine or wax my head...how hard is it to keep bald?
Most people don't seem to mind my head as long as I keep some sort of facial hair. hahaha I have been told to never shave off all my facial hair several different times by friends. Sometimes a friend will point out a strange "dent" in my head. I just say, "Yeah, cool! Isn't it?"
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BEST things:
No Hair styling products
No washing & combing hair
Get up,Shower go out...a proper 'Wash n Go'
probably loads more
Worst things:
Some weird fetish for all things shaving,razors etc....always looking even if not needed
The Sun (not the newspaper)
erm...can't think of anything else
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BEST things:
No Hair styling products
No washing & combing hair
Get up,Shower go out...a proper 'Wash n Go'
probably loads more
Worst things:
Some weird fetish for all things shaving,razors etc....always looking even if not needed
The Sun (not the newspaper)
erm...can't think of anything else
oh-O!!!looks like someone hasn't had enough coffee yet this morning!! lol
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The best thing that ever happened, actually happened about 200 yards off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. I was snorkeling in an area off of "Two Step" out where the dolphins were swimming and interacting with others. Well I was doing my thing, face down watching the dolphins under me, when a nice well defined female snorkeler swam by. I felt something brush against my bald head, and then like a dolphin she was rolling in the water like a torpedo. Ah I noticed she was wearing a knit bikini.... those are only ment of sunning in BTW. The more turns she did well the more it exposed. Of course I enjoyed this more than the dolphins, so I'm not complaining. Well she stopped and then pointed to her pair, then to me and then back to her and then down to the dolphins who were mating. Dolphins for those that don't know are the only other mammals that mate for pleasure besides humans.
I aint dumb, I know what sign language is.
Well if I were single, I might have gone along with it. But I am married and don't play on my wife of 26 yrs now.
But it is funny how I get a big smile on my face, when she tells friends that I was swimming with the dolphins ::)
The worst thing that I guess you could call it that was a friend calling me Mr Clean.
Oh it's tough being sly.
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Worst thing my mother I sent them a picture and she called me and said and I quote " What did you do to your hair you were so good looking" end quote. Some times family is the hardiest to tell. :*))
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Worst:
"UGH what'd you do to your hair??!?!?"
Best:
"Awesome, that rocks"
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BEST things:
No Hair styling products
No washing & combing hair
Get up,Shower go out...a proper 'Wash n Go'
probably loads more
Worst things:
Some weird fetish for all things shaving,razors etc....always looking even if not needed
The Sun (not the newspaper)
erm...can't think of anything else
oh-O!!!looks like someone hasn't had enough coffee yet this morning!! lol
Yeah it says topic read 95 times...i don't think i was one of them :-[
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BEST things:
No Hair styling products
No washing & combing hair
Get up,Shower go out...a proper 'Wash n Go'
probably loads more
Worst things:
Some weird fetish for all things shaving,razors etc....always looking even if not needed
The Sun (not the newspaper)
erm...can't think of anything else
oh-O!!!looks like someone hasn't had enough coffee yet this morning!! lol
Yeah it says topic read 95 times...i don't think i was one of them :-[
LMAO ;)
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BEST things:
No Hair styling products
No washing & combing hair
Get up,Shower go out...a proper 'Wash n Go'
probably loads more
Worst things:
Some weird fetish for all things shaving,razors etc....always looking even if not needed
The Sun (not the newspaper)
erm...can't think of anything else
oh-O!!!looks like someone hasn't had enough coffee yet this morning!! lol
Yeah it says topic read 95 times...i don't think i was one of them :-[
Well, you could still give it a shot and tell us what were some of the best and worst things people have said to you.
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Just shaved a couple days ago. Best thing I guess is what my girlfriend said, "Your free, I love it."
My little little sister is the only other person who has seen me, all she said was "What's with the do?" LOL If that's the worst thing I hear I can deal with it.
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Best thing was definitely this weekend. My girlfriend (who originally hated it) just kinda stared at me for a couple seconds when we were walking down the street, then she said, "You look good." I gave her the WTF look and she was like, "Yeah, with the shaved head and the beard, you look really good".
Worst is my friend's girlfriend who makes shitty bald wisecracks like "How long until the pizza gets here?" "Uhh until your hair grows back". I think I can deal with it.
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When I first shaved my hair "Right said Fred" were at there height, I used to get silly comments like didn't know the band was now called "Right said Jim"
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Only comments I have gotten is from you guys, its about 2 weeks since I shaved my head. My mum and little brother have seen me though but they know its *illegal* to to talk about my looks. Hate when people comment my look, especially people that I know. I got one friend but haven't seen him since I shaved my head. Guess I should take contact with him anytime soon.
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OK I probably should have said "best/worst" things strangers have said...
My wife by far has said the best things. "your hot, you look sexy"...
shes said these things before but never in reference to my "haircut"
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Best:
- Positive comments from members here
- Mom said she liked me better without hair
Worst:
- Dad said he liked me better with hair
- Grandma asked me if I was in a cult
- Some people at work called me a skinhead
- Being laughed at by brother
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Best: From a stranger in Wally World in the shave section : Dude that bald head kicks ass... you look like a bad Motherf*cker.
Worst : From a guy I was interviewing with for a new position at my company. I walked into the interview and he blurted out "Wow! They burned the hair right off of him! The other two guys in the room kind of squirmed....... but I quickly responded with "Yeah!!! It looks great doesn't it!". The other two guys cracked up.
A little caveat here:
The worst comment wasn't a big deal for me but it really is just an example of some people's ignorance. I couldn't care less about what other people think of me shaving my head. Say what you want about me...I don't care.....just leave my wife and kids alone.
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Best: "You look great..the bald look really suits you"
Worst: "Man...you look like the busted end of a bad condom"
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Still relatively new at being hairless. Wife doesn't like it, but doesn't comment on it (She just needs to adjust of 38 years of bushy hair). People at work like it. I deal with Video Conferences day in and out and have been referred to, in a positive way, as looking 1) like a high priced Bouncer and 2) as looking "Lex Luther-ish". I find that people think it makes me look a lot younger then I am.
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Talk about ignorant people...I was in Chicago Heights on my way home from THE BEST DAMN WEEKEND THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN!...lol...I was standing outside of a gas station smoking a cigarette when this middle aged lady and possibly her granddaughter walks past me making a comment while looking at me straight in the eye. The comment was " well honey, I guess some people never learn, even if it almost kills them" . I looked at her and said Excuse me? She just remained silent. I just told her that if her comment was directed towards me shaving my head then she had it all wrong. I explained to her that I am bald because I wanted to be bald not because of some cancer treatment. She looks back at me and says "WELL ITS GOING TO KILL YOU" I felt like saying back to her that if she didnt mind her own business I was going to kill her..lol
Best thing said to me....gezz I have so many...lol I guess it is when my wife and/or kids tell me that I missed a shave. That I need to shave because I look better. Makes me smile that they notice.
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Mixed bag here....
The Lovely Mrs. Schro doesn't like the look on me, but she had a good line on it.
During the winter, I wore a turtleneck and she said "You look like a thumb". I :*)) and :Xo! at the same time.
I've had a few random comments from ladies the wife & I know that give me the gratuitous head rub.
When I first went sly, my bro said "WOW. THAT'S FRIGGIN' AWESOME....BOLD STATEMENT, BRO".
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I was just outside here at work helping my installers load up some flooring material and I noticed this guy driving by. I couldn't wave back at him or anything because my hands were full but I noticed he was staring. He drove off and then I notice he had come back around the block and I was still standing there. He pulls up, rolls down his window and proceeds to apologize for staring at me. I said its ok...is it the bald head or what. This guy looks as though he has tried shaving his head down a time or two. He said yes, matter of fact it is. How do you get it so slick. So I told him what my proceedures were and what kind of products I use. He said well that explains it, he uses his wifes razor that she shaves her legs with and just regular shower bath gel. He said he would get razor burns all the time. Then off he drove. LOL
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You didn't tell him to check us out for great tips on doing it right? Shame on you, Timmay
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I never got the chance...he was really weird acting anyways....sorta reminded me of Robmiester
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Hummmmm....
Best- My Mom said I "look cute"... not sure what she meant...
Worst- My wife is disappointed because she doesn't get to do my haircuts anymore
Absolute worst- obnoxious brother-in-law "you know what they say, men who get a bald spot in back are lovers... men who go bald on top are thinkers... men who go bald all over just think they are lovers... Of course, he said that before he went severely MPB. He hasn't said a word about it for several years now.
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Absolute worst- obnoxious brother-in-law "you know what they say, men who get a bald spot in back are lovers... men who go bald on top are thinkers... men who go bald all over just think they are lovers... Of course, he said that before he went severely MPB. He hasn't said a word about it for several years now.
lol
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Today I had to go to the VA Clinic for my yearly, and the nurse who is just a couple of years older than me while weighing me in commented that she loved my head. She actually asked if she could feel my head and rub it :@` I asked her, if she was for real, and she said, "Oh yes, I love this look on you"
Now after the feed back that I was getting from my wife this morning, this was a "HELL YES" experience, and loving it.
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I was recently told that I gave a guy flashbacks of his vasectomy. He said my head looked like his balls after the operation. The funny part about it all is he is an otherwise attractive guy holding on to some very thin hair.
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The funny part about it all is he is an otherwise attractive guy holding on to some very thin hair.
Hmmm, mine are furry so I bet his head looks more like a pair of balls than yours does.
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Right, but I assume his vasectomy required some shaving of his area. Yes though, I would think his head looks a little more like everyone else's testicles.
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(Moron at work, while I was taking a leak)
Him: So what is up with the hair, lose a bet?
Me: No
Him: Oh, heh.
Me: What?
Him: Oh, just thought...
Me: No, you didn't.
Him: Heh
Me: Left room (washed my hands during the No, you didn't part).
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Sounds like he stopped to think..............then forgot to start again!!!!!!
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That's funny, Lucky. I can picture the 'heh's in my head. I picture the guy being related to Beavis or Butthead.
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Let's see:
Best things- You look so much better, Nice head, Wow, Very cool, I could rub this all night (and she did), Bitchin'
Worst things- What happened did you lose a bet, Why the Hell did you do that, You tryin' to look more macho, Are you a skinhead or somethin', Freak, Homo, You keep doing that it might never grow back then what will you do, Maybe you should seek some professional help, If you keep it like that you'll never get a good job
Aside from a couple of male friends, the best things were said by women. As for the worst things, other than the "Why in the Hell did you do that" which was said by my parents, all of the other comments were made by either strangers or acquaintences that I really didn't give a sh!t about. There were several of my friends who took the "Whatever" approach.
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Best: "I love bald guys!" -When I met my wife for the first time (hence avatar)
Worst: "You look like Edward Norton from American History X. But not." -Jackass I didnt really like. I didnt know quite how to take this, but i still wanted to remove his face. b0x3r
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Best thing said to me.........,"can I rub your head while we have sex tonight" this was said by a woman that walked up to me in a bar.
worst thing said to me........."You need to go talk to a Lawyer at the JAG office now!" This was said to me by my Commanding Officer right after he read me my rights for an Article 15, because I shaved my head.
He later dropped the Art. 15 after my JAG Lawyer impressed on him a certain military reg that described the parameters of a military haircut and they said nothing about not shaving the head. He wanted to change the charge to "Destruction of Government property" but that was shot down also...
All that for a shave job.........
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Worst thing was that some1 said that it looks sick. But I am different opinion! ;)
I noticed that people who get to know me bald they couldn't imagine me with hair ... others had to get used to it b4 they liked it. Others liked it from the beginning.
Best thing: when I was regrwoing my hair again some years ago my boss asked me when I am gonna shave again because it looks so much better. But when I did it the first time she didn't like it at all. ;)
A collegue asked my a couple of days ago how I look with hair and I showed her a photo: she dinÄt like the photo. Bald seems to be much better! :)
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worst thing said to me........."You need to go talk to a Lawyer at the JAG office now!" This was said to me by my Commanding Officer right after he read me my rights for an Article 15, because I shaved my head.
He later dropped the Art. 15 after my JAG Lawyer impressed on him a certain military reg that described the parameters of a military haircut and they said nothing about not shaving the head. He wanted to change the charge to "Destruction of Government property" but that was shot down also...
All that for a shave job.........
One of my uncles retired from the Air Force. One time when we were visiting him back in the 70s, before he retired, he came home and said that a young recruit that worked under him was going through the same thing as you. He said that they did charge him with Destruction of Government property. I never did hear how that was resolved.
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Best: I want to rub your head... without hands
worst: You look like you're s supervillain who wants to destroy the world ( now that I think about it, that does not sound too bad at all)
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best thing: YUou have a great head to shave.
worst: you lost your charm and baby face. (Note: I was already 50 when that comment was made. LOL)
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worst: You look like you're s supervillain who wants to destroy the world ( now that I think about it, that does not sound too bad at all)
lol, I work in the frozen food section and I wear red gloves and one of the customers looked at me and said "oh you're not a villian." I was newly bald then and I thought he was making fun of my head. But then I realized it was the gloves. Or did he think I was Lex Luthor?
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Dog, you should have just laughed maniacally after your customer said that.
BTW, I'm trying to get a dr. Evil outfit for Halloween this year might be fun :)
Oh yeah, people said I looked like Lex Luthor when I wear suits at work despite the fact that I am asian and Lex Luthor is caucasian. :/O
I've also been compared to several bald guys in history that look nothing alike.
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omg I just experienced deja vu after reading your response, phil.
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I have had a couple ladies tell me that I look like Lex Luthor, but I didn't think that was bad, so I didn't mention it in my earlier reply to this thread...
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Best: a woman at work: "what, you weren't sexy enough before?"
Worst, at a dinner party when I was new to sly. A lot of people were commenting on it and the host kept saying "ha ha, he has cancer!" Imbecile!
Funniest: "Are you trying to start a career in gay porn?"
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Best was my wife telling me it looked good.
Worst was my mom crying over it, she's weird.
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Best: Mr. Clean (although I look really young even at 23!). "Dude you look like a totally different person. You could go undercover or somethin!" "Your head is really round." People telling me they like it / scratching it. My ex says I look really good with a shaved head, but she always used to bitch when I shaved it (wtf).
Worst: Skinhead (get that a few times), Only military guys cut their hair like that! White-power, man. Mini-me (said by my boss probably because I'm shorter than he is, but he's insecure and a negative person!).
Some people didn't say anything! Which is cool. :) I think most people don't understand why such a young guy shaves his head, or I must be some extremist or something. I don't really want to make that impression on people because I'm quite the opposite.
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Jason: It looks great.
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Ive been bald for so long that everyone thinks of me as a completely permanently bald man. I've been called all the names and to be honest, I actually like them. My friends and co-workers have called me "Skinhead or Cueball" for years. We have a deputy commander in the dept that calls all the officers that shave their heads, "Baldie". When several of us are standing together, he refers to us as the, "Baldies". lol. By the way, the deputy commander that does it shaves his head also.
I like the names and I'll answer to any of them. I tell people they can call me skinhead, cueball, bullethead, chromedome, baldie, Kojack, slick but just dont call me late to dinner... An old one but still effective.
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I've got cueball too. That's mroe in the neutral / don't care category!
Thanks Marty. :D
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"Did you lose a bet?"
Pissed me off, but I got even... err, over it.
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yup totally agree with Jason.some people just cnt figure out why such young guys would start shaving their heads,they do actually think that we are some kinda freaks or extremists.
The best I got are from ladies, a drunk chick wanted to orgasm on my head LOL,am serious though.
lotsa girls, wanna touch it say it suits you.
Worst from my family-are u on drugs?,are u a punk,? Ur a bloody extremist,.
my mom always says this was ur last time on shaving it, but I always do it agen LOL.
Looking good homie jason.gotta think of a sleek reply to all those who call us extremists man LOL.
well cnt be bothered actually.
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Best - That I look "badass" from my 14 yr old son who is now trying to convince me to get some tats.
Worst- "Mini-me" which I was expecting to hear once I started shaving anyway. I usually get it from other bald guys trying to be funny. I'm 4'9" so I need all of the badass I can get.... ^-^
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you couldnt tell by your pic bro...4'9"? oh well still doenst make yuo any less of a sly bro.
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Everyone looks taller on TV.... And the internet.
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Worst: The worst thing so far was when my 4-year-old said to me in a very concerned voice a few nights ago that he didn't like my head anymore because he had somehow mixed up "bald" and "old" together in his head, and ventured that bald-headed dudes are one step in the grave just like really old folks. After I corrected him, he went to sleep much relieved.
Oh -- also got the "are you in chemo" quip from my mom -- she's an odd duck.
Best: "Loving the look -- Smokin' Hottt!" from a friend of my sis
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Worst: My wife, "You've lost your looks, your dignity! Yada Yada Yada
Best: Damn you're one sexy man! Makes you look so young. A secretary at work, I loved it.
Funniest: When I noted on an earlier thread here that someone asked if I had cancer, and one of the Brothers supplied the answer that I've used on the one or two other people that have so commented, "No, Libra actually!"
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worst: "im not trying to be a dick but that hair DOES NOT suit you. you have to be somewhat built and not so pale to pull it off" (this came from an ex air force 25 yr old who also shaves his head lol)
worst: i walked past a group of guys sitting down at my college campus cafeteria and they started laughing and whispering stuff while watching me walk past. it made me uncomfortable and feel like s*** cuz it was obvious they were talking about me.
best: "you still just look like yourself to me?" (came from a cute girl ive been friends with for awhile)
best: "the shaved head really brings out your facial features now" (this was actually said by 2 different people. my mom and this girl i know.
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Well,the worst part was when some folks in my school called me Neo-Nazi,or when they were hitting me in head cause it's so shine and smooth ( I suppose? ).
Think the best compliment I got was from a doctor,who said : "Wow,do you shave all alone? It doesn't look good on anyone,but you have really good head for it.".