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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sean25 on January 09, 2009, 09:10:23 PM

Title: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Sean25 on January 09, 2009, 09:10:23 PM
Hello everyone.  I'm just thinking about a new topic and I know the answer to this question for some of you guys but I was just curious to see.  Feel free to answer or not, this is just out of curiosity.

Ha yeah, sorry ghost I'm not thinking.  I put it as the topic but its not very clear.  Are you bald because of MPB or by choice?  Just a simple question i have
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Ghost1988 on January 09, 2009, 09:17:46 PM
whats the question exactly? lol
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: bulls_fan on January 09, 2009, 09:42:48 PM
.....MPB
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Post by: GASlick on January 09, 2009, 09:49:58 PM
BBC
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Ghost1988 on January 09, 2009, 09:51:09 PM
MPB......
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Post by: Cam on January 09, 2009, 09:58:03 PM
BBC
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Post by: TheSlyBear on January 09, 2009, 10:02:38 PM
Both
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Post by: BaldMark on January 09, 2009, 10:19:01 PM
BBC
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: BALDANDRE on January 09, 2009, 10:41:24 PM
BBC....

And Bootedbear...

you're TBBC...

a guy that has any bald spots on his formerly haired head isn't bald by his choice...

but he is Totally Bald by his Choice! ;)

TBBC
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: DuffRyder17 on January 09, 2009, 11:45:24 PM
MPB
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Post by: tow on January 10, 2009, 12:45:41 AM
mpb
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Post by: Brkeatr on January 10, 2009, 05:37:29 AM
MPB 
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Paul on January 10, 2009, 05:41:32 AM
BBC here.
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Post by: Shaf on January 10, 2009, 06:30:10 AM
BBC
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Post by: TANK25 on January 10, 2009, 07:30:18 AM
BBC
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Post by: Papa Don on January 10, 2009, 08:21:28 AM
BBC
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Stu on January 10, 2009, 08:33:16 AM
Per Andre, I'm TBBC.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: slyatlast on January 10, 2009, 08:56:18 AM
MPB

Began losing it in my 20's.  I've looked back many generations and cannot find a relative on either side of my family who had MPB.  Never had an issue with it but did get tired of people asking where it came from.

Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Bensen on January 10, 2009, 09:14:00 AM
MPB
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: BaldBen on January 10, 2009, 11:09:01 AM
Per Andre, I'm TBBC.
What does that mean Stu? No one not even you the great Stu, can be PER
Andre.  :Xo!

Admit it, you're MPB just like me.  8)
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: BALDANDRE on January 10, 2009, 11:32:12 AM
Per Andre, I'm TBBC.
What does that mean Stu? No one not even you the great Stu, can be PER
Andre.  :Xo!

Admit it, you're MPB just like me.  8)

Come on now...I think TBBC is totally valid...a MPB guy is bald or "balding" to most...

but taking matters into your own hands and shaving your head completely bald..

brother, you are now just bald...no question about it!

The cool MPB guys on this site that choose to be 100% SLY.....

 are TBBC! O0
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Ringside on January 10, 2009, 11:46:10 AM
MPB, but I like sly so much I would never go back.  It totally changed my life when I went sly.  Even if a new medicine was introduced that guaranteed a FULL head of hair; I would remain SLY!  For me there is no other way. ( I even had laser of my head to insure I would remain SLY)
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: MLNHD on January 10, 2009, 12:33:27 PM
MPB
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Hook'Em on January 10, 2009, 12:39:57 PM
I hate this whole question (all 1,000,000 times it's been asked). Those that say both, I think, is really stupid. Either you have MPB or you don't. Either your MPB lead to you shaving your head or you shave your head because you like it. But to say that you're both is ridiculous. That being said very few people are totally bald naturally, some skin disease, chemo treatment, etc. causing it. The rest of us shave what hair we have left on our head be it a full head or a partially balding head. So if you must try to convince yourself that you are bbc when you have mpb use BA's term TBBC.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: SLYinKC on January 10, 2009, 12:44:54 PM
I don't have MPB, but my hair was severely thinning. An so... I guess I am TBBC
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: DuffRyder17 on January 10, 2009, 12:58:26 PM
I hate this whole question (all 1,000,000 times it's been asked). Those that say both, I think, is really stupid. Either you have MPB or you don't. Either your MPB lead to you shaving your head or you shave your head because you like it. But to say that you're both is ridiculous. That being said very few people are totally bald naturally, some skin disease, chemo treatment, etc. causing it. The rest of us shave what hair we have left on our head be it a full head or a partially balding head. So if you must try to convince yourself that you are bbc when you have mpb use BA's term TBBC.
I agree mostly, but what if you went sly b4 you started balding???

as for SlyinKC, my hair is thinning too, but I would def. classify that as MPB
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: SLYinKC on January 10, 2009, 01:01:05 PM
I hate this whole question (all 1,000,000 times it's been asked). Those that say both, I think, is really stupid. Either you have MPB or you don't. Either your MPB lead to you shaving your head or you shave your head because you like it. But to say that you're both is ridiculous. That being said very few people are totally bald naturally, some skin disease, chemo treatment, etc. causing it. The rest of us shave what hair we have left on our head be it a full head or a partially balding head. So if you must try to convince yourself that you are bbc when you have mpb use BA's term TBBC.
I agree mostly, but what if you went sly b4 you started balding???

as for SlyinKC, my hair is thinning too, but I would def. classify that as MPB


I always considered MPB to be a horseshoe.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: LibraryMichael on January 10, 2009, 01:04:03 PM
MPB made me BBC
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Post by: Mikekoz13 on January 10, 2009, 01:06:25 PM
Well I guess I'll just be stupid.... both.

I don't see how that is stupid.....I have MPB and I could choose to have a horseshoe but I choose not to. So for me it is both.

I'm in BA's new category of TBBC...... good to see you here Stu. Can I be stupid with you?


Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Brkeatr on January 10, 2009, 01:08:31 PM
 :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on January 10, 2009, 01:10:27 PM
MPB.

Re TBBC, I think that young guys might start BBC, and discover a few years later that under the cover of Sly, mpb has developed.  In such cases you could be described as FBBC, Formerly bbc, or TBBC as BA suggests.  I think the honest thing to do, h/o, would be to step up to MPB, b/c BBC denotes an ability you no longer have, i.e. to stop shaving and become a Hair Guy again.  It's a style choice for the truely bbc tp be Sly, for  mpb is a sane choice.  The Sly attitude is to support choice.

I don't want to point out the sly brother that in this thread claims bbc, but in a recent thread admitted that mpb was apparent.  There's no harm in becoming mpb, either early, middle or late in life.  The harm comes in letting mpb drive your life whether you chose sly or horseshoe.  
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: TheSlyBear on January 10, 2009, 01:51:53 PM
But to say that you're both is ridiculous.
No. Making ridiculous statements like this is what is ridiculous.

I am both. Just because I'm MPB doesn't mean I did not make a conscious choice to be shaved bald. I could have gone the route of the majority of MPB guys. I could have sported a comb-over. I could have put a rat's nest of a wig on my head and tried to fool people. I could have mutilated by head with transplants. I could have joined the scam called Hair Club for Men. I could have joined the ranks of those ransomed to Rogaine or other drugs for the rest of their lives.

No. I chose to simply shave it off. This doesn't make me any less BBC than anyone else.

I hate this question too when it comes up every other month because it tries to divide our community in first-class BBC sly guys and second-class MPB sly guys.

I ain't buying it.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on January 10, 2009, 02:37:33 PM
[I hate this question too when it comes up every other month because it tries to divide our community in first-class BBC sly guys and second-class MPB sly guys.

I ain't buying it.

I guess it shows my egocentric nature, but I've always thought we MPB guys were considered first class when this was discussed, and BBC had overtones of wannabes until they developed mpb >:D >:D >:D!  MPB, is it the REAL thing?
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: TheSlyBear on January 10, 2009, 02:39:51 PM
I don't think any less of sly guys with full heads of hair. :D
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Cam on January 10, 2009, 02:58:49 PM
Personally, I didn't realize this was a pissing contest. I just thought we were all here because we love our shaved heads. I guess I'M the stupid one.  :/O
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Ghost1988 on January 10, 2009, 03:06:51 PM
I hate this whole question (all 1,000,000 times it's been asked). Those that say both, I think, is really stupid. Either you have MPB or you don't. Either your MPB lead to you shaving your head or you shave your head because you like it. But to say that you're both is ridiculous. That being said very few people are totally bald naturally, some skin disease, chemo treatment, etc. causing it. The rest of us shave what hair we have left on our head be it a full head or a partially balding head. So if you must try to convince yourself that you are bbc when you have mpb use BA's term TBBC.
I agree mostly, but what if you went sly b4 you started balding???

as for SlyinKC, my hair is thinning too, but I would def. classify that as MPB


I always considered MPB to be a horseshoe.

so you dont consider a receding hairline as MPB? lol
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on January 10, 2009, 03:12:28 PM
I don't think any less of sly guys with full heads of hair. :D

Neither do I, that's one point I think everyone supports.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Sean25 on January 10, 2009, 03:48:31 PM
Yeah, I didnt mean to stir up controversy I just was curious to see the difference.  I always though of mpb as anything from a little receding to the full loss on top.  I may have never thought about living the sly life if it weren't for my hair loss.  Not saying that I have anything wrong with anyone who does for any reason.  So maybe I left the question too broad.  But I did say don't answer it if you don't want, which should be a given.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: TheSlyBear on January 10, 2009, 05:24:29 PM
Personally, I didn't realize this was a pissing contest. I just thought we were all here because we love our shaved heads.
Exactly. That's why this perennial subject irks me so much. Who cares why we're sly!
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Rob on January 10, 2009, 05:53:06 PM
I'm another one who was receding at the temples, but that's not why I went SLY.  I went sly because I liked the look and not because I was receding.  i still have a full head of hair on the top (nowhere near a horseshoe) so I still class myself as BBC 8)
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: time2shine on January 14, 2009, 11:15:08 AM
MPB

Or

MBP - MAN BEAR PIG
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: DuffRyder17 on January 14, 2009, 01:46:39 PM
MPB

Or

MBP - MAN BEAR PIG
lol yea I def. missed typed I am MBP, my hairloss due to direct encounter with Man Bear Pig
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: PowerOfCheese on January 14, 2009, 01:54:39 PM
I have a full head of hair but my forehead keeps getting bigger. Does that make me BBC, MPB or GFS (Growing Forehead Syndrome)?

Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on January 14, 2009, 03:27:04 PM
I think the Norwood/Hamilton hair loss chart classifies a receding hairline along w/ all the other patterns as mpb or male hair loss.  A lot of us, including myself, kept kidding ourselves for years that we didn't have mpb, or that it was just a "high forehead" or other bs.  Big mistake, wish I hadn't made it, but I can't undo that either.  It's mpb, get over it, shave it,  buzz it tight or learn to live with what looks like a dead animal on top of your head.  I'm a V or VI on the chart, and moving on I guess.  Since most of what I find unattractive for me is gone, FI, I'm moving on.  Not admitting it, if it makes you feel good, fine, but the mirror and time don't lie.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: BALDANDRE on January 14, 2009, 03:27:20 PM
I have a full head of hair but my forehead keeps getting bigger. Does that make me BBC, MPB or GFS (Growing Forehead Syndrome)?



Naw, the GFS makes ya MPB and you choose to be BBBC...

Buzzed Bald By Choice! ;)
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: PowerOfCheese on January 14, 2009, 03:58:33 PM
Too many acronyms! I was actually just kidding

I'm bald and not even the smallest part of me cares why. It is what it is. I own it and love it. So put me down as IBANETSPOMCW. (refer to above line for acronym translation)
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: BALDANDRE on January 14, 2009, 04:33:22 PM
Too many acronyms! I was actually just kidding

I'm bald and not even the smallest part of me cares why. It is what it is. I own it and love it. So put me down as IBANETSPOMCW. (refer to above line for acronym translation)

Likewise...but..

seems real serious stuff on this thread...we wont play around with this one any more.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Yossarian on January 14, 2009, 04:36:39 PM

I'm MPBBC

That's Man Bear Pig By Choice in case you were wondering.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: samoanseb8 on January 14, 2009, 04:48:29 PM
Well this thread certainly took a turn for the worse! What difference does it make if you are BBC or MPB. If it Annoys you so much Hookem then don't read the thread
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Razor X on January 14, 2009, 05:33:26 PM
It doesn't matter if you're BBC or MPB.  The only thing that matters is that you end up SLY in the end.  How you got there is not important.
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Rob on January 14, 2009, 05:36:30 PM
Just what I was thinkin 8)
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: marshd1000 on January 14, 2009, 07:19:34 PM
I don't think that this thread was meant to set up a caste system as to who is better, whether it be those who have male pattern baldness or those who shave off a full head of hair.  I think it was done to merely see how many are driven by their hair loss to shave their head and how many just plain old like the look.

In this thread, I will not use any acronyms in describing myself.  But I am about a 3V to a 4 on the Norwood Scale.  At this point, I don't care if there is a cure for baldness as being sly looks so cool.  But my hair loss did drive my decision to shave my head.

Hopefully there will be no more name calling!  Let's just enjoy our sly selves!
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: BALDANDRE on January 14, 2009, 09:22:11 PM
I think it was done to merely see how many are driven by their hair loss to shave their head and how many just plain old like the look.


Perfect! O0
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Hook'Em on January 18, 2009, 10:01:22 AM
BURP!!!
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Michael on January 23, 2009, 09:01:42 PM
BBC
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: xnewyawka on January 24, 2009, 01:02:01 PM
Both, I'm bbc due to mpb. Wasn't this covered in another thread?!    :D
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Rob on January 24, 2009, 05:49:01 PM
Both, I'm bbc due to mpb. Wasn't this covered in another thread?!    :D

and again and again!! ;)
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: 20, bald, and loving it on February 09, 2009, 06:38:34 PM
MPB made me BBC
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Hook'Em on February 10, 2009, 10:02:00 AM
FART & BURP due to BEANS
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: 20, bald, and loving it on February 11, 2009, 11:04:43 PM

I'm MPBBC

That's Man Bear Pig By Choice in case you were wondering.


HAHAHAHA :*))
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Michael on February 17, 2009, 04:10:13 PM
Originally I was BBB (Bald by beer... another post all together!) followed by BBC, now I am BBF (Bald by Fusion)!
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: DBM on February 17, 2009, 05:18:26 PM
MPB.  Thanks to my wife for being honest and telling me when it was time.   O0

MPB or BBC, it doesn't matter.  Either way I'm a stud!  ^-^
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: clipped on February 17, 2009, 10:11:26 PM
MPB
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: dave523 on April 06, 2009, 03:24:19 PM
Definately MPB!
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: Rev Sly on April 06, 2009, 04:19:19 PM
BBC
Title: Re: MPB or BBC?
Post by: dave523 on April 07, 2009, 04:26:00 PM
Just read te whole discussion, i am starting a poll on this matter. Will try to dodge the "BBC-MPB-bullet"!