Sly Bald Guys Forum
New Member Section => Introductions => Topic started by: SlyTK on March 23, 2009, 11:28:32 AM
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Hello and greetings brethren SBGs..........
I shaved my head at lunchtime today. I have been watching my hair get increasingly thin over the past several years....(I just turned 50 a couple of months ago....). I'm married to a wonderful woman (29 years yesterday)....have a great grown daughter who just got married last year....I'm a freelance illustrator......I'm passionate about sports (especially my resurgent Atlanta Falcons)....
I had a couple of things happen last year that kind of led me to this decision. At my daughter's wedding my father came up behind me as I was speaking to a friend of mine and his wife (I had just met the wife for the first time). My pop loudly announced "Wow, your hair is really getting thin on top!" He has dementia, but he would have said that before the dementia hit anyway.....A few weeks after that I saw a woman at my uncle's veterinary clinic whom I used to work with when I was a teenager. The first words out of her mouth were "You have lost a lot of hair!" She had packed on about 40 lbs....and the bad boy in me wanted to say "I couldn't help the hair loss. You, on the other hand, could have mixed in a green salad every now and then." But since generally speaking I'm a pretty nice man I kind of swallowed my hurt feelings, made a joke about it and moved on. I thought about hair plugs but that doesn't really sound like me. My older brother (who doesn't even have any hair loss) started shaving his head last year. That kind of helped me make the decision also.
So I'm going to try this. It sure feels good!
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Welcome to SBG! Ok I couldn't help but burst out laughing, when, I read the comment about the salad. That would have been priceless. I'm sure, it would have made her think twice about saying something so rude again. And the dome looks great.
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Thanks man!
It's weird how some people seem to feel perfectly comfortable commenting about people's hair loss. My mom has very thin hair (My loss was destined to be....) and she has had people come up to her in the grocery store and ask her how long she has had cancer.....Unreal.
I don't have to worry anymore about anyone being able to see my thin spots anymore.....That is a welcome relief.
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Welcome to Sly Bald Guys forum, SlyTK.
Red
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Thanks Red. I appreciate it man.
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awesome story... i hated it when ppl would just blurt out " wow you are losing your hair"
but that is how some ppl are, can't control their mouths.
Welcome to SBG forum.
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Thanks man.....
I just found out an unexpected benefit from having a shaved head....
My glasses aren't wanting to slip off when I look down now. I guess since they're attached to Grade A meat now they are securely attached!
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Welcome TK. Have to agree with BaldMark, that was a great thought concerning the salad. With quick lines like that maybe standup is in your future. ;D
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Welcome to the Forum TK! Nice intro! And i love the salad thought.
I'd have been a lot more subtle myself and responded with something like, "Well some people lose their hair and some people get fat".
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Thanks Paul and Mike.....
It's amazing to me sometimes what people think they have the right to say.....
It would never even enter my mind to try and embarrass someone like that.
It's all good now though. I have taken my look into my own hands.
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welcome!
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A big Scottish welcome dude. Great to have you on board O0
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A big Scottish welcome dude. Great to have you on board O0
Thanks brother. I appreciate it.
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NICE INTRO TK! O0
Welcome to the sly side of life....
<-------------------- Now, about those dirty birds!
j/k. Great season for the ATL last year!
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NICE INTRO TK! O0
Welcome to the sly side of life....
<-------------------- Now, about those dirty birds!
j/k. Great season for the ATL last year!
Thanks for the welcome schro.....
We Falcon fans deserved a break after the Vick-Petrino fiasco......Matt Ryan is da man.....
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Welcome SlyTK. Good to have a new, decisive member jump right in.
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Sorry for chiming in soooooo late! But
WELCOME
to the SBG family SlyTK,
We are glad that you found us, jump right in and make yourself at home, there are alot of great people here.
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Welcome, and with your obvious sense of humor you're going to be a great addition.
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Welcome, and with your obvious sense of humor you're going to be a great addition.
I appreciate it saint....Looking at your photo man, you just wouldn't look right any other way.....and that is meant as a compliment brother.
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Welcome, TK! And isn't that just about the quickest SBG conversion story we've heard?
Enjoy the new you.
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Welcome, TK! And isn't that just about the quickest SBG conversion story we've heard?
Enjoy the new you.
Thanks man.....
Passed a big hurdle.....when my wife got home from work she said that she loved it. Her opinion (right alongside mine) is the only one that matters.
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Sly TK,
Welcome to the board. Great comeback to that gal....at least in your mind! O0
I know I can't help my hairloss, but I need to mix in the salads more often too! So I got bald and fat! Anyway, welcome!
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Welcome aboard, buddy.
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Welcome SlyTK!
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Welcome TK!
Cool thing about the glasses.
So did my alma mater Razorbacks inherit a blessing or a burden in Petrino?
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Welcome TK. I am 25 years old and had some ribbing from some old high school friends a while back about my hair loss. I had lost about 75 lbs since high school, got my degree in Physics, and landed an awesome job. But all they had to talk about was my hair. Shortly after, I found this site and the rest is history as you can see from my pic haha! I have been sly for just over 3 weeks and love it. Good to have you on board.
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Awesome bro!
Welcome to the fun and keep it smooth!
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Welcome aboard TK!
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hey tk: welcome 2 the sly fraternity. glad that ya joined us. we hope that U become an active member of the best forum on the internet. O0
WARHAWK O0
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Welcome TK!
Glad you found this forum and your great new look! O0
J
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Welcome TK!
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Welcome aboard, now if you can change that love for the Falcons..... hahaha, Go Saints
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Welcome TK!
Cool thing about the glasses.
So did my alma mater Razorbacks inherit a blessing or a burden in Petrino?
Don't get me started on Petrino DoS!!.....But ultimately he did us a huge favor because we wouldn't have Coach Smith, our GM Dimitroff or Matt Ryan if Pus-trino had stayed.....
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Man, one cool side benefit I have noticed since I have gone sly....(I'm growing my goatee back too....)....A lot of us sly brethren kind of look like guys you don't want to mess with.....
Wasn't expecting that for myself, but I'm digging it.....(and I'm about the most easy-going friendly sort you would ever meet).
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SlyTK, welcome to SBG's bro. You fit right in, and way to take control of the situation.
Hopefully you can influence some of the guys who are on the fence here.
It definitely sounds like you're enjoying the newly smooth dome, it's great , isn't it? O0
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SlyTK, welcome to SBG's bro. You fit right in, and way to take control of the situation.
Hopefully you can influence some of the guys who are on the fence here.
It definitely sounds like you're enjoying the newly smooth dome, it's great , isn't it? O0
It is newyawka......It's very empowering. My wife says it's "very sexy" so that's all good too.
I wish now that I would have done it a long time ago.
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I wish now that I would have done it a long time ago.
Welcome to SBG SlyTK. Good to see another GA Boy on the wagon. O0
I can't count how many times we have heard that statement on here.
Remember to keep the sunscreen on the dome, especially after our 2 days of spring we have... then the 100 degree weather....yea!! Have you driven with the windows down yet?? Saves alot of gas when you don't have the AC going!
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I wish now that I would have done it a long time ago.
Welcome to SBG SlyTK. Good to see another GA Boy on the wagon. O0
I can't count how many times we have heard that statement on here.
Remember to keep the sunscreen on the dome, especially after our 2 days of spring we have... then the 100 degree weather....yea!! Have you driven with the windows down yet?? Saves alot of gas when you don't have the AC going!
What's going on champ? Thanks for the welcome brother.
I haven't driven with the windows down yet, but I'm digging the cool night air when I take my dog out for a walk.
Wishing right now that I would have done this a few years ago..........
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Welcome to SBG SlyTK, good to have you aboard!