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New world guy saying hi from the old world by Chavster on 02 Sep, 2011 18:23
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Hi everyone
I've been a lurker since about 1956 (slight exaggeration) so I thought I'd sign up so I could say hi to you all
My name is Andy (or rather, that's what everyone calls me because my real name is so goofy), and I'm an American guy living/surviving in England. I've been here a VERY long time (over 30 years), and I still cant figure the place out, yet somehow I'm still surviving...
Anyway, I'm a bald-by-choice kind of guy. If I let my hair grow, it would be very thick and very dark brown, and not thinning at all, but around 5 years ago I kind of liked the idea of having my hair cropped. Not shaved, but cropped. So I stood outside a barbers shop for around an hour trying to get the balls together to actually have my head buzzed, but when the hour was up I lost the nerve I never really had in the first place, and went home feeling sorry for myself.
Then later that night, after a few drinks, I went to bed and fell asleep, but then at about 3am, I woke up, went into my bathroom, grabbed my beard clippers, pointed them at my head, and hey presto, a cropped head. And even though I do say so myself, it looked pretty good...
And I guess it was about a week after that, while shaving my face, my razor found its way to my head, and I've looked like a white bowling ball ever since. My hair grows seriously fast, and I hate the stubbly feeling, so I shave my head at least once a day, but sometimes twice. Never had any problems with cuts or bumps...
I do let my hair grow back once a year, just for the fun of shaving it all off again
Its really odd, because my dad was as shiny as a doorknob by the time he was 18, and I spent most of my childhood being terrified of losing my own hair. Now, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Anyway, thats me
p.s. even after lurking since 1956, I still haven't really understood what the term 'sly' means. Any pointers welcome
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#1 by Sly Red on 02 Sep, 2011 18:26
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p.s. even after lurking since 1956, I still haven't really understood what the term 'sly' means. Any pointers welcome
Since you already figured out GSGUK for your Forum name I think you're pretty Sly already
Welcome!
Red
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#2 by Chavster on 02 Sep, 2011 18:28
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They're my initials
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#3 by Chavster on 02 Sep, 2011 18:33
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Not the UK part but the GSG part but I do get your drift...
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#4 by Sly Red on 02 Sep, 2011 18:34
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They're my initials
No kidding . . . my initials too! We must be brothers!
Cheeky
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#5 by Chavster on 02 Sep, 2011 18:35
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Well we do have the same hairstyle so you never know
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#6 by Arnie on 02 Sep, 2011 18:52
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Welcome to SBGs!!!
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#7 by tomgallagher on 03 Sep, 2011 00:54
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Cheerio mate. (I think that's the way it goes).
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#8 by Chavster on 03 Sep, 2011 01:37
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You only say cheerio if you're saying goodbye to someone. I've only just arrived
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#9 by tomgallagher on 03 Sep, 2011 07:21
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LOL...gotcha.
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#10 by Chavster on 03 Sep, 2011 07:49
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Thanks for the welcome!
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#11 by The Noggin on 04 Sep, 2011 02:53
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Herzlich willkommen!
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#12 by Noodles on 04 Sep, 2011 17:00
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Happy to have you aboard, GSGUK...
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#13 by Chavster on 04 Sep, 2011 17:03
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Thanks
Nice to be here
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#14 by valldo on 05 Sep, 2011 15:24
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Good to see the European community growing, must be pretty cold to be sly in England
different story down here in sunny Spain
Welcome to the club