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Offline Timmer

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How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« on: August 25, 2010, 08:18:33 PM »
Question. When did "sly" become a synonym for shaving your head clean? Is there a story there? Being a Firefly fan, I equate sly with gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just...how did it come to mean shaved clean?
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Offline kenny57028

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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2010, 08:27:55 PM »
Not sure, but it could mean we slyly beat baldness.
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2010, 08:53:18 PM »
I think when Tyler created this forum would be the correct answer. If he had named it the Macho Bald Guys Forum then Macho would be the synonym for shaving your head clean. :)
I personally prefer Sly over Macho, but you can be both Sly and Macho.
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2010, 09:06:13 PM »
Now that I've thought about it, it's probably just because it rhymes with "guy."
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2010, 09:08:23 PM »
The answer is out there...


But to save you time, I'll answer it here.

When I created the site, I was looking for an adjective to put in-front of "Bald Guys" that made us stand out.  I liked the meaning of "sly" being that we "are wise in practical affairs," "clever," and "roguish."
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2010, 09:33:27 PM »
Good answer Tyler, I knew you would have the definitive answer.  ;D
« Last Edit: August 25, 2010, 11:07:01 PM by Kojak »
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2010, 10:15:02 PM »
Tyler you Sly Dog.  ;D
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2010, 10:27:36 PM »
A very sly explanation.
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2010, 11:00:56 AM »
waitaminujte... so other people browsing the web might interpret this site as:
"gay bald guys" ???   lol!

I thought the term had been around longer ..

I thought it was maybe a cross between slick and guy..  as in slick-headed guy.
Sledhead?   
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2010, 11:09:18 AM »
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waitaminujte... so other people browsing the web might interpret this site as:
"gay bald guys" Huh   lol!

Only if you're a die-hard Firefly/Serenity fan.  I was tired, my brain went off on a weird track.  Happens.
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2010, 12:06:17 PM »
Thank you for the compliment that us gays are sly.
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2010, 12:14:56 PM »
I reread this post 2 times and can't find any reference to a complement aimed towards gay guys being sly.
Not to say that they arent, but we are all sly here.
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2010, 01:02:57 PM »
KevoBX, you're a very very sly man.  If I were gay, I would stalk you.

There...everyone feel better now?
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2010, 01:15:42 PM »
Quote from: Timmer on August 26, 2010, 01:02:57 PM
KevoBX, you're a very very sly man.  If I were gay, I would stalk you.

There...everyone feel better now?

That is so sweet!
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Re: How Did "Sly" Come to Mean Shaved Clean?
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2010, 01:22:29 PM »
Quote from: Kojak on August 26, 2010, 01:15:42 PM
Quote from: Timmer on August 26, 2010, 01:02:57 PM
KevoBX, you're a very very sly man.  If I were gay, I would stalk you.

There...everyone feel better now?

That is so sweet!
Greatful Dead Rocks, btw.

In a creepy stalkerish sorta way. haha just kidding.  ;D :*))
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