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Flaunt It If You Got It by Ming the Merciless on 16 Apr, 2012 17:30
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I see obviously Sly guys around a lot these days... BUT, I see a lot of them (in public only, of course) with--most often--a baseball cap of some sort on the dome. Maybe they are avoiding UV, but I often suspect they are not comfortable with being Sly, and so they compromise: "Yes, I've shaved my head (you can see no hair below the edges of my cap) but maybe I've got a lot that you can't see." Come on! Who are you fooling? There's a guy, a butcher, in the local market I favor, who wears a Marine fatigue cap, smooth to view below, nearly all the time he's hacking at cow corpses. I've seen him un-hatted a few times--slick with a horseshoe shadow. What a surprise!
Me, I'm cautious about too much sun, but also ready to let the world see the gleam on the dome on as many occasions as I can.
OK, a new "Sly," might be hesitant to let it all shine out (courtesy of "Headlube 'Glossy'"), but... that cap fools no one.
And why should you care? Well, why should you? -
#1 by IllinoisBaldy on 16 Apr, 2012 17:57
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Sounds like me Ming. I wear a baseball hat alot, not to hide the dome but to hide a ht scar. Still working on that though.
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#2 by D.A.L.U.I. on 16 Apr, 2012 18:45
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I see guys that are sly with hats. Never really understood why a guy would shave it down then cover it up, it's just different strokes for different folks, I guess. IllinoisBaldy, I hope you get to the point that you can accept the scar--I can say your presence on this forum and the help you've offered other guys in the same situation is really admirable
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#3 by mrzed on 16 Apr, 2012 19:25
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Well, if he works in the meat department, then it's the law that his head is covered. Sorry, even if you don't have hair you still need to wear a head covering, because most people have hard. (now isn't that just dumb). Gotta wear a hat to keep the hair you don't have falling into the food.
Oh, well. If I worked in food prep, I'd need a beard hat to keep my beard hair out of the food!
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#4 by Razor X on 16 Apr, 2012 19:33
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I've never liked wearing hats, but I do make it a point to wear a baseball cap if I think I'm going to be outdoors for more than a few minutes at a time, once we get to this time of year. I don't trust sunscreen for extended periods of time and I'm reluctant to keep reapplying it because it tends to make my skin break out. So a cap is a necessary evil.
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#5 by TheSlyBear on 16 Apr, 2012 19:44
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Hats are for protection and fashion, not for hiding under.
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#6 by Laser Man on 16 Apr, 2012 20:16
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I see no reason to hide a sly dome under a hat other than to protect it from excess sun and cold. Otherwise, the hat comes off.
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#7 by good to be bald on 16 Apr, 2012 20:58
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hats are the cold other than that show the dome
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#8 by kalbo on 17 Apr, 2012 01:29
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I absolutely hate wearing hats. I always take pride in showing off my baldness especially if I am freshly shaven. But the summer heat can be unforgiving so I have to wear a hat when I know I would be out in the sun for long periods of time.
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#9 by smoothshaver on 17 Apr, 2012 02:01
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I totally agree with you. Beeing proud of my smooth shaved head I love to show off my smooth look in public and hate when iI should wear a hat. BE BALD...BE PROUD!!
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#10 by Mikekoz13 on 17 Apr, 2012 05:48
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I wear a skull cap in the winter when outdoors. I wear do-rags when riding or if I'm going to be out in the sun. Other than that I NEVER wear a hat.
I have a couple SLY friend who NEVER, EVER wear any head covering.... even in the winter. -
#11 by IllinoisBaldy on 17 Apr, 2012 06:08
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IllinoisBaldy, I hope you get to the point that you can accept the scar--I can say your presence on this forum and the help you've offered other guys in the same situation is really admirable
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Thanks saintc. I'll get there! -
#12 by Baldstu on 17 Apr, 2012 07:02
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When I have been lazy then I will wear a baseball cap it goes with being a chav , But prefer a shining dome and a hoody and yes agree flaunt it
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#13 by DCdome on 17 Apr, 2012 08:51
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I greatly prefer going without a hat because I love to show off the dome and also just like the feel of the breeze on the bald head. But that being said, I do take precautions and always wear a hat if I am out in the sun for more than 30 minutes. Also, when it gets cold I wear a hat (often a beanie) to keep warm.
For a butcher, as has been said, he has to wear a head covering for sanitary reasons, but also he is in and out of the cold storage unit all day long and so a head covering of some sort just makes sense. -
#14 by Paul the Headblader on 17 Apr, 2012 14:53
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hehe. I'm the oppisite of those you're talking about. It's not me if I wear a hat or so. I always enjoy showing-off with my bald head.