Re: Grooming Tips

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There's a reason why Chicago sees a lot of beards popping up right about now.


Posted by: m. leblanc | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:19 AM
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Who cuts his own hair? (Unless you're using clippers, obv.)


Posted by: SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:20 AM
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Sometimes I buzz my hair down during the winter because I'm going to be wearing a hat and don't want it to get messed up.

In my experiences, the insulative properties of beards are negligible.


Posted by: Adam Kotsko | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:26 AM
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It's pretty sad that you let your hat terrorize your head like that.


Posted by: m. leblanc | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:27 AM
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the insulative properties of beards are negligible

You must grow a scraggly beard. Get a thick coat of fur and it's nice and warm in there!


Posted by: Brock Landers | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:29 AM
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Who cuts his own hair? (Unless you're using clippers, obv.)

Sounds like it, "Cutting it to 1/2 inch all around".

That description is now making me picture Ogged as the Iranian Curious George.


Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:31 AM
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In really cold weather beards collect ice.


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:35 AM
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Sounds like it, "Cutting it to 1/2 inch all around".

Maybe. 1/2 inch sounds long, even with the biggest clipper chucks. But I don't cut my own hair, so my knowledge in this area is sketchy.


Posted by: SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:35 AM
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1/2 inch would be do-able with clippers I'd think. Grade 5 on the clippers is a little shorter than that but not much.

[I had my hair cut today so had this conversation earlier, so the length of the clipper bits is fresh in my mind]


Posted by: nattarGcM ttaM | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:37 AM
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1/2 inch sounds long

You said it.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:37 AM
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This year, I think I'm going to leave it at a normal length. Now that I have a research assistantship, I can afford to have it professionally cut, every two or three months.


Posted by: Adam Kotsko | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:39 AM
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Grade 5 is, here in civilization at least, 5/8" (grade 3 is 3/8" and so on). 1/2 inch is quite short.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:39 AM
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Maybe ogged uses product to make the hair lie down instead of straight up, making him less Curious George-y.


Posted by: m. leblanc | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:39 AM
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There's a reason why Chicago sees a lot of beards popping up right about now.

And that reason is, a sufficient period of time has elapsed since the beginning of the freshman year.


Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:40 AM
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The attachments for my Wahl clippers allow for up to a one-inch cut. I actually get compliments on the haircuts I give myself -- normally, I'd be too modest to mention that, but I didn't know before now that I'm a wizard cocksucker.

And IME, beards can be oppressively warm. I'd have to move to the Yukon if I ever grew mine out again.


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:43 AM
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I know several dudes with a standing wintertime-beard policy. Then there's Mr. Kostko, who grows a beard in the summer.


Posted by: m. leblanc | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:43 AM
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Whose name I do know how to spell.


Posted by: m. leblanc | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:44 AM
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1/2 inch is quite short.

What? From your own description, it's a 4 chuck. I didn't know they went higher than that. You're a longhair, aren't you? A dirty 70s-style longhair who idolizes the look and play of Pete Maravich. I feel so betrayed.


Posted by: SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:44 AM
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Maybe ogged uses product

Please.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:44 AM
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SCMT, you haven't ever met a human, have you? 1/2 inch is close to buzz cut territory.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:47 AM
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SCMT, you haven't ever met a human, have you? 1/2 inch is close to buzz cut territory.

[Excision of long bit that insulted your parentage and decried your sense of length.] Eh, I thought you were wrong, but after some reflection, I realize you may be right. I think that when the woman cuts my hair short, she uses the four chuck. "Dirty longhair" comments retracted. Tentatively.


Posted by: SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:55 AM
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when the woman cuts my hair

This is how you refer to the help?


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 9:58 AM
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So, did Labs ever get that flattop? I want to know if I should be fearing him long distance now.


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:00 AM
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"having it look not too bad in the back"

objection: fact not in evidence.

Either post the pic file or shut up.


Posted by: kid bitzer | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:04 AM
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This is a community built on trust, bits.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:05 AM
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This is a community built on trust bits.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:09 AM
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wait--think I found it:

http://billmon.org/archives/002900.html

Actually, this one's a little close to the line even for billmon.

I mean, a combination of chuckle, groan, ouch, and is that allowed?


Posted by: kid bitzer | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:13 AM
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I don't buy Tim's story about "the lady who cuts his hair". 1/2" can only sound long to someone if they're bald. QED, Tim's really bald.


Posted by: Becks | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:14 AM
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Labs had better get that flattop before he squares off against B-Wo.


Posted by: Armsmasher | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:16 AM
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1/2 inch is quite short.

A new thread has been set up for this kind of thing.


Posted by: Cryptic Ned | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:25 AM
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I didn't know before now that I'm a wizard cocksucker.

You'd be even more wizard cocksucker if you dropped the indefinite article. Helpful usage notes here.

Of course, if you meant to indicate that you just now realized that your feelings for Gandalf and Dumbledore go beyond mere friendship, then congratulations on your expanded self-awareness.


Posted by: My Alter Ego | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 10:43 AM
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You're so right, MAE. Very wizard cocksucker of you.


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 11:42 AM
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I can't decide if I'm getting a 2 or 3 here. It doesn't get too cold in Paris, so I'm not worried about the cold factor. Anyone have opinions on which looks better?

I like the idea that my winter hat will not mess up my hair.


Posted by: Willy Voet | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 12:26 PM
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Nothing in the post could actually be construed as a grooming tip.


Posted by: People's Alliance For The Accurate Labeling Of Post Titles | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 1:43 PM
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"The Accurate Labeling of Post Titles" would refer more accurately to the popup text that appears when you hover your mouse pointer over the post title, than to the text of the title itself.


Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 1:46 PM
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The post title refers to the grooming of the tip of one's person, otherwise known as one's head. The post title is therefore both accurate and descriptive.


Posted by: My Alter Ego | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 2:45 PM
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The head is simply a tip of one's person, surely.


Posted by: redfoxtailshrub | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 2:46 PM
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36 -- it is however not labelled.


Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 2:48 PM
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I don't get any popup text on the post title when I hold my cursor over it. And I probably don't want browser configuration suggestions (unless they're really easy); I want to know what it says.


Posted by: Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 2:48 PM
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37 represents the tip of the iceberg. If we admit the possibility of multiple tips, people will demand evidence to support or refute this hypothesis, e.g., "Show us your tips!"


Posted by: My Alter Ego | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 2:56 PM
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Presumably 35 refers to the *blog* title, not the post title.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 2:59 PM
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I do tend to grow beards in the summer. I like the tanlines.


Posted by: Adam Kotsko | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 2:59 PM
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Nothing in the post could actually be construed as a grooming tip.

What about the bit about insulation? Clearly a grooming tip.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 3:06 PM
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41.--Ah. That's rather disappointing.


Posted by: Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 3:06 PM
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What do you mean, "disappointing?" (Unless you're seeing the w-lfs-n text, which is lame-o.)


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 3:07 PM
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I had just hoped that there were Easter Eggs of cleverness yet to be discovered.


Posted by: Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 10-30-06 3:27 PM
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