# Guys with Male Pattern Baldness

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-male-pattern-baldness/592553>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 13, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-male-pattern-baldness/592553 "2011-08-13T05:24:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-male-pattern-baldness/592553/21 "2011-08-16T00:36:11Z")

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I clicked clean shaven, although reality is I only shave about 2-3 times per week. Everyday is too much of a chore. I’d be okay with just very short but I actually find it harder to do that well and the clippers are loud and probably cause hearing damage after a while.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-male-pattern-baldness/592553/22 "2011-08-16T00:37:04Z")

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What was that, **ShibbOleth**? You sort of faded out there toward the end.

😉

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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-male-pattern-baldness/592553/23 "2011-08-16T01:36:14Z")

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Buzzed until the hairline and top finally concede defeat someday. Then I plan to grow out the sides and the back. Not long, just a half inch or so. My full beard balances out my face.

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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-male-pattern-baldness/592553/24 "2011-08-16T02:05:17Z")

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I don’t know that there’s anything more fetching than the Steven Wright “horseshoe” look.

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