# hats and balding

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hats-and-balding/2936>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 1, 1999, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hats-and-balding/2936 "1999-09-01T01:33:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![millsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@millsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/millsy)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hats-and-balding/2936/1 "1999-09-01T01:33:00Z")

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Is it true what i hear,prolonged wearing of caps could be the reason im going bald? Is all i have to do is stop wearing them and my hair will grow back.This discovery could really mess up the hair club for men!(no, im not a member)

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**Author:** ![sly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@sly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sly)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hats-and-balding/2936/2 "1999-09-01T01:36:00Z")

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I thought cap-wearing was caused by male pattern baldness. _shrug_

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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hats-and-balding/2936/3 "1999-09-01T01:43:00Z")

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I heard that baldness is caused by thighburns…at least that’s what my husband says. 😉

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hats-and-balding/2936/4 "1999-09-01T01:55:00Z")

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LOL! Sue! You too! Lucky girl! 🙂 🙂  
My husband is getting bald as can be, and he never wears hats…

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An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; A pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.

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**Author:** ![millsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@millsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/millsy)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hats-and-balding/2936/5 "1999-09-01T01:58:00Z")

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i going to have to talk to my wife about this…sure beats wearing hats!!!

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hats-and-balding/2936/6 "1999-09-01T02:54:00Z")

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nono hats don’t have anything to do with it at all.

say, why are guys who shave their heads considered cool?