# I did it! I shaved my head today!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2001, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980 "2001-05-01T19:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2001, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/1 "2001-05-01T19:53:46Z")
I did it! I have a velcro head now. My stubble is about 1/32 of an inch. Sorry but I have no digital camera, webcam or scanner. Man, this feels strange, but good. Ladies, if you want to feel it, get in line, but Persephone gets first dibs. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![NPavelka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@NPavelka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NPavelka)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2001, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/2 "2001-05-01T20:39:15Z")
Coolā€¦ Iā€™ve done a buzz cut for about 3 years now. Women love to feel it for some reason. Iā€™ve found about 1/2 inch of hair is the bestā€¦ Iā€™ll probally just shave it when I really start going baldā€¦ LOL The best part about it is NO MORE PILLOW HAIR! and you never need to go to the barber (or hair stylist) againā€¦ šŸ™‚ Not to mention it makes you look mean and vicious. LMAO The ultimate in wash and wear hair stylesā€¦ I love it! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2001, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/3 "2001-05-01T20:55:46Z")
Oooooooh kiwi head. :rub rub rub: Ha Persephone I beat you to it! ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2001, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/4 "2001-05-01T21:04:55Z")
Okā€¦ Iā€™m disturbed. I mean you shouldnā€™t have hair down there. Though I suppose shaving is more gentle then waxing. ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2001, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/5 "2001-05-01T21:52:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by oldscratch \* > \*\*Okā€¦ Iā€™m disturbed. I mean you shouldnā€™t have hair down there. Though I suppose shaving is more gentle then waxing. \*\* ::::shudders at the mental imagery oldscratch envokes:::: Wrong head, oldie! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2001, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/6 "2001-05-01T22:01:23Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by MagicalSilverKey \* \*\* > [@](#): > > Wrong head, oldie! šŸ˜‰ \*\* Donā€™t tell me you have a bifurcated penis! Two of them? wow. ā€¦ ohā€¦ _THAT_ other head. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/7 "2001-05-02T00:29:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MagicalSilverKey \* > \*\* > Man, this feels strange, but good. > \*\* Itā€™s one of those weird satisfactions thatā€™s hard to describe unless youā€™ve been there. I like the way that the first time you walk outside, you can feel all the air currents. Shaving yer head is really liberating. The velcro bit is a pain in the arse though. Makes putting a T-shirt on a challenge (OK, so I have a boring life šŸ™‚ ). ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/8 "2001-05-02T00:35:39Z")
Well, speaking of hair, I chopped off about a foot of hair and shaved part of the back of my head. Random people are always coming up to me when my hairā€™s up and rubbing my ā€œfuzz.ā€ Itā€™s the most annoying thing in the world when people steal your body heat from the back of your head. ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/9 "2001-05-02T04:49:15Z")
Well, I have to say that I am not entirely happy with my results. I donā€™t really know what possessed me to do this other than the following: [li] I couldnā€™t afford a ā€œrealā€ haircut, so I did it myself. Oops, bad move. :eek:[/li][li] It was an experiment to reveal how much of my hair has truly receded and thinned out. Itā€™s going away more than I expected or had guessed. I estimate a loss of approximately six to eight square inches in the forhead area. :([/li][li] I was really, really bored.[/li][li] I plead temporary insanity.[/li]Thereā€™s an important event coming up in two and a half weeks that I had forgotten about, which I want to attend, and now wish I had my hair intact for that event. :eek: Oh well, I am shit outta luck now. BTW, I went out and about all over today. Didnā€™t get any attention, good or bad, for my newly exposed dome. Someone shoot me. ::Iā€™m gonna go see what caps I have now:: ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/10 "2001-05-02T09:31:31Z")
**Bald is beautiful, my brother!!!** Itā€™s a pain in the ass, though. Now if youā€™re bald, you have to grow a goatee. _Itā€™s the law_! ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/11 "2001-05-02T12:02:53Z")
Finally, a topic I can speak on without fear of being wrong. No hat hair and no bedhead. You will almost never lose a fleece hat. You will barely be able to remove one, if the truth be known. I do the electric razor thing every morning. If you skip a day, itā€™s a pain to clean up when you go back. Also, people think you stop using shampoo when you go skin. NOT! The scalp skin is different from other skin and still deserves special consideration. The 10 minutes a day you spend shaving will be the only hair maintenance you will do all day. Of course, if I had the hair for it, I would go full-on dreads or something (even though I am white). Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/12 "2001-05-02T17:46:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spooje \* > \*\ ***Bald is beautiful, my brother!!!** > > Itā€™s a pain in the ass, though. Now if youā€™re bald, you have to grow a goatee. _Itā€™s the law_! \*\* I already have a goatee, friend! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/13 "2001-05-02T21:25:32Z")
[http://opalcat.com/livejournal/cutepinkhair.jpg](http://opalcat.com/livejournal/cutepinkhair.jpg) I love having my head shaved šŸ™‚ At the moment itā€™s about 1/4 inch, which feels a bit shaggy. Need to buzz again soon. ---
**Author:** ![SoMoMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SoMoMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoMoMom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/14 "2001-05-02T22:35:49Z")
You just didnā€™t notice the attention. We women who love bald heads can admire them from afar and from behind too. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/15 "2001-05-02T23:50:53Z")
Bald or balding, either way. Itā€™s the sexiest look in the world. šŸ˜ƒ Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/16 "2001-05-03T01:38:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*[Ann Nicholson Haralambie, Attorney, P.C. | Tucson Divorce Child Custody Child Welfare Lawyer](http://opalcat.com/livejournal/cutepinkhair.jpg) > > I love having my head shaved šŸ™‚ > At the moment itā€™s about 1/4 inch, which feels a bit shaggy. Need to buzz again soon. \*\* 1. Nice hair, Opal! 2. Nice hair coloring, Opal! 3. Hi Opal! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/17 "2001-05-03T03:11:23Z")
I was so busy getting information for my new Extra-Special Super-Secret Project That No One Knows About Yet But Soon They Will, that I missed the head shaving. Sorry about that, MSK. But hey, at least it was someone way cool that cut in front of me. šŸ˜ƒ :::rubs MSKā€™s New fuzz::: Mmmmmm. Nice. Head fuzz is neat. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/18 "2001-05-03T04:05:09Z")
And the cue ball is really great in the summer, too. I had my head shaved for a while, though now I keep it at 1/4" (blade guard #4 on my electric clippers). ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/19 "2001-05-03T04:22:02Z")
Make sure to use sunscreen on your head. I shaved my head for a couple of years when I was in the army. As someone said earlier, it is very liberating. I just got my hair whacked not to long ago (not that short), and I love it. I think long hair on guys looks grody anyway though. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980/20 "2001-05-03T06:11:35Z")
I love long hair on guysā€¦ mmmmā€¦ (my husbandā€™s hair is past the middle of his back) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-i-shaved-my-head-today/63980.md?page=2)