# Ridiculous Hairstyles (Men and Women) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 11, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935 "2013-10-11T01:11:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/1 "2013-10-11T01:11:06Z")
Please post links to pictures… For men: I thought this was called a frohawk or a brohawk, but it must have another name…pointed down the center or to a peak, as displayed in this pic of Mike Wallace, NFL wide receiver… [Pointed head](http://www.hdwallpaperspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Picture-42.png) For women: I think this looks good on very few ladies, if any - the inverted, or reverse bob (are they the same thing?)… [Reverse bob](http://www.stylist225.com/uploads/8/3/3/8/833856/1418302_orig.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mander)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/2 "2013-10-11T01:14:38Z")
I love the inverted bob and think many woman wear it well. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/3 "2013-10-11T01:16:46Z")
[The Lou Do](http://www.thehumorcolumnist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lou-henson-combover.jpg) Lou Henson, former Illini Basketball Coach, would sort of flip forward and then wind a long frond of thinning hair around his head and spray it in place. Hilarious. Thats the A-line bob and its so over. Done. To. Death. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/4 "2013-10-11T01:50:02Z")
[Androgyny](https://www.google.com/search?q=bieber&rlz=1C1CHHF_enUS528US528&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=H1lXUqHNHe_DiwLilIGIAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1066&bih=532&dpr=1#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=IWrp69_SxQHTUM%3A%3Bq0eiqgbdnRmTKM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia1.santabanta.com%252Ffull1%252FGlobal%252520Celebrities(M)%252FJustin%252520Bieber%252Fjustin-bieber-5a.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.santabanta.com%252Fwallpapers%252Fjustin-bieber%252F%3B1024%3B768). ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/5 "2013-10-11T02:01:18Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > For women: > > I think this looks good on very few ladies, if any - the inverted, or reverse bob (are they the same thing?)… > > [Reverse bob](http://www.stylist225.com/uploads/8/3/3/8/833856/1418302_orig.jpg) Extra points if anyone can translate the Hebrew tattoo on her neck. ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/6 "2013-10-11T02:15:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Androgyny](https://www.google.com/search?q=bieber&rlz=1C1CHHF_enUS528US528&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=H1lXUqHNHe_DiwLilIGIAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1066&bih=532&dpr=1#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=IWrp69_SxQHTUM%3A%3Bq0eiqgbdnRmTKM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia1.santabanta.com%252Ffull1%252FGlobal%252520Celebrities(M)%252FJustin%252520Bieber%252Fjustin-bieber-5a.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.santabanta.com%252Fwallpapers%252Fjustin-bieber%252F%3B1024%3B768). I like the Bieb’s hair. My teenage daughter thinks I’m a total disgrace for that but I think it looks good. Not really a “style” as much as a lack of style, but just \*extremely \*long hair (I like reasonably long hair), which is necessarily all stringy and scraggly near the end. I saw a woman a couple days ago with hair to her shins. Looked ridiculous. Why would someone want a hairstyle that is both really high-maintenance AND makes your hair look very neglected? ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/7 "2013-10-11T02:31:36Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Extra points if anyone can translate the Hebrew tattoo on her neck. “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine; he pastures…” [“…his flock among the lilies.”] (Song of Songs 6:3, NRSV.) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/8 "2013-10-11T03:14:19Z")
I guess someone has to mention [this abomination](http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/secret-to-donald-trumps-hair.464/). And his hair, too. ---
**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/9 "2013-10-11T03:19:48Z")
I gotta say that the reverse bob (A-line?) 'do is hot as hell. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/10 "2013-10-11T03:21:25Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine; he pastures…” [“…his flock among the lilies.”] (Song of Songs 6:3, NRSV.) Thanks. I should have recognized that as it was engraved on my wedding ring. ☹ Points have been recorded on your Permanent Record Card. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/11 "2013-10-11T04:27:10Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > For women: > > I think this looks good on very few ladies, if any - the inverted, or reverse bob (are they the same thing?)… > > [Reverse bob](http://www.stylist225.com/uploads/8/3/3/8/833856/1418302_orig.jpg) I love Victoria Beckham’s hair. No matter what she does with it, it looks amazing! She’s like my hair idol. Too bad my facial shape and hair type are like the opposite of hers. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/12 "2013-10-11T04:48:04Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Extra points if anyone can translate the Hebrew tattoo on her neck. > [@Flywheel](#): > > “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine; he pastures…” [“…his flock among the lilies.”] (Song of Songs 6:3, NRSV.) If the needle jockey had any balls, he’d have inked the text of Leviticus 19:28 in Hebrew on Miss Posh Spice. וְשֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם וּכְתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָֹה _You shall not make cuts in your flesh for a person [who died]. You shall not etch a tattoo on yourselves. I am the Lord._ Oh, and that Bieber bowl cut just looks like a 65ish Beatle cut to me. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/13 "2013-10-11T13:55:50Z")
There’s a woman’s hairstyle which I really dislike, that makes the woman look like she has a ong pointy head at the back. Not sure what it’s called, though, so I can’t link a photo, but it sort of looks like the woman in the first panel of this comic: [http://fborfw.com/strip\_fix/2013/10/thursday-october-3-2013.php](http://fborfw.com/strip_fix/2013/10/thursday-october-3-2013.php) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/14 "2013-10-11T14:03:38Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > I thought this was called a frohawk or a brohawk, but it must have another name…pointed down the center or to a peak, as displayed in this pic of Mike Wallace, NFL wide receiver… > > [Pointed head](http://www.hdwallpaperspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Picture-42.png) [Precedent]([http://www.google.com/imgres?es\_sm=93&espv=210&bih=532&biw=1066&tbm=isch&tbnid=A60ZkxGwgm2I4M:&imgrefurl=http://www.ebay.com/itm/ESSO-OIL-DROP-BOY-HEAVY-STEEL-SIGN-NEW-ONE-SIDED-/110888208138&docid=R2uyupWwlub3hM&itg=1&imgurl=http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ESSO-OIL-DROP-BOY-HEAVY-STEEL-SIGN-NEW-ONE-SIDED-/00/s/NDQ5WDYwMA%253D%253D/%2524(KGrHqNHJBkE-gORnzvqBPw5dcLPc!~~60\_35.JPG&w=300&h=224&ei=8QRYUv28B\_L9yAGV7YDwCA&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:74,s:0,i:309&iact=rc&page=9&tbnh=173&tbnw=210&start=74&ndsp=9&tx=104&ty=104)](http://www.google.com/imgres?es_sm=93&espv=210&bih=532&biw=1066&tbm=isch&tbnid=A60ZkxGwgm2I4M:&imgrefurl=http://www.ebay.com/itm/ESSO-OIL-DROP-BOY-HEAVY-STEEL-SIGN-NEW-ONE-SIDED-/110888208138&docid=R2uyupWwlub3hM&itg=1&imgurl=http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ESSO-OIL-DROP-BOY-HEAVY-STEEL-SIGN-NEW-ONE-SIDED-/00/s/NDQ5WDYwMA%253D%253D/%2524(KGrHqNHJBkE-gORnzvqBPw5dcLPc!~~60_35.JPG&w=300&h=224&ei=8QRYUv28B_L9yAGV7YDwCA&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:74,s:0,i:309&iact=rc&page=9&tbnh=173&tbnw=210&start=74&ndsp=9&tx=104&ty=104)) ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/15 "2013-10-11T14:09:15Z")
I’m not so fond of Janelle Monae’s hair. > **[Janelle Monáe](https://www.npr.org/artists/126833375/janelle-mon-e)** > > Janelle Monáe artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music Good singer, ugly hairstyle. ---
**Author:** ![CLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CLee)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/16 "2013-10-11T14:09:51Z")
I can’t find a photo, but for the past ten years or so I keep seeing a shortish haircut with thick bangs, longer pieces framing the face but the back is buzzed to about 3/4 inch length. The wearer gels the short hair in the back at bristled right angles like a pissed off hedgehog, but the front is carefully sculpted, smoothed towards the face and polished. It’s incredibly unflattering and somehow looks hostile. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/17 "2013-10-11T14:14:58Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > There’s a woman’s hairstyle which I really dislike, that makes the woman look like she has a ong pointy head at the back. Not sure what it’s called, though, so I can’t link a photo, but it sort of looks like the woman in the first panel of this comic: [http://fborfw.com/strip\_fix/2013/10/thursday-october-3-2013.php](http://fborfw.com/strip_fix/2013/10/thursday-october-3-2013.php) Longish hair pulled back in a ponytail with a center part? ---
**Author:** ![CLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CLee)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/18 "2013-10-11T14:28:22Z")
> [@CLee](#): > > I can’t find a photo, but for the past ten years or so I keep seeing a shortish haircut with thick bangs, longer pieces framing the face but the back is buzzed to about 3/4 inch length. The wearer gels the short hair in the back at bristled right angles like a pissed off hedgehog, but the front is carefully sculpted, smoothed towards the face and polished. It’s incredibly unflattering and somehow looks hostile. Found it on Kate Gosselin: [http://selfimportantwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kate-gosselin-affair-night.jpg](http://selfimportantwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kate-gosselin-affair-night.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/19 "2013-10-11T14:32:05Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > There’s a woman’s hairstyle which I really dislike, that makes the woman look like she has a ong pointy head at the back. Not sure what it’s called, though, so I can’t link a photo, but it sort of looks like the woman in the first panel of this comic: [http://fborfw.com/strip\_fix/2013/10/thursday-october-3-2013.php](http://fborfw.com/strip_fix/2013/10/thursday-october-3-2013.php) Is [this](http://www.carinsurancecomparison.com/Images/Flo-Progressive-Car-Insurance-Girl.jpg) it? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935/20 "2013-10-11T14:41:52Z")
> [@saje](#): > > Longish hair pulled back in a ponytail with a center part? Yes, but if I am understanding, it’s the one with the back bumped out. [![](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gA_WduNP_qo/0.jpg) ](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gA_WduNP_qo/0.jpg) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-hairstyles-men-and-women/670935.md?page=2)