Are You Graying and/or Balding?

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ernest_t_bass

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Feb 25, 2014 11:07 AM
How many OC'ers suffer from male pattern baldness, or early graying? I am pretty gray, but it's all hereditary. I think I found my first gray hair when I was a freshman in HS. If I were to let my hair grow out, I'd look pretty peppered, however I keep it short for that reason. As far as balding, I've receded a little, but I think I'm pretty safe on that end.
Feb 25, 2014 11:07am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Feb 25, 2014 11:09 AM
No graying. No balding. Not sure when I'll start going gray but the chances of going bald are pretty slim.
Feb 25, 2014 11:09am
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 25, 2014 11:09 AM
I am balding, but I cut my hair pretty short anyway.
Feb 25, 2014 11:09am
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ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

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Feb 25, 2014 11:10 AM
justincredible;1584313 wrote:No graying. No balding. Not sure when I'll start going gray but the chances of going bald are pretty slim.
More like, you're not sure when you'll start going GAY, amirite? LOL. OWNED.
Feb 25, 2014 11:10am
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ernest_t_bass

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Feb 25, 2014 11:11 AM
dlazz;1584314 wrote:I am balding, but I cut my hair pretty short anyway.
Voat
Feb 25, 2014 11:11am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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Feb 25, 2014 11:11 AM
ernest_t_bass;1584315 wrote:More like, you're not sure when you'll start going GAY, amirite? LOL. OWNED.
That's apparently already happened, so...
Feb 25, 2014 11:11am
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 25, 2014 11:12 AM
ernest_t_bass;1584317 wrote:Voat
On my phone. Wouldn't have voted anyway.

Hope this helps.
Feb 25, 2014 11:12am
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Automatik

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Feb 25, 2014 11:13 AM
Thankfully neither. I have glorious hair.
Feb 25, 2014 11:13am
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ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

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Feb 25, 2014 11:14 AM
Automatik;1584320 wrote:Thankfully neither. I have glorious hair.
Do you donate your hair to locks of love?
Feb 25, 2014 11:14am
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gerb131

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Feb 25, 2014 11:16 AM
Some gray for sure.
Feb 25, 2014 11:16am
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TedSheckler

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Feb 25, 2014 11:16 AM
I'm graying and thinning, not balding, yet. But I selected both.

I cut my hair very short already, so it's not a big deal.
Feb 25, 2014 11:16am
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Automatik

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Feb 25, 2014 11:16 AM
ernest_t_bass;1584321 wrote:Do you donate your hair to locks of love?
Not that glorious.

I have good genes regarding balding, but my dad does have a Ric Flair (happy bday) look going on right now. So I got that going for me.
Feb 25, 2014 11:16am
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Wally

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Feb 25, 2014 11:17 AM
I'm bald. The ladies love it. My goatee has a lot of gray in it so I'll be gray soon too.
Feb 25, 2014 11:17am
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Mohican00

Dirty White Boy

3,394 posts
Feb 25, 2014 11:45 AM
Graying (slowly)......technically not balding but definitely have a receding hairline (guess that doesn't really count as balding)
Feb 25, 2014 11:45am
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Heretic

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Feb 25, 2014 12:34 PM
ernest_t_bass;1584310 wrote:How many OC'ers suffer from male pattern baldness, or early graying? I am pretty gray, but it's all hereditary. I think I found my first gray hair when I was a freshman in HS. If I were to let my hair grow out, I'd look pretty peppered, however I keep it short for that reason. As far as balding, I've receded a little, but I think I'm pretty safe on that end.
That's kind of like me. I started seeing a gray hair here or there around college or right after I think. Just for Men takes care of that shit. Way too arrogant to let any signs of aging that I can help from showing up.

Balding...a bit with a widow's peak showing, but it's hard to tell how much. I have a larger-than-average sized head (must be the arrogance) and when I've seen pics of me in elementary school, there's a LOT of forehead showing when my hair was parted to a side. But I think it's more pronounced now.
Feb 25, 2014 12:34pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Feb 25, 2014 12:43 PM
Gray, yes....and considering coloring. Balding, no and if anything I have more hair now than I did when I was 18. Which is why the gray hair is so embarrassing to me.
Feb 25, 2014 12:43pm
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Fab4Runner

Tits McGee

6,196 posts
Feb 25, 2014 1:14 PM
Most guys look just fine (or even better) with salt and pepper hair. Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Patrick Dempsey come to mind. Obviously not everyone is as good looking as those dudes, but normal people can look great with grey hair, IMO.
Feb 25, 2014 1:14pm
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Belly35

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9,716 posts
Feb 25, 2014 2:09 PM
Silver wolf mofo ...
Feb 25, 2014 2:09pm
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TedSheckler

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Feb 25, 2014 2:10 PM
Belly35;1584411 wrote:Silver wolf mofo ...
More like silverback.
Feb 25, 2014 2:10pm
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SnotBubbles

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4,492 posts
Feb 25, 2014 2:19 PM
I'm going gray on the sides...no sign of balding yet though (thank God). I too keep my hair short to hide it as best I can.
Feb 25, 2014 2:19pm
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se-alum

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Feb 25, 2014 2:29 PM
Started thinning out badly when I was 24 yrs old, pretty well bald on top at this point. I bought a nice set of clippers about 5 years ago, and just cut my hair short every week.
Feb 25, 2014 2:29pm
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redstreak one

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Feb 25, 2014 3:21 PM
44 years old and receding very bad! lol I recently had a vocabulary word "recede" and yes it helped the kids remember the meaning! lol My brother is graying but has a full head of hair, mine is thin to about the middle of my head! It sucks!
Feb 25, 2014 3:21pm
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Sonofanump

Feb 25, 2014 4:00 PM
Other?
Feb 25, 2014 4:00pm
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mucalum49

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Feb 25, 2014 6:20 PM
se-alum;1584416 wrote:Started thinning out badly when I was 24 yrs old, pretty well bald on top at this point. I bought a nice set of clippers about 5 years ago, and just cut my hair short every week.
Starting to be in the same boat. Receding hairline here, although it came on pretty fast when I was 23-24 and I haven't noticed as much loss over the past couple years. But I just bought clippers and cut it down to #3 so it's even where I got it.
Feb 25, 2014 6:20pm
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Cat Food Flambe'

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Feb 25, 2014 7:20 PM
The 'stache needs touching up now and then (at the wife's request), and there's a bit of gray around the temple. Not bad for mid-50's.

No baldness at all - my Dad and both grandfathers went to their graves in the early 80's with full heads of hair.
Feb 25, 2014 7:20pm