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The Placid Casual · 07:40 PM

Days you thought would never come when you were 'younger'...

15th May 2004. 9.05 am.

The Placid Casual Discovered his first grey hair

mitchell_pgh · May 15, 2004, 11:24 AM

Join the club... I found a few white hairs around 12 months ago and pulled 3 or 4 out...

I gave up when I counted ten one day...

Sherwin · May 15, 2004, 11:25 AM

No grey hair yet but I got two grey 'stipes' running down the beard when I don't shave for a bit.

The chicks dig it.

Turias · May 15, 2004, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by The Placid Casual:
15th May 2005. 9.05 am.

I never knew you could predict the future.

ghost_flash · May 15, 2004, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by The Placid Casual:
Days you thought would never come when you were 'younger'...

15th May 2005. 9.05 am.

The Placid Casual Discovered his first grey hair

I thought it was 2004...

Wow, time flies while you are posting in these forums.

vmpaul · May 15, 2004, 11:30 AM

I don't care if my hair turns green. As long as it's still there.

mitchell_pgh · May 15, 2004, 11:31 AM

Originally posted by vmpaul:
I don't care if my hair turns green. As long as it's still there.

I'm also getting a little thiner then I was

But MUCH better then some of my friends!!! YOUCH

philzilla · May 15, 2004, 11:33 AM

grey hair is better than no hair. i'm glad mine is going grey, rather than falling out (contrary to the opinion of some canadian nonce who seems to think i'm bald).

mitchell_pgh · May 15, 2004, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by philzilla:
grey hair is better than no hair. i'm glad mine is going grey, rather than falling out (contrary to the opinion of some canadian nonce who seems to think i'm bald).

Bald isn't bad when you just shave it down, but the bozo the clown has got to go!!!

voyageur · May 15, 2004, 11:41 AM

Gray is the new black.
I've had a few grays myself for about 5 years. No biggy.

philzilla · May 15, 2004, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by voyageur:
No biggy.

exactly!

it's like people who make a big stink about getting older. age is just a number, so get over it.

splatq · May 15, 2004, 11:46 AM

I found my first grey pubic hair the other day.

It was in my Big Mac.

Sorry, I saw that on bash.org and thought it was fitting.

wdlove · May 15, 2004, 11:51 AM

I've had grey hair now for over 20 years. It is very distinctive. A sign of maturity. Something that we have no control over just like being bald. I have kept all of my hair. I prefer to leave it all natural.

Oisín · May 15, 2004, 12:32 PM

I got my first grey hair when I was about 8. It's still there, just one or two single hairs that are grey while all the others are kind of reddish.

Socially Awkward Solo · May 15, 2004, 12:35 PM

I don't have any gray hair but I think it is cool.

Kenneth · May 15, 2004, 12:41 PM

How 'old' is consider as 'old'?

xi_hyperon · May 15, 2004, 01:02 PM

I started getting a few on the sides last year, and I don't really care I guess. My brother, who is about 11 years older than me, has quite a few, and he doesn't look too bad.

disectamac · May 15, 2004, 01:04 PM

I was thinking the same thing. How old is considered old? Because Although I'm in my mid 20's I have a few grey hairs due to stress I think.

Zimphire · May 15, 2004, 01:04 PM

I have some here and there. Bekah keeps pulling them out when I am not looking.

mattyd · May 15, 2004, 01:06 PM

first of all... how old is "old". i'm 32, and i guess that could be ancient compared to some of the kiddies around here. but i in no way consider myself old, even though i do have a few greys. anyway, i'm kinda looking forward to getting greyer, i like how it looks.

The Placid Casual · May 15, 2004, 01:06 PM

Well, when I say 'old', I mean in a relative way... I'm 26, 27 this year.

Noticed a fair few more grey hairs since I first posted! I'm claiming 'distinguished'...

Doesn't bother me at all, just a bit of a shock... also nice to see that I'm not alone!

philzilla · May 15, 2004, 01:08 PM

Originally posted by mattyd:
first of all... how old is "old". i'm 32, and i guess that could be ancient compared to some of the kiddies around here. but i in no way consider myself old, even though i do have a few greys. anyway, i'm kinda looking forward to getting greyer, i like how it looks.

my 33 can beat up your 32

Socially Awkward Solo · May 15, 2004, 01:23 PM

Is grey hair really caused by stress or is that just a common misconception?

selfabduction68 · May 15, 2004, 01:35 PM

I've had some grey hair since I was about 11.

>shrug<

It's only in a few spots, and it isn't even a spot, it's just hair that has no color.

- Rob

amsalpemkcus · May 15, 2004, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
Is grey hair really caused by stress or is that just a common misconception?

My theory: hair turns grey due to overexposure to static electricity in the atmosphere

philzilla · May 15, 2004, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
Is grey hair really caused by stress or is that just a common misconception?

http://www.oxfordhairfoundation.org/news/question/411.htm

disectamac · May 15, 2004, 01:45 PM

Grey Hair Answer:

See U.S. Presidents hair before elected.
See U.S. Presidents hair after 4 year term.

Stress = Grey

Zimphire · May 15, 2004, 02:06 PM

If you are getting grey hair at a early age (teens early 20s) it can be from stress, or heredity.

If you start to get it in your 30s and 40s, it's from the aging process.

amsalpemkcus · May 15, 2004, 02:08 PM

I think Zimphire is right.

Socially Awkward Solo · May 15, 2004, 02:47 PM

Originally posted by amsalpemkcus:
I think Zimphire is right.

Ya, he is a doctor after all.

scaught · May 15, 2004, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
I don't have any gray hair but I think it is cool.

if grey hairs are cool, im miles davis.

ive got a pretty good collection along the sides of my head. not as bad as this depiction of jonah jameson, but you get the idear.

last time i got my hair cut, the lass who cut it said "salt & pepper hair is sexy, all grey isnt". this was an aveda institute place where they train future hair stylists and youre NOT allowed to tip.

she thinks im sexy. deal with it.

Zimphire · May 15, 2004, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
Ya, he is a doctor after all.

Just because we PLAYED doctor once, doesn't mean I am one.

Demonhood · May 15, 2004, 03:31 PM

grey isn't a big deal.
besides, you can always dye your hair. i had a few here and there, now they're all red.
take that aging process (and/or stress) !!

ghost_flash · May 15, 2004, 03:33 PM

You can mask it, hide from it, but never ever escape it.

Aging: The one thing everyone in the world is an expert at.

mattyd · May 15, 2004, 04:04 PM

i like to think of aging as a privilege. not everyone gets to do it.

Zimphire · May 15, 2004, 04:06 PM

I don't think I will mind going grey. Doesn't bother me.

ghost_flash · May 15, 2004, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by mattyd:
i like to think of aging as a privilege. not everyone gets to do it.

Then again, "Only the good die young" - Billy Joel.

I'm starting to believe it.

mattyd · May 15, 2004, 05:13 PM

i'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. sinners have much more fun.

Zimphire · May 15, 2004, 05:17 PM

I like pancakes.

Socially Awkward Solo · May 15, 2004, 06:16 PM

The salt and pepper look is cool, all white does make you look old though. White streaks in womens hair looks cool.

ThinkInsane · May 15, 2004, 06:24 PM

I think I found my first grey hair when I was about 26 or so. And it was on my chest, which kind of freaked me out. I'm 32 now, and the sides of my head are getting pretty grey. It doesn't really bother me, as I keep it buzzed down to nothing anyway, but I do keep having this feeling I'm going to end up looking like Paulie Walnuts on The Sopranos. Has anyone else noticed that grey hair seems to grow faster?

paully dub · May 15, 2004, 06:40 PM

I've had grey ( white hairs ) since I was like 12. I suppose it's common amongst fair / red haired individuals.

Anyway, I could care less, and all the ladies seem to find it perfectly fine, if not sexy. Now if the GF sees a grey hair, I tend to leave the room as quickly and quietly as possible.

The Placid Casual · May 15, 2004, 07:44 PM

Originally posted by Turias:
I never knew you could predict the future.

Lol, my skills indeed don't stretch quite as far as soothsaying!

Corrected to 2004...

OldManMac · May 15, 2004, 09:23 PM

You get gray hairs from listening to all that blues.

ReggieX · May 15, 2004, 10:29 PM

I've had grey hairs since I was 23. I blamed my girlfriend at the time.

fireside · May 15, 2004, 10:39 PM

bah, thats nothing. by the time Steve Martin was 32 he had white hair.

dampeoples · May 15, 2004, 11:55 PM

I didn't mind my grey hair, especially since my wife got grey first

Superchicken · May 16, 2004, 12:59 AM

Some of my hair is close to white... but that's because I don't have any gel in it, and I got it highlighted...

f1000 · May 16, 2004, 10:08 AM

You're older than you've ever been.
And now you're even older.
And now you're even older.
And now you're even older.

You're older than you've ever been.
And now you're even older.
And now you're older still.

TIME! Is marching on.
And time.. is still marching on.
This day will soon be at an end and now it's even sooner.
And now it's even sooner.
And now it's even sooner.
This day will soon be at an end and now it's even sooner.
And now it's even sooner.
And now it's sooner still.

You're older than you've ever been.
And now you're even older.
And now you're even older.
And now you're even older.

You're older than you've ever been.
And now you're even older.
And now you're older still.

-They Might Be Giants

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/cl...927319-4957750

ghost_flash · May 16, 2004, 10:25 AM

I think you get one grey hair for every post in the Political Forum.

They just build up, than one day, bam!

Look at Clinton.... or any president.