Maybe it's time to move

[Mor Paul]

Ha, Jay, you just reminded me of when I called my mom to ask her to bring some money for senior pictures and I had to say "speak up, mom. Two kids just pulled knifes on each other."
It was a pissing contest, and I knew it. That's why I wasn't worried. Those two have some huge egos.

 

[Superlizard]

I agree - if you live the stereotype, be prepared to be reacted upon in a stereotypical way.

Like myself - I have long hair and I work in a college.  There have been numerous
occasions where I've gotten the stink eye or the "watch out for him" eye because of my hair.

Now, I could get my panties in a twist over people's reaction to an image I choose to use, or I could let
these morons' idea of me roll off me like water rolling off a duck's ass.

I of course take the "F**k 'em" route.  I'm responsible for my own decisions and
am willing to accept the consequences.  Most people are mooks (lemmings) who are
too chickensh!t to march to their own drum, anyways.

Oh and just for the record, it'd be great to have open season on bangers.  Us working schmoes gotta
vent our frustrations on something - have a sh!tty day - whack a banger.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[JaySwear]

I've had the same, Superlizard. When I was in high school there were multiple instances where people asked me for a lighter, then got mad when I told them I didn't smoke and didn't have one. When I had hair down past my shoulders I got weird looks all over the place, and now that I've got short hair I feel like I'm back to being respectable to other people.

But I guess I should really rephrase my last post, nobody deserves to die. But some people are much closer to deserving it than others. If you put yourself in that situation then I have a hard time feeling bad for you. "There's always a choice." Don't join a gang, then other gangs won't be hunting you down. Bad things still happen to good people, that's an unfortunate fact.

 

[Superlizard]

I've had the same, Superlizard. When I was in high school there were multiple instances where people asked me for a lighter, then got mad when I told them I didn't smoke and didn't have one. When I had hair down past my shoulders I got weird looks all over the place, and now that I've got short hair I feel like I'm back to being respectable to other people.

But I guess I should really rephrase my last post, nobody deserves to die. But some people are much closer to deserving it than others. If you put yourself in that situation then I have a hard time feeling bad for you. "There's always a choice." Don't join a gang, then other gangs won't be hunting you down. Bad things still happen to good people, that's an unfortunate fact.

Hey, got a smoke, man?   :toothy10:

 

[Firebird211]

Superlizard, your name isn't Bill is it?  I doubt it, but maybe we work at the same place. :dontknow:  I have had a similar experience with longer hair.  Thirty years of my life I had short "respectable" hair, and the majority of people would treat me with and unspoken respect.  Now the last three years I let it grow out, and there is definately a difference in how I am treated by strangers or coworkers.  With my old job, driving around the state of Michigan, and meeting several different people or families a day in their own homes I found it easier to have shorter hair than long.  With it long there was an awkward stage where I just had to do my thing until the people understood that I knew what I was doing and was trustworthy.  I didn't have so much of that when I had short hair.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

occasions where I've gotten the stink eye or the "watch out for him" eye because of my hair.

Yeah, I actually like this one, it happens to me heaps. Gives me more of a reason to be the one to look out for, compared to if they'd just greet me nicely.  :toothy12:

 

[Dan025]

i completely understand pablomans point that more respectable people drive lowered buicks than gangbangers. you see it more if you are actually part of the car scene. i still think he over reacted about the whole thing

 

[nexrex]

Yeah, I used to get the same stinkeye form conservative types in my teenage years, over my piercings. After a while, you realise that as long as you are happy, then that's the most important thing.

 

[Superlizard]

Yeah, I used to get the same stinkeye form conservative types in my teenage years, over my piercing. After a while, you realise that as long as you are happy, then that's the most important thing.

Funny thing with me is I'm waaaay more conservative than a lot of the short-hairs running around here... prolly to the point
of diametrically opposites.

Hey, I'm 41 - I've got all my hair and it's good hair - I'm gonna rawk it out, man.  They just B jealous... I B hair-rollin', they B hatin'.

 

[Mor Paul]

It's assumed I do drugs.

No further questions, please.

 

[bagman67]

At the other end of the spectrum, I've maintained a pretty clean-cut demeanor my entire life, and it's been assumed on many occasions that I must be a Mormon.  Now, I've never been drunk, nor done any illicit substances... but nothing could be further from the truth than Mormonism.  Except maybe Islamic fundamentalism.  The few who know me well know I'm pretty far out there in my worldview.

 

[hannaugh]

If you have long hair, all you have to do is wear a shirt that says "It's okay, I'm in a band."

I have a friend that is covered in tatoos and piercings, has really intense makeup and dresses kind of gothy.  Her favorite musical act is Tom Jones and her favorite tv show is The Golden Girls.  I have another friend who is very girly, designs costumes and sews, but was also the master welder and a master carpenter at my school's theater.  Looks can be very decieving. 

 

[Cletus]

It's assumed I do drugs.

No further questions, please.

I am the liquor.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

It's assumed I do drugs.

No further questions, please.

Well, that's a given though.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Superlizard, your name isn't Bill is it? 

It's Superlizard.

 

[Firebird211]

Superlizard, your name isn't Bill is it? 

It's Superlizard.

I guess not, but since he works at a college I thought he might be Mr. Bartilson, the tall older ZZ Top looking guy that is an audio engineer where I work.  He looks like the most unapproachable guy, but really he is very intelligent and kind.  He also likes Rage Against The Machine, so he's alright in my book.  I should walk up to him and say " Hey Superlizard" , but I'm sure to get a strange look. :laughing7:

 

[Superlizard]

I guess not, but since he works at a college I thought he might be Mr. Bartilson, the tall older ZZ Top looking guy that is an audio engineer where I work.  He looks like the most unapproachable guy, but really he is very intelligent and kind.  He also likes Rage Against The Machine, so he's alright in my book.  I should walk up to him and say " Hey Superlizard" , but I'm sure to get a strange look. :laughing7:

I'm definitely not Mr. Bartilson - I hate RATM, but I do dig RATM (Rage Against Tom Morello)... and Zeppelin. 

 

[Jusatele]

funny thing about the hair, being 52 and wearing it long I get a lot of guys who tell me I should cut it, all of them are bald on top, I also get a lot of women who like to tussle the top of it and that drives the bald guys nuts.
I figure I will get it cut oneday, when it thins out on top but looking at my fathers head of hair, and he is 87, I just may not have to worry about that, he got out of the Air Force as a Colonel in 76 and decided to let it grow till he had it down his back. We all thought it was way funny. He cut it in his 70s.
Guess it is a family tradition

 

[Cagey]

Your father is a poor indicator of what's going to happen with your hair. Oddly enough, the baldness gene for men passes along maternally. If you want to see what your hair might turn out like in later years, look at your mother's father. It's not 100%, but it's as good a predictor as exists.

 

[JimBeed]

Your father is a poor indicator of what's going to happen with your hair. Oddly enough, the baldness gene for men passes along maternally. If you want to see what your hair might turn out like in later years, look at your mother's father. It's not 100%, but it's as good a predictor as exists.

Im screwedddd  :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: