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- From: slv@cs.wisc.edu (Scott L. Vandenberg)
- Newsgroups: alt.peeves
- Subject: Re: Bedhead (was: Re: Newbie Alert!)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.193452.8062@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
- Date: 30 Jul 92 19:34:52 GMT
- References: <1992Jul25.152621.23099@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> <92209.132614CEG112@psuvm.psu.edu> <1992Jul28.121519.1354@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu> <1992Jul30.052808.2532@cs.yale.edu>
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- Organization: UW-Madison Computer Sciences
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- In article <1992Jul30.052808.2532@cs.yale.edu>, elliott-bruce@CS.YALE.EDU (Bruce Elliott)
- writes:
- |> Imagine the three following facts in juxtaposition.
- |>
- |> 1. I have fairly long bangs, about 5-6 inches long, and my hair is quite
- |> straight.
- |>
- |> 2. I use hair gel -- some days I use more than others, but I always use
- |> some to keep aforementioned bangs from obstructing my vision.
- |>
- |> 3. I sleep with one pillow under my head and a second one on top of my
- |> head.
- |> [ .... ]
- |> As a result, when I get up in the morning, I have long spikes of hair
- |> sticking out several inches in random directions, vaguely reminiscent
- |> of Edward Scissorhands' coif. This means that any social interaction
- |> with other people, including roommates and the like, must be postponed
- |> until after my shower since it is very hard to converse with someone
- |> when they keep pointing at your head and laughing. No amount of combing
- |> or brushing will quell the phenomenon, a shower is the only cure.
-
- PEEVE: Some people just don't know how good they've got it. My hair
- magically manages to achieve the same appearance with short bangs, no gel,
- and only one pillow. Ex-cohabitants of mine were frequently known to
- laugh uproariously upon first viewing me in the morning. One even made
- me stand right where I was without moving until he could take my
- picture. Sadly, I'm not making this up. At that point I considered joining
- the circus as a side show.
-
- ANTIPEEVE: I get the satisfaction of being able to make people laugh
- without even going to the effort of telling a joke. Eat your heart out,
- Jay Leno.
-