Baldness cure in 2 years

Crapaud
Crapaud Posts: 2,483
edited August 2012 in The cake stop
As one of life's slapheads I'm naturally drawn to articles about baldness to see what snake-oil they're peddling. Via Yahoo the Telegraph reports that there could be a cure in around 2 years and it seems fairly credible.

I didn't find going bald in any way traumatic and I've never really been given a hard time about it (some have tried, but it's normal male pattern stuff, I'm not in the least bit vain and I just don't care), so I'm quite comfortable with it.

So, I was wondering, if this cure works, what would be the point? Would the baldies of the forum consider using it and, if so, why? In a world full of blokes with a lush bonce would I be considered a freak. What are the implications for Clare Balding?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    would not be interested. Hair! too much work.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    I'd use it.

    Baldy is not a strong look.

    Manageable, but not good.
    _
  • alistaird
    alistaird Posts: 290
    Quicker without hair and I couldn't be bothered to shave my head!

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  • whojanicanackerov
    whojanicanackerov Posts: 383
    I would consider it.
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    I'm ginger and baldness offers me some blessed relief...unfortunately, at the age of 47 I still have a very full head of hair and not a grey one among it. Damn, damn, damn!!
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Can it be reversed if it doesnt suit?Bit like PIPs.
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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Wouldn't go back. It's not worth the bother.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,739
    I'd give it a go, as long as its not too much bother. I'd probably still shave my head but would look better with a full head of stubble. :D
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  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    edited August 2012
    I wouldn't go there, it'd be like wearing a woolly hat all day.
  • Bunneh
    Bunneh Posts: 1,329
    Mrs prefers me bald, and I prefer it too. Sooner all my headhair falls out the better.
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  • manglier
    manglier Posts: 1,296
    What we really need is the opposite of the purported cure. I want a lotion to spread on those areas where I do not want hair. Face, legs, pits, naughty bits etc. MPB in a bottle, if you will. Something that does not hurt quite as much as Veet, though!
  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    Interesting that the first 2 replies were from site admin. Is it a prerequiset of being a BR admin that you have to have a shiney pate? Are BR meetings like a hall of mirrors?
    nevman wrote:
    Can it be reversed if it doesnt suit?Bit like PIPs.
    I wondered that too. Imagine it grew into a mullet ... and that was it for all eternity! :shock:
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Crapaud wrote:
    Interesting that the first 2 replies were from site admin. Is it a prerequiset of being a BR admin that you have to have a shiney pate? Are BR meetings like a hall of mirrors?
    nevman wrote:
    Can it be reversed if it doesnt suit?Bit like PIPs.
    I wondered that too. Imagine it grew into a mullet ... and that was it for all eternity! :shock:

    Went for some drinks with some of the guys over at the commuter forum a week or two ago.

    I think all bar one was balding.
    _
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Crapaud wrote:
    Interesting that the first 2 replies were from site admin. Is it a prerequiset of being a BR admin that you have to have a shiney pate? Are BR meetings like a hall of mirrors?
    nevman wrote:
    Can it be reversed if it doesnt suit?Bit like PIPs.
    I wondered that too. Imagine it grew into a mullet ... and that was it for all eternity! :shock:

    Went for some drinks with some of the guys over at the commuter forum a week or two ago.

    I think all bar one was balding.

    That will be down to all the worrying over what goes on in Bottom Bracket or Cake Stop.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    I'm an outdoorsy type of bloke and would like more hair to protect my head from the sun.

    Would go for it for that more than vanity, because to be honest my hair has always looked absolutely shite, even as a teenager.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Oh god! Think of the expense of having to go back to the hairdressers again!

    Still, I'd probably give whatever it is a go as long as it was reversible and I could go back to being bald again! :lol:
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Who'd really want all of the hassle of hair again? not me. Why is it called a "cure" is baldness an illness?
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  • TheEnglishman
    TheEnglishman Posts: 587
    This means the end of the comb over. That's something I'll miss - watching the floppy fronds flapping around in the breeze.
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  • Giraffoto
    Giraffoto Posts: 2,078
    It'll probably be expensive - it's a pure vanity thing, so it'll be priced as a luxury good. Fortunately hats are still reasonably priced and widely available
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