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Glorfindel

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9. "GI haircut" actually a shaved head

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:22 PM

Jul 28

upon being drafted into the US Army. But I was lucky. A lot of guys had scars, warts, moles, etc. on their scalps and were bleeding profusely after their haircuts. I just looked like a skinned rabbit.

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What was your worst haircut ever? Mine was the bowl cut or as we called it "The Moe" What about you? [View all] debm55 Jul 28 OP

Bout 2 years ago, yours truly (A woman) went to a new "Hair Solon" chouchou Jul 28 #1

Was she new? I would have complained to the manage. I hope you never went back, chouchou. debm55 Jul 28 #3

They went out of business somewhere around 4 months. chouchou Jul 28 #5

HAHAHAHHAH. Good thing they moved. debm55 Jul 28 #7

When I was about 7 or 8 I got what was then called a "pixie cut." Ocelot II Jul 28 #2

Oh Ocelot II, so sorry for you. I remember there was a haircut that was like a Pixie. It was called the Twiggy. I had debm55 Jul 28 #4

The perm that fried my hair. Liberty Belle Jul 28 #6

Oh my, that is terrible, Liberty Belle. I had a perm that burned my hair too. It was a mess. Like you, I got it cut off. debm55 Jul 28 #8

"GI haircut" actually a shaved head Glorfindel Jul 28 #9

Thank you very much, Glorfindel for sharing with us. That is really short. debm55 Jul 28 #11

My grandma thought her chubby, little granddaughter should have a pixie haircut. I looked like Vinca Jul 28 #10

Thank you Vinca. I had to laugh as my grandmother one of those Toni, Home perms. I found the picture and I was small but debm55 Jul 28 #12

I got a short haircut AND a perm Luciferous Jul 28 #14

Thank you very much, Lucoferous.for sharing. I bet you were cute, thought. debm55 Jul 28 #15

When I was a teenager I really, really wanted red hair. So, of course, I bought some colored hair rinse and Vinca Jul 29 #18

I hated my hair as a teen and used to Luciferous Jul 29 #20

When I was 16, I shaved my head on Luciferous Jul 28 #13

Yes, I always wondered how long it would take. debm55 Jul 28 #16

The Great Mullet Disaster of '87 LudwigPastorius Jul 29 #17

Thank you very much, LudwigPastorius. I had a mullet too. debm55 Jul 29 #19

When we were quite young, my sister and I Mad_Dem_X Jul 29 #21

Oh my, I remember a lot of girls.(myself included) had really short hair. And yes. Mad_Dem_X , I hated it. debm55 Jul 29 #23

layered, circa 1979 surrealAmerican Jul 29 #22

Thank you surreal American. the layered cuts had to keep getting trimmed until they all reached the same length. And debm55 Jul 29 #24