Heh-- true story. A couple of years ago, a friend of mine and I were driving from Jax up to Atlanta for a writer's conference. We stopped for gas or snacks or something somewhere in the middle of south/central Georgia where the most commonly seen hairstyle on men, women, and children alike was a seriously old school mullet. I mean, severely chopped at the ears, insanely long in the back with very few layers-- certainly none of the graduated variety. And my friend was all "Who gets their hair cut like that on purpose? And maybe more importantly, where do you go to get a haircut like that? Do you walk into a salon and say, 'I'd like a circa 1987 Billy Ray Cyrus 'do?'"
I replied, "They probably just use a Flowbee."
She looked at me funny and asked, "What the hell is a 'Flowbee?'"
I thought she was joking. She wasn't. She honestly didn't know what a Flowbee was and after I explained it, she thought I was joking. She was so convinced I was trying to yank her chain, that she called her husband from the road and asked him if he'd ever heard of a Flowbee, which he had.
She remains appalled to this day. Both by the haircuts and the idea of the Flowbee.
PC, ~ma to your grandfather- my grandmother had some similar problems and she is still alive and kicking! Hopefully it will all get resolved for you guys too.
I hope. My aunt said he'd be in the hospital for a few days, but I don't know what the prognosis is supposed to be.
What the hell *is* a Flo-Bee? I feel I've heard the term but I don't know what it is.
Nora, it's a Ron Popeil invention, IIRC
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And it's actually Flowbee. Need to fix that.
What the hell *is* a Flo-Bee?
It's an electric trimmer with a vacuum attached to clean up the cut hairs.
If I ever flip out completely and start attacking people, I think it'd be most fun to attack people with a Flowbee.
"Ha ha ha ha ha! Mullets for everyone!"
~ma to P-C's grandpa, bonny, and Theo's mom.
I have a lot of fine, straight hair that my mom swears was a beast to deal with when I was a kid. She always kept it short and she sometimes cut it (whoa) [link] She started with perms on me at about 12 or 13, and I believed her when she said my hair was terrible without a perm [link] Then when I had to start paying for the perms myself (at 19), I stopped getting them and discovered I actually really like my fine, straight hair . Especially when I figured out my OTHS (one true hair style) - the bob with bangs - which I've had off and on since I was 19 [link]
GC presents Cuteness through the Ages!
lisah, I meant to comment that your childhood photo was precious as hell. So adorable!
Much health ~~ma to your grandfather, PC.
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We are Buffistas and therefore like hypotheticals so let me ask you this one: Your company has a consultant that works on several projects at one, one of which being the office move. This consultant does not have any authority over anyone. TC send out an email regarding the big move and in the email states, "No work will be able to be done from either the old office or the new office."
To verify whether or not you have the day off, who do you ask?
