Important Life Lessons, #52 – #54 (Haircut terminology).

#52: An African-American barber has a completely different definition of what the word ‘short’ means than, say, a Caucasian stay-at-home dad does.

#53: When the barber asks you – in a slightly skeptical tone – to consult the chart on the wall after you’ve told him to cut your hair short; if you wear glasses to correct your very nearsightedness, PUT YOUR GLASSES ON before you consult said chart.

#54: If you have just learned #52 & #53, have a good laugh over it afterward. That one, I managed.

Moe Lane

PS: No, no pictures. What do you think I am, mad? Don’t answer that.

7 thoughts on “Important Life Lessons, #52 – #54 (Haircut terminology).”

    1. Dave: my wife (who is home until the baby comes) and my mom (who is visiting) had precisely the same reaction to the haircut; so no, no pictures.

  1. Glasses are part of my style, BG.
    Cam: I don’t have a haircut that would pass Marine muster; but I think that I have a haircut that would make the DI pause for a moment before telling me to go get one.

  2. Well keep in mind that until my experience at a barber like we are discussing, I would have to break out my military ID and show it because I kept getting asked “Are you sure you want it that short?”

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