Obviously, this hairdo has the purpose of signalling "Don't even THINK of messing with me", or something like that.-- Vernon, Jun 06 2005 Choose the one that's right for you! http://www.zvis.com/nuclear/nukimgs.shtmlA gallery of relevant images [Vernon, Jun 07 2005, last modified Jun 08 2005] Malcom Gladwell http://images.googl...=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi [hippo, Jun 07 2005] Disc Grip Disc_20GripThe problem with Malcom Gladwell is that his mushrooming hair has no STALK. [Vernon, Jun 09 2005] suit's you, sir.-- po, Jun 06 2005 Nah, I'm not usually upset with the world. And my hair is basically brown. I prefer a mad scientist's style.
Meanwhile, redheads are stereotypically tempermentally explosive, so I think the mushroom cloud hair style is just perfect for them. {Rephrasing due to comments below:} Meanwhile, redheads are stereotyped as tempermentally explosive, so certainly for the stereotype I think the mushroom cloud hair style is just perfect.-- Vernon, Jun 06 2005 I think po is referring to a catchphrase. 'Toughest game in the world' never covered posting to the halfbakery, did it po?-- Ling, Jun 06 2005 ha, neither did an obscurity contest.-- po, Jun 06 2005 Certainly, if you were being followed by a cloud of mushrooms.-- wagster, Jun 06 2005 Come on now, what have you done with the *real* [Vernon]?-- AbsintheWithoutLeave, Jun 06 2005 The real [Vernon] has hired a temporary [Vernon] to keep his presence alive on the hb while the real [Vernon] works on his Grand Unified Idea. The GUI will incorporate all of his other ideas into a cogent mega-idea that makes sense but scrolls down through 263 screens of text.-- wagster, Jun 06 2005 hired? I consider it more likely that he has built a robotic [Vernon] that has no regard for idea length.-- hidden truths, Jun 06 2005 "List?"-- Blumster, Jun 06 2005 In which case Ian, this idea is obviously [Vernon] getting very close.-- wagster, Jun 06 2005 Another type of mushroom cloud: A puffball that has been hit by a golf club. Yes, I did it in a wacky moment. A hint: don't even think about doing it.-- Ling, Jun 06 2005 +-- DrBob, Jun 06 2005 How would you keep the cute little ring in place?-- Worldgineer, Jun 06 2005 Excuse me! Where does it say that redheads are more tempermentally explosive????
And if so why would I want a MUSHROOM ON MY HEAD??!!
<grumbling> its flat all over and still gives me a bad hairday allmost always. Who needs a perm for that?>-- Susan, Jun 06 2005 //redheads are stereotypically tempermentally explosive,// It says so right there in [Vernons] annotation and I know one tiny little girl who fits the description, [Susan].-- zeno, Jun 06 2005 Yeah! YOUR SISTER!!!!-- Susan, Jun 06 2005 <blushing> oh, you mean our daughter <blushing>-- Susan, Jun 06 2005 Sorry, no explosive temperment here. 'Fraid you'll have to peddle your stereotypes elsewhere.
Having red hair with a bit of wave and a lot of body, I have it cut specifically to avoid this sort of look. If I lived in a humid climate, I'd look that way regardless.-- half, Jun 06 2005 Well, I did try to say it was the stereotype that was explosive. And while I did say that redheads are stereotyped, I didn't say outright that all redheads actually fit the stereotype. OK?-- Vernon, Jun 06 2005 I hope I haven't set you of on the wrong foot [half] and [Vernon] for me the stereotype does comply. I was being stereotype in my anno's.
<no actual redhead was injured or hurt in anyway while reading this idea>-- Susan, Jun 06 2005 Yeah, [Susan], I sorta got that. :) No worries, I was just weighing in. No need to justify yourself, [Vernon]. I wasn't offended or intending to offend.-- half, Jun 07 2005 I thought "this is going to be about food". Nope. I must just be hungry.-- reensure, Jun 07 2005 Actually, I have a bit of a thing for redheads.-- Detly, Jun 07 2005 <Imagines stand-off between two red-heads, resulting in Mutually Assured Tonsure>-- coprocephalous, Jun 07 2005 Malcom Gladwell (see link) has been working on this kind of hair.-- hippo, Jun 07 2005 I put that bomb link in my favorites folder labeled "FUN".
<Hobbles over to piecemeal creature, diodes in hand>-- daseva, Jun 07 2005 I was thinking "light" mushroom cloud, [Pa`ve]. Imagine a soufflé or quiche, and round and dimpled like a big fritter; shaped like a thought balloon. Mm mm. BAM!-- reensure, Jun 07 2005 This is too short to be a Vernon. Who are you and what have you done with his hair?-- DesertFox, Jun 07 2005 [reensure], [UnaBubba], others, this Idea was posted in a Fashion subcategory. If it had been about food, I think I might have managed to post it in that area instead.
[wagster], [pa've], regarding GUI, there IS a way to do that, and I've toyed with the notion for a few years. It would be an actual book (I've done enough postings to fill one), but I dunno who would buy it....-- Vernon, Jun 08 2005 Fine. Get in an arms race if you rather.-- reensure, Jun 08 2005 random, halfbakery