Lads... Would you rather have grey hair or none?

King George VI

Just for a bit of fun.

Apparently baldness runs in my family so I'm ****ed when I hit 30. It's even started now and I'm only 22 Another chap I know is 19 and has a full head of grey hair. So I was thinking, if you had to choose between no hair or grey hair, what would you choose?

I can see arguments for both:

Grey...

• Pros: distinguished silver fox look.
• Cons: look way older than you are.

Bald...

• Pros: More aerodynamic, no need to style or worry about how your hair looks because you have none.
• Cons: Colder scalp.

Tombi!

Will I get to look like Gandalf?

Nodin

I have a good bit of grey now and I don't give a monkeys bollocks to be honest.

I would go for a shaved baldy head before resorting to combing the remaining hair over though, were I destined to go that way.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Im going grey, I dont mind too much because either way, it's better than having hair the colour of a 1980's most flavoursome Monster Munch crisp.

i.e - super ginger

later12

How obvious is the answer to this question?

Grey hair can be dyed... bald hair is irrecoverable (almost, with surgery).

Hande hoche!

Grey hair definitely.

King George VI

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

Will I get to look like Gandalf?

Sure. It's your hair, do what you wish to it.

Tombi!

later12 wrote: »

How obvious is the answer to this question?

Grey hair can be dyed... bald hair is irrecoverable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSwLVd7_sZU

Shryke

No hair or grey hair? But if I didn't like my grey hair I would shave my head and then have no hair... so grey hair?
Unless you mean to have a bald spot but still have colour in your hair. I would probably take the grey as I would skin my head if I went bald. And then if I didn't like the grey I would skin it.
I can't see none as a valid option in any situation.

Ghandee

Not bothered tbh.

I'm a handsome bastard regardless.

Tombi!

St. Jimmy wrote: »

Sure. It's your hair, do what you wish to it.

Rightio, I'm going for the look of the last boss from Revenge of Shinobi for the Mega Drive.

Bald is outdated.

Samich

Grey hair, you'd be able pull all the cougars :P :pac:

King George VI

later12 wrote: »

How obvious is the answer to this question?

Grey hair can be dyed... bald hair is irrecoverable (almost, with surgery).

Didn't think of that. DAMN!

King George VI

If you dyed it you could look like the guys on the Loreal hair-dye ads. Take this into consideration.

TheBody

I see my going grey as my hair simply ripening.

flanders1979

If you had grey pubes would you prefer a baldy bollix?

Archeron

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

Will I get to look like Gandalf?

I read that as ghandi and the question still made perfect sense.

later12

St. Jimmy wrote: »

Didn't think of that. DAMN!

Unless...! Dying it is not an option. In which case it's more complicated.

Personally I'd still rather be grey though. I could act like a complete tit and people would just say oh! never mind, he's just a genius professor.

Act like a tit when you're bald and you're in the same category as a scumbag walking a rottweiler which is wearing an Umbro tracksuit.

King George VI

later12 wrote: »

Unless...! Dying it is not an option. In which case it's more complicated.

Personally I'd still rather be grey though. I could act like a complete tit and people would just say oh! never mind, he's just a genius professor.

Act like a tit when you're bald and you're in the same category as a scumbag walking a rottweiler which is wearing an Umbro tracksuit.

That was my thinking too. I guess it also depends on what suits you better. I'd look like a walking peanut if I was bald and I'd look like a paedophile if I had grey hair so either way I'm screwed.

flanders1979 wrote: »

If you had grey pubes would you prefer a baldy bollix?

Baldy balls are too uncomfortable. I'd go grey down there.

biko

AH -> Receding Hairlines

Poll at time of move
Bald- 2
Grey- 24

Lawrence1895

Grey hair is a sign for wisdom...so they say in Germany

Capt'n Midnight

If you are grey baldness is just a shave away.

uch

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

If you are grey baldness is just a shave away.

Words of wisdom.

I started going grey when I was about 16, it never bothered me, have been bald a few times too, but I look like Grossberger from Stir Crazy with me noggin shaved, so I don't do it too often.

Yakuza

My receeding widow's peak is going grey, I get the best of both worlds

sheesh

I'm bald and grey

JupiterKid

I've been going grey for the past few years - I'm 37 now and people say it give me a "distinguished" look. For "distinguished" read "old" IMO.:rolleyes: It's at the "salt and pepper" stage now.

I don't think I would dye it though - too vain. But I would prefer to have grey hair over going bald any day.

mongdesade

Grey

I shaved my head every morning for 10+ years & loved it...

My head is tattooed tribal Maori style, but is now covered by grey hair as my employers won't allow me to shave my head...my tattoos are "inappropriate"

I would love to go bald as they would no longer be allowed to force their discriminatory standards on me & my art work would once again be proudly displayed.

Galwayguy35

I'm going a bit light on top so now I shave my hair to number 1 level.
I like it that way now and think it is way better than trying to hide it with a comb over.

King George VI

I'd shave my head before combing over! I suppose hair treatment is an option too.

Galwayguy35

St. Jimmy wrote: »

I'd shave my head before combing over! I suppose hair treatment is an option too.

Look at Rooney, he spent 30 k to look like a dead cat was stuck to his head.

Cargin

Grey hair, hands down. Sure don't the ladies love that George Clooney fella? I don't hear them extolling the virtues of Jason Statham quite as loudly...