Comments on: Male Pattern Baldness Is The New Menopause

By: dave

dave — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:19:48 +0000

okay, so I’m a bit late on the response train…nevertheless, thanks for the post, I’m in the same boat bud

By: Lis

Lis — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:48:15 +0000

better than early grays!

By: Lauren M

Lauren M — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:02:52 +0000

Found your twitter and took the leap to your blog. Hilarious. Kind of want to move across the country from NYC to SF just to hang.

By: Liz Frith

Liz Frith — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:26:21 +0000

Good job. The funniest thing I’ve read this month. You are the king of the first three days of February.

By: @marycray

@marycray — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:09:02 +0000

One of my favorite posts. My imagination has you cast as Patient and Kevin Bacon as Doc.

ps. Love that fat smack. Simple+Necessary+True. = Elegant put down.

By: CJ

CJ — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:47:51 +0000

Well, I would just like to say that this is the most embarrassing photo that I have ever been a part of. Thank you for including me in this moment.

By: Snaggs

Snaggs — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:06:20 +0000

“…ask her if she just wants to comb my hair for a bit?”

I don’t think I’ve ever laughed out loud while reading a blog before. (Does praise lessen the sting of impending baldness?)

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:19:32 +0000

So you see Drew, I think there is a lot more to this whole “men-terrified-of-going-bald” thing than just the reality of getting old sinking in and diminished chances of taking women home from bars. Or maybe this is just me taking a ride on the neurotic express.

While superficially it may seem like a dose of the reality of aging, the fear goes much deeper. After all, every time my creaky bones get out of bed I’m reminded how old I am. But look around at the powerful, successful and otherwise idolized men in our society. Big old bushy heads of hair with nary a receding hairline in sight. Sure there are exceptions: Terry Bradshaw, Rudy Guliani — who is wicked bald by the way, and well, nevermind, that’s about it unless you count scientists, economists and Matt Hasselback.

But really, the faces thrust upon us every day on tv, on the “Internet” and in movies are generally attached to non-bald men.

Subconsciencely (damn iPhone spell chek can’t help me on that one) we are told every day that in order to succeed (at least by mainstream society’s definition of success anyway) we need a bunch of hair. Maybe it harkens back to humans more primitive impules to seek out mates with strong genes (the same reason men seek out women with large, supple … Brains) or maybe it’s me being paranoid as hell every time I brush my hair and watch my forehead grow bit by bit, wondering if my window of potential world domination will stay open long enough for me to jump through.

Or maybe I just want to secretly kill Tom Brady and steal his life.

Happy Monday sir.

By: Arscott

Arscott — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:48:22 +0000

Get on the bus Drew, we’re riding this thing all the way to Q-ball Town.

That picture is awesome for a few reasons.

1. You are wearing a SWEET Warriors hat (is that still around)
2. This must have been taken at exactly the most awkward moment of Adam’s life (like Drew, sorry Adam)
3. Is that an amazing ‘stache on the left, barely squeezing its way into the picture? Awesome.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:49:36 +0000

1. Where did this pic come from? It is hilarious and such a representation of the Hoolhorst brothers.

2. Gynecomastia is male boobs, which I’m sure you don’t want, but that guy in the marina has.

3. Forget those mirrors that show every angle, no one walks out of there happy.