Prince William needs a rug

[marmar]

[Courtesy Flush]

1. I've often wondered...

Is Prince William sound?

[Arugula Latte]

2. Poor guy inherited Charles' follicles

[Demoiselle]

13. I thought men inherited their maternal grandfather's follicles...

Anybody got a picture of Princess Diana's Pa?

[LisaL]

14. Whatever on Earth gave you this idea?

[Demoiselle]

15. I swear somebody with some intelligence told me. Can't remember who.

(Do I sound like Sharon Angle here?) I shall do some googling and get back to you.

[Demoiselle]

21. Turns out it's an old theory...now debunked, sort of...

The link below, one of many, goes into a very very complicated genetic explanation...the simplest part of which is, that, in fact, a man gets the pattern baldness from his mother. SHE in turn, got it from her father...

"....Once a male is born with the baldness gene he automatically passes it on to all his female offspring. If his mate is normal with the gene for baldness (Xn Xb) each female child born has a 50-50 chance of being born with male pattern baldness. This is because bald men can only give the Xb gene. This causes bald men to pass the gene and deplete the stock of Xn Xn females. This is how the women are able to keep producing males with pattern baldness. In total population about 30% of all females are Pattern Bald......"

(see:)
www.essortment.com/all/malepatternbal_rcad.htm


Women carrying the gene don't usually go bald themselves because there are other genetic/hormonal components that block it from occuring.


Another source:

".....It turns out, however, that the old theory was based primarily on one study conducted in, get this, 1916. Doctors were still prescribing mustard plasters in 1916. Clearly the time had come for a fresh look, particularly in light of our expanding knowledge of the human genome. Preliminary investigations hinted that baldness had something to do with the sex chromosomes--to be precise, the X chromosome, which a man inherits from his mother. (His father contributes the Y chromosome that makes him male.) Now comes a German study (Hillmer et al, American Journal of Human Genetics, July 2005) stating flatly that the major determinant of early baldness is a gene men get from their moms...."

www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2610/is-male-pattern-baldness-inherited-whos-to-blame

So go figure. Both Charles' and Diana's fathers are petty bald.

Cheers.

[TorchTheWitch]

37. the gene comes from the X chromosome - the mother

"The suspect gene variation sits on the X chromosome, which is handed down to men by their mother. So a man may get an idea of his scalp's future from men on his mother's side of the family."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/05/27/health/webmd/main698315.shtml

[Avalux]

3. He should just go bald. A bald King.

He's so young and a good looking guy, would look best without any hair at all.

[csziggy]

4. He still would not look as good as this!

[Lasher]

5. Or this:

[joneschick]

18. Good point. Glad we had this talk.

:hi:

[WinkyDink]

6. Perhaps he likes keeping it real.

[Skittles]

7. no he doesn't; he would if he was insecure

but he would look better if it was shorter; that being said, he's still a handsome guy

[Blasphemer]

8. Yes... shorter would help immensely... nt

[Ishoutandscream2]

17. From a balding guy, thanks!

For whatever reason, a receding hairline was passed down to me. That's life, and though I wouldn't mind having my full head of hair again, I can live with it.

[Skittles]

32. believe it, ISAS2

there's plenty of quality gals out there like me who don't give a hoot about a man's hair, and find many bald men VERY attractive - heck, the love of my life is bald as a cue ball and 5'6"; yes INDEED :D

[HEyHEY]

9. He needs a fucking job first.

[Ishoutandscream2]

19. +1.

[auntAgonist]

20. He has a job. Navy, helicopter pilot , search and rescue

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39520776/ns/today-today_people

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. That's right, because any amount of baldness in a man is SHAMEFUL. Sick and unmanly.

He should be ASHAMED that he's going bald, and do everything he can to hide it, because being bald - even a little bit - is SHAMEFUL.

How dare he make the rest of us feel uncomfortable.

[Throd]

11. He could scalp that pooch for a toupe, as they have the same coloring

All snark aside, he is a guy with thinning hair. Why hide it? Shine on, you crazy diamond!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. buzz cut.

yeah.

[Lucian]

16. He's 28 years old.

I'm the same age as he is and I need one too, but I went the buzz cut route instead. :)

[joeybee12]

22. Oh yeah, and like all inbreds, he's not gonna age well...nt

[KamaAina]

23. Maybe he could borrow one of Rand Paul's

[Heidi]

24. He looks fine. (nt)

[edbermac]

25. Donald Trump has a rug.

I'd rather be bald.

[Arugula Latte]

33. You think it's a rug?

I think he grew his remaining hair super long and then doubled it over on his head in a swoop and then sprayed the hell out of it.

[Rambis]

35. Never understood the trump hair

he could get plugs, he could shave it but I guess he pays somebody to tell him that looks good?:shrug:

[proteus_lives]

26. He should bite the bullet and shave it off.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

27. That action looks bad. The poor hair that's left only highlights the hair that isn't.

He needs to take the clippers to it. I'm lucky enough to not have a bald spot, but when it comes the hair that's left gets the buzz treatment.

[travelingtypist]

28. No he doesn't.

Maybe the buzz cut. I could go with that.

[Binka]

29. To Tie The Room Together?

:evilgrin: The DUDE abides!

[Tabasco_Dave]

30. He should shave it and grow a goatee

maybe get his ear pierced.

[LeftinOH]

31. For what it's worth -his maternal grandfather (Earl Spencer) wasn't bald:

Wispy, yes -but not bald.

[RZM]

34. Far be it from me to judge one's personal choice . . .

But my view is that men who wear rugs have difficulty accepting reality and are way too self-conscious. If that's your choice, then so be it. But if anyone asked me about it I would passionately argue them getting one (same goes for plugs and the other quick fixes). A thick gorgeous mane does provide some benefits and a lack of one does carry drawbacks, though none are as pronounced as many people think they are.

[bikebloke]

36. A Tiny Tim wig

It would suit is position fine.

[Iggo]

38. Forget the rug. Shave it, dude. (n/t)