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I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Old Jan 14th 2009, 10:03 am
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Default I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Just been for a haircut.

Very nice indeed. But then he goes to put the razor on my eyebrows..

'WTF are you doing' I ask politely..

'Your eyebrows are long sir, need cutting' he replies..

'You can't cut and shave eyebrows, otherwise they will grow back like Nigel Lawsons' I exclaim.

He just shrugged his shoulders and looked at me (with monobrow of course..)
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Old Jan 14th 2009, 10:04 am
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Originally Posted by admon
Just been for a haircut.

Very nice indeed. But then he goes to put the razor on my eyebrows..

'WTF are you doing' I ask politely..

'Your eyebrows are long sir, need cutting' he replies..

'You can't cut and shave eyebrows, otherwise they will grow back like Nigel Lawsons' I exclaim.

He just shrugged his shoulders and looked at me (with monobrow of course..)
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Old Jan 14th 2009, 10:16 am
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admon, I do so hope you are a man ?

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now thats amusing!
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Old Jan 14th 2009, 10:44 am
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Originally Posted by admon
Just been for a haircut.

Very nice indeed. But then he goes to put the razor on my eyebrows..

'WTF are you doing' I ask politely..

'Your eyebrows are long sir, need cutting' he replies..

'You can't cut and shave eyebrows, otherwise they will grow back like Nigel Lawsons' I exclaim.

He just shrugged his shoulders and looked at me (with monobrow of course..)
wtf is a monobrow ?
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Old Jan 14th 2009, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by Nic1
admon, I do so hope you are a man ?

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No, he's one of those women who dresses up as a bird, .... but has a pair of bollox under the dress !
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Old Jan 14th 2009, 10:47 am
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Originally Posted by BangleMan
wtf is a monobrow ?
think about it mono - single
brow - eyebrow
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Old Jan 14th 2009, 10:50 am
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Originally Posted by admon
think about it mono - single
brow - eyebrow
I got that bit mr intelligent, but I havent seen any arabs with just one eyebrow ....
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Really? I never do that! And I have a couple of eyebrows and by that I mean separate eyebrows. I think the people who actually do it are the ones who have monobrows by nature and they want to get rid of it.
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

You're probably youngish...

...most barbers will trim the faster (longer) growing hairs in your eyebrows for you...though tends to be an option mainly for older men (40+)...otherwise you end up looking like Dennis Healey or John Howard...not a good look.

Greek men hate having monobrows so they have their inter-brow area plucked or shaved...mainly so they don't look like their sisters !
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Old Jan 14th 2009, 2:31 pm
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Originally Posted by MacScot
You're probably youngish...

...most barbers will trim the faster (longer) growing hairs in your eyebrows for you...though tends to be an option mainly for older men (40+)...otherwise you end up looking like Dennis Healey or John Howard...not a good look.

Greek men hate having monobrows so they have their inter-brow area plucked or shaved...mainly so they don't look like their sisters !
but the more you shave or cut any hair, the more it grows... ask a woman..

and I'm 40..
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Originally Posted by admon
but the more you shave or cut any hair, the more it grows... ask a woman..

and I'm 40..
Tis true. waxing slows down the rate of re growth and the hair becomes finer and not stubbly like it is with shaving
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Originally Posted by admon
think about it mono - single
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Originally Posted by BangleMan
I got that bit mr intelligent, but I havent seen any arabs with just one eyebrow ....
The ones with single brows, do they have it over their right eye or left eye???
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Default Re: I now know why Arabs have monobrows...

Did you visit a gay barber?
Arab men would not shave there eye brows. Its considered GAY...

This is so funny...
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Old Jan 14th 2009, 4:19 pm
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Originally Posted by annacarna
Tis true. waxing slows down the rate of re growth and the hair becomes finer and not stubbly like it is with shaving
Maybe i'll start waxing my face then. I hate shaving.
Almost as much as I hate having to go for a pee....it's such an incovenience.
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