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NaturalHigh

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21. No, but we had to have short hair to play football.

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 08:51 AM

Mar 2015

Really short. We would show up to football practice the first day with new haircuts. Our coach would single out the ones whose hair wasn't short enough and send them to get more shorn off.

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Boy's 'military haircut' spurs suspension threat, outcry [View all] NaturalHigh Mar 2015 OP

I found that people who go after the management jobs with all the hastles involved LiberalArkie Mar 2015 #1

Yep, same here. They want power, control and authoritarianism. It's also a career path RKP5637 Mar 2015 #8

I totally agree. My last manager was the only one that was ever different. He was manager LiberalArkie Mar 2015 #20

In many cases, you are exactly correct... paleotn Mar 2015 #28

Oh God, Peter Principle.. Lawyers and business people couldn't make it so they LiberalArkie Mar 2015 #36

Looking at you Ted Telcontar Mar 2015 #50

One of my father's favorite sayings for asshats such as these was; greiner3 Mar 2015 #57

So what's the Principal's solution? Make him wear a wig until it grows back? (nt) stone space Mar 2015 #2

The mother had to shave the boy's head. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #4

Still sounds like an extreme haircut to me. stone space Mar 2015 #6

"Still sounds like an extreme haircut to me." NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #7

principal will be hearing from the internet Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #3

I hope so. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #5

Yep. DeSwiss Mar 2015 #9

Sounds like manufactured outrage to me. zeemike Mar 2015 #10

Cool story bro. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #11

Can't live without the daily outrage abelenkpe Mar 2015 #14

Huh? I don't get it. Quantess Mar 2015 #75

No I am saying it is manufactured outrage. zeemike Mar 2015 #79

Oh do you mean RWers are blaming it on a long-haired hippie principal Quantess Mar 2015 #78

No I think they are blaming it on the public school system zeemike Mar 2015 #81

Dear schools everywhere: lake loon Mar 2015 #12

Ding, ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. paleotn Mar 2015 #29

This stupid suspension won't last for long, TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #13

Per the article, it's presumably already over. Bibliovore Mar 2015 #18

hem allan01 Mar 2015 #15

I'm not sure what you said... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #16

Idiots. blackspade Mar 2015 #17

Same here. I got a mohawk in 1979. My high school did not care. FSogol Mar 2015 #48

.... blackspade Mar 2015 #52

Who hires someone with a Mohawk ? CentralMass Mar 2015 #65

Someone who doesn't give a shit about hairstyles. eggplant Mar 2015 #67

My boss. blackspade Mar 2015 #70

Well, plenty of people do, but that's really not the point. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #73

Remember when boys were suspended for hair deemed too long? nt tblue37 Mar 2015 #19

No, but we had to have short hair to play football. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #21

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, schools suspended boys for hair longer than tblue37 Mar 2015 #22

Well hippies are responsible for moral decay, violent crime, and war, you know. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #23

I remember those days. Ilsa Mar 2015 #53

I imagine this appearing at Freeperville as a "Libs hate the military" story. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #24

More like a tight-ass principal who reads the rule book like an IRS auditor. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #25

Ha! That's for sure.... paleotn Mar 2015 #31

Locals vote for their school board RandiFan1290 Mar 2015 #34

You're right. World 'Nut' Daily and other RW media and blogs jumped on this in a flash. pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #42

Fox website loves the non-story and is doing exactly that! Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #44

I wouldn't know. I don't go there. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #46

And now that you do know the story is loved in the RW media to bash liberals....?? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #47

It still pisses me off about the haircut. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #49

Well, if a "liberal" did this, he NEEDS to be bashed. Adrahil Mar 2015 #71

Thank you. I don't think I was getting my point across. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #72

We should agree with the principle? Inkfreak Mar 2015 #76

+1 treestar Mar 2015 #55

Well, at least everybody seems to agree that he's a jackass. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #60

Right Wingers really believe all things bad are from Liberals. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #62

And that most educators are liberals who brainwash kids in public schools, of course. nt pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #63

who repealed the 60s, anyway? mopinko Mar 2015 #26

It's the same cut my grandpa got when I was a kid. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #32

I think Mohawks are ugly. I think a lot of things are ugly. Do I get to decide how others look? Shrike47 Mar 2015 #27

Dumb outrage du jour alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #30

You'd think that in the bible belt Chicago1980 Mar 2015 #33

Hmmm.. Savannahmann Mar 2015 #35

That's what his mother did. She shaved it all. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #39

He's gone from a military haircut to a Gandhi 'do. stone space Mar 2015 #77

Come on, it was a misunderstanding, like it says in the article...this is Fox level "outrage". Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #37

I'll be sure to ask you what I can post next time. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #41

Just saying your conclusions and outrage are not based on facts. Of course, post what you like, as will I. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #43

Hey thanks! That's very kind of you! NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #45

The short answer to this question is "yes". Smarmie Doofus Mar 2015 #38

If this principal VA_Jill Mar 2015 #40

I can see how sabbat hunter Mar 2015 #51

Love that this thread receives more attention than abelenkpe Mar 2015 #54

Well, it's Saturday. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #61

So "high and tight" is "extreme" but "completely bald" is not? Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #56

"And some DUers are defending this policy?" NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #59

Knowing USAToday,,,,, Cryptoad Mar 2015 #58

Approved Hairstyles for Males Quackers Mar 2015 #64

The pompadour on the lower left is a little risque for my taste. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #66

Hey kid: You know what's really "military"? Doing what you are told. redgreenandblue Mar 2015 #68

Yep. Kids need to learn not to question the authorities (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #69

It is certainly not my intent to advocate authoritarianism. redgreenandblue Mar 2015 #74

Maybe the principal didn't realize it's a military haircut? RandySF Mar 2015 #80