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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
I must suck at being blonde, because I lost my brush like a week and a half ago and I've yet to replace it.
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bluesbelle
10/07/09

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In addition to not washing my hair, my other time savers are Aquaphor (makeup remover, eye cream), olive oil (cleanser/moisturizer), and PM Leave-in conditioner (skin lotion, hair, shave cream). Together they do it all. My skin looks better than it ever did buying lotions and potions at Sephora and so does my pocketbook.
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token_illiterate_commenter
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
Teen boys take the longest to "get ready" but that's more "There's Something About Mary" and less "Blondes Have More Fun".
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andBegorrah
10/07/09

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But redheads are the most low-maintenance. They just try to dye their hair a beautiful raven black, cry when it turns out green, cut it all off, and get on with their day.
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lilyHaze
10/07/09

@andBegorrah: But try calling them "carrots" and they smash a chalk board over your head!
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
10/07/09

@andBegorrah: I'm blonde and tried dying my hair red for years and years and it would be beautiful for a few weeks and then turn orange.

On the upside, I never had to bleach it when I wanted to go pink!
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highjump
10/07/09

@andBegorrah: Redheads who do so often get into other scrapes, like getting their friends drunk or getting stuck on a raft in the middle of a pond.

Please tell me you were refering to Anne of Green Gables..otherwise...my nerd is showing.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
10/07/09

@highjump: Or jumping out of the chair after dinner and calling their sons "Little Jem" for the first time in years when they're the first of the boys to volunteer to go off to war. ;-)
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highjump
10/07/09

@Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Oh! Jem off to war! And his doggy that waits for him! And then Walter!

Must got sob now.
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Penny
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
"But, do they mean blondes, or "blondes?" Because that already implies more time-investment, yes?"

Well, then, I guess those without carpet take REALLY long showers.
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lafleur
10/07/09

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Maybe we blondes take longer showers because we always forget how to turn off the water.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
10/07/09

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Also, there's a specific "type" of person who is more likely to dye their hair blonde. This "type" would also be more likely to care about their appearance.

Edit cuz I don't want to bump: Sorry for sounding like I was making a generalization! I thought about including a disclaimer but figured it wasn't needed. It was one of those "all poodles are dogs but not all dogs are poodles" comments. I know lots of people dye their hair lots of different colors (including blonde), but I think there are certain types of women who are more likely to dye their hair blonde than brunette and who would care more about their appearance and that might skew the numbers.
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acookieaday
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
It could have to do with hairwashing. Many of us blondes/lighter brown types have finer hair that cannot hide any oil to speak of, so daily hairwashing happens.
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dreamweave
10/07/09

@acookieaday: as a result of another long thread about hair earlier this year, I - owner of fine, light brown hair - quit washing my hair every day. I get it wet in the shower, but only shampoo/condition every third day. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. Just try it, and you'll see your overall grease factor diminish dramatically.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
10/07/09

@dreamweave: Ugh. I used to wash my hair every other day, but I'm going to have to go down to every day because I cut it short. The grease shows immediately! I'm blonde, but I've never had this problem before. My hair refuses to cooperate with anything ever.
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greengrey
10/07/09

@acookieaday: My thick dark brown hair can go about a week without being washed.
Yes, it's disgusting/awesome.
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thecameralovesyou
10/07/09

@dreamweave: I'm totally with you about the not washing your hair everyday thing. But as someone who has been both blonde, and brunette (and black), I find that brown hair is A LOT easier to do this with. Brown hair on a non-wash day looks... about the same. Maybe it shows a BIT of grease. But when you're blonde and haven't washed? Your hair is a different colour pretty much! I try and stretch it out as long as I can because I know it's good for my hair but, by the 2nd or 3rd day? I look like I just came in from a rainstorm.
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Dictator for Life
10/07/09

@thecameralovesyou: That reminds me of my freshman-year roommate. She took showers twice a week. Her hair was actually blonde and curly, but by the time she took a shower, it looked brown and straight. All that oil! It was disgusting! (And don't get my started on her foot stank).
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
10/31/08

In reply to The Marrying Kind
Can I just assume they'll be cheating on these 'dependable and sensible' wives with a hot blonde? Honestly, men who screw one type of woman and marry another are setting themselves up for a sexless marriage.
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Diziet_Sma
10/31/08

In reply to The Marrying Kind
Please. Do we have to perpetuate this utter nonsense?
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kityglitr
10/31/08

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So I guess it's apropos that Don Draper (who secretly wishes he were a free spirit) is married to a blonde, but sleeps around with (aggressive, independent, intelligent) brunettes.
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PersonOfInterest
10/31/08

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Don't be haters. Natural blondes are good people. It is the former brunettes who give us a bad name.
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hortense
10/31/08

@PersonOfInterest: That's right!
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exelizabeth
10/31/08

In reply to The Marrying Kind
I would be unwilling to marry a guy who actually thinks about if he would rather marry a blond or a brunette. Where's *that* survey?
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Sukie in the Graveyard
10/31/08

In reply to The Marrying Kind
And just what do they do with the Red-Heads?

Buy them canaries and call it good?
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Grim Reaper of the Forest
10/31/08

In reply to The Marrying Kind
I have brown hair with streaks of red, blond and gray. I like to think I am sensible and down-to-earth, with alternating streaks of feistiness, idiocy and wisdom.
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