Comb over
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A comb over or combover is a hairstyle worn by bald or balding men in which the hair is grown long and combed over the bald area to minimize the evidence of baldness.
In Japan, men with comb overs are called "bar code men" （バーコード人）, referring to the similarity between the striations caused by the comb and the UPC on products. The "barcode style" is called "bākōdo na kamigata" （バーコードな髪型）.[1]
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Patent [edit]
A variation of the comb over where baldness is concealed by long hair combed in three separate directions has a U.S. Patent 4,022,227 by Donald J. Smith and his father, Frank J. Smith, of Orlando, Florida. In 2004, the Smiths were awarded an Ig Nobel Prize.
Famous comb overs [edit]
- The Emperor Constantine combed his hair forward to disguise his receding hairline.[2]
- In the UK, two people noted for comb overs were the former chairman of Call My Bluff, Robert Robinson (known as the "king of the comb over")[3][4] and World Cup winner Bobby Charlton.[5][6]
- Former University of Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson had his combover style termed the "Lou-do"[7] by ESPN announcer Dick Vitale. Earlier in his career, when Henson was a coach at New Mexico State University, he sported a close-cropped hairstyle that did not conceal his baldness.
- In Spain, the Basque nationalist politician Iñaki Anasagasti is noted for his comb over, giving his name to comb overs ("hairstyle a la Anasagasti").[8]
- Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika is known for his comb over in Algeria and neighbouring countries.[9]
- Gen. Douglas MacArthur wore a comb-over. His G.I. Joe action figure also has a comb-over.[citation needed]
- Real estate promoter Donald Trump has been lampooned for his comb-over. Vanity Fair described it as a two-directional double combover, made visible in harsh lighting,[10] and the Daily Mail called it an "astonishing coiffure".[11]
In popular culture [edit]
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- The Scottish comedian Gregor Fisher lampooned the comb over style with his character The Baldy Man, which featured in a television advertisement before graduating to its own TV show.
- Stand-up comedian Heywood Banks sometimes sports a comb over despite having a full head of hair, stating[citation needed] "I'm not going bald, but I like the look!"
- On an episode of Room 101, newsreader Lorraine Kelly called comb overs "Pedal Bin Hair".
- One of the villains from Cars 2, Professor Zündapp, has a broken roof rack that resembles a comb over.
- American film and TV actor Bill Murray wore a combover as "Ernie McCracken" in the film Kingpin.
- In Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, there is a teacher by the name Mr. Comb Over. Instead of regular hair, he uses his beard to cover his scalp.
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References [edit]
- ^ From: Japan Akihiko Yonekawa ed Slang Dictionary (3rd edition) publishing house in Tokyo in 2006, 483 pages. see also: „Miscellaneous“ in the article on barcodes in the Japanese Wikipedia[dubious ]
- ^ Stephenson, Paul (2010). Constantine, Roman Emperor, Christian Victor. Penguin. p. 207(print),181(ebook). ISBN 9781468303001.
- ^ Dugdale, John (March 9, 2002). "Volume control". Books.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Ask the Family, BBC2, Monday". thecustard.tv. 2012-05-09. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ Lewis, Rob. "Oxford Student > TT2005 Week 7 > Features > Charlton". Oxfordstudent.com. Archived from the original on 2005-11-18.
- ^ Littlejohn, Georgina (3 March 2011). "David Beckham's hair emulates Bobby Charlton's comb-over". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Iconic Sports Hairdos -- Part II". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ http://muyloco.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/anasagasti.jpg[dubious ]
- ^ "الرئيس". El-mouradia.dz. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ Handy, Bruce (March 31, 2011). "Shocking Truth Behind Donald Trump’s Hair Revealed?". Vanity Fair.
- ^ Mcdermott, Nick; Nicolson, Stuart (June 11, 2008). "A step-by-step guide to the gravity-defying Donald Trump combover". Daily Mail Online. London. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
