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''In Japanese culture, cowlicks, called giri-giri, are often a sign of if one is a rascal or not. One cowlick means the person is well-behaved, but two or more cowlicks indicate that the person is being naughty or a rascal. Actually, "giri giri" means "at the last second" or "in the nick of time." The Japanese word for cowlick is "Tsumuji" and it is believed that a person with many tsumuji is likely to be a genius.'' <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/146.115.38.3|146.115.38.3]] ([[User talk:146.115.38.3|talk]]) 17:21, 9 February 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
''In Japanese culture, cowlicks, called giri-giri, are often a sign of if one is a rascal or not. One cowlick means the person is well-behaved, but two or more cowlicks indicate that the person is being naughty or a rascal. Actually, "giri giri" means "at the last second" or "in the nick of time." The Japanese word for cowlick is "Tsumuji" and it is believed that a person with many tsumuji is likely to be a genius.'' <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/146.115.38.3|146.115.38.3]] ([[User talk:146.115.38.3|talk]]) 17:21, 9 February 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Unsourced Etymology == |
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"Cowlick was the term given to a misplaced section of hair because bald men would pay a farmer to let his cow lick a bald spot thinking it would stimulate hair growth."--Source? |
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Revision as of 23:40, 25 February 2010
A cowlick is a part of hair that stands up without reason.
without reason? Now, I'm sure there is a reason, someone should change this.--71.135.163.30 18:34, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Confusing Description
"They also sometimes appear in front of the hair and back." This statement describing cowlicks is unclear. Wouldn't the area in front of the hair be considered the forehead? And what would you call the area in front of the back? Clarify please. Thirtysilver (talk) 19:43, 11 March 2009 (UTC)Ryan
- This whole article is written poorly in many ways. I wouldn't put much stock into anything this article says. If I cared more about the subject, I would rewrite the whole thing. Belasted (talk) 22:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Hairy Ball Theorem
Perhaps some comfort is available from the hairy ball theorem in topology which states that the phenomenon is in some way unavoidable.
I have removed this addition by Syena (21:13, 28 November 2008) because while it is amusing, it is wrong. A human head is not covered entirely with hair, so one could place the unavoidable zero somewhere there is not hair.
Scott Dial (talk) 02:51, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Contradiction
The following contradicts itself and could use a rewrite: In Japanese culture, cowlicks, called giri-giri, are often a sign of if one is a rascal or not. One cowlick means the person is well-behaved, but two or more cowlicks indicate that the person is being naughty or a rascal. Actually, "giri giri" means "at the last second" or "in the nick of time." The Japanese word for cowlick is "Tsumuji" and it is believed that a person with many tsumuji is likely to be a genius. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.115.38.3 (talk) 17:21, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Unsourced Etymology
"Cowlick was the term given to a misplaced section of hair because bald men would pay a farmer to let his cow lick a bald spot thinking it would stimulate hair growth."--Source?