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Care of new dreads...

Pete said:
When I grew my dreads I used to put honey in them, like the Egyptians used to, it acts as a preservative and stops brittle hair death. One jar a week would be suffice.

But watch out for those French wasps that are terrorising the country at the moment.

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I'm now proudly sporting a head of green and decidedly scruffy dreadlocks.

is there anything in particular I should / should not be doing

oh, you poor soul. i can only advise going to a good hairdressers who should be able to restore your crowning glory to something presentable, though that may mean getting a skinhead. also, i believe there are some strong shampoos on the market that may help, as well as some organic anti-lice creams if your hair hasn't become too infested with insects and scalp maggots yet.

best of luck:)
 
Dreads

They're brilliant. I mean, totally cool and individual and sophisticated and everything.

I think they're really interesting plus they're really ace because they show that you're not racist, and you're just well chilled. Other people can tell that you're into really good music and festivals and everything if they see you've got dreads. And it is much better if you want to score some drugs if you've got dreads because dealers aren't gonna think you're the filth coz pigs don't have dreads. With dreads they'll know you're ok and well cool and everything. Of course having dreads can mean the rozzers might be more likely to hassle you. But, hey, that's the price babylon's gonna make you pay for making such a brilliant and brave statement in the first place. Not everybody can handle having them.

Hey dreads - they're brilliant!
 
Hey Fanta - You're like Urban's version of Sir Ciiff, still rolling out the same song at the same time every year. I could set my watch to the predictable sound of you stirring.

:)
 
And really, the OP wasn't "let's have a dreads crap/not crap debate" was it?

:rolleyes:

mr steev - your dreads look lush. Oh yes.
 
fanta said:
They're brilliant. I mean, totally cool and individual and sophisticated and everything.

I think they're really interesting plus they're really ace because they show that you're not racist, and you're just well chilled. Other people can tell that you're into really good music and festivals and everything if they see you've got dreads. And it is much better if you want to score some drugs if you've got dreads because dealers aren't gonna think you're the filth coz pigs don't have dreads. With dreads they'll know you're ok and well cool and everything. Of course having dreads can mean the rozzers might be more likely to hassle you. But, hey, that's the price babylon's gonna make you pay for making such a brilliant and brave statement in the first place. Not everybody can handle having them.

Hey dreads - they're brilliant!


Do I detect a slight element of sarcasm? :D
 
Sory, just noticed this pertinent point from dougal:

Did you not attract flies?

yes, dougal, the sporter of the dreads no doubt DID attract flies. It is these dred-flies that lay the scalp maggots often found to infest the heads of dread-wearers which burrow into the brian eroding all capacity for rational thought.

hence dread wearer's propencity to wear the sort of clothes that inmates of a 19th century asylum would wear if holding some marat-sade-esque harlequin themed ball; dancing in fields to unlistenable 'trance' music; blowing down large hollowed-out poles - 'or didgerydongs' - and espousing ill conceived 'new age' and 'neo-paganist' foolishness.

That said, some dread wearers seem to have attempted to repel these dred-flies by either cultivating an ungodly stench by means of neglecting their personal hygiene or - at greater extremes - anointing themselves with a noxious chemical known as 'patchouli oil', however I would advise that even being accompanied by a cloud of flies is more socially acceptable than resorting to this latter course of action.
 
chico enrico said:
Sory, just noticed this pertinent point from dougal:

Did you not attract flies?

yes, dougal, the sporter of the dreads no doubt DID attract flies. It is these dred-flies that lay the scalp maggots often found to infest the heads of dread-wearers which burrow into the brian eroding all capacity for rational thought.

hence dread wearer's propencity to wear the sort of clothes that inmates of a 19th century asylum would wear if holding some marat-sade-esque harlequin themed ball; dancing in fields to unlistenable 'trance' music; blowing down large hollowed-out poles - 'or didgerydongs' - and espousing ill conceived 'new age' and 'neo-paganist' foolishness.

That said, some dread wearers seem to have attempted to repel these dred-flies by either cultivating an ungodly stench by means of neglecting their personal hygiene or - at greater extremes - anointing themselves with a noxious chemical known as 'patchouli oil', however I would advise that even being accompanied by a cloud of flies is more socially acceptable than resorting to this latter course of action.


I take it you don't like this hairstyle much then?

:)
 
tarannau said:
Hey Fanta - You're like Urban's version of Sir Ciiff, still rolling out the same song at the same time every year. I could set my watch to the predictable sound of you stirring.

:)

He sounds like Ian Paisely more and more by the day.......
 
longdog said:
Do I detect a slight element of sarcasm? :D

:D Come on it is Friday! Well, nearly. ;)

You can tell that cemertyone & tarannau probably have dreads coz they always come across as well chilled - big respeck boys! :cool:
 
I take it you don't like this hairstyle much then?

to be honest, i don't like or dislike any particular hairstyles. a haircut is a haircut. it's just fashion at the end of the day. it's the person who is under the haircut that counts.

what is DO find bewildering is the pseudo-profound qualities some folk seem to endow dreads with, as eloquently parodied by fanta in his post.

i even had dreads myself in the mid 80s - but they were more in the 'marilyn' style and bleached, complimented with a cool second hand silver Dior suit and black silk shirt, rather than loking like fuckin sandy the sea-monster from 'monkey' :)
 
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Ah you had dreads yourself but yours were cool?

Nuff said, I'm sure they looked lovely.

In fact I have just found your picture from that time. You were a ginger though and not a blondie!
 
mr steev said:
If you Bic your sides they will become velcro! For a few days anyway :D



Have heard something like "long time, pure heart, soon come". Sounds about right...

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(I'm in the hat) :)

eta: no spiders! EEK!

*drools, falls off chair*

:D
 
chico enrico said:
Ugggh. That's just hideous. Look's like someone's put a top hat on a camel's arse :eek:

Am I bothered what you think? :p

SuburbanCasual said:
No offence to anyone with dreads, but I'm pretty sure they stink. You're not allowed to wash them are you?

Completely wrong! Of course you can wash them... and I do! Just don't use detangling shampoo or conditioner.
Mt hair is naturaly curly, and if I dont comb it I get dreads. If I do comb it I end up with a un managable wavey frizz.


Cheers Pootle and Crustychick :)
 
Just thought I'd pop in here and say hello to that sad little prick from another site whose life is still so tragically shallow and devoid of meaning that he sneaks in here to make copies of posts so that he can laugh at urban posters behind their backs.

Please try and get a life. Your obsession with urban75 is really, really unhealthy - and it's not just me saying that.

Get over yourelf. Move on. There really should be far more interesting things in life for you to obsess over.


urban's just a website, after all. One of thousands. If you hate it, move on, forget about it, go elsewhere and accept the fact that others will continue to enjoy the site. It's that simple!

This has been a public service announcement.
No need for any posters here to comment on this.
 
SuburbanCasual said:
No offence to anyone with dreads, but I'm pretty sure they stink. You're not allowed to wash them are you?
Bullseye! 10/10 on the ignorance scale!

*eta: interesting IP match detected too!
 
fanta said:
Give us a kiss you miserable old cunt?! :D
Me miserable?

Au contraire, I've been having a right laugh recently and there's been many sources of amusement to draw from.

:D :D :D
 
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