Need A Ruling

Today on the show, we discussed some "trend pieces" and tried to decide if they were a real thing...I'm not sure we came to a conclusion. So I ask you...is this happening, America?

The NYTimes alerted us to "man buns"

and the Wall Street Journal alerted us to the resurgence of Gongs

- Jen

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  Diobee wrote...

  Manbun sighting

  January 26, 2012 3:38 pm

  Aaah! I just saw one of these when I was boarding a plane in Dallas. From behind, I thought this person was a very tall (6'1) athletic young lady, and when he turned around, it was a very pretty curly bun on a big ol' guy. He was sporting that same little skinny beard too. Perhaps the next NYT trend piece will be about skinny beards being the perfect accompaniment to manbuns.

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  Pamoriley wrote...

  Just saw a manbun today...

  January 26, 2012 4:08 pm

  at the airport. Both of my feet are squarely in the "not a fan" camp.

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  O-town listener wrote...

  Manbun does not exist..

  January 26, 2012 4:15 pm

  Because if it is sporting a bun, it is definately not a man.

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  Karrynme wrote...

  Love 'em

  January 26, 2012 4:16 pm

  in every form I am a huge fan of man buns!

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  MagnoliaTen wrote...

  Final Decision

  January 26, 2012 4:40 pm

  As the self-styled "arbiter of things" this is my decision: Man buns: A thing. unfortunately. Gongs: not a thing.

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  Nathan Adams wrote...

  The Princess

  January 26, 2012 7:08 pm

  I will only condone the wearing of man buns ala Princess Leia. Anything lelse ooks rediculous. I have fond memories of watching the Gong show with my parents when I was six but historically most of the things I enjoyed as a youngster are crap so I say gongs are definitely not a thing.

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  Spooks wrote...

  When searching for man buns and gongs...

  January 26, 2012 7:57 pm

  don't click on unfamiliar links. Fair warning.

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  w_riley wrote...

  man buns: already old

  January 26, 2012 8:52 pm

  A friend from Portland noticed the man-bun proliferation in NYC this summer. I had forwarded her this article before I saw this blog post. Now that it's in the Times I suppose I'll have to start mocking people for the next upcoming hair trend. Meta-ironic Mulletts?

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  JasonDenver wrote...

  Possibly...

  January 26, 2012 9:08 pm

  While both are deeply disturbing, at least it provides fodder for season three of "Portlandia."

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  Mad_Baxter wrote...

  Slow day at the news desk...

  January 27, 2012 1:49 am

  I would characterize both these articles as filler for "news holes". Ruling: Try harder, NYT and WSJ.

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  sheila_in_ithaca wrote...

  Man Buns

  January 27, 2012 6:56 am

  No, No, no. No.

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