Forever Young

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"

man bun

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

gong

- Jen

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  • Diobee wrote...
    Manbun sighting
    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...
    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..
    Because if it is sporting a bun, it is definately not a man.
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  • Karrynme wrote...
    Love 'em
    in every form I am a huge fan of man buns!
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  • MagnoliaTen wrote...
    Final Decision
    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
    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...
    don't click on unfamiliar links. Fair warning.
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  • w_riley wrote...
    man buns: already old
    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...
    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...
    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
    No, No, no. No.
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