[Patrick Kelly]

Hey! There's an Arby's sign in the background in the one photo. Shall we debate the significance of that one too.

Seriously though, thanks to you both. I knew it was a biblical reference but I couldn't put my finger on it.

[Russ Ellis]

[Nathan Robinson]

[Jay Barron]

Since we've been talking about Norman dress (great pics Patrick, by the way) I'd like to know more about hair styles and facial hair. From my vague memory I seem to recall that Normans often wore mustaches. Also I believe that a type of bowl cut with a very high shaved back was in fashion (back of the head. I'm not talking about back hair *g*). Am I right? I haven't the slightest idea what women's hair styles/makeup were like. Oh, and did they eat delicious roast beef sandwiches smothered in unidentifiable yellow cheese-like sauce? Anyone...anyone??

[Patrick Kelly]

[Chuck Russell]

now all you gotta do is get one of these for your next outting! (i'm on the right!)

[Jean Thibodeau]

Patrick;

Yes, that is a little known FACT that no one should be so ill-informed to ignore but: THE TRUE PURPOSE of the nasal guard was to help the fashionably thin Norman warrior to stay that way by making hot dog eating difficult. Unfortunately some Norman anorexics straved themselves to death by refusing to remove their nasal helms for months at a time.

If used in moderation this could become popular as the " Norman " diet plan: Lets visualize a T.V. commercial of a certain unnamed " fat actress " wearing a nasal helm and showing her before and after shots. HMMMMMMM a whole bunch of actresses wearing nasal helms on the red carpet at the OSCARS being questioned about who they are wearing: Versache and a helm by Valentine armouries.

Back to the real world, in case this post doesn't generate enough HAHAHAs: Seriously cutting your air to look Norman would be a bit of a commitment, although today just about anything goes with hardly a glance when you live in a big city: You might feel self-conscious but hardly anyone would notice. Oh, I shaved all my air " once " just out of curiousity a few months back. I found that the razor burn what not that much FUN: Now I just trim it down to a very short buzz cut every few months.

If you use a professional hair clipper without any accessories to keep the cut longer you get a cut equivalent to about 10 days of regrowth after you shaved it with a razor. Oh, I save money on barbers because all I have to do is BUZZZZZZZ away and all my hair ends up at 1 / 16" long. ( 1/8" or 1/4" if I use a plastic guard. )

Well this should be more than anybody needs to know.

[Jay Barron]

[Jeff Johnson]