[FairfieldLife] Re: Introduction to Cowlicks

[raunchydog]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> This reminded me of an article on the Science of Gardar:
> 
> "Gay men are more likely than straight men to have a counterclockwise
> whorl."
> 
> http://nymag.com/news/features/33520/

http://tinyurl.com/5g8r2q No kidding..."hair on the heads of men on
the gay beach was 3.5 times more likely to grow in a counterclockwise
direction." The article also discusses the likelihood of a man being
gay if he has big brothers, is left handed, and has a larger than
normal penis size. 

[FairfieldLife] Re: Introduction to Cowlicks

[off_world_beings]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
 , "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
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> Shall I add Cowlicks to the list of topics we discuss on the FFL home
page?
>

Lol !

OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Re: Introduction to Cowlicks

[curtisdeltablues]

This reminded me of an article on the Science of Gardar:

"Gay men are more likely than straight men to have a counterclockwise
whorl."

http://nymag.com/news/features/33520/
 


--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> A cowlick appears when the growth direction of the hair forms a 
> spiral pattern. The hair in a cowlick either stands straight up or 
> lies at an extreme angle and seems to be always at odds with the 
> style in which the rest of the hair is worn. They can show up 
> anywhere. The most common site is in the crown like the one belonging 
> to Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer of the "Our Gang" comedy series of the 
> 1930s and 1940s, or on Dennis the Menace. They also sometimes appear 
> in front of the hair and back. [1]
> 
> The term cowlick dates from the late 16th century, when Richard 
> Haydocke used it in his translation of Lomazzo: "The lockes or plaine 
> feakes of haire called cow-lickes, are made turning upwards." Also, 
> the Latin word "calyx" is often pronounced this way and literally 
> means a whorled look or appearance on something, and the "cowlick" 
> always has a whorled appearance.[2]
> 
> Characteristics
> Hair on the back of the head usually grows in a circular flattened 
> pattern from a central point. The definition of a whorl is hairs that 
> rotate round an axis. [3] The point where we find the hair whorl is 
> the spot where the hair changes direction. On top of the head hair 
> grows to the front, on the back of the head it grows towards the nape 
> and hair grows to the left and right side of the head on the sides of 
> the head. The hair whorl can be in the center of the head but it can 
> also be located the left or right side of the head. In the very 
> center of the whorl some scalp will be visible because the hair lies 
> flat.
> 
> People tend to have at least two hairwhorls with one being dominant 
> and clearly visible while the other is less obvious. In the center of 
> the hairwhorl you can see the hairs protruding from the scalp. When 
> combed against the grain of the hair, the hair in the center of the 
> cowlick will stand up straight.
> 
> Cowlicks are more obvious in straight thick hair. In Asians with 
> thick straight hair the scalp will show in the center of the whorl 
> because the light penetrates the scalp. Both men and woman have 
> cowlicks, but cowlicks can be covered by longer hair so the whorl is 
> not visible.
> 
> 
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