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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from IntoTheCrimsonSky]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hehe. Funny, but not always effective.

I've had men and 'women' give me that line (I'm a female too, btw) on several occasions, except sometimes they actually will give the detail of my hair that's changed.

Only one problem with this. More often they're wrong, I haven't done anything with my hair. *lol* So I give them this strange look and say &quot;Uh..I have? No..I don't think so.&quot; Which then makes them feel incredibly awkward. Maybe it's because they are using your trick to try and make it seem like they notice something. Hehe. I break the rule.

In truth, I do nothing different with my hair except cut it a bit shorter two or three times a year, after it's grown a few inches. Two summers ago I DID switch where the parting was..and ironically, that time NO ONE noticed that there had been an actual change. *lol*

So, careful with this one guys. ;) You might end up worse off with some of us.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from ncsnipes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dale Carnegie, in the original 'How to Wins Friends and Influence People', tells of complimenting a (male) post office clerk on his magnificent head of hair, but that might have been easier to do in the 1930s.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from NewPragma]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I believe I first heard the bit about &quot;you've done something to your hair&quot; from a television situation comedy. 

The show was called &quot;Empty Nest,&quot; and it was on NBC from 1988 to 1995. 

It had a standard &quot;wacky neighbor&quot; character, played by David Leisure, who was already well known when the show premiered for the &quot;Joe Isuzu&quot; automobile ads. 

Anyway, the David Leisure character would sometimes give tips on how to woo women to the show's protagonist, a widower, played by Richard Mulligan. In one such conversatiobn the whole &quot;women are always doing something to their hair&quot; spiel arose.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from cmj]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[OT: Speaking of things being different...

Question: What's significant about the strip from 11/19/08?

I'm surprised I missed before but...it's one of the very, very rare times Dilbert has actually been drawn with a visible mouth!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Stui]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I always forget people's names, so I just don't use them in general conversation. I figure if a person already knows their own name, they don't need me reinforcing it. Generally after talking for a minute or two, I'll at least remember where I know them from, if not their actual name.

And with the hair, be carefull. A lady where I work is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Someone tried the &quot;your hair looks great today&quot; on her a few weeks back and got a very frosty, &quot;It's a wig&quot; as a response.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from wyrdup]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[That just happened to me yesterday!  Talk about synchronicity.  I &quot;met&quot; someone again, whom I had been in a particularly small class with for a semester...and admittedly, I should have known her on sight -- especially after our mutual friend gave me her name (again).  As soon as I said, &quot;nice to meet you,&quot; purely out of habit, I realized what I had done.  She pointed out that we had been in class together -- and I scrabbled for anything to salvage the situation.  I threw a flash of surprise across my face and pointed out that she had died her hair a different color, and BAM.  Suddenly I was the &quot;only person who noticed it right away!&quot;  Heh heh heh.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Dilgal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[CrazyBirdy wrote
&gt;What about women who forget a man's name? 

Assume that men are not only clueless about a woman's hair, but about themselves as well.   Just say something like, &quot;Oh yes, you had on a blue shirt I really liked&quot;.  They' have no idea what color shirt they've worn on any day prior to today, so they'll just accept the compliment and assume you know what you're talking about.
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Carpe Geekem]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[@ Aardwizz

I understand your eagerness to make everything fit your theory, but....  no, sorry.

I didn't feel different, or feel like being different, when I decided to grow out my hair;  quite the contrary, I felt the same as always, and wanted to STAY the same, but understood that I HAD to change to keep from looking soccer-mom-ish.

Being at least minimally aware of the world around me, I'd notice if I was being treated differently by anyone now that my hair is different;  I'm not.

Being at least minimally SELF-aware, I can assure you that I won't be taking up any hobbies, nor is there any &quot;trouble&quot; in the works.

And no, I DON'T want my husband to buy me flowers or take me to dinner, since the $ for those things comes out of MY pocket.

And yes, I'm a geek.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Culchie]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[My Father in Law had a trick he told me about that he used in his auto parts business (God rest his soul). When he would meet someone and they would know his name and greet him like an old friend and he had no memory of them or had forgotten their name; he would simply ask them their name and they would day something like &quot;Joe&quot; or Linda&quot; he would say   Of course I remember your first name....it is your last name I forgot....

A little deceit can go a long way.......]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from CrazyBirdy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[This only works for men who forget a woman's name. What about women who forget a man's name?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from guilt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Women who change their hairstyle also change their dressing style to complement it. You can think of more ways to compliment them:

&quot;I like what you're wearing&quot;
&quot;These jeans make you look fabulous&quot;
&quot;That top goes well with your long hair&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Leora]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Whereas men rarely change anything appearance-wise, so this technique will not work for women.

But then, we're too busy thinking about our hair and its degree of brownness to care.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Aardwizz]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[@ Carpe Geekem:

Are you saying that you don't want your hubby to buy you flowers and take you out to a nice dinner???

Actually, you prove some of my point.  To quote you:  &quot;I reached the age .....so I grew mine [hair] out.&quot;  In other words, you felt like you were different, or felt like being different, so you changed your hair.   I am surprised that you haven't noticed that people are repsonding to you differently, maybe just smiling at you more, or being more (or less) attentive.

I can only tell you what my experience has been with a woman's hair change.  Actual mileage may vary.  Past performance is not indicative of future results.  Batteriers not included.  Don't take advice from bloggers on a cartoonists website;.  And other other applicable disclaimer.

But my predition is that soon you will be taking up a new hobby, or picking up one that you also haven't done for 30 years.  And so it begins.  Like I said, your husband's in touble, he just doesn't know it yet.  You just don't either.

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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Bloodboiler]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ladies, this is what you say when Scott's line is used on you: &quot;WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BEFORE? &quot;

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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from lightfellow]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Your method is almost perfect.

I once had to meet a group of strangers and I knew it wasn't my day when many of them had what I call forget-able looks. The meeting ended and we had a little refreshment. So I saw this lady whom I didn't remember seeing, asking her if she had just arrived. Of course, she was with us throughout the meeting. 

I can't use the hair trick here, can I?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from workerant]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I walked into the kitchen yesterday, looked on the calendar and saw that my wife had a hair appointment earlier that day. I complemented her on the hair and the temperature dropped to below absolute zero. I was reading next week's calendar.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Carpe Geekem]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[@ Aardwizz

A year ago, my hair was very short.  I stopped cutting it, and now it's shoulder length for the first time in 30 years.

A month ago, I took my dark blonde hair platinum.

I don't feel any different.  I'm not being treated any differently.  My husband isn't in any more trouble than usual (lol).  

I reached the age where other women started cutting their hair short, so I grew mine out.  I didn't like the way the color looked once my hair grew out past a certain point, so I went platinum.

Sorry, guys, there's no secret code that allows you to understand women.



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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from KevinKunreuther]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[You're going to have to claim credit for &quot;re-introducing&quot; the idea to the general populance. I've been using that method for, good gosh, has it been twenty five years? An Australian hypnotist and magician taught me this and a few other social tricks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Webster]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In Canada, which is a socialist country, it is against the law to comment on a woman's hair without a government issued permit. 

I thought I should add that because nobody has mentioned Canada in this blog for a number of days. 

Webster]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Paul34698]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A good idea in gerneral but there are risks.  
I used to compliment a woman's hair any time I noticed a change.  One day as a meeting was getting started I commented to Tricia that her new &quot;do&quot; looked great.  She froze, gave me the evil eye, gathered her stuff, stormed out of my office and slammed the door.  I was mystified.  Then someone explained she had forgotten her umbrella and got caught in the rain walking from the train to the office.]]></description>
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