Evidence: Me and Andy Rooney

Heather took this photo. After our return, she plucked the offending brow hairs and documented their astounding length. I can’t decide if I should be ashamed or proud. I’m leaning toward proud. It’s only going to get worse as I age.

  • http://www.petithiboux.com krissa cavouras

    My husband has the long-eyebrow-hair thing too. I’m thinking of keeping them, braiding them together, and making a bracelet out of them. That’d be creepy.

  • http://www.poopandboogies.com William

    I got the same problem. Sometimes mine get caught into my eyelashes.

  • http://tim-o-rama.blogspot.com tim

    Proud! You should definately be proud!

    I think it would look good in a nice shadow box…

  • Teeny225

    Wow – they are some looooong eyebrows! Why do men get hairier as they get older…? My fiance is 26, and he’s getting hairy ears already (mind you he was pretty darn hairy to begin with, so it’s spreading!). What’s that all about?!!

  • http://www.ranzino.com ranzino

    It’s a true act of love. I don’t think my wife would be up to the task.

    At least the hairs aren’t closing the gap between the two brows. That is super-fun to maintain, believe me…

    I’ve shared too much.

  • cmvnapa

    My spouse will sit on the throne plucking hairs out of his chest and tossing them on the floor, like bestowing posys upon the rabble.

    He’s also learning to clean his own bathroom as a result.

    His brows are so bad that tweezers are a joke. I take a comb and scissors to the suckers.

  • http://tiggerlane.blogspot.com Tiggerlane

    Hubby has same problem, but I got tired of the whining during the plucking, and found a trimmer was easier.

    Just wait until the nose/ear hairs start popping out. You’ll know you have a devoted wife if she is willing to pluck those!

  • southerngirl

    Just wait, youngster. My husband could braid his ear hair if he wanted to. (yuck)

  • http://www.medusaeyes.com Steph

    True, it will probably worsen as you age, but at least you have someone who not only loves you, but will assist you with grooming. I’ve seen quite a bit of evidence that some wives are turning a blind eye to this long-hair-growth-as-men-age phenomenon.

    Is Andy Rooney married?

  • deafblind

    Think of grooming as together time, even if it is enforced with the missus picking, prodding and plucking.

  • http://doctortongue.com doctor tongue

    Mine get to be an inch plus if left ungroomed. Luckily, I get them trimmed when I get a haircut (my stylist is a good friend). Plucking? Nope. Ouch.

    During a brief stint in the forces, I had a regimental sgt-major who had eyebrows that stuck out a full inch at least. I think he assumed they looked menacing (when they actually looked like two large caterpillars were dating on his forehead).

  • brandy

    As long as she doesnt try to give you an arch to open up your eye….

  • http://www.patatomic.com patatomic

    dude…they are called clippers. every time you cut your hair, open up the distance between the tines and the blade and cut the brow. one careful pass is all it takes. get in the habit now and avoid embarrassing wife nagging/blogging in the future.

    your pattern baldness buddy,
    pat

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/synthesizednirvana David
  • http://mooseinthekitchen.blogspot.com moose

    My partner in dastardly crime calls them his curmudgeon hairs. He’s sad when they fall out.

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/72feetabovesealevel/ 72feetabovesealevel

    I’m with ya. The last time I got my hair cut the stylist spent more time on my eyebrows and ears then she did on my head.

  • http://sunflowerlin.bravejournal.com sunflowerlin

    I am glad that I could provide the both of you with hair plucking and measuring enjoyment!!! (While I was browsing through the flickr photos it was the first thing that caught my eye in that picture!!!) Although Jon I don’t know how much fun the hair plucking part was for you ;)

  • http://johnsthing.blogspot.com John

    I get those random hairs on my back. It’s annoying.

    But sure. Proud. That sounds good.

  • http://www.blurbomat.com blurb

    Patatomic,

    If I wanted to look like either Vanilla Ice ca. 1990 or a character from Gummo, I’d be all over the clippers. I’m married to a professional eyebrow wrangler.

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/westerndave/ westerndave

    man alive… my wife teases me about the eyebrow hair all the time. i’d say the nose hairs are worse though. and damn the ear hair. it’s not like i can tease her about her nipple hair.:0

  • http://biggaysam.com Sam Merrill

    Consider yourself lucky.

    I watch my father’s nose hairs each year with growing horror. Genetics being what they are I’m sure I’ll be weed whacking my nostrils on a weekly basis.

  • http://www.unorderedthoughts.blogspot.com PhilipN

    Be Very Proud Jon!! I have long eyebrows and I have resisted all attempts pluck or cut them.

    Philip

  • http://www.katieeverybody.blogspot.com Katie

    Wow… Leta DOES look exactly like you. Is it weird that that’s the first thing I noticed? Not the eyebrows, not the beard… it’s the crazy resemblance between you and your daughter. Dang.

    As far as the crazy long eyebrows go… *shrug* Boys are hairy. It’s not your fault. Be proud!!
    :)

  • http://www.justsayjes.com jes

    Just last night I was doing the same thing – except the hairs grow out of the TOP of my husband’s nose (!), which I had never seen on a guy until I married him. We have to get them early before they become too visible. I think he’s very fortunate to have me.

  • http://www.dorky.typepad.com Dorkette

    You know? I had to do this the other day with my husband (who, coincidentally is named John and I’m Heather) except his hair was coming out of his ear, dude. We were in line at the deli and I thought a stray hair clipping was nestled in his ear, so I went to brush it out with my finger. But the thing wouldn’t budge and I realized that it was ATTACHED TO MY HUSBAND’S HEAD. I couldn’t help but laugh, poor guy.