DEAR ABBY: This is in response to the bald man from Fort Lauderdale who sweeps his hair over his bald spot and bugs his wife with the foot-long flag of hair streaming in the breeze when they go boating.
I have barbered for 49 years and don't claim to be an expert, but have learned a little along the way. We all have customers with special requests and try to honor them. That head of hair could and should be cut so that no matter which way it is combed or not combed -- or windblown -- it would not be a problem.
I produce some haircuts just like that one, because that is what the customer asks for and he is paying the bill, but don't ask me to autograph the work as an artist who is proud.
"Baldy" has one good thing going for him. His wife is sick of his denial, and he should take her advice. His problem is in his head and not ON it. Winding a flag of hair over your head is like wearing a sign telling the world you are bald. -- WILLARD M. KERK, CHAPPELL, NEB.
DEAR WILLARD: I'm printing your letter because there's no denying that when it comes to hair, you are an expert. But if I see one more letter about baldness, I'll curl up and dye. Read on:
DEAR ABBY: In response to your recent column about a husband who attempts to cover his baldness with a comb-over:
Perhaps we could form a support group for balding men and call it "United Hairlines." -- WADE KNIGHT, JUNCTION CITY, KAN.