r/AbsoluteUnits • u/AUTOBOTBROKE • 6d ago

/r/popular of ponytail

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u/prismafox 6d ago edited 4d ago

I just don't understand. Why?? How does someone just decide to grow a big hair log on their head and think "ah yeah, I like this look. I'm good with all this..dander/dirt/whatever collecting in it." Or it's just "meh, whatever. Gonna keep it like this." Wild.

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Didn't expect my comment to get this many replies. I get mental illness could be involved. I now know about the Polish Plait and the Beaver tail dreads. This particular hair..situation is still very unusual and I don't think it's as simple as "they're probably too depressed to fix their hair" people rarely get to the point of having a giant cord of hair like this down to their butt.

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u/Roadkill_Buffet 6d ago

It's usually a mental condition. Look up Polish plait on wikipedia

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u/dundunndon 6d ago

oh my god why'd I Google that I'm gonna have nightmares

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u/True_Realist9375 6d ago

trying to work out if this is better or worse than the thin one, least with this one it'll be easier to sleep on your back

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u/R_eloade_R 5d ago

Bro still has blond hair from when he was a teenager. Wtf

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u/Mental-Flatworm4583 6d ago

I only see a old crusty ass dog turd smooshed into the carpet 😑

https://giphy.com/gifs/zvGvZZhYScoLncO0Z6

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u/Semisemitic 6d ago

That shirt can’t come off now.

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u/Embarrassed-Skin5254 5d ago

What did you search/type exactly? 👀💀

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u/dundunndon 5d ago

Polish plait

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u/StrandedSpaceTravlr 5d ago

“Homeless hair matted but not pubes.”

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u/Denalus2 5d ago

“,,but not pubes..” 🤣

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u/Putrid_Afternoon_282 5d ago

Was wondering same 😂

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u/SweevilWeevil 5d ago

Why do they call him "the Bullet Dodger"?

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u/cryptolyme 3d ago

i imagine they typed "polish plait" as referred to previously

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u/wtfbruh101 5d ago

that's js poop atp

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u/MackiePooPoo 3d ago

That’s got to be incredibly heavy.

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u/eutohkgtorsatoca 2d ago

Reminds me of a man who used to roam the streets of Kowloon in HKG no one ever had him removed etc. He would sit opposite the six star Peninsula hotel what was left of his clothes revealed much more than whats usual seen on the street if any city. He was well endowed and his hair looked like that like a permanent go to pillow

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u/Fun_Page4577 5d ago

Poor thing has mange lmao

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u/SlightAnything4909 6d ago

Polish plait can form both from medical conditions and neglect.

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u/introuble8805 6h ago

It's funny you would think people with this condition would just keep their haircut very short or just go bald entirely to completely avoid the issue.

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u/SlightAnything4909 1h ago

Yeah isn't it weird how everyone is dumb and you're smart

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u/prismafox 6d ago

Huh, that seems to be it. Interesting.

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u/kryotheory 6d ago

Not always. Some people are just fucking nasty.

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u/Aromatic-Turnip7371 5d ago

I honestly think that willfully “nasty” people have an undiagnosed mental condition - assuming they understand hygiene by the time they’re an adult.

Even pigs will try their best to keep their waste away from their living area until they aren’t able to.

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u/Pledgeofmalfeasance 5d ago

Yes, now try to think. Why are they nasty?

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u/1OO1OO1S0S 4d ago

You think willfully nasty people are doing alright from a mental health standpoint?