Friday, August 29, 2008

"Business in the front . . . party in the back"

I just read a hilarious article in the Seattle Times. Seriously HILARIOUS! It was all about mullets. Some of my favorite parts (which you will find are pretty much the WHOLE article):
  • "People with mullets either love them and want to keep them, or they don't know they have them," . . . "They're in mullet denial."
  • "I don't know how many times I was sitting at the bar when a girl started braiding my hair,"
  • Erik "Mac" McCullough, a mechanic at Bay Ford in Port Orchard, wears a "rat tail" rather than a mullet, but he can relate.

    When he got out of the Navy, he swore he'd never let anyone tell him again how to cut his hair, but trouble finding a job led him to the subtle deception of his current 'do, which he can tuck in a collar.

  • The East Bremerton man was proud to remove his bandanna and display his locks during a recent visit to the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede, but he denied he had a mullet.

    "I just like to keep it longer in the back and have it shorter on the top and sides."

    His wife loves running her fingers through his hair, his daughters like to put barrettes in it and he likes the way it feels when he's flying down the road on his Harley.

  • A man with a "raging mullet" walked in and hesitantly asked for a haircut. But alas, he only wanted a trim.

    While Penland was cutting his hair, she noticed he had a tattoo on his arm of himself, mullet and all.

Maybe I find this so amusing because my guy spent a few years sporting a New Jersey Neckwarmer (I am going to wet my pants as I type this and S#1 just asked if I am crying). His was blonde and curly and I swear he has told me of days when girls just wanted to touch it (I am gagging now)!

If you aren't yet laughing see if you can keep a straight face after reading what's below and then of course be sure to comment on your feelings about the mullet!!
The mullet hairstyle, perhaps best known as Business in the Front, Party in the Back, is also known by many other names, including:

Ape Drape

Tennessee Waterfall

Canadian Passport

Mississippi Mudflap

Camaro Crash Helmet

Femullet (used to described any mullet on a woman)

Mulletino (used to describe a mullet on a person of Hispanic descent)

Missouri Compromise

S & L Crisis

New Jersey Neckwarmer.

Source: Wikipedia, mulletjunky.com and www.mulletsgalore.com

17 comments:

Karen said...

I love it Andrea! Scott and I once spent a very amusing hour on mullets.com. We always get a kick out of mullet humor! Thanks for the laugh.

Ashley K. said...

You are a nerd!!!

Shannon Morgan Photography - Bainbridge Island, WA Photographer said...

the worste part is the two men quoted in the article were either from port orchard, where we now reside, or bremerton which is just across the bay, and yes we see plenty of mullets!! thanks for pointing out that we live in the mullet capital of the northwest!! :)

Jenni said...

The big D used to have a mullet??...dude, I want to see a picture SOOOO bad!!!

Cailean said...

Oh my goodness the random nature of this post is just awesome. Mullets actually cause me to have some sort of physical reaction (stomach-turning?) such that I had to stop reading your post and come back to it a little later on. ;)

s g said...

always up for mullet humor, char's hair is getting a little mullet-ish as well. was that shannon morgan commenting? tell her hello from me!

Katie said...

And where is the picture of the New Jersey neckwarmer? Remember the white spot that Eric has in his hair- kind of above his left ear? When he was in high school, he actually grew it out, like a white rat tail on the side of his head! He kept it tucked behind his ear.

Kaeli & Kyle said...

Haha its all to familiar hearing you talking about Andrews High School do! haha I can just see the face youre making and the gaging noise! lol

Ricki said...

Oh! That was great. I've been reminiscing about some of my favorite mullets, my brother being one of them! He said the same thing about girls wanting to touch it. When he cut it before his mission, all the ladies (young and old) in the ward were so sad!

Belkycita said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA I like the Latino name, and to think I thought my uncle was cool when he had his :-(

camille said...

Hey guys, we didn't get to tell you goodbye so I just wanted to write quick and tell you how good it was to see you and how much fun we had hanging out! ROCK BAND!!! :)

Please keep us in mind if you head towards Chicago again.

KamilahNYC said...

Seriously hilarious. I have a slight fascination with mullets myself and LOVE mulletsgallore. I had one hairstylist (in New York, mind you) give me a FRO-LET. not a nice look...
thanks for the post.

Arbon Family said...

Laughing so hard! You kill me! I was one of the Mullet denials when I was younger! I had a full on Mullet and people used to say I looked like a boy etc... So sad. I remember curling my mullet with a curling iron and thought it was so cute all curled under! WOW!! Thanks for the laugh

Kathy said...

I got such a laugh. Ty had a mullet in junior high and every time we remind him, he denies it. Yes, mullet denial. Thanks for the great post.
Aunt Kaffy

Amy said...

Hilarious, Andrea. I read a Salt Lake based mullet article many years ago, but I'm sure I couldn't get my hands on it at this point. Maybe I should make a mullet file to keep track of these things. I do remember a hair salon by the University of Utah that offered free mullet removal and therefore claimed that it was "making the world a more beautiful place, one head at a time." Wow, thanks for the Laughs.

Brooke said...

So funny, Mae! My poor Savannah had a mullet for awhile and I am afraid Rachel is losing her hair and headed for the same fate for awhile - aah!

Nathan and Raya said...

That's hilarious. I think you need to post pictures of the culy blonde you wrote about.
There is a hilarious punk song about mullets. It lists different names of them, including some of which you wrote. But my favorite part goes "some people call it child abuse, I just call it bonding with my dad." The it proceeds to the course "I have a mullet yes I do. Won't give it up for anyone that means you. You can go to Nashville and get one too. Then you'll have an ape drape like I do." You've got to look it up. It's great.