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Free haircut....

muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
edited September 2002 in General Discussion
Sometimes, I am amazed at what shooting pistols has taught me over the years. Finally all that training is paying off. I went to the post office to get the mail. Across the street is the barber shop that I always go to. I saw my barber standing outside. So, being as how I was already parked in a space that didn't cost me anything, I went across the street to get a haircut. No one was there except the two barbers. When I went in, my barber told me to take a seat. This was easy because there are only two chairs and one was piled high with old magazines. So, when I sat down, I realized that I had my cap on. Not getting up, I took my cap off and tossed it towards the hat rack and lo and behold, it landed perfectly on one of the hooks. The two barbers were awestruck by this feat of marksmanship, but I paid no attention , although I was surprised that I did it. My barber told the other barber that I do that all the time. He lied. The other barber, who was new, said that if I could do that again, he would pay for my haircut. He got my cap and gave it to me. I took a deep breath and let half of it out. Mentally, I thought,get a good sight picture, sights square, squeeeeeze and follow through. The cap sailed through the air and landed exactly like before on the same hook. The room erupted in applause. Actually, the only one clapping was my barber because it was just the three of us. Anyway, I got my free haircut and the new barber paid my barber. I thanked them both but I wanted to get out before the fight started. Because, as I was going out the door, I heard my barber ask the new barber, "Where's my tip"?

****I love the smell of Hoppes #9 in the morning****
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  • pikeal1pikeal1 Member Posts: 2,707
    edited November -1
    great story Muley...thanks for the laugh.

    by the way...did you look in the mirror after the free haircut? hope you got more than you paid for
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wasn't crazy enough to let the losing barber cut my hair. When my regular barber finished, I told him my new haircut was like "putting a silk dress on an old pig".

    ****I love the smell of Hoppes #9 in the morning****
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    When you're good, you're good!
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  • Smokeeater 38Smokeeater 38 Member Posts: 2,735
    edited November -1
    The next time you go in see if you can get the same bet.

    If you go to a shop that has more than one Barber you want the one with the worst hair cut to cut yours because, they usually cut each other's hair. The guy I go to once had an ad that said, "If your picky go someplace else". This guy is very good and his shop has all kinds of stuff hanging from the walls and ceiling. You can easily wait have to wait 1-2 hours in the summer to get a haircut. But, it's fun to sit there and listen to all the stories. If I get in and only have to wait for 1 person I feel that I've been cheated and have missed out on a good time.


    I rush in where others flee.
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  • YankeeClipperYankeeClipper Member Posts: 669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    After spending several years as a Barber,I've always thought of writting a book and the title would be "A day at the Barber Shop" And fill it with humerous stories like that one. I still sub at barber shops whan someone needs a day off and I swear that you keep up on more current events that anywhere.

    Helping keep America free: One gun at a time.
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