In times of “self isolation” its important to maintain a good sense of humour, vigilantly seeking any source of laughter and cheer. Thankfully, our social media channels supply an endless feed of creative memes and videos that capture the lighter side of this pandemic and the crazy extremes we have taken to enhance our physical and mental health.
“… endless feed of creative memes…”
Not surprisingly, the most current theme has focused on haircuts and beauty treatments. Its been well over a month since the “Covid Clamp Down” and we are starting to see our barbers and hair stylists engage in some ridiculously funny attempts at maintaining good physical distancing from their clients. Brilliant stuff!
While we haven’t seen any news from our local beauty parlours here in Newfoundland & Labrador, we do have a family story that you may enjoy.
“… line up of boys…”
One of our brothers was getting married and Mother didn’t have time to deal with the line up of boys who were ready for her infamous “kitchen” haircut – instead sending us up to the ‘Cut n Curl’ salon that recently opened on the “Main” road. None of us had ever visited a professional before, so we were understandably sheepish about the idea.
“… infamous kitchen haircuts…”
Filing in through the narrow entranceway our concern’s were compounded by the patron who gushed in exclamation over our curly heads and all the wonderful styles she’d create – immediately opening a fashion magazine filled with an assortment of “Lids” for us to peruse.
Thankfully, our brother Mark stepped up and took control of the situation, explaining the challenges associated with our “bush” hair and a fear that her choices would leave us looking rather unkempt. “Oh no,” she assured us, “we’ve got “product” to control that!” Mark was quick to respond again, dismissing the notion by explaining that we weren’t a “product” family. Unphased, she suggested a line of shampoos that would also create the desired effect. Mark once more shook his head and explained that we didn’t use shampoo either, a bar of sunlight soap was the best you could expect to find in a house full of men.
She blinked twice in amazement, shook her head in disbelief and stammered;
“Lord suffering boys – tell me yee uses deodorant!”
“… chop shop…”
