tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post2205596401996450027..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: A Comb! A Comb! My Kingdom For A Comb!Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-74868019228123888792009-11-07T20:21:22.846+01:002009-11-07T20:21:22.846+01:00Laura: a de-tangle comb? I had no idea such things...Laura: a de-tangle comb? I had no idea such things existed... which suggests I either didn't read your post or have forgotten it, both of which are unforgivable and I hereby apologise. May your hair always be silky smooth and may strangers run up to you in the street and give you flowers.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-62348500020577600122009-11-07T20:07:14.902+01:002009-11-07T20:07:14.902+01:00Ha ha, I wrote a very similar posting two years ag...Ha ha, I wrote a very similar posting two years ago on the impossiblity of finding a de-tangle comb in Boots and that they now seemed to be selling everything except that which was useful!<br /><br />I have impossibly tangly hair/hair extensions incidentally and anything less than a de-tangle comb would just leave me with a lot of split ends as it broke the knots.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-78278070791516036242009-11-06T19:50:51.297+01:002009-11-06T19:50:51.297+01:00OC: I don't know why but I am just idealogical...OC: I don't know why but I am just idealogically opposed to using a hairbrush on my (far from) lustrous locks! I think it's a working class thing. Men use combs (if they're lucky enough to need them) or Brylcreem. Women use hairbrushes and hairspray.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-72748420341316009352009-11-06T19:23:25.472+01:002009-11-06T19:23:25.472+01:00Funny you know, I haven't used a comb for year...Funny you know, I haven't used a comb for years! But then I don't have your lustrous long locks, Steve! How about a hairbrush instead (!!)Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90789677463642123752009-11-06T08:08:11.789+01:002009-11-06T08:08:11.789+01:00MissBehaving: bizarrely I can find icing sugar qui...MissBehaving: bizarrely I can find icing sugar quite easily. Maybe I ought to do your shopping and you can do mine?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-66084775706772424112009-11-06T00:09:09.689+01:002009-11-06T00:09:09.689+01:00I don't know why the simplest things are so el...I don't know why the simplest things are so elusive, I spent the day searching for icing sugar!<br />Maybe though, if a comb was so hard to find, it is time indeed to move on, perhaps invest in some 'product' and finagle your hair with your fingers.<br />I have 'sleep 'n' wear' hair though, who am I to dispense advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-35926399546803695152009-11-05T19:48:13.785+01:002009-11-05T19:48:13.785+01:00FF: my new comb has suddenly become rather bashful...FF: my new comb has suddenly become rather bashful. My old comb however would like to donate some of it's teeth as stand-in toothpicks if you're at all interested...? I'm suspecting you might not be...!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-68472317198914340262009-11-05T16:45:47.324+01:002009-11-05T16:45:47.324+01:00I feel your pain, my friend. I've been marchin...I feel your pain, my friend. I've been marching around our three (quite small) local supermarkets trying to find toothpicks for the last fortnight. <br /><br />I really feel your new comb deserved a photo on here at least.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81287103276821858092009-11-05T12:52:01.303+01:002009-11-05T12:52:01.303+01:00Gina: "Perhaps you should rinse it occasional...Gina: "Perhaps you should rinse it occasionally eh and keep it sparkling and new and nit-free..." actually this wouldn't be a bad regime for my hair as well. I might give it a go...!<br /><br />Amanda: best pun of the day! Definitely a cut above the rest.<br /><br />Kaz: yet again my nerddon has failed me. I had to Google BOGOF. But what would I do with 2 combs anyway? I couldn't look after one properly.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-86848819142055862412009-11-05T12:02:54.034+01:002009-11-05T12:02:54.034+01:00What surprises me is that they weren't BOGOF!What surprises me is that they weren't BOGOF!KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621294189351906599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-24116933572560965542009-11-05T10:55:26.838+01:002009-11-05T10:55:26.838+01:00I could never part with my comb.I could never part with my comb.The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-83793609123471560612009-11-05T10:47:30.692+01:002009-11-05T10:47:30.692+01:00You're right about cheap everyday items being ...You're right about cheap everyday items being hard to locate. I know I've had that problem too but I am so decrepid that I can't remember what any of the items were. They weren't combs though as there is no way I would get a comb through my mop - needs to be something more substantial, like a rake really. <br /><br />Glad you found one anyway. Perhaps you should rinse it occasionally eh and keep it sparkling and new and nit-free.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-12295408050857804292009-11-05T08:13:24.794+01:002009-11-05T08:13:24.794+01:00Owen: that's not a bad idea and I'm all fo...Owen: that's not a bad idea and I'm all for recycling... however, I suspect I would have needed to concoct a pretty potent brew to be sure of eradicating all microbial life from my old comb - a brew so so unstable it could have threatened all life on this planet. Much better to just buy a new comb, I think.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-50487980099247835532009-11-04T23:27:41.128+01:002009-11-04T23:27:41.128+01:00Maybe there's just not much demand for combs a...Maybe there's just not much demand for combs any more ? Given the number of guys I see who seem to have either shaved their heads or at least cropped their crop of hair to very short bristle length, there must be less demand, and as Economics 101 teaches, no demand, no supply... Guess you could have always boiled the old one, then dropped it in an acid vat for a short dip... then put it back into service ?Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-48915515546771227072009-11-04T19:01:08.187+01:002009-11-04T19:01:08.187+01:00The Crow: I tell you, they're out there now wa...The Crow: I tell you, they're out there now waiting to take over the entire world...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-85941101906201232112009-11-04T18:08:07.526+01:002009-11-04T18:08:07.526+01:00Nit farm?!
That's it! When I get home this...Nit farm?! <br /><br />That's it! When I get home this evening, I'm soaking every hair brush and comb I can find in bleach and the cat's flea shampoo. If that doesn't destroy any nascent nit farm (that I've never even thought about, until now - thank you), then I guess it's new brushes and combs for me, too.<br /><br />Yuck!The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-18021098481024579252009-11-04T15:49:44.230+01:002009-11-04T15:49:44.230+01:00Mark: ain't nothing wrong with dazzling the ey...Mark: ain't nothing wrong with dazzling the eye of the beholder...!<br /><br />AWB: with you on the mobile phone thing. I have one that does photos, games and internet access and I rarely use any of it. My youngest finds the camera great fun though and I have some very amusing shots of his feet and his ears.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-40849169177463756662009-11-04T14:58:00.934+01:002009-11-04T14:58:00.934+01:00What's a comb?
The fuzzy remnant that crawls ...What's a comb?<br /><br />The fuzzy remnant that crawls around the top of my head doesn't really constitute a 'barnet'<br /><br />A comb would be pointless.<br /><br />Seriously though; this reminds me of the mobile phone issue.<br /><br />Why do we need them to do all the stuff that they do; photos. games and all sorts.<br /><br />All I want to use mine for is texting and ringing thank you very much but I have to buy one that does all the other tricks.<br /><br />Having said that; one day I may be thankful of the photo ability - evidence in an accident or suchlike.The Joined up Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797087157041713649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-87515084710743205262009-11-04T14:27:15.710+01:002009-11-04T14:27:15.710+01:00I don't have this problem - it's 'rise...I don't have this problem - it's 'rise and shine' for me every morning.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-49608403357169728502009-11-04T13:19:38.148+01:002009-11-04T13:19:38.148+01:00Clippy Matt: you'll be telling me next not to ...Clippy Matt: you'll be telling me next not to utilize an old pudding bowl when trimming my fringe...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-47693055305145164102009-11-04T13:13:08.776+01:002009-11-04T13:13:08.776+01:00you know i can't remember the last time i saw ...you know i can't remember the last time i saw a comb or even a man with a comb which may mean steve that it's time you updated your do, shaved a bit off the top and sides sort of and/or just tousled it up with a bit o' 'bed head' or something, no?<br />i mean has anybody, apart from news readers and simon cowell, actually combed their hair since the 70's?<br />just a thought. i'd hate to see you getting stuck in a style.<br />no need to thank me. :-)Clippy Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234265229327474noreply@blogger.com