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The ocean waves tend to ebb and flow, as do bad haircuts. They come and they go, but sometimes they come back around, if we’re lucky. To say that these infamous hairstyles are bad, though, would be the epitome of understatements, but we need our total and constant entertainment.
We’ve gone through the trouble of ranking the worst hairstyles of Nic Cage, which (spoiler alert) is all of them from awful to plum ridiculous. And now we’re sharing the infamous hairstyles we could have done without in our already difficult lives. But since we have them, we might as well enjoy them, kind of like looking at old school photos and cringing at every decision you ever made, from head to toe, starting with that weird hairstyle.
If you like funny photos, picking on yourself or having a laugh at someone else’s expense, you know we’re here for you, specializing in the oddities of life, drumming up the past that wishes to be left alone and then sending it out to your loved ones so they, too, share never forget.
Infamous Old Hairstyles We Could Have Done Without in Our Already Difficult Lives
Now laugh at this: A Massively Amusing Collection of Atomic Wedgy Bombs.
Infamous Hairstyles
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"The Bowl Cut"
A wildly shitty '90s classic we managed to overcome, the bowl cut got its name quite simply by putting a bowl on top of the person's head, and using it to cut out a perfectly circular bowl shape.
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"The Top Knot"
Photo: via pinkgeetar.wordpress.com
A not-so-distant fad, the top knot, which is oftentimes accompanied by shaved sides, is something of a sumo wrestler style. Colin Farrell wore this with wicked pride for too long.
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"The Rat Tail"
Photo: via bajiroo.com
There are rat tails, and then there are rat...tails. Neither were ever acceptable.
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"Cornrows"
Photo: via Daily Mail
Cornrows and skinny dreads were hip for the white boys once upon a time, but David Beckham and Justin Timberlake were the only ones who pulled it off with any style. Them, and Monica Gellar on that one episode of Friends.
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"The Mullet"
Photo: via teamjimmyjoe.com
Business in the front and party in the back, we know the mullet as the poorest attempt at multitasking. To see a child with it is heartbreaking. To see a grown man with one is just, well, heartbreaking.
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"Lines & Lightning Bolts"
Photo: via flickrhivemind.net
The bowl cut was never enough, so we had to add lines and lightning bolts to it. Sometimes we shaved numbers and basketballs in the back of our heads. We might do it again, too.
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"The Swoop"
Photo: via hairstylehub.com
It always looked good on the basketball types, but skinny white boys in corduroy pants? Not so much. The Nike swoop was and is classic.
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"Mustache Up Top"
Photo: via Crave Online
Some call it "the pineapple" while others think it's just a misplaced mustache. Either way, it's just wrong.
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"The '80s Hair Band"
Photo: via NY Daily News
The hair metal band style had its day, and now it's done, except for cover bands who still live in the glory days of the worst decade. Also, we're pretty sure Ted Cruz is using politics as a coverup. That would explain why he's so bad at it.
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"The Combover"
Photo: via Gawker
And finally, our fearless leader, Chief Combover.
