Shaveless Season...

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by JVN

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My amazing and considerate girlfriend, who puts up with so much crap during the FIRST season, and is very compromising when it comes to FIRST, (the ultimate time drain)... Anyone who thinks I should leave her because she likes me clean shaven (a small gesture I can make, for all the things she puts up with) needs to get their priorities re-examined...
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See, he knows what he's talking about. All of my ex's know my rule. They can not shave as much as they want, but they better not expect me to get anywhere near that unshaven face!

[J Flex 188]

well im not sure how many first-ies know this, but most likely just the ones that are closer to the east coast, or michigan etc. but in the early middle build season, one of our mentors, steve w on the forums made us a bet that if we won a regional competition, he would have his ponytail cut, and if we won nationals, he would shave his head. well needless to say we didnt win nationals, but we took the west michigan regionals, and he had to live up to his promise.. in front of the whole arena might i add.

talk about some kind of motivation huh? well actually this was more like the icing on a cake for a season spent. but this guy has always had crazy hair, so i mean the loss of the ponytail didnt affect him too much =)

[Ricky Q.]

Members of Cooney Quest (#269) will be joining you in the shaveless season

[Mike Soukup]

Originally Posted by J Flex 188

one of our mentors, steve w on the forums made us a bet that if we won a regional competition, he would have his ponytail cut, and if we won nationals, he would shave his head. well needless to say we didnt win nationals, but we took the west michigan regionals, and he had to live up to his promise.. in front of the whole arena might i add.

Here's what happens when you make promises like that and your team actually wins nationals http://www2.wildstang.org/gallery/20...ionals_haircut. If you had hair on your balcony on Sunday morning, sorry, it was us.

[Kristina]

Hmmm, this seems like an perfect for a fundraiser. (I have a one track mind for $$, I know, that's why they kept me around).

Think about it though. People have walk-a-thons and dance-a-thons where they do something semi-normal for an extended period of time and have lots of people pledge small amounts of money. Someone pledges a dime for everyday you don't shave, like a don't-shave-a-thon? So the name needs a little work but imagine it...

You get 30 people to pledge x 10 cents a day x 45 days of build season x 20 members on your team = $2700 (and that's only asking for $4.50 from your friends & family. Of course you can change these figures if you want more or less).

While the main goal of this process may be team spirit and unity, raising money for something you're already doing can't hurt, and might even be an extra nudge of motivation. Just an idea to throw out there.

[Elgin Clock]

Ok, I'm game...

But I do have a couple questions.

I already have a considerable amount of facial hair as it is - since like this summer I think. Are you planning on shaving the day before kickoff, and then seeing how you look at Nationals, or just going from where you are now with facial growth and going from there??

Are you all starting this thing on an "even" and cleanly shaven playing field?

[Alexander McGee]

LOL

I would do it, but there is a slight problem.... Im a firefighter.

We are not allowed to have any facial hair (except moustaches), because it wont work with our HEPA masks (SCBA masks). Therfore, i can't run into any burning buildings with a beard; and i just can't do that!

[M. Hicken]

My teammate and i were thinking about that, i have a goatee now and i grew that in a week. After 6 weeks of not trimming it, id have a FULL 4 inch long beard. If i go out at night, i have to shave twice a day, i get my 5o'cclock shadow at lunch. Plus it would itch like crazy

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by J Flex 188

talk about some kind of motivation huh? well actually this was more like the icing on a cake for a season spent. but this guy has always had crazy hair, so i mean the loss of the ponytail didnt affect him too much =)

Yeah, to compensate for his loss, he simply had the remnants spiked with yellow and black wax goop compliments of 48 and voila! ....He looks so happy!

Some of the students, engineers (including myself), and the head teacher coach (who's well on his way to being bald anyway so he shouldn't count) have promised to get our heads shaved if we win a competition this year.

[MisterX]

Ha, this sounds like so much fun, I would have done it but I am in the same boat as magnasmific. Anyway one kid on my team has done this without knowing of such a thing so there wont be a fefore pic is that still okay?