Hairgentina!

[Louis VI the Fat]

Currently, there are two threads about Argentina in the Backroom frontpage. About teh boring and teh old: Falklands and junta crimes. Forget about all that, here's the real deal about Argentina!

Argentinians must have the biggest hairdo's in the world. So their long-haired women are perhaps not unique to Hairgentina. But the men...
I first noticed it with all those Argentine football players. Their spectacular playing style is rivalled by their even more spectacular hair. Always. Then I met some real-life Argentinians. They told me that all those long-haired Argentinians actually sober up their coiffures when they go to play in Europe.

It turned out they were right. Ever since then, I've been collecting pics of outrageous Argentinian hair for a hobby. Forget about hair metal, redneck mullets or the German 1990 football team. The real hair capital of the world is Buenos Aires!
Indeed, this scientific report estimates that Buenos Haires alone has 46.15% of all male hair on the planet. (link may be down)


It's spectacular. It's cool. It's unique. Meet the soul of Argentina:

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Street scene:


Politicians!


Batistuta - Argentinian Sex Symbol:


Argie Tennis stars:



Rugby players. Not obscure ones, but famous players. From last year's spectacular Argentinian national team.


2007 World Cup. Big Hairgentinian about to swallow a Frenchman whole:

[Louis VI the Fat]

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Football players. For those not in the know (i.e.: Americans), all of these are not random players, but absolute superstars.

Lionel Messi:


Hernan Crespo:


Aimar.


Redondo:


Tevez:


Confused Swede absolutely dazzled by Argentinian wizardry and hair:


Spot the Argentine!

[Louis VI the Fat]

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Some random Argentine:



Fabrizzio Coloccini. I can not begin to express my amusement at the combination of an Italian name and that peroxied 80's Rudi Voller perm:

[Adrian II]

Some random Argentine:

Sweet Jeezus! Lol!

Great collection, Louis.

[Pannonian]

Hernan Crespo:

What on earth is Hairnan Crespo doing?

[Fragony]

Heh used to have a pony-tail up to my butt, mohawk style sides shaved awesome ain't it.

[naut]

Holy crap hair!

[Ja'chyra]

Heh used to have a pony-tail up to my butt, mohawk style sides shaved awesome ain't it.

I hope you mean DOWN to your butt, oh ye of the hairy ankles.

[Fragony]

Well that was unfortunate

[Riedquat]

The real hair capital of the world is Buenos Aires!
Indeed, this scientific report estimates that Buenos Haires alone has 46.15% of all male hair on the planet.

For sure I am not part of that 46.15%... I'm leaving it long right now, but nobody in earth would say I have much hair... long its long but the numbers....

[Andres]

I think Louis needs a job. Way too much time at his hands.

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Seriously

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This thread is hilarious

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But the price of worst haircut in soccer football goes to...

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Christian Wilhelmsson

[Gregoshi]

So their long-haired women are perhaps not unique to Hairgentina.

Shouldn't it be Jairgentina?

BTW, funny (and unexpected) observation Louis!

[Soulforged]

It's spectacular. It's cool. It's unique. Meet the soul of Argentina

Louis everyone knows that the soul of Argentina are its womans, futbol and its pretentions of grandeur but whatever...

If you want some authentic argentinian hair I can send some for you, free of charge.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Indeed, this scientific report estimates that Buenos Haires alone has 46.15% of all male hair on the planet.

For sure I am not part of that 46.15%... I'm leaving it long right now, but nobody in earth would say I have much hair... long its long but the numbers....

I'm sorry, but I think the numbers from the article I quoted can not be in dispute.

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Louis everyone knows that the soul of Argentina are its womans, futbol and its pretentions of grandeur but whatever...

Eewww. Countries with silly dreams of grandeur...

I do know, though, that I am on to something. Hair is the national mode of expression in Argentina:

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Speaking of women, here's your gaucha:

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Boca Juniors!!


Goooooolll l!!!!!!!!

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Now the thing is, Europeans get famous, and then get a weird hairdo solely for marketing reasons. *cough* Beckham *cough*.
Whereas Argentines are born with immense hair. I suspect them of sporting even bigger hair during their time with Boca or River Plate, and of actually cutting half of it off before they move to...


...the European leagues, where they are all running riot. At Real Madrid in this instance. Please God, for my next life, I want to be an Argentinian football star.


Mama, mama, mama yo quiero...

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I think Louis needs a job. Way too much time at his hands.

I have a job!

I am currently government employed. And we have been very busy this past week, trying to meet a make-or-break deadline. So we've been working around the clock, every day from 10:00 to 15:00.

[Caius]

Louis, get two lifes. And gauchas arent red haired, you know.

[Vladimir]

I have a job!

I am currently government employed. And we have been very busy this past week, trying to meet a make-or-break deadline. So we've been working around the clock, every day from 10:00 to 15:00.

I know. Tell me about it.