This 1977 patent, which was accompanied by this chart, is discussed in OBSOLETE. Pourquoi? Porque I talk about how combovers are becoming obsolete. Honestly, I think this entry is one of the farthest reaches in the books; it’s one of a couple subjects that I think probably have more to do with style than with changes or behaviors that have been brought about because of technology, or because of what we think is progress. VCRs, for example, probably won’t ever make a real come back. I guess what I’m saying is that I think that combovers actually could cycle back into popularity, if only because it was never really a style to begin with. It was lack of style, even—and stylish people so often often aim for that casual I-never-think-about-my-looks look. Maybe when today’s hipsters start going bald, they’ll sport combovers, but in an ironic way.

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   So, apparently someone has patented a combover technique and our government has felt that it should be granted. What’s...

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