Never Underestimate the Willpower of a Marine

Updated 2007-02-14 with extra pictures!

Robert (one of the guys I work with) was a Marine and a smoker. Every time he came back from a smoke break, I'd have to avoid him because the residual tobacco smoke stuffed up my nose. He knew about the health issues, but he didn't really feel like quitting.

Clayton (my friend and coworker) figured he just needed some incentive to quit, so a few of us provided it: if he quit cold turkey for a whole year, we'd all cut our hair exactly like his. We figured if he could make it three months, he'd have it made, but the chances of that were pretty low.

Never bet against a Marine.

He quit as soon as his last pack ran out. He didn't take a single puff for a whole year.

As predicted, after the first month or two he lost the craving. In fact, cigarette smoke started to repulse him.

Today we got our haircuts. Here are the results:

Robert

Robert is the Marine. He barely changed. In fact, he was starting to look like a long-haired pinko hippie. :-D

Kevin

Kevin normally keeps his hair short, so the only change for him is the sidewalls.

Kevin got a great stylist. When I mentioned that he looked like Garibaldi, she knew who I was talking about! Not only did she watch Babylon 5, she also enjoys Heroes. And she once shaved her own head, too. She was a neat person to have around.

Clayton

Bonus: pictures of Clayton are even more rare than pictures of me. He's very self-conscious. But he claims it was his idea, so I think he has to have photo credit.

Me

Bonus: Rarely-seen pictures of me!

Coming soon: video clips!