Show of hands for the DREADS

How many gnatty warriors have we got on this forum?

HighPhi
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can you please tell me the history behind dreads? I always hear some of my friends og's sayin those kids dont know the meaning behind dreads.

dude, Dreadlocks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thats got it all. You should try searching the net for info. It helps sometimes. Peace

haha thanks...I didn't even think to use wikpedia.

i got the natty headpiece.

Jordy Villain said:

i got the natty headpiece.

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yeah, we can see that.

When you see someone with dreads do you assume that they smoke?

skunkushybrid said:

yeah, we can see that.

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lmao thats.. not me in my avatar, guy

I'd say 90 percent of people with them probably smoke..

everyone that i know of with them does.

I got pulled over and searched for just walking down the sidewalk before when i had mine. I miss them. It took them over a year to look good. At least i have long hair now. so maybe i can work on gettin them back.

yeah i get harassed by the fuzz all the time, just recently i was stopped by the police while walking by the river, they searched my bags (probably looking for drugs) coudnt find any so they charged me with carring a graffiti impliment with suspision of use, it was a sharpie.
But i wouldnt ever not have my locks, i agree you should get yours back.

yea the last ones i had were mostly natural. i played w/ them rolling them between my palms sometimes and put goopy stuff in it sometimes as well. I had to tear some when they tried to grow together. It was just a lot of waiting and anticipation in general. and it took a year for them to look nice. I'm not sure what my boss would think as well. maybe if i can find someone w/ them that would be willing to teach me back combing and help me get mine up and going I will do it.

Jordy Villain said:

lmao thats.. not me in my avatar, guy

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Yeah... I know.

Are we talking about real dreads here, not the plastic white guys?

I know some real dreads, actually three that I know really well, that I can chill with. Funniest guys I know.

of course we dreadosapiens are a gnarly bunch

HighPhi said:

yeah i get harassed by the fuzz all the time,

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lmao@fuzz

yeah..

Well thanks for the explanation, cause I was at a total loss as to what you were talking about. lol
Peace

"Show of hands for the DREADS
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How many gnatty warriors have we got on this forum?"

Dreadlocks, first popularized by the Rasfarian religion, are supposed to symbolize the mane of a lion. Rastas consider the lion a king and as you may know, they worship "Jah" (probably a derivision of "Yahweh" of "Jehova"). Emulating the lion's locks associates them with the king and is viewed as more than a hairstyle to a true rastafarian. It's a source of strength, much in the way Samson's locks were. FYI, Haile Salassie is regarded as their "messiah" and is also known as the "Lion of Judah".

Been a lot of great info about dreads in this thread but how many people actually have them, so far i have jordy and myself, are we the only two ppl in the forum with dreads?

HighPhi, are you a real dread, as in rastafarian? Also black?