Toupee Funding

A 46-year old man who only wanted to be accepted by his peers had his case thrown out of a German court today. All he wanted was to have hair just like everyone else, and to have his medical insurance pay for it. But do you think those mean old insurance companies cared? Did they stop to think about the crippling effects social ostracism could have on an impressionable 46-year-old man's self esteem? Heck no. All they cared about was their bottom line. Well what about the melanoma Herr Stichwortkugel is going to get from sunburned scalp? What's that gonna cost ya?

Then again, maybe it is for the best. Maybe Mister Bald German guy just needs some new friends. Friends like the League of Bald Headed Men who's three step program (denial, acceptance, pride) has inspired dozens of hairless Australian golfers to embrace their baldness.

But really, is there a reason to look any further than the universally adored bald sex symbols Telly Savalas and Patrick Stewart? Who loves ya, baby?

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