Mullet Madness! by Alan Henderson6/10/2023 ![]() In his book Mullet Madness!: the Haircut That’s Business Up Front and a Party in the Back, Alan Henderson speculates that members of ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia deliberately trimmed their hair into mullets in order to keep their necks protected and their eyes unobstructed. When people see a mullet, they tend to act shocked, befuddled, and offended, which is strange since the hairstyle has actually been traced back to the first human civilizations (you’d think the critics would be used to them by now is all I’m saying). Remember this detail, it’ll come in handy later. It’s also where the insult “mullet-head,” meaning dim, stupid, and literally having the intelligence of a fish, came from. With its unassuming silver scales, the species has served as an important staple of Mediterranean cuisine since Ancient Roman times. But first-what is a mullet? The hairstyle has many nicknames: “The Mississippi Mudslide,” “The Tennessee Tophat,” “The Missouri Compromise,” “The Wisconsin Waterfall,” “The Canadian Passport,” or my favorite, “The Achy Breaky Big Mistakey.” Most commonly described as “business in the front, party in the back,” the hairstyle also shares its name with a fish. ![]()
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