Radhakant Bajpai refuses to cut his ear hair, believing it brings him good luck
Maintained by a specially prepared blend of herbal shampoo, Mr Radhakant has so far resisted the pleas of his long suffering wife to cut it off.
“She has always been asking me to cut my ear-hair, but since the official record was confirmed by Guinness, she has allowed me to keep it because it is a source of pride to me,” said Mr Radhakant, a resident of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Together, his ear hair tufts measure almost 20 inches long and now he no longer feels that the eyes of the world stare at him when out in public.
“Before people would tease me, not maliciously, but still would ask me why I never cut my ear hair.
Now I tell people with pride about the good fortune that my hair has brought me. Such as when I graduated from a prestigious college in my state and when I met my wife, although I must admit my hair was not as long then.”
Considered by Mr Radhakant, 58, to be symbol of luck and prosperity, his ear-hair has been growing since he was 18 and has never been cut.
18 responses so far ↓
1 pal Jacky // Feb 18, 2009 at 1:24 pm
So I’m 48, if I quit cutting my ear hair now, I’ll look like that when I’m 88. I’m going for it.
2 pal Jacky // Feb 18, 2009 at 1:25 pm
No 78, even better.
3 Gunner13 // Feb 18, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Gross! Kind of reminds me of a weird version of a Shih Tzu or Yorkshire Terrier. Sure hope he cleans his ears though. That much ear hair with loads of ear wax is not something I want to know about.
I guess everyone has to have some kind of a hobby.
4 DavidinBerkeley // Feb 18, 2009 at 3:38 pm
AW needs to be in the Guinness Book of World Records.
But what does she have or what has she done that can get her in there?
5 Speedy Cerviche // Feb 18, 2009 at 4:41 pm
“Longest intentional gap of silence in a professional radio show”, from back when she would play Dead Air Chicken.
6 April // Feb 18, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Define “professional”.
7 Andre // Feb 18, 2009 at 4:54 pm
“Maintained by a specially prepared blend of herbal shampoo…”
Gee, You Ear Hair Smells Terrific?
8 Nusa // Feb 18, 2009 at 6:34 pm
So he swears by the hair of his earry ear ear! Has to work better than the wolf’s chinny chin chin hair!
9 SoCalFKK // Feb 18, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Brings him good luck?! Bro, the 20 inches of combined ear hair means you done run outta luck.
10 JohnnyBoy // Feb 18, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Alright, seriously, what the fuck is the evolutionary advantage of ear hair after a certain age?
11 Gunner13 // Feb 18, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Keeps your ears warm in the middle of a snowstorm?
12 pal Jacky // Feb 18, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Since I’ve never had much ear hair to cut,To prime the pump, I bought some Rogain today. The clerk asked me if I really needed it.(i’m 48 so I was kind of flattered). I told her it wasn’t for my head. She looked sickened. I thought best not to try to explain any further.
13 adorisday // Feb 19, 2009 at 1:15 am
The sight of it makes you want to tell a joke until you realize you’re looking at one.
Reminds me of the time I had a script for Jimmy Stewart in the mid nineties. I was mesmerized by the tough gray and dark hairs growing out of the top of his nose. I couldn’t figure out if they were inner nose hairs that just needed to push out to freedom or if this sort of thing just happens after you turn 80.
No, we never got past the introductions and I never got past the outer nose hair, God rest his soul.
14 yelkcub // Feb 19, 2009 at 8:51 am
Oh, so this is why I can never be understood when I call the Time Warner internet customer help line. I had always assumed it was just the language barrier.
15 pal Jacky // Feb 19, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Earwax has always gotten a bum rap. Of all the bodily secretions/excrections earwax is by far the most pleasing. Would you sniff your tissue after blowing your nose or your toiliet paper after wiping your ass? never. But the first place a brownish yellow q-tip goes is right to my snozzola.
16 Gunner13 // Feb 19, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Gee pJ, thanks for sharing. I always throw them away. Are your checking the paraffin content or dirt?
17 joshpincusiscrying // Feb 20, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Jeez! Is he going for the eyebrow record, too?
18 Brandex // Mar 11, 2009 at 2:27 pm
I wonder if this guy is friends with the guy who won’t cut his fingernails (Shridhar Chilal is his name I think).
I guess Steve-O has to drink beer off this guy’s ear hair and vomit now, too!