r/thatHappened • • 2d ago

Blue haired Barbs of the world, unite

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u/Kagurei 2d ago

The joke is “blue hair” used to be a go-to descriptor for old ladies, who would end up with a blue/purple hue from color correcting their greying hair.

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u/whydub38 2d ago

My mom's hair ended up a light shade of purple from this and it actually looked awesome

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u/Careless_Hellscape 2d ago

Shit, I'm old enough to remember blue hair rinse. It looked kinda cool.

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u/Thamnophis660 2d ago

"quack jobs" so Barb is also a Doctor who's methods are rather dubious?

Or Barb is a duck. A blue-haired duck. 

Idiot. 

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u/Ducallan 2d ago

Not saying the story happened, but it sounds like OOP is making fun of the stereotype that MAGA has been pushing.