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The '''Slaphead of Mourning''' is a hairstyle adopted by [[Galen Tyrol]] after [[Cally|his wife's]] unfortunate appointment with a [[launch tube]].  After her death he shaves all his hair off.   
The '''Slaphead of Mourning''' is a hairstyle adopted by [[Galen Tyrol]] after [[Cally Tyrol|his wife's]] unfortunate appointment with a [[launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]].  After her death he shaves all his hair off.   


Not to be confused with [[Laura Roslin]]'s Slaphead of Terminal Illness.
Not to be confused with [[Laura Roslin]]'s [[Slaphead of Terminal Illness]]


==Notes==
==Notes==


*In [[w:India|India]], tradition requires widows to shave their heads as part of being ostracized, although the practice is considered a rural one and the government is working to end the practice of ostracizing widows.
*In India, tradition requires widows to shave their heads as part of being ostracized, although the practice is considered a rural one and the government is working to end the practice of ostracizing widows.
*Practitioners of several religions are mandated to shave their hair, most notably [[w:Buddhism|Buddhist]] monks.
*The biblical tale of Samson and Delilah is about a man whose immense strength derives from his hair. When Delilah shaved it he became helpless.  
*The biblical tale of [[w:Samson and Delilah|Samson and Delilah]] is about a man whose immense strength derives from his hair. When Delilah shaved it he became helpless.  
*In Japan a woman may cut her hair after being jilted.
*In [[w:Japan|Japan]], a woman may cut her hair after being jilted.
*Practitioners of several religions are mandated to shave their hair, most notably Buddhist monks.
 
==See also==
 
* [[Beard of Organized Labor]]
 
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