BROWS SAY A LOT

Remember Everett Dirkson from Illinois? Man, he had some eyebrows. I know he never trimmed them for some reason. Maybe other guys are like that, too. Maybe a lot of them, cause my barbers always asked if they want me to have them trim mine. "Sure," is always my reply. I'm afraid I might poke my wife with one of those wild antennae if I don't.

Some women have thick dark brows. Even some blondes. I've seen expressive womenly brows, but not too many.

And lately I've noticed some young women who just paint theirs on. No hair at all. Just eyebrow make-up. Some of them arch them real high, too. I'm waiting to see a monobrow. Now that would be cool. A gal with one continuous, unbroken brow.

I read somewhere that you can't put dye on your eyebrows. Or at least you shouldn't. I know there's dye for beards, mustaches, and even sideburns, but the article didn't say why you couldn't dye your brows. So what's the difference between dye and make-up?

I've known younger guys to use mascara to fill in gaps in beards and sideburns. But I'd think they'd have to avoid sweat and rain for fear of exposure.

Brow beat is a neat expression, too. I don't think I grasp the image any more than I do low brow. But maybe that's just because I'm such a high brow. Which is what I thought they were called when I was a child.