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11th May 2015

Video: Irishman grows ginger afro so magnificently huge, he can hide a big pair of headphones in it

Afro, afro man

Conor Heneghan

The ginger Fellaini.

We’ve seen some impressive hairdos in our time but we can say without hesitation that this effort we’re about to show you is hands down the best Irish hairdo we’ve ever seen.

It belongs to Alan Reidy, who finally achieved one of his life goals by growing a ginger afro so big and magnificent, that he can actually hide a big pair of headphones in it without anybody ever realising.

So after years of trying and never giving up hope, I've finally achieved one of my life goals. Everyone should just…

Posted by Alan Reidy on Monday, 11 May 2015

Much like Homer used a pair of fake glasses to disguise the fact he was actually asleep in The Simpsons, we imagine Alan will use this new-found ability to pretend he is listening to people he doesn’t want to talk to and to play some tunes at work without the boss copping on.

Either way, we really admire Alan’s modest acknowledgement of what really is a tremendous haircut; Marouane Fellaini, eat your heart out.

Hat-tip to Jamie Sugrue for sending this one our way

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