The other day I found myself at a bestbuy just outside Boston. The place was crammed full of last minute christmas shoppers. While waiting in the customer service line I once again found myself looking around at all the people in the store. I noticed for some reason there were a lot of mullets around. Is the mullet making a comeback? did I miss the memo? Should I go out and purchase a stone wash denim jacket? Is it the town I was in? Is the mullet making a comeback..seriously?? After looking around a bit I look forward and standing directly in front of me was a short man with an I-pod (hell it may have been a walkman!) but he had a beautiful mullet.This here is a world class Mullet! A truly rare site these days! It is of the northern Yokel version usually found in the North Dakota or Idaho areas, the extended "neck curtain" provides for warmth against cold Canadian winds coming down from the prairies as well as protection for the back of the neck from the sun while farming potatoes. This protection saves these potato farmers from getting the more commonly found "redneck" which is the main difference between the "yokel"mullet, a "redneck mullet" and it's cousin the "Hillbilly" mullet AKA "Kentucky waterfall". Which in Canada is compared with "coupe Longueil".
The "hillbilly" version is middle lenghth between the northern and the southern redneck style. The hair is cut shorter from the scalp which causes a stiffness which makes this mullet practically immovable to strong winds from Tornados and 1980's pickup trucks with no windows. The "hillbilly" mullet can be found throughout the midwest but has been known to travel to Las Vegas and other vacation spots and can be found drinking canned beer (usually in a can cooler holder aka koozie) wearing a speedo. The northern Mullet "yokel" is much longer therefore leaving loose hair which blows all over the place in the wind and is commonly found disguised with some sort of mesh hat, and sometimes accompanied with a neck beard. These mullets are more and more moving towards extinction, they are much harder to maintain and must be shampooed more than once every springtime. This is what makes them such a rare and wonderful siting, it is extremely uncommon to find them outside their normal habitat. The canadian version of this mullet is known as the "coupe sept illes".
The "redneck" is much shorter and easier to groom, ocasionally you will find a "redneck" mullet has been twisted into a rat tail style, but make no mistake it is still a mullet. The "redneck" mullet is like a cameleon and changes form sometimes, and has changed colors as well. Under a hat, this mullet can be mistaken for "hockey hair" it is not uncommon to see 2 different colors on one of these mullets. It's shortness provides less wait on the head which is great while waiting in long welfare lines or for just siting on the couch in the frontyard rolling a ziplock bag full of cigarettes.
The "Yokel" aKA the northern mullet is not the rarest mullet and not the most endangered of going extinct....that honor goes to the Asian Mullet. Asian hair is perfect for mulleting (styling like a mullet) thick, dense hair provided a perfect "brush" top with a tremendous back dangle. At a distance from behind gave the illusion that the person was wearing a black turtle neck. This style was very popular with a cowboy hat and usually found at a karaoke bar.Or accompanied with a leather jacket with large amount of zippers on it.
