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 | | Apart from any fancied analogies between the mullet fish of the EB’s description and the physiognomy or behavioral patterns of mullet wearers of the hairdo, it is possible that the typical outward flaring of the hair on either side of the back neck was seen as analogous to the "forked tails" of the fish. |
 | | Those who sport or have sported the mullet include Michael Bolton, Billy Ray Cyrus (singer of the memorable "Achy Breaky Heart"), Larry Fortensky (Liz Taylor’s husband number 9), Mel Gibson, Hulk Hogan, Brad Pitt, and David Spade, star of the recent movie Joe Dirt, in which the mullet "do" is a plot element. |
 | | A perhaps related term in America is mullet or mullethead meaning "fool, blockhead, numskull, foolish person." It is recorded in Jonathan E. Lighter’s Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, along with the related adjective mulletheaded. |
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