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...why is #1 bald? this probably sounds like a weird observation but we don't generally draw the generic guy as bald so it seems intentional.

I always thought it was based on Captain Picard's iconic facepalm, i.e

https://blog.trekcore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/facepal...

If you don't know the story... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok

ahh never saw that but explains it. thanks

That’s captain picard’s facepalm, a popular “reaction image” converted to ascii.

https://blog.trekcore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/facepal...

It’s Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

https://youtu.be/6rYhRqf757I?si=5wt-K686FH6WqGZy

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