Like the mullet haircut did a few years ago, it seems the rat-tail is primed for a comeback. You have pop culture to thank. Despite the rampant criticism for HBO's now-cancelled show "The Idol ...

When she eventually cut off the rat-tail, Manis regretted it. For Manis, it was like a hair epiphany. So, on Feb. 9, 1990, she began rocking the mullet and she hasn't looked back since — except ...

Tami Manis hasn't let a pair of scissors near her beloved mullet in 33 years — and she never intends to again. "I had a rat tail starting in the late '80s, and I cut it off in November of '89.