Author Topic: Beard or no beard? (Read 11471 times)

Car Knocker · « **Reply #50 on:** January 30, 2007, 08:29:46 PM »

mbs357,

Electrolysis.

Strings · « **Reply #51 on:** January 30, 2007, 09:22:02 PM »

>she now hates it, and says it makes me look older.<

And Dick, you do NOT need any help looking older... :neener:

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #52 on:** January 30, 2007, 09:50:59 PM »

Thanks, Bill (Hunter Rose). I really needed that. Sad

The subject of male facial hair is weird. In the country music world, beards are fairly common. In pop/rock music, beards are less popular. You'd have to go back to the early 1970's to find facial hair being a factor in a band or singer's popularity. It was a phase that came and went. A female friend of ours referred to them as "buffalo men," and she didn't mean to be praiseful.

If you look at the most popular singers of the last few decades, nearly all were clean-shaven. With the exception of the ocassional mustache in the 1940's, most popular male actors have been clean-shaven as well.

I was watching a snippet of "The Godfather" for the 2000th time tonight, and my wife walked in about the time that Sonny (James Caan) was seen wearing just a t-shirt, and all of the hair on his arms and back was visible.

"Eeeeewww," she said, for the 2000th time.

I think that guys worry more about appearing to be macho than women do.

280plus · « **Reply #53 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:34:43 AM »

"See my beard, ain't it wierd, don't be sceered, it's just my beard..."

I was bearded from right after boot camp until I REALLY needed a job about 8 years later, they said they'd hire me but I'd have to get rid of the beard. So I shaved it off and then didn't bother to show up for the first day of work. grin

Clean shaven since, up to and including today, well, after I shave today. cheesy

BryanP · « **Reply #54 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:59:20 AM »

My wife likes facial hair, so the beard stays. I think I look better with it anyway.

A friend of mine has had a beard for as long as I've known him. I've seen him without it once. He shaved his big bushy beard once on a whim. He took one look in the mirror and said "Yep, I knew there was a reason I grew this beard." He walked in the room and a bunch of us took one look and said "Grow it back. You look like the love child of Captain Kangaroo and Drew Carrey."

mtnbkr · « **Reply #55 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:06:06 AM »

Quote from: 280plus on January 31, 2007, 12:34:43 AM

"See my beard, ain't it wierd, don't be sceered, it's just my beard..."

George Carlin, right? "Spare hair is fair".

Chris

280plus · « **Reply #56 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:17:27 AM »

bingo!

The only other part I remember is:

"Lenin had a beard, Uncle Willy had whiskers."

cheesy

mtnbkr · « **Reply #57 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:22:18 AM »

More important was how he said that line. The lenin part was spoken in a sinister voice, while the Uncle part was said with a lighthearted lilt.

I haven't heard that routine in 17 years, btw. Odd the things you remember...

It's frightening that I have memories older than Cosine Wink

Chris

280plus · « **Reply #58 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:31:16 AM »

Tell me about it, I got a pair of sneakers older than cosine. laugh

Mabs2 · « **Reply #59 on:** January 31, 2007, 06:17:31 AM »

Quote from: Car Knocker on January 30, 2007, 07:29:46 PM

mbs357,

Electrolysis.

Considered it.
Too poor atm. Cheesy

Ezekiel · « **Reply #60 on:** January 31, 2007, 07:49:33 AM »

What I have on my face is ALL that I can grow: placement, thickness and -- until/unless it greys up -- colour never vary. (American Indians have very little hair, besides ye olde noggin.)

I guess I've looked like this [goatee] since around 1993, save for a few shaves here or there.

With a Kangol cap, cigar and turtleneck under a blazer, I appear totally beatnik. With earrings, a leather jacket and the same cap (backwards), I look way Shaft. In the photo used on this site, I just look constipated. Sad

Strings · « **Reply #61 on:** January 31, 2007, 09:11:16 AM »

Chris, I'm willing to bet most here have shorts older than Cosine. I KNOW a large portion of my wardrobe is older...

And Dick, just remember: I'll eventually be as old as you are now (and you'll just be that much older)... :neener:

Ex-MA Hole · « **Reply #62 on:** January 31, 2007, 09:18:10 AM »

Aside from my 5:00 Shawdow at about 10:30AM on....nothing here....

mtnbkr · « **Reply #63 on:** January 31, 2007, 09:38:02 AM »

Quote from: Hunter "nice legs" Rose

Chris, I'm willing to bet most here have shorts older than Cosine

Not me. 18 years ago, I was much smaller than I am now. 3 years ago, I was much larger. Nothing I wear today is older than 5-6yrs.

Chris

cosine · « **Reply #64 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:13:24 PM »

Quote from: Hunter Rose on January 31, 2007, 08:11:16 AM

Chris, I'm willing to bet most here have shorts older than Cosine.

Hey!! I am going to be 19 in two weeks, you know! Tongue

Strings · « **Reply #65 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:38:36 PM »

>Hey!! I am going to be 19 in two weeks, you know!<

Yep... and I have shorts that are older than you...

Not our fault you're a young punk... Tongue

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #66 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:47:21 PM »

19? 19???!!!!

Man, when I was 19, the VietNam war was still raging, Nixon had just been elected a year prior, I had a dial telephone, 45 rpm singles were still being sold, the 8-track tape player had just come out, and there were--gasp--no personal computers. Just big mainframes with a whopping 64K of RAM.

As for shaving, when I was 19 or so, my brother, who was a plastics engineer, had an idea for a plastic, disposable razor. Nothing like it on the market at that time.

280plus · « **Reply #67 on:** January 31, 2007, 04:09:07 PM »

I remember when Sesame Street was this new and exciting educational show just for little kids. I was about 13 IIRC. shocked

bedlamite · « **Reply #68 on:** January 31, 2007, 04:59:10 PM »

Quote from: Hunter Rose on January 31, 2007, 12:38:36 PM

>Hey!! I am going to be 19 in two weeks, you know!<

Yep... and I have shorts that are older than you...

Not our fault you're a young punk... Tongue

Apparently they last longer when you wear skirts. Tongue

Tallpine · « **Reply #69 on:** January 31, 2007, 05:00:46 PM »

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Shucks, Grandpa, you're beard's as old as I am.

You durn tootin' - you young whippersnapper! grin

Balog · « **Reply #70 on:** January 31, 2007, 05:14:18 PM »

I had fairly big sideburns from ~13 until I went to bootcamp. A fairly scruffy goatee came and went a few times. As soon as I'm out it's all coming back, and I may try for a full beard.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #71 on:** January 31, 2007, 05:15:45 PM »

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With earrings, a leather jacket and the same cap (backwards), I look way Shaft.

You wish.

I have a natural goatee as well, but it comes in red.

crt360 · « **Reply #72 on:** January 31, 2007, 06:40:07 PM »

I'm without beard. I've grown one, done the monkeybutt look, and even had Jesus hair (or maybe disciple hair, it was more Warren Haynes looking). I now have normal hair and shave my face every morning before I head off to work. I can grow a beard almost instantly, so I don't really take as much pride in having one. When I get the call to replace Billy Gibbons, I might grow it out again. cool

Strings · « **Reply #73 on:** January 31, 2007, 07:01:45 PM »

Skip, you just wish you had the balls to wear a kilt... Tongue

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #74 on:** February 01, 2007, 03:56:50 AM »

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I'm without beard. I've grown one, done the monkeybutt look, and even had Jesus hair (or maybe disciple hair, it was more Warren Haynes looking).

Uh, disciples of uh-Jesus-uh have-uh short-uh hair-uh. Know ye not-uh, my brethren-uh, that-uh the Word of uh-God uh-tells us-uh...that it is a-uh shame-uh for a man-uh to have-uh long hair-uh? Can I get an Amen-uh?!

Brother Brimstone, 2007

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