Posted on 08/14/2018 9:51:50 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
It's tempting to think of the beard as a kind of "return to our ancestral roots" (ironic), but it's not quite as simple as that. Don't kid yourself, hairy paleo diet dude who just can't squeeze a shave between CrossFit sessions. Cavemen plucked their beards with clam shells, Little Mermaid-style, exhibiting a degree of care and attention that so many men today seem happy to dismiss. Men throughout the ages have oscillated between beard-having and not-having, from Alexander the Great's shaven soldiers, to the bushy-chinned Victorians.
If the men in my life are anything to go by, there are several stages to a man's beard-having. The first is Beard Anticipation. "I think," he says, caressing his chin thoughtfully, "I might grow a beard." To be honest, I reckon this is actually the second stage. He's already decided to do it, and now he's canvassing opinion. In every instance, I respond with sensitivity (mine): "Please don't grow an effing beard."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Honey; think not about growin’ a beard;
For you’ll just end up looking quite weird.
It’ll come in so patchy;
and be ugly and scratchy;
I like smooth; really close; tightly sheared.
It’s a thing. *Things* have been around forever.
https://worldwideinterweb.com/1970s-fashion-men-ads/
When someone among my social circle starts to grow a beard; seems like they ALL WANT feedback from folks about it.
And I always comment, “You know (rubbing my chin in a pensive way); it makes you look quite extinguished.”
Hardly anyone catches what I just told them.
Does that make you feel clever?
Jack Elam with a beard: way cool!
Sure it was hardwood?
I thought only pine would split like that.
Exceedingly!
Watch out. Others may find it pleasurable to be witty at YOUR expense - and perhaps at a point where it’s not so much fun for you.
Love my hubby’s beard.
He shaved it of a month ago and I asked him to grow it back.
This also reminds me of George Carlin.
I’ll confess...I grew a beard because my MIL didn’t want me to.
What did your wife have to say about it?
+1
An interesting, but somewhat off-colour article, about the "Most Interesting Man" actor. There's more to him than meets the eye; and his character is based on someone else, the late actor Fernando Lamas. https://nypost.com/2017/06/01/the-most-interesting-man-the-world-truly-lived-up-to-his-moniker/
I didn’t know that he’d written a book. Will have to read it.
Many men experience difficulties and wrong turns in life. Often, one of them still ends up a ‘mensch’.
I’ve changed my opinion about the Most Interesting Man because of your article. Wow. I have respect for him now, what a wild life.
That article also seemed to give strong evidence to support Ginger over Mary Ann...
It’s ah, I say it’s a joke son!
Folks comment on my white hair and I tell them that - that it makes me look extinguished.
My mom used to say stuff like “Your dad drove most of the way, and I was the nagivator.” (RIP)
Well, ginger sounds like she enjoyed sex, but do we know Mary Ann didn’t? I (as a little girl) thought ginger had awesome hair color and stuff, and Mary Ann just seemed like any other girl to me. But every boy seemed to love Mary Ann more. Maybe more approachable? More all American?
More approachable, *and* a lower notch count.
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