Are you a beardist? (BE SENSITIVE ALERT)

BBC News ^ | November 18, 2002 | BBC News

[MadIvan]

Damn! I've been rumbled ;-) Imp! Remember, I'm on your side of the Atlantic at the moment ;-P

Folding arms across chest...remaining silent...teeth gritted.

[Desdemona]

You two are just too cute.

[Mr. Silverback]

Bump for later reading.

[Wednesday's Child]

My husband grew a beard with the promise of shaving it off when our first child was born. My first born is now 31 years old!
Neither of my kids has ever seen him beardless. I have, but it was in 1970! lol

[uglybiker]

Good, you'll be drinking it alone after your cold shower.

Aw jeez! You didn't tell me your dad was on the forum!

[MadIvan]

Aw jeez! You didn't tell me your dad was on the forum!

Bzzt! Wrong answer! Would you care to try the Double Jeopardy round where the scores can really change?

Sharpening the disembowelling knives

Ivan

[uglybiker]

Sharpening the disembowelling knives

You sure about that? Bringin' knives to a gunfight don't sound like a wise choice to me.

[MadIvan]

You sure about that? Bringin' knives to a gunfight don't sound like a wise choice to me.

Here I was being nice, you caught me in a generous mood. Never mind, that can soon be amended.

Ivan

[Redcloak]

This discussion is starting to get hairy.

[Happygal]

Eh? Isn't dualing just a bit passe boys?

First one at the ready with a corkscrew wins round one! ;-)

[uglybiker]

I have a black one in the kitchen and a red one in the saddlebag on the bike (honest!).

Which color dost the lady prefer?

[Happygal]

I have a black one in the kitchen and a red one in the saddlebag on the bike (honest!).

*L*..a corkscrew on the bike? No kidding! Anyone ever lecture you about the drink driving before? ;-)

[schmelvin]

Uh Oh! I saw that coming a mile away.

Uglybiker: Happygal will never ever dump MadIvan for you. You totally blew it when you offered her a Reisling. Happygal's Irish, and I'm sure MadIvan wisely keeps his fridge stocked with Guinness. :-)

Happygal: You're visiting the US? Cool! I haven't read about any, um... er... "incidents" in the papers so you must be behaving yourself (or covering your tracks really well!) Hehehe.

Beardism. That's a new one. A tongue in (bearded?) cheek issue for us, but soon to be taken up as a serious issue by CAIR no doubt.

BTW, my hubby has a full-faced (non-"Starbucks loiterer") beard that he keeps neat and trimmed. I think it looks great on him. I used to think I preferred the clean shaven look, until my hubby grew his first beard. He can shave it off if he wants; it's his face. But, I hope he doesn't.

[Happygal]

Happygal: You're visiting the US? Cool! I haven't read about any, um... er... "incidents" in the papers so you must be behaving yourself (or covering your tracks really well!) Hehehe.

Actually, I'm in Canada at the moment - the original home of the bearded man by all accounts. And as for behaving myself?...well, umm, erm..it's a bit hard to get up to anything when it's -10 outside! ;-)

[schmelvin]

-10! Yikes! I bundle up like an eskimo when the thermometer hits 50.

So... Your alibi is "Weather Induced Behavior Modification"? I'll have to remember that one next time I'm stirring up loads of trouble in Fargo. LOL!

Sorry, Officer. Couldn't have been me. See the goosebumps? (Shivers for dramatic effect.) Besides, the lampshade on my head doesn't fit the description of the lampshade the perp was wearing at the time. ;-)

[Mr. Silverback]

I was once hinted at to trim my beard because my boss had read a study that showed businesswomen are less likely to buy from a man with a beard. He maintained it would give me psychological advantage.

I responded that the beard drives my lovely young wife wild, and that gives me plenty of psychological advantage. ;-)

The beard's still on...

[MadIvan]

I responded that the beard drives my lovely young wife wild, and that gives me plenty of psychological advantage

I can't honestly say my beard has driven a lady wild before. It was a good litmus test on an ex-girlfriend who said she didn't like "hairy guy" kisses.

I think psychological advantages come from things like having a wife mad about you, it's all in your head - if a beard brings that all well and good. I grew my beard actually because I got a cut on my face and I couldn't shave for a while. Since then I've kept it.

Regards, Ivan