Foo - Well... time to grow a beard

It's beginning to get cold, I have no work-trips planned for the near future, and no women-type prospects worth considering. I think it's time to stop shaving. It's already been about 5 days since my last shave. Hello scruffy goodness.

It'll be interesting to see how long I can last. Usually make it about a month before I go nuts and shave. I can never seem to make it past the "oh my god it itches, kill me" point. Plus, I dunno when a work-trip will pop up. Have to be clean shaven to go on-site.

Anyone else growing a beard? And all you beard-clad gentlemen (and ladies, if there are some roooowwwwrrr!), do you have any words of wisdom for us wet behind the ears beard growers?

In grown hairs are the Devil! I hates me some beard.

Start with a goatee or something small. That way, your whole face won't be in the "oh my God, it itches" phase all at once.

If you go goat style, make sure it looks just like this and you, too, can win a World Series:

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/aditi_kinkhabwala/10/18/better.half/p1_spiezio.jpg

pics

Start with a goatee or something small. That way, your whole face won't be in the "oh my God, it itches" phase all at once.
No. It's all or nothing. I've made a pact. Either I grow a full beard or I commit sepuku.

Um, I think that dude has some cotton candy stuck to his chin.

the itchiness goes away after a while. it helps to keep the neck shaved though, as that gets annoying when you have a scarf or other winter clothing item that seals up the neck aera. plus a hairy neck looks a lot more unkempt.

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I can't just grow a beard on-demand, lady! You need some patience! I need some patients! Nurse, get my Sawzall and a tumbler of scotch!

the itchiness goes away after a while. it helps to keep the neck shaved though, as that gets annoying when you have a scarf or other winter clothing item that seals up the neck aera. plus a hairy neck looks a lot more unkempt.
What about the upper cheek where the facial hair gets really thin? In times past I've tried cleaning that up and it ended up looking ridiculous.

I can't just grow a beard on-demand, lady! You need some patience! I need some patients! Nurse, get my Sawzall and a tumbler of scotch!
No too many scotch tumblers, they tend to avoid tumbling, what with the kilt and the no underwear thing and all. Sorry Doc.

Either I grow a full beard or I commit sepuku.


Well yeah, we want pics either way.

I say forget about the beard and grow some nice side burns. THAT COULD BE HOT. :)

pics!

I used to have a beard, butr it would look soooo out of place now. Well, I COULD GET A JOB W/ THE CIRCUS. :)

No too many scotch tumblers, they tend to avoid tumbling, what with the kilt and the no underwear thing and all. Sorry Doc.
Put enough scotch in the Scots and they can't help but tumble, commando or not.

Well yeah, we want pics either way.
You got it. I'll buy a webcam if/when I have to cut my belly open.

I say forget about the beard and grow some nice side burns. THAT COULD BE HOT. :)


I had burns once. I let them get pretty big. Then, I grew a goatee, too. A few months later, I realized it was totally crazy to just be shaving a little wee teeny triangle on my cheeks each day, so I went for the whole beard.

Then I got a real job, cut my long hair off, and started shaving all over again. I've kinda missed it a few times. I had a goatee last winter, but I haven't decided if I want one this year.

I say forget about the beard and grow some nice side burns. THAT COULD BE HOT. :)
I've already done the side burn thing and, on me, it was anything but hot. :(

pics!
Quit bossin' me around!

pics? :(

If you go goat style, make sure it looks just like this and you, too, can win a World Series:

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/aditi_kinkhabwala/10/18/better.half/p1_spiezio.jpg

Scott Spiezio is a nut case.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20050818/450speizio_tattoo.jpg

sorry. i'm in a goofy mood. i heart facial hair.

pics!

Here's some ideas...

http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/

picts! (http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/picts/index.html)

sorry. i'm in a goofy mood. i heart facial hair.
Well, hot damn, I'm on it!... in a couple months, that is.

saabfan...you've been missed. thank you for the picts :)

hot damn is my father's favorite liquor...he and his hunting buddies do shots of it whilst waiting for the bambis to appear.*





*my father hasn't shot a deer in 5 years...

pics!
Okay! Okay! You people and your freaking demands...

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2458/burnsidemv6.jpg

/swoon!

hot damn is my father's favorite liquor...he and his hunting buddies do shots of it whilst waiting for the bambis to appear.*





*my father hasn't shot a deer in 5 years...
We kinda do the same thing. Except it's whiskey. And we aren't hunting.

/swoon!
Hey, baby. You like?

YICKY. That guy beard is a FOREST. I think you could ski off of that thing.

hot damn is my father's favorite liquor...he and his hunting buddies do shots of it whilst waiting for the bambis to appear.*





*my father hasn't shot a deer in 5 years...


If I was going to drink liquor during hunting, I'd think it would be something like Stag's Breath:

http://www.singlemaltsdirect.com/acatalog/stags_breath.jpg

Though, the stuff is pretty horrid.

saabfan...you've been missed. thank you for the picts :)


My picts are always popular with the ladies. :D

YICKY. That guy beard is a FOREST. I think you could ski off of that thing.
Jeez. Lay off. I've only been growing it for a week. It needs to fill out.

Here's some ideas...

http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/
Pup, the event in England is only 10 months away, but you've got plenty o' time to make it to the 2009 championships!

Upcoming WBMC's:
Brighton, England-- Saturday, September 1, 2007
Anchorage, Alaska -- March, 2009--

Okay! Okay! You people and your freaking demands...

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2458/burnsidemv6.jpg

That is Ambrose Burnside. The nickname "sideburns" originated from him.

Anchorage, Alaska -- March, 2009--
Oh man, I bet that would be a party. A couple dozen bearded men up there in the dark... lonely... cold north. Someone say sauna party?

That is Ambrose Burnside. The nickname "sideburns" originated from him.
If I ever have kids or kidnap someone's kids, I'm gonna name them all Ambrose.

sauna party! pics! (i'm stopping now, i swear...)

sauna party! pics! (i'm stopping now, i swear...)
No cameras allowed. What happens in Sauna Party, stays in Sauna Party.

But, don't worry, women are allowed, so you're invited. But you have to grow a beard, first.

http://freelyassociative.org/Images/beard.jpg

beards are cool. (and warmer in winter) you gotta shave the cheek part or else you look like the wolfman. shave parallel to your jawline towards your mouth/moustache. can't help you with the itching part as I don't get that myself. also keep it trimmed, not a wild 19th century beard. or unless you're in a contest. I love me my beard!

If I was going to drink liquor during hunting, I'd think it would be something like Stag's Breath:

[Though, the stuff is pretty horrid.
http://www.scotch-whisky.co.uk/dalmore.jpg

Now this is not horrid! Drink it instead and let the deer alone.

beards are cool. (and warmer in winter) you gotta shave the cheek part or else you look like the wolfman. shave parallel to your jawline towards your mouth/moustache. can't help you with the itching part as I don't get that myself. also keep it trimmed, not a wild 19th century beard. or unless you're in a contest. I love me my beard!
How much do you leave when you shave your neck? Do you go all the way to the jawline?

How much do you leave when you shave your neck? Do you go all the way to the jawline?

some people do, but I think that looks a little wierd. I shave my neck until the point where it goes into my jaw/head. so there's a little bit underneath the jawline but not on the neck. I think it looks more natural. you have to keep it trimmed thpough or you start looking like Bin Laden. unless that's what you're into.

http://www.markcampanella.com/images/Albert%20Huge%20Beard%202%2050%25%20Reduced.jpg

Thank you, Taerom. My monitor now has a delicate spray-pattern of coffee droplets on it.