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post #1 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:11pm
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Seems facial hair is something of a facial hair club for men, if memory serves me right (also, so fucking bored right now), so Id like to know two things:

-Who has a bear/facial hair here?

-Does it itch like fuck? Sriously, a three week of unshaveness makes my face itch like a motherfucker....that cant be normal.
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post #2 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:13pm
The ultimate beard:
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post #3 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:13pm
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Originally Posted by ryoken View Post
Seems facial hair is something of a facial hair club for men, if memory serves me right (also, so fucking bored right now), so Id like to know two things:

-Who has a bear/facial hair here?

-Does it itch like fuck? Sriously, a three week of unshaveness makes my face itch like a motherfucker....that cant be normal.
No, it is normal. I tried rockin' the full beard for a while, but the itchiness just became unbearable. I just stick with the ol' Van Dyke (or is it Van Dyck?) these days.
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post #4 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:14pm
Serious answer: I have a goatee and mustache. I've never had a problem with it itching, personally.
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post #5 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:15pm
I don't shave every day but I've never had an interest in a beard. I don't like it, never cared for facial hair. And Judas FTW!
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post #6 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:17pm
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Originally Posted by Chris Olson View Post
No, it is normal. I tried rockin' the full beard for a while, but the itchiness just became unbearable. I just stick with the ol' Van Dyke (or is it Van Dyck?) these days.
Thats a load of my mind! For some reason, neither my brother nor I have been able to keep any facial hair...shame, cause dad rocked a moustache back in his youth.
looking forward to hearing more of the bearded chewers.
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post #7 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:19pm
Gets a little itchy as it gets longer, but that passes. I go from goatee to full-on Grizzly Adams every six months or so. When the mustache starts getting into my food, it's time to trim.
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post #8 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:19pm
ryoken: one thing, you need to be sure to keep it clean AND rinse it thoroughly. If you leave any soap in there, it'll itch like crazy.
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post #9 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by Joel Page View Post
When the mustache starts getting into my food, it's time to trim.
Words to live by, as far as im concerned.
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post #10 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:20pm
Someone get O'Callaghn or Rain Dog (I can't remember who) but one of them had a mighty beard. Almost Nunz-esque.
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post #11 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:21pm
I have a full beard. I'm too lazy to shave and (thankfully) my wife likes me hairy. While I'll trim it down periodically so I don't sport the full Dan Haggerty look, the missus likes me when I'm very hairy; I think she has a mountain man fetish.

It only itches when it's growing in.

That middle of the road, trying too hard half-scruff that so many young people sport just pisses me off. Either shave or commit to a fucking beard, you pieces of shit.
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post #12 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
ryoken: one thing, you need to be sure to keep it clean AND rinse it thoroughly. If you leave any soap in there, it'll itch like crazy.
Interesting...perhaps i'll give it another try when my hair grows a bit longer.
Although I always end with wavy, Farrah Fawcett like long hair for some reason; a beard is required if Im to have long hair again.
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post #13 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:23pm
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Originally Posted by ryoken View Post
Although I always end with wavy, Farrah Fawcett like long hair for some reason;
You and me both man, You and me both. And yet I've got this sort of shag deal going on at the moment.
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post #14 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:24pm
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Originally Posted by nekkerbee View Post
I have a full beard. I'm too lazy to shave and (thankfully) my wife likes me hairy. While I'll trim it down periodically so I don't sport the full Dan Haggerty look, the missus likes me when I'm very hairy; I think she has a mountain man fetish.

It only itches when it's growing in.

That middle of the road, trying too hard half-scruff that so many young people sport just pisses me off. Either shave or commit to a fucking beard, you pieces of shit.
Mountain man or Lumberjack?
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post #15 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:24pm
There's a difference?
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post #16 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:25pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
You and me both man, You and me both.
So this is what it feels like...when doves cry.
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post #17 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:25pm
Sport the goatee sans mustache here and it's rarely itchy except when I'm sweating like a motherfucker.

Granted, I'm probably too busy itching the rest of my face because the rest of the beard comes to full bloom in about 7 days. Sorry, nekk, I try not to be one of them whippersnappers, but sadly I feel like I should be drinking a PBR while listening to shitty music about three days of the week.
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post #18 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
There's a difference?
Why yes, you get to sing "The Lumberjack song" only if youre a Lumberjack.
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post #19 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:28pm
I rock a goatee and mustache finally after 22 years. It's almost completely white now, and it itches like a bastard...

but I'm not shaving it.
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post #20 of 60
3/20/09 at 6:43pm
I can't even imagine trying to have facial hair in the service under all of those regulations. If it is even allowable.
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post #21 of 60
3/20/09 at 7:27pm
Goatee sans mustache here, too. I got rid of the mustache after I kept eating parts of it, even after trimming.
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post #22 of 60
3/20/09 at 7:31pm
I guess its a goatee-moustache combo, but I don't shave off the jawline at all, so i've got a short beard, I suppose. Haven't shaved it off in five years, but trim it probably once a week.

Shall we get some pics up in here?
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post #23 of 60
3/20/09 at 7:39pm
I haven't shaved my goatee in something like two years and it's only about 3 inches long. Should've been looking like ZZ top by now but I guess my facial hair is stunted.
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post #24 of 60
3/20/09 at 7:59pm
Somebody get Nick here, stat.
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post #25 of 60
3/20/09 at 8:13pm
I've had a moustache and beard/goatee since I was 14. At this point, I feel naked without it. Having to shave was one of the reasons I decided not to re-enlist in the NG.
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post #26 of 60
3/20/09 at 8:16pm
"Hey, internet/movie nerds, how many of you have beards?"
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post #27 of 60
3/20/09 at 8:38pm
Been rockin' a goatee for over 20 years - makes me look all artistic and shit. My wife loves stroking it every so often, and my cats enjoy rubbing up against it (must feel good on their fur or something).
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post #28 of 60
3/20/09 at 8:45pm
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"Hey, internet/movie nerds, how many of you have beards?"
You might as well ask: Is water wet? Does the sun come up every morning?
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post #29 of 60
3/20/09 at 8:48pm
After several months being unable to grow hair I'm finally rocking my crappy little beard, and I feel whole again.

The biggest advantage to chemotherapy (besides saving one's life) is that your hair comes in thicker afterwords, so now I can rock some slightly less pathetic sideburns as well. Still not a successful mustache though.
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post #30 of 60
3/20/09 at 8:49pm
I'm either sporting a short, neatly trimmed full beard or a "Van Dyke" or whatever it's called, like Affleck had in "Chasing Amy." Currently in the second mode. My facial hair has never itched. In fact, my skin itched more when I used to shave every day.

My inspiration to grow a beard came after seeing Roy Scheider in "All That Jazz." It's not like I wanted to emulate Scheider-Fosse or anything. I just thought it looked spectacular, and I wanted to see if I could pull it off.
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post #31 of 60
3/20/09 at 8:51pm
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Originally Posted by Alex Riviello View Post
I haven't shaved my goatee in something like two years and it's only about 3 inches long. Should've been looking like ZZ top by now but I guess my facial hair is stunted.
I've had a variety of facial hair since college lo these 18 years hence; I had a Van Dyke (fwiw, a goatee is JUST rockin' the chin hair; a Van Dyke is the stache/goat combo) from probably my sophomore year of college until I was about 26. I mixed that up with some nice, neat sideburns from 24 on (my buddy said "those will get you laid" - and he was correct).

Right now I'm sporting the classic goat - the stache bugged me too much. I'd try the full beard, but it always ends the same - I can sprout a nice 1/4 inch of coverage in just under two weeks, and thar she stays. It never fills out the way I'd like. Plus the wife hates the beard - she says it "makes me look fat"; I keep telling her that facial hair isn't what is making me look fat.
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post #32 of 60
3/20/09 at 8:52pm
I had a full beard for about a year. To be totally clean shaven I have to shave at least once a day. So I said fuck that and let it grow out.

I liked having it but I got a little self-conscious considering no else had one, especially considering it was a full-on Grizzly Adams style beard. I don't understand the neatly trimmed full beard.
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post #33 of 60
3/20/09 at 11:33pm
I pretty much look like a reject from the band Mastodon.
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post #34 of 60
3/21/09 at 12:54am
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
I can't even imagine trying to have facial hair in the service under all of those regulations. If it is even allowable.
It's not. You can have a moustache, but it has to fall within certain parameters. I said fuck it, and stayed clean-shaven.

Which is why it's so deliciously weird, yet aggravating, to have facial hair.
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post #35 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:01am
Though I've added and subtracted over the years, I've been fairly consistent about my goatee and mustache. The couple of times that I've spent a few months clean-shaven, I've found that I really don't like the area between my nose and upper lip. And even if I did, I hate shaving it.

As I get older, I've been wanting to keep it closely trimmed, and my hair fairly short. It's turned into a constant struggle with my wife, who prefers my hair longer. But after years with long hair, I've found that I'm just not motivated to take care of it anymore.

There's nothing like stroking your beard when you're trying to write. There's just no substitute for that.
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post #36 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:07am
You want a struggle? Try convincing your wife to be *ahem* clean-shaven in certain areas when she does not wish to be.....THAT'S a struggle.....

Also, everyone should love The Smithereens more than they do....yes, I have been drinking, you got a fucken problem....
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post #37 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:16am
Not with the Smithereens. They were awesome.
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post #38 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:16am
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Originally Posted by Chavez View Post
You want a struggle? Try convincing your wife to be *ahem* clean-shaven in certain areas when she does not wish to be.....THAT'S a struggle.....

Also, everyone should love The Smithereens more than they do....yes, I have been drinking, you got a fucken problem....
As have I, my friend...

The Smithereens are criminally underrated... but I digress.

If you wish the wife to shave "certain areas", you must set the example.

Trust me, it works.
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post #39 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:18am
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Originally Posted by Lima Oscar Lima View Post

If you wish the wife to shave "certain areas", you must set the example.

Trust me, it works.
Offered (and demonstrated)...she thinks it's "weird"; I am losing an uphill battle here, but such is life.

On the other hand, I have found others who revere The Smithereens as I do, so it all evens out.
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post #40 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:24am
Well, this thread took a surprising turn.
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post #41 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:27am
Had mine about 8 months now. Full, solid, and I get comments on a daily basis on it. Girlfriend likes it, and I hate shaving, so it works out perfect. Plus I don't need to convince her to shave down there because 1) hers is naturally short and looks great, and 2) I don't want to fuck a bald 9 year old looking pussy. And by the way, not to be a troll or anything, but fuck the Smithereens. That band sucked unshaven donkey balls. yeah I've been drinking all day.....you got a fuckin' problem?
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post #42 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:29am
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Originally Posted by BubWilliams View Post
Well, this thread took a surprising turn.
Love for the Smithereens should never surprise.
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post #43 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:31am
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Originally Posted by Dalyn View Post
...not to be a troll or anything, but fuck the Smithereens. That band sucked unshaven donkey balls. yeah I've been drinking all day.....you got a fuckin' problem?
No problems here, just facts. Like the fact your taste in music sucks.
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post #44 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:36am
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Originally Posted by Chavez View Post
No problems here, just facts. Like the fact your taste in music sucks.
The Smithereens? Are you fucking kidding me? The motherfucking boring as hell Smithereens is what you base my taste in music on? The goddamn Smithereens? If that's the case, I will welcome my shitty taste in music with open arms, as long as I don't have to listen to the shit ass Smithereens!
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post #45 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:37am
By the way, I LOVE the band Chavez.
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post #46 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:43am
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Originally Posted by Dalyn View Post
The Smithereens? Are you fucking kidding me? The motherfucking boring as hell Smithereens is what you base my taste in music on? The goddamn Smithereens? If that's the case, I will welcome my shitty taste in music with open arms, as long as I don't have to listen to the shit ass Smithereens!
Oh snap.
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post #47 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:45am
Nah, I thought Snap sucked also.
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post #48 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:54am
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Nah, I thought Snap sucked also.
But they got tha powa.
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post #49 of 60
3/21/09 at 1:56am
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Originally Posted by Chavez View Post
But they got tha powa.
Touche.
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post #50 of 60
3/21/09 at 2:13am
Bearded since I was seventeen and proud.
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