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So, I have a beard... and I thinks that all guys really should have beards.

What is NSG's view of beards? Good? Bad? Other?

Discuss.

My beard. (taken tonight... sorry if the photography is bad... self-taken).
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff60/brentjungclaus/beard2.jpghttp://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff60/brentjungclaus/beard1.jpg

I couldn't stand having a beard. I even hate the feel of stuble.

I couldn't stand having a beard. I even hate the feel of stuble.

Really? Have you really tried growing one?

My beard is made of awesome.

My beard is made of awesome.

Photo?

All beards are made of awesome... thats just entry-level chem knowlege! :tongue:

Really? Have you really tried growing one?

Nah, cos it looks stupid on me, besides it comes through in strange ways.

Nah, cos it looks stupid on me, besides it comes through in strange ways.

It didn't look good on me at first... but four years later (though... its really only been about 8 months since I last trimmed) look at that sexy beast on my face.

Think about how much your wife/girlfriend/future girlfriend would appreciate you having a good, manly beard!

BTW, how old, if I may ask, are you?

I fully intend to grow a beard once my face remembers I hit puberty more than a decade ago.

I fully intend to grow a beard once my face remembers I hit puberty more than a decade ago.

My face seemed like it wasn't remembering... I was 18 and growing a peach-fuzzy goatee... but after a while it just seemed to get better and better....

It didn't look good on me at first... but four years later (though... its really only been about 8 months since I last trimmed) look at that sexy beast on my face.

Think about how much your wife/girlfriend/future girlfriend would appreciate you having a good, manly beard!

BTW, how old, if I may ask, are you?

Wife!? Dude I'm 15!

I generally grow a beard in the late fall and keep it until early spring. I've just in the last week or so trimmed it into a goatee. When I do have a beard, it grows pretty quick, so I have to keep it trimmed down or I look like Grizzly Adams

I have a small goatee I need to shave. Not a fan of beards, personally. Moustaches, on the other hand, are made of win.

Wife!? Dude I'm 15!

Oh... you're just a lad yet... you'll have plenty of time to grow into your beard.

I also included girlfriends, and prospective girlfriends.

My wife wouldn't let me shave... which is good, because I wouldn't, it's like a Nazarine Beard-only vow... kinda.

I generally grow a beard in the late fall and keep it until early spring. I've just in the last week or so trimmed it into a goatee. When I do have a beard, it grows pretty quick, so I have to keep it trimmed down or I look like Grizzly Adams

And he was an American Hero... coincidence that he had a beard? I prefer to think not! :tongue:

I have a small goatee I need to shave. Not a fan of beards, personally. Moustaches, on the other hand, are made of win.

Moustaches? Psh... a Moustache is only a beard that can't grow right.

Oh... you're just a lad yet... you'll have plenty of time to grow into your beard.

I also included girlfriends, and prospective girlfriends.

My wife wouldn't let me shave... which is good, because I wouldn't, it's like a Nazarine Beard-only vow... kinda.

I sort of went in to a trance when I read wife. Fucking scary.

I sort of went in to a trance when I read wife. Fucking scary.

Not at all... my wife packs my lunch... along with other things that might not be pg-13....

You know, plus I love her and all that noise. ;)

Not at all... my wife packs my lunch... along with other things that might not be pg-13....

You know, plus I love her and all that noise. ;)

lol, I hardly think you thought the same way when you were 15.

And he was an American Hero... coincidence that he had a beard? I prefer to think not! :tongue:

I do live out in the woods. There aren't any bears, although there are plenty of other wild critters around.

lol, I hardly think you thought the same way when you were 15.

Actually, at that point I was dating my future ex-fiancee... so it didn't take too long... but still and all beards are the answer.

I do live out in the woods. There aren't any bears, although there are plenty of other wild critters around.

If this isn't fate, then fate doesn't exist (and I guess I'm positively asserting that fate indeed does exist for the purpose of this post.)

Actually, at that point I was dating my future ex-fiancee... so it didn't take too long... but still and all beards are the answer.

Huh, I find that highly unusual- not bad, but unusual.

Huh, I find that highly unusual- not bad, but unusual.

Yeah, I'm a weird guy.

Except for the beard... sub-par, perhaps, but it's what the norm should be. *nods*

Moustaches? Psh... a Moustache is only a beard that can't grow right.

Mine's pretty wonderful, though. :tongue:

I would have thought in this day and age that no Hollywood actor would need a beard.

Mine's pretty wonderful, though. :tongue:

Pic or it didn't... umm... happen?

I would have thought in this day and age that no Hollywood actor would need a beard.

Why not? In this day in age I would think that every Hollywood actor would legally need a beard in order to remain unarrested. :wink:

No. Just no.
You can have that shrub in your face if you like, but I've once kissed a guy with one and it's yucky beyond all description.

No. Just no.
You can have that shrub in your face if you like, but I've once kissed a guy with one and it's yucky beyond all description.

No? Once?

I have it because it's the prime demonstration of my masculinity. My wife, also likes it, which is good for her, because she couldn't talk me into shaving it if she didn't like it.

No? Once?

I have it because it's the prime demonstration of my masculinity. My wife, also likes it, which is good for her, because she couldn't talk me into shaving it if she didn't like it.

Why would she like hairs in her mouth? Does she lick your head as well if she likes that?
Is that all you've got in regards to masculinity? Cause my BF has no need of hair to demonstrate he's a man...

Why would she like hairs in her mouth? Does she lick your head as well if she likes that?
Is that all you've got in regards to masculinity? Cause my BF has no need of hair to demonstrate he's a man...

It's a public demonstration of masculinity, and a better one there isn't.

I actually trim my moustache to help avoid both of us eating my hair.

It's a public demonstration of masculinity, and a better one there isn't.

I actually trim my moustache to help avoid both of us eating my hair.

*lol You mean you're worried without it people would think your female???

And with those pics, I think the only way of avoiding to eat hairs is to keep kissing to mere little pecks on puckered lips.

Pic or it didn't... umm... happen?

I don't have any close-up pics that show just my 'stache, though.

*lol You mean you're worried without it people would think your female???

And with those pics, I think the only way of avoiding to eat hairs is to keep kissing to mere little pecks on puckered lips.

Nah, I just trimmed the 'stache early tonight.

And I was actually called a "ma'am" twice recently... which is confusing... given the beard. Thankfully, I imagine it was because the speaker wasn't paying attention, and because most cashiers at Wal*Mart tend to be women.

No, I don't wear it to avoid being mistaken for a woman. I think it is the duty of every man to grow a beard to the best of his ability... but, as I said in an earlier post, I'm a bit weird.

Your boyfriend should grow a beard... even on without a 'stache would be acceptable I suppose. :D

No, I don't wear it to avoid being mistaken for a woman. I think it is the duty of every man to grow a beard to the best of his ability... but, as I said in an earlier post, I'm a bit weird.

Your boyfriend should grow a beard... even on without a 'stache would be acceptable I suppose. :D


Well, I think it's the duty of every man to be clean shaven. I am after all, and I expect the same curtesy.
There is no chance in hell my BF would grow a beard. He hates the feeling so much, he usually shaves twice a day.
And despite his long hair, he's never been called "ma'am". Funny, that.

I don't have any close-up pics that show just my 'stache, though.

Are you so Nationally prominent as to be recognized by your face on dem internetz?

Also, can't you just go into paint, and just select and copy the 'stache area?

In the meantime, you have no 'stache.

Well, I think it's the duty of every man to be clean shaven. I am after all, and I expect the same curtesy.
There is no chance in hell my BF would grow a beard. He hates the feeling so much, he usually shaves twice a day.
And despite his long hair, he's never been called "ma'am". Funny, that.

Right... but women aren't (usually) meant to be hairy. Men are.

Plus who knows if there are good sensations of beard hair on... certain clean-shaven body parts? (Language obscured for pg-13 purposes... it should still be pretty clear).

He shaves twice a day?! I haven't shaved (my cheeks a little, except the stach-trim) in probably 3-4 months! I haven't trimmed my beard for length in probably 8-9 months... I look like a juvenile in my Wedding photos.

Right... but women aren't (usually) meant to be hairy. Men are.

Plus who knows if there are good sensations of beard hair on... certain clean-shaven body parts? (Language obscured for pg-13 purposes... it should still be pretty clear).

He shaves twice a day?! I haven't shaved (my cheeks a little, except the stach-trim) in probably 3-4 months! I haven't trimmed my beard for length in probably 8-9 months... I look like a juvenile in my Wedding photos.

Oh dear... have you met real women? They have hairy armpits, hairy legs and a hairy genital area. All of which I shave regularly, because I do agree with you, humans aren't meant to be a hairy as nature made us.
And no, beard hairs on those areas don't feel good, they are irritating as hell.

Oh dear... have you met real women? They have hairy armpits, hairy legs and a hairy genital area. All of which I shave regularly, because I do agree with you, humans aren't meant to be a hairy as nature made us.
And no, beard hairs on those areas don't feel good, they are irritating as hell.

Oh... I really wouldn't know... I don't let many (approx. exactly 0) people with beards down there... and I am not shaven... so even if I did, I doubt I would get much of the 'experience'.

I do know that since my beard has expanded, my wife is more irritated when I kiss her neck... but other than being more gentle doing that... I don't shy away from kissing other... areas.

Oh dear... have you met real women? They have hairy armpits, hairy legs and a hairy genital area.

You know... I'm happy that my wife does regularly shave those areas... but if she didn't, I wouldn't mind it too much, I love my wife, and find her beautiful no matter what.

It's a public demonstration of masculinity, and a better one there isn't. I actually trim my moustache to help avoid both of us eating my hair.

What about lifting heavy things? Or crushing beer cans on your head? Or grilling? I trim my moustache for the same reason, but my girl doesn't generally complain if I miss a day or two...guess some women don't mind going through a briar patch to get to a little picnic.

Some beards are okay, some aren't. Of course the bf has one of the latter and of course there's no way in hell he'll ever shave it unless he actually (hopefully) maybe wants to one day.

*dies*

What about lifting heavy things? Or crushing beer cans on your head? Or grilling? I trim my moustache for the same reason, but my girl doesn't generally complain if I miss a day or two...guess some women don't mind going through a briar patch to get to a little picnic.

A day or two? I haven't trimmed the 'stache (before tonight) for at least a couple weeks.

Speaking of which, I need to get my hair cut... it's been too long, and my hair is getting a bit shaggy.

Some beards are okay, some aren't. Of course the bf has one of the latter and of course there's no way in hell he'll ever shave it unless he actually (hopefully) maybe wants to one day.

*dies*

All beards fall into the third category, awesomeness.

Are you implying that you have a beard? Pics?

Yes, I'm a bit of a pognophile.

Probably prefer no beard. But if my partner prefers me with it, then thats fine.

Me, many years ago - with partner and with beard.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/regnans/GabrielleandI.jpg

Me, more recently - without partner and without beard (and without the hair on top of my head also).
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/regnans/willd2.jpg

What about lifting heavy things? Or crushing beer cans on your head? Or grilling? I trim my moustache for the same reason, but my girl doesn't generally complain if I miss a day or two...guess some women don't mind going through a briar patch to get to a little picnic.

But the great thing about beards is that they allow one to publicly display masculinity without doing anything... you don't even need to shave!

Probably prefer no beard. But if my partner prefers me with it, then thats fine.

Me, many years ago - with partner and with beard.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/regnans/GabrielleandI.jpg

Me, more recently - without partner and without beard (and without the hair on top of my head also).
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/regnans/willd2.jpg

Know what would draw attention away from the baldness? I gigantic Santa-like beard. *nods*

But the great thing about beards is that they allow one to publicly display masculinity without doing anything... you don't even need to shave!

Why are you so obsessed with masculinity?
Or to be more precise, with one attribute of it?
Very odd fetish you've got there.

You know... I'm happy that my wife does regularly shave those areas... but if she didn't, I wouldn't mind it too much, I love my wife, and find her beautiful no matter what.

This isn't about love, it's about politeness and hygiene.

All beards fall into the third category, awesomeness.

Are you implying that you have a beard? Pics?

Yes, I'm a bit of a pognophile.
http://generalitemafia.ipbfree.com/html/emoticons/huh.gif

And your pognophilia extends to Bearded Ladies, yes? Sorry to disappoint. :tongue:


Probably prefer no beard. But if my partner prefers me with it, then thats fine.

Me, many years ago - with partner and with beard.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/regnans/GabrielleandI.jpg

Me, more recently - without partner and without beard (and without the hair on top of my head also).
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/regnans/willd2.jpg
Errinundera is a dude?!

I stopped shaving a few years after I had to start. Just didn't like "having to" do it.
So I've had something of a beard from when I was about 18 years old, and never felt the need to do more than "basic maintenance" after that.

EDIT: just about 42 now, so a 24 year stubble. :D

EDIT 2: me @ 18 (http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/9425/me18.jpg). What a haircut! :D

I stopped shaving a few years after I had to start. Just didn't like "having to" do it.
So I've had something of a beard from when I was about 18 years old, and never felt the need to do more than "basic maintenance" after that.

EDIT: just about 42 now, so a 24 year stubble. :D

Finally!

I thought we had a few more beards on NSG.

http://generalitemafia.ipbfree.com/html/emoticons/huh.gif

And your pognophilia extends to Bearded Ladies, yes? Sorry to disappoint. :tongue:

Only if their Tolkien's Dwarves.

It depends entirely on the type of facial hair the guy has.

Really, face-hair isn't any different than head-hair in this regard. I mean, some guys look really nice with longer hair, and some guys don't, right? Some guys have a type of hair that is going to look ridiculous if they wear it in certain styles, but not in others.

Same applies to beards.

Some guys are just naturally able to grow very nice beards. Other guys, not as much. Nothing wrong with that, it's just like being able to pull off a given hair style. Find what is flattering for you and run with it.

PS: I've been wishing I could grow a beard since I was 6.

I'm a woman, and it all depends....

If a guy has no one else in his life that's interested, then he can do what he likes without regard to anyone else's feelings.

If a man has a beard, he should make the effort to keep it trimmed into shape. You can't just have this bush growing wild out of your face and expect it to be aesthetically pleasing to your SO. Also, some fellows have soft beards and some have bristly wires. If you're more wiry and you want to encourage kissing, some conditioner (same as you'd put on your hair when shampooing) would not be amiss.

My guy asks me all the time if he should shave his beard off and my ultimate answer is, always, "Yes, if you want to, and no, if you don't. It's your beard... it's up to you."

PS: I've been wishing I could grow a beard since I was 6.

There are always false beards...

http://www.dazeofourlives.com/011105.htm

I usually let my beard grow... then suddenly feel it's too much and shave clean.

Really, beards and moustaches are ok as long as one looks and feels ok with them. Some faces just aren't apt for some kind of facial hair. I expecially look quite silly with thick moustaches.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/Osakadave/theicemancometh.jpg

"I'z on yer face keeping youz warm", as the LOLcats might say.

Without the beard, where would I keep my spring flowers?

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/Osakadave/mayday.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/Daistallia/fambilyfotozy/beard.jpg


No. Just no.
You can have that shrub in your face if you like, but I've once kissed a guy with one and it's yucky beyond all description.
Oh dear... have you met real women? They have hairy armpits, hairy legs and a hairy genital area. All of which I shave regularly, because I do agree with you, humans aren't meant to be a hairy as nature made us.
And no, beard hairs on those areas don't feel good, they are irritating as hell.

As Kat points out below, there are many sorts of facial hair.
YMMV, but I've a very soft beard that the young lady below appreciated. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/Daistallia/fambilyfotozy/halloween.jpg

I'm a woman, and it all depends....

If a guy has no one else in his life that's interested, then he can do what he likes without regard to anyone else's feelings.

If a man has a beard, he should make the effort to keep it trimmed into shape. You can't just have this bush growing wild out of your face and expect it to be aesthetically pleasing to your SO. Also, some fellows have soft beards and some have bristly wires. If you're more wiry and you want to encourage kissing, some conditioner (same as you'd put on your hair when shampooing) would not be amiss.

My guy asks me all the time if he should shave his beard off and my ultimate answer is, always, "Yes, if you want to, and no, if you don't. It's your beard... it's up to you."

:D

Why are you so obsessed with masculinity?
Or to be more precise, with one attribute of it?
Very odd fetish you've got there.

Nope, it's intended as fetish for women.

See, beard is the representation of pubic hair, hence of sex. As such, it's obscene and it attracts the other sex.

Without the beard, where would I keep my spring flowers?

As Kat points out below, there are many sorts of facial hair.
YMMV, but I've a very soft beard that the young lady below appreciated. ;)

:D
Sapient, that's quite a nice looking beard you've got there. It's the kind of beard that encourages ladies who like well-groomed beards to stroke it.

Not so coincidentally, my admiration for it is probably because my guy's is very much like it. :D

I have a soul patch, no other facial hair (but stubble atm because its 8:45 am and I can't be assed to shave just yet.)

I have considered growing a mustache/goatee combo

I habitually pluck facial hair, so I have to keep myself clean-shaven for my health :(

Errinundera is a dude?!

Funny I was just about to say the opposite of you...

Nope, it's intended as fetish for women.

See, beard is the representation of pubic hair, hence of sex. As such, it's obscene and it attracts the other sex.

All I can honestly say to that is.... eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww!

All I can honestly say to that is.... eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww!

My thoughts exactly...

I have a goatee. :p

Errinundera is a dude?!
:eek:

Sapient, that's quite a nice looking beard you've got there. It's the kind of beard that encourages ladies who like well-groomed beards to stroke it.

Not so coincidentally, my admiration for it is probably because my guy's is very much like it. :D

Thank you. :D

This isn't about love, it's about politeness and hygiene.

My girlfriend convinced me to grow my beard out, and she actively mourns the loss of my beard whenever I trim or shave it for my own sake, so let's not pretend you're operating under any sort of objective sense of aesthetic here, k?

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/Osakadave/mayday.jpg
I was gonna call shenanigans because I totally remembered that picture - but then the urls in the quoted post already confirmed it. Why'd you change your nation after such a long time??

Beards can look pretty cool. My estimated age by others varies by 5 years or so if I'm shaved or not. However, they are horrible things to kiss with and probably even worse to be kissed by. They itch like mad when I wear the balaclava on the left, and but need little maintenance when compared to shaving... So yeah, pros and cons.

I was gonna call shenanigans because I totally remembered that picture - but then the urls in the quoted post already confirmed it. Why'd you change your nation after such a long time??

:D

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=587743 sort of explains it. More in the future, when I'm freer to address it. ;)

However, they are horrible things to kiss with and probably even worse to be kissed by.

Not always, freind, not always. ;)

:D

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=587743 sort of explains it. More in the future, when I'm freer to address it. ;)



Not always, freind, not always. ;)If you say so. I just hate the itchy wire-ry-ness of them pressed against by skin.

If you say so. I just hate the itchy wire-ry-ness of them pressed against by skin.

Not all beards are wirey.

Not all beards are wirey.Alas mine is. I could use mine as a substitute for a wire scourer for dirty dishes. I used to try using conditioner on it to make it less wirey.

Beards can look pretty cool. My estimated age by others varies by 5 years or so if I'm shaved or not. However, they are horrible things to kiss with and probably even worse to be kissed by. They itch like mad when I wear the balaclava on the left, and but need little maintenance when compared to shaving... So yeah, pros and cons.

I'm 22, and I've heard estimates as high as 38 (though... the guy was a weirdo). Mainline estimates about a year and a half ago ran around 26-29.

My beard is also fairly wirey... my wife loves it completly... except as I mentioned earlier, kissing her on the neck, which I have to be gentle while doing... otherwise it irritates her skin. She says there is almost no irritation when we kiss, and what little there is is very infrequently.

Beards can look pretty cool. My estimated age by others varies by 5 years or so if I'm shaved or not. However, they are horrible things to kiss with and probably even worse to be kissed by. They itch like mad when I wear the balaclava on the left, and but need little maintenance when compared to shaving... So yeah, pros and cons.
I couldn't agree with this statement more. Well said.

I grew myself a beard during the fall and kept it for the winter. Most people agree that it looks pretty good, and also makes me look older, as mentioned by Dunes above. However, now that summer's coming around, I'm going to have to get rid of it or risk death by heat stroke, as it makes me sweat significantly more. :(

I find it amusing my beard color doesn't match my hair. My hair is very dark brown, my beard is red and dark brown mixed together.

Also took forever to grow. Over a month and it's still too thin.

I find it amusing my beard color doesn't match my hair. My hair is very dark brown, my beard is red and dark brown mixed together.

Also took forever to grow. Over a month and it's still too thin.

I experience both of these symptoms exactly... I wouldn't really know if it regrows quickly, because I haven't been clean-shaven in over 4 years... but when it trimmed it doesn't grow fast at all, and if you look at my ugly pictures, you wil see the red in it, which my normal hair is not, it's also dark brown.

I've tried to get people to call me "Barbarossa" because I love my beard, it's red, und ich ein bisschen Deutsch kann.

i've usually had a goatee variation since the middle of high school, just on the chin itself (no mustache, doesn't extend the entire width of the mouth). right now i'm rocking some moderately shaped 4 day old stubble, which amounts to a rather nice (if short) full-on beard.

what's strange is that my chin hair is blond, the rest of my facial hair is a sort of red-tinged brown, and my head hair (when not shaved off) is a straight medium brown.

I had a goatee, then a full beard for several years. I've only recently shaved it off since I bleached my hair (the colors didn't really match :p). But in any case, beards are awesome, and I definitely liked how few razors I went through when I had my full beard...

I'm just a fan of not shaving. :D

I'm just a fan of not shaving. :D

I'm obsessive compulsive I can't grow more than 2 days of stubble. I actually have to fight the urge to shave to grow a mustache...

I'm not allowed to have a beard due to work. I used to have a beard and I miss it. Damn fascist food service employers.

Karl Marx. Now there's a man who appreciated beards!

I'm obsessive compulsive I can't grow more than 2 days of stubble. I actually have to fight the urge to shave to grow a mustache...

Try it once... just for one month, go without shaving. Trim and groom just enough not to look weird (the early stages of beard growth can be awkward), but otherwise let it grow in nice and full, and see if you don't like it.

Plus, you'd save a few minutes from your morning routine!

I'm not allowed to have a beard due to work. I used to have a beard and I miss it. Damn fascist food service employers.

Hair net... I believe if you opt to wear one, you can also have a beard.

On a related note... this thread needs way more pictures.

Try it once... just for one month, go without shaving. Trim and groom just enough not to look weird (the early stages of beard growth can be awkward), but otherwise let it grow in nice and full, and see if you don't like it.

Plus, you'd save a few minutes from your morning routine!

My morning routine consists of a shit, shower, and shave and lasts 10 minutes... I don't think I need time saving measures :)

Karl Marx. Now there's a man who appreciated beards!

God, Jesus, Moses, Noah, Samson, Darwin, Chuck Norris, Santa, Abraham Lincoln, Chewbacca.

There's at least one or two more that usually make my list... but they aren't coming to mind. These people are proof that beards are indeed good!

Yes, beards are good. I've had a beard off an on for two years. Seems I let it grow for a year, then on a whim shave it to surprise everyone.

Pics:

Me over a year ago:
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7121/picture001ge3.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture001ge3.jpg)

Me a few months ago:
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/1192/picture048zx9.th.jpg (http://img398.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture048zx9.jpg)

One from just a few minutes ago:
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5678/picture056g.th.jpg (http://img515.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture056g.jpg)



http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9624/picture061r.th.jpg (http://img515.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture061r.jpg)

My morning routine consists of a shit, shower, and shave and lasts 10 minutes... I don't think I need time saving measures :)

You could cut it down to 9.... :tongue:

I like beards if they're neat, clean and properly trimmed.

I grow one off and on. Mine never looks good but I try anyway. Beards are cool but women hate them for the most part.

I guess a beard is better than a molestache. :p

I grow one off and on. Mine never looks good but I try anyway. Beards are cool but women hate them for the most part.

Not really, I only dislike them when it looks like you're using them for food storage and insect habitat. Or if they're scraggly and unkempt. Properly tended and cared for, they're quite presentable. They also hide a multitude of sins.

I don't really like beards. They always seem to make guys look sort of like my father, which is, as you might expect, not exactly a sexy look to me. :p

Nope, it's intended as fetish for women.

See, beard is the representation of pubic hair, hence of sex. As such, it's obscene and it attracts the other sex.

That's my whole head of hair actually according to my Swedish friends. Of course maybe they were just jealous of the girls at the bars saying they loved my wild and out of control hair.

Beard, not yet. Still a couple of patches that lack good hair coverage; that and I'm looking for a job in an industry that requires one to be clean shaven not for appearances but for safety of all things.

Trim and groom just enough not to look weird

No amount of trim and grooming would Help SaintB with that... :p

I might be growing one for charity soon

http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=417582

My girlfriend convinced me to grow my beard out, and she actively mourns the loss of my beard whenever I trim or shave it for my own sake, so let's not pretend you're operating under any sort of objective sense of aesthetic here, k?

No, of course not, how could I? The only one doing so in this thread is the OP, after all, telling me my BF should grow a beard... :rolleyes:

After all, how dare I call it a question of politeness and hygiene that my BF doesn't have a beard because he knows I wouldn't like it?

http://ivo.nu/albums/beard/van_dyke.sized.jpg

This is fine, for facial hair. (No, that isn't me.)
Otherwise...no.

http://ivo.nu/albums/beard/van_dyke.sized.jpg

This is fine, for facial hair. (No, that isn't me.)


Nah, anything less than this
http://www.homeworking.ws/people/chuy.jpg
is clean shaven! :D

I can't believe people are so interested in beards.

I might be growing one for charity soon

http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=417582

What are the Boston Bruins? American Football? Hockey? Tennis?

What are the Boston Bruins? American Football? Hockey? Tennis?

Hockey.

What are the Boston Bruins? American Football? Hockey? Tennis?

Considering it's listed on NHL.com I'm going to go out on a limb and say Hockey.


What's a Bruin?

Considering it's listed on NHL.com I'm going to go out on a limb and say Hockey.


What's a Bruin?

I think it's a bear.

No, of course not, how could I? The only one doing so in this thread is the OP, after all, telling me my BF should grow a beard... :rolleyes:

After all, how dare I call it a question of politeness and hygiene that my BF doesn't have a beard because he knows I wouldn't like it?

Because there's no reason a beard is inherently unhygenic, as you seem to want to claim.

I think it's a bear.

Indeed:

The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It weighs 100 to 700 kg (220-1,500 pounds) and its larger populations such as the Kodiak bear match the Polar bear as the largest extant land predator.[2]

....

It is sometimes referred to as the bruin, from Middle English, based on the name of the bear in History of Reynard the Fox, translated by William Caxton, from Middle Dutch bruun or bruyn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_bear

Why our hockey team is called that, since there are no brown bears anywhere near Boston, I do not know.

Indeed:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_bear

Why our hockey team is called that, since there are no brown bears anywhere near Boston, I do not know.

Whoo! I got something right.

Because there's no reason a beard is inherently unhygenic, as you seem to want to claim.

Call me fuzzy, but I find having sombody's hairs in my mouth not the most hygienic thing...

Call me fuzzy, but I find having sombody's hairs in my mouth not the most hygienic thing...

Okay. You're fuzzy.

The only way I can foresee you getting beard hair into your mouth is if the concept of kissing is completely alien to you. I see no reason why hair would get into your mouth, and my girlfriend has been successfully kissing me for five years without a complaint.

Okay. You're fuzzy.

The only way I can foresee you getting beard hair into your mouth is if the concept of kissing is completely alien to you. I see no reason why hair would get into your mouth, and my girlfriend has been successfully kissing me for five years without a complaint.

Must be totally and utterly my fault then that anytime I kissed a bearded guy, I got hair in my mouth... silly me.
Can't possibly be to do with the fact that the moment you open your mouth when kissing a bearded guy, you're bound to get hair in, what with it growing right around his mouth and all that.

Okay. You're fuzzy.

The only way I can foresee you getting beard hair into your mouth is if the concept of kissing is completely alien to you. I see no reason why hair would get into your mouth, and my girlfriend has been successfully kissing me for five years without a complaint.
I've been kissing my guy for years and no complaints.
Matter of fact, he usually complains of my shoulder-length hair "attacking" him when I lean over to kiss him.

Must be totally and utterly my fault then that anytime I kissed a bearded guy, I got hair in my mouth... silly me.
Can't possibly be to do with the fact that the moment you open your mouth when kissing a bearded guy, you're bound to get hair in, what with it growing right around his mouth and all that.

So, we have on one side my personal anecdotes, and on the other side your personal anecdotes, yet you continue to claim some sort of objective correctness for your personal anecdotes. Forgive me, but that's not how a debate actually works. You're not "bound" to get hair in your mouth just by virtue of kissing a man with a beard. Like I said, my girlfriend has been doing it for five years without any problems. Perhaps it is your fault.

I don't grow beards very well. I do appear to have the beginnings of a goatee, and that's the only beard I can really see myself ever wearing.

Specifically the very pointy one. Like on Satan.

i've been kissing my guy for years and no complaints.
Matter of fact, he usually complains of my shoulder-length hair "attacking" him when i lean over to kiss him.

rofl.

So, we have on one side my personal anecdotes, and on the other side your personal anecdotes, yet you continue to claim some sort of objective correctness for your personal anecdotes. Forgive me, but that's not how a debate actually works. You're not "bound" to get hair in your mouth just by virtue of kissing a man with a beard. Like I said, my girlfriend has been doing it for five years without any problems. Perhaps it is your fault.

WHERE do I claim objectiveness??? WHERE??? Where did you get that fixed idea from?
I said I don't like beards because everytime I kissed a guy with one I ended up with hairs in my mouth and didn't like that, so I would regard it as a matter of politeness and hygiene for my (MY!!!) BF not to grow one, but it wouldn't impact on my love for him. And I said this in reply to the OP stating that my BF should definitely grow a beard.

Can you please explain to me why that would make me claim my opinion is in any way objective?

I've been kissing my guy for years and no complaints.
Matter of fact, he usually complains of my shoulder-length hair "attacking" him when I lean over to kiss him.

This is true, long hair can become a problem...

I wasn't going to do this, but for shits n giggles, heres my beard from a couple years back, I shaved due to the warm weather, so I don't have any more recent bearded pictures.

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3381/n15715306323372416578.jpg

Plus, where would I keep my mud with out it? :tongue:

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8115/n15714552324911936881.jpg

Real men have beards. Full beards, none of that goate crap. Grizzly adams style or Viking style beards are the only way.

Call me fuzzy, but I find having sombody's hairs in my mouth not the most hygienic thing...

WHERE do I claim objectiveness??? WHERE??? Where did you get that fixed idea from?
I said I don't like beards because everytime I kissed a guy with one I ended up with hairs in my mouth and didn't like that, so I would regard it as a matter of politeness and hygiene for my (MY!!!) BF not to grow one, but it wouldn't impact on my love for him. And I said this in reply to the OP stating that my BF should definitely grow a beard.

Can you please explain to me why that would make me claim my opinion is in any way objective?

I guess it's not the duty of every man to be clean shaven, and beards are not unhygenic.

Real men have beards. Full beards, none of that goate crap. Grizzly adams style or Viking style beards are the only way.

So men who can't grow beards aren't real men?

Why our hockey team is called that, since there are no brown bears anywhere near Boston, I do not know.

it was either that or the drunken irish stereotypes. you takes what you can gets.

Real men have beards. Full beards, none of that goate crap. Grizzly adams style or Viking style beards are the only way.

So men who don't have beards aren't real men?

it was either that or the drunken irish stereotypes. you takes what you can gets.

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/boston_celtics_logo.png

rofl.
Sorry, not sure what was funny here. That my shoulder length hair gets into his mouth sometimes, or that his beard doesn't get into mine?

So men who don't have beards aren't real men?

Just because you are a "man" doesn't mean you are a man. Check the link in my sig for further explanation.

I guess it's not the duty of every man to be clean shaven, and beards are not unhygenic.

And where do you think I would even find the time to kiss every man? :rolleyes:

Seriously, come off it. I said I wouldn't like MY BF to have a beard because I would find it unhygienic. I did NOT say beards are unhygienic.

Sorry, not sure what was funny here. That my shoulder length hair gets into his mouth sometimes, or that his beard doesn't get into mine?

The characterization of it "attacking", as if it were a sentient being? I found it humorous.

WHERE do I claim objectiveness??? WHERE??? Where did you get that fixed idea from?
I said I don't like beards because everytime I kissed a guy with one I ended up with hairs in my mouth and didn't like that, so I would regard it as a matter of politeness and hygiene for my (MY!!!) BF not to grow one, but it wouldn't impact on my love for him. And I said this in reply to the OP stating that my BF should definitely grow a beard.

Can you please explain to me why that would make me claim my opinion is in any way objective?

It's probably something to do with the bile with which you're attacking an otherwise light-hearted thread.

The characterization of it "attacking", as if it were a sentient being? I found it humorous.
Ah. Well, he does call it, "Hair attack!"

I'm put in mind of the Inhuman, Medusa, when he says this.

Sorry, not sure what was funny here. That my shoulder length hair gets into his mouth sometimes, or that his beard doesn't get into mine?
...
The characterization of it "attacking", as if it were a sentient being? I found it humorous.

What are the Boston Bruins? American Football? Hockey? Tennis?
hockey
Considering it's listed on NHL.com I'm going to go out on a limb and say Hockey.


What's a Bruin?
Brown bear
Indeed:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_bear

Why our hockey team is called that, since there are no brown bears anywhere near Boston, I do not know.
The team was started by a guy who owned a grocery store chain whose colors were brown and gold. He wanted a powerful, threatening animal that was brown to link to the grocery store. Alliteration was a nice side benefit, and so we got the Boston Bruins:

Adams directed Ross to come up with a nickname that would portray an untamed animal displaying speed, agility, and cunning. Ross came up with "Bruins", an Old English word used for brown bears in classic folk-tales. The team's bearlike nickname also went along with the team's original uniform colors of brown and yellow, which came from Adams' grocery chain, First National Stores.

The colors changed to black and gold in 1939, but I'm not sure why. Probably just looked better.

Ah. Well, he does call it, "Hair attack!"

I'm put in mind of the Inhuman, Medusa, when he says this.

No wonder she owned a link with that old witch-woman - for, though in deceitfully slight proportion, Katganistan was a negress.

Well, that was an exceedingly obscure (and absurdly racist, perhaps even for the time) reference.

I am happy to say that I have a superbly awesome beard. :)

The fact that I don't have to shave every day for my job and am too lazy any way is very convenient.

No wonder she owned a link with that old witch-woman - for, though in deceitfully slight proportion, Katganistan was a negress.

Well, that was an exceedingly obscure (and absurdly racist, perhaps even for the time) reference.
....huh?

I'm not much of a fan of beards, but if the man knows how to rock it, more power to him.

I do enjoy, though, the shadow of a beard. The shadow it gives to a man's face is quite becoming to me.

WHERE do I claim objectiveness??? WHERE??? Where did you get that fixed idea from?
I said I don't like beards because everytime I kissed a guy with one I ended up with hairs in my mouth and didn't like that, so I would regard it as a matter of politeness and hygiene for my (MY!!!) BF not to grow one, but it wouldn't impact on my love for him. And I said this in reply to the OP stating that my BF should definitely grow a beard.

Can you please explain to me why that would make me claim my opinion is in any way objective?

Never in my life have I seen people fight over somethin so pointless.

And where do you think I would even find the time to kiss every man? :rolleyes:

Seriously, come off it. I said I wouldn't like MY BF to have a beard because I would find it unhygienic. I did NOT say beards are unhygienic.
For the record, I think the mouth-to-mouth part of kissing is more unhygienic. Kissing - period - is unhygienic. The beard isn't going to make an ounce of difference.

I'm not much of a fan of beards, but if the man knows how to rock it, more power to him.

I do enjoy, though, the shadow of a beard. The shadow it gives to a man's face is quite becoming to me.

You mean stubble?

You mean stubble?

That, yes.

Never in my life have I seen people fight over somethin so pointless.

Welcome to the Internet.

Considering it's listed on NHL.com I'm going to go out on a limb and say Hockey.


What's a Bruin?

A bear

Welcome to the Internet.

I suppose it will only get worse from here then?

That, yes.

I can't stand it (the feel of it I mean). It looks good on some men, but I hate it.

I guess it's not the duty of every man to be clean shaven

Unless of course they wish to kiss Cabra...

Never in my life have I seen people fight over somethin so pointless.

Are you sure you've been here since 2007? This is NSG, we'll fight over anything and everything.

I can't stand it (the feel of it I mean). It looks good on some men, but I hate it.

I love the stubble, to feel it against my lips when I kiss a man's chin, to feel it roughly scratching me when in passion... I need a cold shower.

Bah. Mustaches are where it's all at.:D

I love the stubble, to feel it against my lips when I kiss a man's chin, to feel it roughly scratching me when in passion... I need a cold shower.

*shudders* I hate the feel of it if I touch my face, I'd hate to kiss someone with stubble.

*shudders* I hate the feel of it if I touch my face, I'd hate to kiss someone with stubble.

Well, I guess it all comes right down to taste. I like the feel of the stubble, you do not, as simple as that.:wink:

Bah. Mustaches are where it's all at.:D

Don't you mean molestaches?

Yeah, I have a beard...I just dont look good I dont think without it...Plus i like the fact that its a different color than my hair on my head...

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/105/m_c91557716a454ea6b48b78ff8f9541b3.jpg

Perhaps Beard licences would be a good idea

I looks between fourten and seventy-three times better when I'm growing my beard. Beards rock.

I can't grow a beard.

once I stopped shaving for one month... and I grew stubble... not even the cool, rugged man, type stubble, but more of a shaggy wanna-be. a poor shaggy wannabe... :(

I grow a beard sometimes by default when I can't be bothered to shave. Aside from being slightly amused by having a beard to stroke when pondering things, I don't particularly care either way.
I find it amusing my beard color doesn't match my hair. My hair is very dark brown, my beard is red and dark brown mixed together.
I had that too, kinda. My facial hair was a noticeably lighter shade of brown. Well, noticeably to me.
I don't really like beards. They always seem to make guys look sort of like my father, which is, as you might expect, not exactly a sexy look to me. :p
Freud is disappointed in you, Miss Wanacraca.
So men who can't grow beards aren't real men?

They're android replicants from beyond the moon.

I can't grow a beard.

once I stopped shaving for one month... and I grew stubble... not even the cool, rugged man, type stubble, but more of a shaggy wanna-be. a poor shaggy wannabe... :(

OMG!!! You're not a real man!
JuNii's Pinnochio all grown up?

I have a goatee and mustache. I occasionally threaten to go for an all-out mountain man beard and shaggy long hair, but I am usually threatened with familial ostracism if I dare mention going that far :p

I have a goatee and mustache. I occasionally threaten to go for an all-out mountain man beard and shaggy long hair, but I am usually threatened with familial ostracism if I dare mention going that far :p

Ive done it, its pretty nice...and its funny as hell when youve had it for months and randomly shave everything off, everybody's all "WTF YOURE BALD!" :eek:

I can't grow a beard.

once I stopped shaving for one month... and I grew stubble... not even the cool, rugged man, type stubble, but more of a shaggy wanna-be. a poor shaggy wannabe... :(

Look on the bright side, that means you're much less likely to go bald.

Seriously, the hormone that governs beard growth also causes hair loss.

....huh?

It's the final line (well, with the name switched) of a story by H.P. Lovecraft, about someone with living hair that attacks people. It's a really bizarre final line.

Edit: Seriously, Lovecraft's racism is hilarious because of how absolutely out-there it is.

Edit 2: Just for the record, I'm pretty sure that either my meds wore off or someone slipped pot into my breakfast.

...or someone slipped pot into my breakfast.

Bwahahahahaha - er, that's too bad. I wonder who would do such a thing...

*edit* I have known a couple of pot-smoking hippies with epic beards. See? My comment was relevant. Not spam at all.

All registered to grow a beard...this should be interesting. I've had a goatee since I was 16 or so, but never a beard. I'll post pictures when I'm done.

Incidentally, anyone interested in donating, hit me up via TG...you need my name, and I'd rather not post that up on here. Far too many crazies floating around...

All registered to grow a beard...this should be interesting. I've had a goatee since I was 16 or so, but never a beard. I'll post pictures when I'm done.

Incidentally, anyone interested in donating, hit me up via TG...you need my name, and I'd rather not post that up on here. Far too many crazies floating around...

People pay you to not shave? :confused:

People pay you to not shave? :confused:

I mentioned it earlier in the thread...the tradition not to shave during the playoffs seems to have spun off into a charity drive with the NHL...basically, people donate money to sponsor me (one time ammount or per day ammount), and I don't shave untill my team is eliminated from the playoffs.

https://www.beardathon.com/bruins/team.aspx

OMG!!! You're not a real man!
JuNii's Pinnochio all grown up?well...

on the bright side... I'm perfect for Nanatsu... :D

Look on the bright side, that means you're much less likely to go bald.

Seriously, the hormone that governs beard growth also causes hair loss.

I hope you're right! :(

well...

on the bright side... I'm perfect for Nanatsu... :D

*falls out of the sky, margarita in hand, slightly wet from the beach*

Emmm... wut?:eek2:

well...

on the bright side... I'm perfect for Nanatsu... :D

Wooden and easily influenced by your peers?

What is NSG's view of beards? Good? Bad? Other?
I have a beard...

Can't be arsed to shave under my nose or expose my evergrowing double chin so having a beard is a valid excuse :tongue:

(edit: though I do keep it more or less trimmed)

so, can we pull off a beardly nsg 'connect four'?
photos required

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2067/beardtypes1.jpg


original image here (http://nixbased.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/beardtypes1.jpg)

Hollywoodian here.

Van Dyke.

*falls out of the sky, margarita in hand, slightly wet from the beach*

Emmm... wut?:eek2:

your comment about beard stubble... since that's as far as mine will grow. :p

Wooden and easily influenced by your peers?

"Lie to me, tell me the truth, lie to me, tell me the truth, LIE TO ME!!!"

Exploitation Now. where one of the characters had to make her rent by doing Disney porn.

your comment about beard stubble... since that's as far as mine will grow. :p

Ah, that... *gulps down last of the margarita*:tongue:

Can't possibly be to do with the fact that the moment you open your mouth when kissing a bearded guy, you're bound to get hair in, what with it growing right around his mouth and all that.

Either you kiss guys with excessively long and weak beards, or you have razor-sharp teeth.

Ah, that... *gulps down last of the margarita*:tongue:

*refills and hands over a towel*

petit goatee, soon to become short boxed beard

It's a public demonstration of masculinity, and a better one there isn't.

I actually trim my moustache to help avoid both of us eating my hair.

You could walk round with your knob out! :)

Probably prefer no beard. But if my partner prefers me with it, then thats fine.

Me, many years ago - with partner and with beard.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/regnans/GabrielleandI.jpg

Me, more recently - without partner and without beard (and without the hair on top of my head also).
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/regnans/willd2.jpg

If you'd kept your hair short when you were younger, you probably wouldn't have used it all up so quickly and would still have some left :D

petit goatee, soon to become short boxed beard

hah! i'm a couple days ahead of you

hah! i'm a couple days ahead of you

give it a week my friend. My facial hair grows crazy fast. Which pisses me off to no end.

*refills and hands over a towel*

Oh, thank you JuNii-kun.:)

so, can we pull off a beardly nsg 'connect four'?
photos required

original image here (http://nixbased.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/beardtypes1.jpg)
French fork.

Short boxed beard.

btw,
Hollywoodian here.

Van Dyke.

petit goatee, soon to become short boxed beard

French fork.

pics or it didn't happen.

btw,








pics or it didn't happen.
your mom didn't happen...


wait, what?

um...lets see...

http://photos-d.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1925/17/51/5513848/n5513848_38414379_9985.jpg

I'm lazy, so I have a beard.

I hate having it.

btw,

pics or it didn't happen.
Lucky for you, I have webcam! Proof in seconds.

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6598/0019w.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0019w.jpg)

we need a set of handlebars and a chin puff to complete the first column - anyone got it?

we need a set of handlebars and a chin puff to complete the first column - anyone got it?

No, but I got a pair of 6's...

Lucky for you, I have webcam! Proof in seconds.

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6598/0019w.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0019w.jpg)

Most famous person with a beard like that helped start WW1

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Bundesarchiv_Bild_134-C1743%2C_Alfred_von_Tirpitz.jpg

I like beards. Sad I can't have a full beard like my dad.

Stupid genetics. :mad:

My hair is very dark brown, my beard is red and dark brown mixed together.

Mine does this too. Before I started shaving my head, my hair was dark brown, but my beard grows in red.

I occasionally threaten to go for an all-out mountain man beard and shaggy long hair, but I am usually threatened with familial ostracism if I dare mention going that far :p

I've done that in the past, but people kept giving me spare change and offering me rides to shelters, so I changed it up.

The King of Beards:
http://z.about.com/d/countrymusic/1/0/G/h/8/billygibbons-sb.jpg

I have a goatee...

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/0314080746.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7476/connectbeard1.jpg

(assuming a couple of people verify their beards. also, anyone wanna go see if there's others we could claim earlier in the thread?)

I generally switch between the chin curtain (I call it "à la Cavour"), a longish "short boxed" ("à la Garibaldi"), and the old dutch.

No amount of trim and grooming would Help SaintB with that... :p

True words, very true words.

Right now I have the VanDyke, up until last week I had the Ducktail. Kind of want to try the Friendly Mutton Chops now

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7476/connectbeard1.jpg

(assuming a couple of people verify their beards. also, anyone wanna go see if there's others we could claim earlier in the thread?)

hmm, mine's closest to the Balbo (4th column, 2nd row), but doesn't quite go that far up the sides. i only have it because i can't do a proper goatee (maybe in a couple of years) :rolleyes:
my cousin has an epic chin curtain

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7476/connectbeard1.jpg

(assuming a couple of people verify their beards. also, anyone wanna go see if there's others we could claim earlier in the thread?)

I don't see anything like mine on the chart...

This pleases me. :)

I don't see anything like mine on the chart...

This pleases me. :)

pics or it didn't happen;)

pics or it didn't happen;)

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14687059&postcount=59

:p

Beards are so cool. I think I'll grow one when mine fills in more, I'm nineteen and it'll look choppy. But, I've heard of polls where womens don't like beards (like this poll) :wink: so it probably won't be a long-term beard.

I don't see anything like mine on the chart...

This pleases me. :)

Looks like a ducktail from those pictures of yours.

Looks like a ducktail from those pictures of yours.

and since we are using the one vote rule, it goes on the big board.


also, i don't have the camera (and therefore it didn't happen), but i decided this morning to see what a soul patch looks like on me. not that it helps connect four, being stuck all off by itself and all.

so, can we pull off a beardly nsg 'connect four'?

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2067/beardtypes1.jpg


So where's the normal, natural beard shape in there? That one forbidden by some social law that requires a beard to be a fashion accessory?

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14687059&postcount=59

:p

ok, that's cool :D

Accountants can't have beards. It's a AICPA requirement.

So where's the normal, natural beard shape in there? That one forbidden by some social law that requires a beard to be a fashion accessory?

Short-Boxed Beard. Same one I have.

Short-Boxed Beard. Same one I have.

Nope, the natural shape definitely does not have hair free cheeks and some strange hairy bar between two clearings below the lip.

Looks like a ducktail from those pictures of yours.

Nope. Ducktail clearly comes to a point while mine certainly doesn't. I'm with Bokkiwokki - mine's natural and does not fit on that chart.

I've been rocking a beard for years now...before it was even fashionable...which at the moment it seems to be...my girlfriend hates me with no stubble

I shave daily to avoid having to put up with a farmyard on my face. Unfortunately that leaves my otherwise baby-bottom-smooth skin feeling like sandpaper within a few hours. I can't even begin to imagine how uncomfortable it must be to shave... erm... in other places.

Having just watched Jesus Christ Superstar I think I may have to actually attempt to grow one just to out do Ted Neely.

So, I have a beard... and I thinks that all guys really should have beards.

What is NSG's view of beards? Good? Bad? Other?

Some beards are good, some beards are bad.

There is a level of whiskery inadequacy below which it is just embarassing to see a guy walking around with hair on his face pretending that it's a beard.


My beard. (taken tonight... sorry if the photography is bad... self-taken).
*pic*

That is thick enough to call a "beard." But man ... only just.

My rule for hair: when it gets so long that it needs brushing to not get caught in things, grow dreadlocks, or dip into my food ... cut the stupid stuff off.

That is thick enough to call a "beard." But man ... only just.

I don't take kindly to people insulting my beard! On the other hand, I definately wish it was a foot or two (...or maybe three) longer. Something I can braid elaborately, a beard that would mean I'd never have to wear a tie because no one could tell the difference.

If only.

I don't take kindly to people insulting my beard! On the other hand, I definately wish it was a foot or two (...or maybe three) longer. Something I can braid elaborately, a beard that would mean I'd never have to wear a tie because no one could tell the difference.

If only.

Yes, you are indeed an heir to yoiur Teutonic roots. Now, my question is: the elaborate brading you speak of, does it constituted a symbol of power for the Germanic tribes? I ask because I know they liked brading theirs.

I have a beard, been on and off since early 2006, most say it grows really quickly, perhaps this is true but humble as I am, I believe these people who say this are generally also saying they can't grow a beard and not for lack of trying.

Perhaps it grows above average, I think more men should grow beards. well any facial hair.

I went to a military high school where they forced me to shave a couple times although all I had was peach-fuzz. I got out of there and decided, I never have to do that again, and I've never shaved since, although I do keep my beard trimmed rather short.

Personally, I think my face would be greatly enhanced by some form of beard/moustache, but unfortunately for me my partner can't stand it (scratches her face and so forth), and I also seem to be cursed with patchy, teenage bumfluff instead of real stubble, so that just sucks for me really.

Personally, I think my face would be greatly enhanced by some form of beard/moustache, but unfortunately for me my partner can't stand it (scratches her face and so forth), and I also seem to be cursed with patchy, teenage bumfluff instead of real stubble, so that just sucks for me really.

If she can put up with it until it is past the stubble phase (which shouldn't take too long) then it shouldn't be irritating, or at least not nearly so much so. A part of it could well be that she isn't acclimated to any facial hair, so any amount seems to irritate her face.

I say you go for it, let it grow out, past stubble, and see how she feels.

Yes, you are indeed an heir to yoiur Teutonic roots. Now, my question is: the elaborate brading you speak of, does it constituted a symbol of power for the Germanic tribes? I ask because I know they liked brading theirs.

Yes, the Nordo-Germanic tradition is very inspiring to me, look at Gimli's beard, in the LotR movies. I first got into the diea, actually by noticing that pretty much every Dwarf in the D&D books had an elaborately braided beard, and how amazing they looked.

I've had a braid before, but it was a simple short braid (actually, two braids since that looks better, and because my beard wasn't very long).

I just have to keep the beard growing so that I can get an elaborate, and long beard... how amazing would it be!

I have a beard. It's not big or anything, but it does what it should.

Yes, the Nordo-Germanic tradition is very inspiring to me, look at Gimli's beard, in the LotR movies. I first got into the diea, actually by noticing that pretty much every Dwarf in the D&D books had an elaborately braided beard, and how amazing they looked.

I've had a braid before, but it was a simple short braid (actually, two braids since that looks better, and because my beard wasn't very long).

I just have to keep the beard growing so that I can get an elaborate, and long beard... how amazing would it be!

Well, good luck with your beard growing.:tongue:

Well, good luck with your beard growing.:tongue:

Thanks, I need all the luck I can get... it's been about eight months, and all I have is what you can see in the pictures. :(

Interesting...Most females don't like them and most men do. I think I just solved the singles problem.

Interesting...Most females don't like them and most men do. I think I just solved the singles problem.

Most females don't grow them, most men do (although a lot of them seem to think that "skindeep" is the best beard type :tongue:).
I think I just solved... eh... well... nothing at all? :D

human faces are ugly. beards help hide this but not very much. fur needs to be all over our bodies, smoth and silkey, with skin oils that repell bugs without smelling bad. with bright interesting markings in multiple colors, pointy ears, noses and tails too.

No beard, just a little soul patch:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/SaintB/p_00001.jpg

No beard, just a little soul patch:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/SaintB/p_00001.jpg

Think of how rugged and manly you'd look with a nice full beard! :tongue:

human faces are ugly. beards help hide this but not very much. fur needs to be all over our bodies, smoth and silkey, with skin oils that repell bugs without smelling bad. with bright interesting markings in multiple colors, pointy ears, noses and tails too.

Perhaps comically enough I've said something vaguely similar, along the lines of 'Yeah, but I need a beard to hide the ugliness!'

My wife doesn't particularly care for that line, but she does love the beard, so, thats pretty good.

Think of how rugged and manly you'd look with a nice full beard! :tongue:

Too much work.

Beards are itchy. I can't go more than a week without shaving, but more power to you beard wearing folk.

No beards, just a gotee...
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j45/17932486/einheit.jpg

Moustaches? Psh... a Moustache is only a beard that can't grow right.

Mustaches only belong on two kinds of faces.

1) The faces of former non-commissioned officers who have taken positions of low-level authority in the civilian world, such as police sergeants and super-market managers.

2) Gay Bears.

Too much work.

Too much work?! On the contrary, I would argue that it is much less work! :tongue:

Beards are itchy. I can't go more than a week without shaving, but more power to you beard wearing folk.

You know, mine isn't that itchy... you should give it a shot for more than a week, I'm sure your facial nerves will grow used to the hair not long after that. ;)

Too much work?! On the contrary, I would argue that it is much less work! :tongue:

Indeed.

You know, mine isn't that itchy... you should give it a shot for more than a week, I'm sure your facial nerves will grow used to the hair not long after that. ;)

I left itchy behind years ago. It lasts a week or two tops...

I tend to prefer that my men have some facial hair. Otherwise they look too young, and that's icky. But it needs to be sparse. Long beards = no. Some light stubble and a soul patch = absolutely.

No beards, just a gotee...
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j45/17932486/einheit.jpg

Yup, that's some goodness right there.

Too much work?! On the contrary, I would argue that it is much less work! :tongue:

Too much work to think about it, duh!

I'm beard-neutral. If it looks good on you, go for it. If not, don't.

I usually don't shave on weekends (or slightly longer now that I'm unemployed) which means I occasionally have a bit of a shadow, but I've never gone past about four days' growth, so I have no clue how I'd look. Having stubble is advantageous to me, though, because it helps me get the dosage of my medication right - if brushing the back of my hand against stubble produces a dull numbish sensation, I know I'm at proper dosage.

I don't take kindly to people insulting my beard! On the other hand, I definately wish it was a foot or two (...or maybe three) longer. Something I can braid elaborately, a beard that would mean I'd never have to wear a tie because no one could tell the difference.

My hair is not of the sort which ever grows long, but I am told that the "splitting ends" phenomenon means that you either need to apply some kind of emollient (a "conditioner") or trim the ends off to achieve any impressive length.

You would do better, if you want sound advice on this, to ask a woman. Or -- brace yourself -- a hairdresser.

Ugh, I think I have cooties now ...

I have a beard, been on and off since early 2006, most say it grows really quickly, perhaps this is true but humble as I am, I believe these people who say this are generally also saying they can't grow a beard and not for lack of trying.

Perhaps it grows above average, I think more men should grow beards. well any facial hair.

Definitely. Facial hair is a good indicator of character.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45561000/jpg/_45561755_fritzlafp226282.jpg

Love your name, btw. It's good to know that pedovestigal rape survivors can come out loud and proud and say their piece on the internet.

It is a great civilization where even the most humble and downtrodden of garments has freedom of speech!

Mustaches only belong on two kinds of faces.

1) The faces of former non-commissioned officers who have taken positions of low-level authority in the civilian world, such as police sergeants and super-market managers.

2) Gay Bears.

Quite a career opportunity there. Learn to speak Ursine, pack up your scissors and blowdryer, and head off into the wilds.

Dramatis Personae
Hairdresser.
Bear.

Act 1
Scene I


"Greetings, hairy cousin! How's it going?"
"Fuck off or I'll eat you, stinking bald-arse fish-thief!"
"Not so good huh?"
"Did you hear me? Fuck off or I'll eat you."
"Not getting much action huh? Getting the blue balls?
"What the fucking fuck???"
"The she-bears a bit shy, keepin' their distance?
"What's it to you? Stinking, bald-ar --"
"I can help, bear, I got a trick which just might help bring 'em round ..."
"Hey, you been messing with our she-bears? You have really got some hide! I oughta --"
*shows pics of cute furry cubs*
"Well fuck me. What's the trick then? I ain't got no fish ..."
" 'ts OK, I take Visa. And Mastercard, or Express*. Got the reader right here."
"The trick?"
"Da bitches thinks yo GAY, bear! You gotta lose that face-fluff!"
"What the fuck? That's my fucking FACE, stinkin bald --"
"No, no, bear! That's your facial HAIR! You lose that --"
"And you take the fish I haven't got ..."
"And the she-bears will be all over you bear. You'll be fighin' 'em off!"
"Says you! I think you tryin' to steal my hair."
*shows pics of cute furry cubs, again*
"OK man. Just a bit off the edges then"

*In Ursine, "Visa" "Mastercard" and "American Express" are closely related words, which all mean "fish which isn't there."

I don't like beards, they're always so prickly and make my face itch when I kiss a guy.

My hair is not of the sort which ever grows long, but I am told that the "splitting ends" phenomenon means that you either need to apply some kind of emollient (a "conditioner") or trim the ends off to achieve any impressive length.

You would do better, if you want sound advice on this, to ask a woman. Or -- brace yourself -- a hairdresser.

Ugh, I think I have cooties now ...

Hmm, I'm against trimming... but if it'll add to length....

I do use conditioner, though if I already have split ends I don't know that the conditioner will repair that.

I don't like beards, they're always so prickly and make my face itch when I kiss a guy.

My beard isn't prickly. Though I don't have any experience kissing people with beards, I can't say whether or not most beards are prickly... but I've seen beards that aren't prickly.

Hmm, I'm against trimming... but if it'll add to length....

I do use conditioner, though if I already have split ends I don't know that the conditioner will repair that.

Like I said, I'm not the best person to ask.

My last contact with a hair-care professional was, IIRC, in 1978.