Another reason beards are awesome.

[nobahar]

Hello!

Beards are awesome. There is no denying that a beard is the ultimate symbol, for men and women, of awesomeness. The most awesome and legendary of beards, is of course, that of Karl Marx. This is fact. Karl Marx's beard is also, although not fact but supported by strong evidence, believed to have had magical powers.

[URL]http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0213641/marx.jpg[/URL]
Exhibit A: Karl Marx's beard.

I bring this up because today, walking past a building site; some, erm, 'person', left out a massive sheet of MDF leaning against a 'side support' which had a kind of opening with grating in it. This was on a walkway that went upwards on a steep slope, and therefore was quite high. It was windy, and this, combined with the open grating and the altitude, allowed the wind to sweep up the board and it hit me in the face and broke in half. Thats right. I broke a big sheet of MDF in half WITH MY FACE. It hurt.
I subsequently went to the nurses office; and the nurse, who was very nice, on observing that the cuts I sustained were not too bad, remarked that :"I think your beard saved you".

Another reason beards are awesome.

Nobahar.

 

[Astronuc]

Of all the great people with beards, one selects Karl Marx?!

How about Charles Darwin?
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2008/08/04/darwin460.jpg

or Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top?

http://www.mxdwn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/show_tickets_zz-top_130288296167.png
http://www.guitaraficionado.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ZZ-Top-462-MR.jpg

 

[Ryan_m_b]

Beards are the natural way of telling the world your face is so awesome it grows it's own clothes

 

[DaveC426913]

Beards are the natural way of telling the world your face is so awesome it grows it's own clothes

We should start a club.

The PF League of Extraordinarily Facially Gifted Gents

 

[phinds]

I thought beards were a sign that the owner was embarrassed by a weak chin. Are you going to tell me I've had that wrong all these years? Hard to believe.

 

[Astronuc]

My beard maybe older than most of the folks on PF. I haven't shaved since May, 1981.

I never did like shaving or wearing cologne.

 

[Ryan_m_b]

We should start a club.

The PF League of Extraordinarily Facially Gifted Gents

There should definitely be a badge for that!

 

[Proton Soup]

full beards obviously slow your reflexes. better to stick with the goatee. ;)>

 

[DaveC426913]

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[leright]

My beard maybe older than most of the folks on PF. I haven't shaved since May, 1981.

I never did like shaving or wearing cologne.

serious? yup, 4 yrs older than me.

 

[BobG]

My beard maybe older than most of the folks on PF. I haven't shaved since May, 1981.

Chuck Norris doesn't shave. His beard grows to the perfect length and stops.

(Besides, what known metal could possibly cut through Chuck Norris's beard?)

 

[nobahar]

Of all the great people with beards, one selects Karl Marx?!

Those are some awesome beards; and if you don;t mind me saying, sir, you have a mighty fine beard yourself. If god had a beard, it would be like yours.
Marx has a square beard, not many people can grow a square beard, plus his moustache demands a respect all of its own, independent of the beard, but at the same time in a single unified whole.

We should start a club.

The PF League of Extraordinarily Facially Gifted Gents

Something analogous to the The Handlebar Club of London:
"The qualification for membership is:
"a hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with graspable extremities"", however, "in addition, we specify that beards are not allowed."
A rival beard club is in order. My beard is young and nascent; but, with care, attention and sage guidance from fellow bearded men, it will grow.

Epic beard Dave.

 

[DaveC426913]

Something analogous to the The Handlebar Club of London:
"The qualification for membership is:
"a hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with graspable extremities"",

:like:

however, "in addition, we specify that beards are not allowed."

:considers losing the beard just to join club:

 

[Helios]

Here's Bobby Fischer and his grandmaster beard.