Beard Appreciation Thread!

[hXd]

For those about to beard, we salute you! Tell your bearding stories here, advice for first-time beard growers, etc.

I'm currently on a quest to grow my hair and beard out for a full year. I made this video today, at the 3 month mark:

[Razor Knuckles]

First of all your quest requires no skill at all. Not something to be proud of.

I only grow my beard out during 'Manuary'. Which consists of the months of January and February. I remember posting the same thing under the body shaving thread, which made me feel like a sexy-ass beast.

OK so if you want my advise about growing beards... Don't shave, it's that simple. The skill of growing a beard requires NOTHING AT ALL. Just trim the neck area... Duh. Shit happens and you grow a beard when you're too lazy to shave. After shaving you can become beautiful and silky smooth.  

[Zagnorch]

Far be it for me to plug yet another Cracked.com article on the forum, but one posted just a few days ago entitled The 5 Most Pointless Abilities People Love to brag About, fits right in here (specifically, Pointless Ability #1):

http://www.cracked.com/bl...eople-love-to-brag-about/

BTW I'm guilty of bragging about pointless ability #5 on these boards, so it's not like I'm anything special, myself.

But, back to the subject: the longest I've gone without shaving is three weeks. It was pretty sad-- there were dozens of spots on my face where nothing grew at all. Just bare little patches of nothingness, giving my sad attempt at a beard a swiss-cheese look.

And I've never been big on the whole goatee deal, mainly 'cuz on most guys, it looks like they went down on it and came up with it.

[hXd]

A couple of things in response:

1. I'm not saying that growing a beard takes talent or skill, nor am I bragging about it. I happen to be a fan of facial hair and I'm making a thread so that other fans can talk about it.

2. The thread is called 'Beard Appreciation Thread'. If you don't appreciate beards, don't post in this thread. "It's that simple".

[Zagnorch]

Think you might need someone to help you shave at the end of that year? 'Cuz I know just the guy...

[img width=450 height=351]http://tvhe.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/alg_sweeney_todd1.jpg[/img]

[Duke.Togo]

Rock out with the lumber jack look. It seems like a fun thing to try, and I probably haven't bothered to change my look much in the last 15 years.

I wish I could grow a beard, but I have some Cherokee in my background and it won't come all the way in.

[NES_Rules]

The last time I shaved my whole face was August 3, 2007. Its been full beard ever since, though I do of course trim it and shave my neck and the edges on my cheeks.

I don't know about any other beard growers, but I've had several "nightmares" where I've shaved off a part of my beard by accident, like I somehow forgot I was growing it and just started shaving away.

[hXd]

I don't know about any other beard growers, but I've had several "nightmares" where I've shaved off a part of my beard by accident, like I somehow forgot I was growing it and just started shaving away.

Yes! That happened to me maybe a month ago. I had to check and make sure that my beard was still there in the morning. 

[Tynstar]

Me many years ago

[img width=700 height=500]http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy233/Tynstar/Williams,Scott41_zps241cd2b6.jpg[/img]

[Duke.Togo]

^ Now that is a beard!

[aeroc]

I present to you, with much regret, a 5-month beard I grew in 2008 including creepy stare. I combed it out for this picture for greater effect, just before shaving it off. It was never trimmed, not even the mustache which was an incredible pain when it came to eating. If you ever compete in the RFG submission contest, just remember this beard could be competing against you.

[img width=407 height=554]http://www.gamogora.com/misc/beard.jpg[/img]

[Shadow Kisuragi]

The interesting part is that post people in this thread have since removed their beards...

FWIW, I've tried very unsuccessfully to grow a beard; I can't even grow a proper 'stache. It must be my Native American blood, much like Duke's. For some odd reason, even though that part of my family's long down the tree, I've got a lot of recessive traits from that blood.

[Link41]

I should've known you would start this thread lol

[Tynstar]

I now have a 7-6 inch goatee.

[Tynstar]

I want this one

http://screen.yahoo.com/m...e1-40f2-9df5-9842156b1015