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See the guy seated on the right of the pic with the hat and the aviators on. That's me almost 50 years ago. Just out of high school. About a 2-3 day growth on that camping trip. Do you understand why I gave up shaving completely in 1979-80? Haven't seen my chin since. Beard gets trimmed back to around 2" long a few times a year. Shaving in the morning for work, then again if I had a date that night just got on my nerves, and it itched worse if I just went with the scraggly look. So, full beard it's been since then. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/QdDjxtSJ/3-30-2012-012-4.jpg) Geno PS, I was so cool, I was wearing aviators before Ray-Bans were cool! PPS guy next to me in the plaid shirt.........still in contact with him, just texted a week or so back. Go on long hikes, road trips, and climb Mt Rainer with a guy and you tend to stay in touch. Looking good G Man! Sweet aviators! And check out the old school pull top beer cans!
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
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Beards, just now, are definitely not cool. Supposedly they increase your chances of Covid-19. I'm so glad no one has passed an ordinance against them.
. . . or maybe they ARE cool. I mean what better way to show The Man that you don't buy into this madness, right?
I haven't shaved since 1986. I was 25. I got Chicken Pox. I couldn't shave for 9 weeks, and when it was over, I liked the beard and kept it. It hides Lord-Knows-What underneath. I suspect it might look like the craters of the moon.
Since about the age of 14, I'd been shaving and it was fighting a losing battle. Even at that age, I needed to do it twice a day to look nice. My 5 O'Clock shadow hit around Noon. I was one of those guys who was made for a beard.
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I rock a burly one in the winter. Keeps my face warm while riding around at 70 mph on a snowmobile. It drastically reduces in size come summer though. My wife likes it , so that's a bonus.
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Since 1982. Shaving sucks.
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I had one when iI was n my early twenties and it never took off. Trying again as the wife is stuck overseas with the virus restrictions so she can't complain. Too early yet to know if it will fill out nicely but it sure feels good to see have hair growing someplace other than my nose and ears.
"The whole problem with the world is that fools & fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubt" Bertrand Russell
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Lots of younger guys where in from have a beard, and that’s not the hipster weirdo crowd from god knows where. I guess there are others besides me who don’t give a [bleep] that some old man thinks I should look like I’m from the 1950s.
Hell...Reloading/Shooting are still my favorite things to do,besides play in the box the kids came in.................
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I could care less what others think. I’ll keep my beard until I decide to shave it off. At 70, what the ladies think is immaterial. Happy Trails
Life Member NRA, RMEF, American Legion, MAGA. Not necessarily in that order.
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Yep, everyone done gone to rockin' Bin Ladin beards. I think he's the one who popularized them.
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Because millennials and this latest generation are the biggest pu**ies yet. A great deal would be fooked if they had to actually change a tire or perform manual labor. So their only link to older generations and a show of what little masculinity they may have is if they can grow a beard. Its really just for saying to their man bun baby faced clean shaven counterparts "I'm not quite as vaginal as you" . Like lesbians who wear pants boots wallets on chains and sport flat tops. How else will they standout as the "man" ?
Last edited by MARCEL; 04/26/20.
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Campfire Ranger
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Yep, everyone done gone to rockin' Bin Ladin beards. I think he's the one who popularized them. Actually I think Chis Kyle had an impact.
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It’s just easier not to shave.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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i was going to keep mine that i grew last fall until this covid crap happened. when i have a beard i touch my face too much. had to go. it was either that or one of those cones.
My diploma is a DD214
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Campfire Kahuna
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I had one back in the 70's. It didn't look good at all. S&P even when I was in my 20's.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Its all them Navy SEAL movies. ... and returning service members. I honestly think there is some truth to this.
Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.
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It's how skinny jeans queers try to develop a masculine image. And this is absolutely correct.
Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.
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I've had a beard for about 15 years.
Use a 3/8" clipper guide every month or two depending on the season. Clip my hair every other trim.
Low maintenance.
And I do know how to change a tire.
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Getting a few inches trimmed off every 3-4yrs. is beard management.
--- CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE --- A Magic Time To Be An Illegal In America---
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Just why... they are a pain to maintain...
IMO it's just the opposite, easier than shaving every day.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Public landowner...
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I got tired of shaving that ass crack on my chin, after shaving, you not only have an exposed buttcrack on your face, it now wears two razor burned red butt cheeks, no thanks, one butt crack is enough, I grow hair over it so I don't have to mess with it.
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