Well that’s IT. I’ve spent most a my life clean shaven; and I’ve always wanted to grow a beard. I couldn’t though, in my job ya had to be clean shaven in case ya gotta put on a Scott Pack or something. In my semi-retireMINT I decided I was gonna finally grow one out. I had visions of looking like this…
But I ended up looking more like this guy:
Minus the big sack of money, of course…
Sigh.
Maybe in another life I will be a man of fashion and taste.
With all due respect, I don't think the guy in the black shirt is anything to emulate. He looks like a fudge packing queer (their word, not mine) to me.
ReplyDeleteBetter to emulate Busted Knuckles Phil in your thoughts of what a good (unmanicured) beard looks like.
Go for it, Dude!
Like Elmo says, key word is unmanicured. Like you, I had to be clean-shaven for decades. A couple years ago(when I attained free-agency)I decided to have the beard of my dreams. I aggravated the hell outta me, so I just keep it trimmed to about 3/8"(you'll have to do the math for that faggot metric stuff you use up there).
ReplyDeleteSpirit gun is your friend and an expense account at a wig shop... I parrot Elmo and the Chuck use proper standard fractional measurement not commie metro-gay measuring... just my two cents.
ReplyDeleteIf you guys hadn’t always beat up on Johno, there would be a 10mm socket reference here.
ReplyDeleteYeah, facial hair and me weren't destined to be either. I grew a moustache three years ago while staying at home for Covid 19, but the grey tinges beneath my nostrils made it appear as if I had running snot. Not a good look, but stupid me, I kept it for a year before finally giving up. The stubborn runs strong with me.
ReplyDeleteYeah I suppose the dude in the pic is a bit of a manicured fop or butt blaster... but is it too much to ask for a beard that will acturally comb? Mine stuck out all over the place...
ReplyDeleteGrowing a beard is a sign of laziness. Unless you're a viking.
ReplyDeleteOr a lumberjack...
DeleteI stopped shaving the day I got out of the army, 19jun1978.
ReplyDeleteI due shave my neck maybe once a month cause I can't stand the itching, and I trim the bulk of it every couple months, and I also trim around my mouth cause nothing is worse than eating your own hair. Otherwise I just let it alone and NO, I have never entertained the notion of putting any of that fag stuff on it. I never let it go more than about 3" long cause it becomes a major pain in the ass. Maybe your expectations are too high. Don't try to look like someone else (like in that pik).
I discovered that the 3m large respirator and a particular Draeger mask for our air packs got a full seal despite my short beard and so I have gotten away with having one... but I've got to shave next week, as I have refresher training at a local fire academy and their cheap-ass masks won't get a seal. Rumor is we're moving to custom-fit masks that will require us to be clean shaven or have pedo mustaches like the Air Force and Coast Guard have.
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