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#1 To shave or not to shave.

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:29 pm
by Charon
Alright, I've had facial hair for about two years now, started with mutton chops for about a year, and then moved to a full beard for a year. Now I'm considering shaving it all off and being clean shaven again. So I want your opinions.

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That is me with the beard, there are old pictures of me without the beard floating around somewhere... ah ha!

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Pretty damn old pictures (four years) but they're an idea of what I used to look like.

Now...

What'd ya think?

#2

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:33 pm
by LadyTevar
*wolf-whistles*

Oh.. Ahem.. Umm...


The no-beard makes you look 16-18, hon. With beard you look 25-30.

Which one do you want girls to think of you as? :wink:

#3

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:41 pm
by Mared
I agree with Tev. You look more mature with the beard. As long as it's kept trimed, I like it.

#4

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:47 pm
by Batman
As of right now I officially hate you, Charon.

#5

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:20 pm
by LadyTevar
Batman wrote:As of right now I officially hate you, Charon.
?????????????
What brings that on, Bats?

#6

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:31 pm
by Batman
His ability to actually grow a beard. All I can manage is to look really badly shaved no matter HOW long I let it grow.
It's not that I WANT a beard, mind you, but as long as I have to shave I want to look like I AM growing one when I DON'T.
Did that make any sense?

#7

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:32 pm
by LadyTevar
Batman wrote:His ability to actually grow a beard. All I can manage is to look really badly shaved no matter HOW long I let it grow.
It's not that I WANT a beard, mind you, but as long as I have to shave I want to look like I AM growing one when I DON'T.
Did that make any sense?
Clear as mud.

#8

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:36 pm
by Batman
A simple 'Nope' would have sufficed you know.

#9

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:04 pm
by LadyTevar
But it's more fun to confuse you with colloqualisms

#10

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:17 pm
by The Silence and I
Gah!!! The red eye burnz us!

I find it difficult to remove my bias here. On the one hand the vast majority of the time I've spent around you was when you were clean shaven and that is what I am used to. On the other hand you might look younger than maybe you want to if you shave.

As a suggestion I say shave and see if you like it. If you do not like it then you loose relatively little time getting the beard back--it's not like you have a decade of growth there.

As a further suggestion I say avoid the mutton chops. They might be awesome, and I'll always respect awesome, but they don't really look very good.

#11

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:44 pm
by Rukia
How about a goatee?

Like this

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#12

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:12 pm
by Batman
I don't think Charon's beard is dense enough for this to look good on him.

#13

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:18 pm
by LadyTevar
So, Charon... Did you shave yet?

#14

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:05 pm
by Derek Thunder
From my cursory understanding of fashion, beards aren't really 'in' right now, and they haven't been since the 70s with only a brief resurgence during the era of grunge.

#15

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:08 pm
by rhoenix
I don't grow a beard until winter, usually. And I could give a shit less if they're "in fashion" or not, I just like having a beard when it's not too hot.

#16

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:25 pm
by Derek Thunder
Now now, let's not anger the gods of the Immutable Laws of Fashion. They are fickle, and can close access to the gloriously fabulous cities of Milan and SoHo if sufficiently irritated.

#17

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:18 pm
by Charon
No I have not shaven. Not yet anyway.

Also, fuck fashion. :grin:

#18

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:24 pm
by rhoenix
Derek Thunder wrote:Now now, let's not anger the gods of the Immutable Laws of Fashion. They are fickle, and can close access to the gloriously fabulous cities of Milan and SoHo if sufficiently irritated.
"Immutable Laws of Fashion?"

Bell-bottoms.

End of story.

#19

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:48 pm
by Charon
rhoenix wrote:
Derek Thunder wrote:Now now, let's not anger the gods of the Immutable Laws of Fashion. They are fickle, and can close access to the gloriously fabulous cities of Milan and SoHo if sufficiently irritated.
"Immutable Laws of Fashion?"

Bell-bottoms.

End of story.
Bell-bottoms weren't THAT bad.

I have one that ends the story though.

The 80's fashion sense.

#20

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:12 pm
by Derek Thunder
Do not speak ill of MacGuyver mullets and cream-colored jackets. The 80s were awesome.

#21

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:14 pm
by rhoenix
Charon wrote:Bell-bottoms weren't THAT bad.

I have one that ends the story though.

The 80's fashion sense.
Derek Thunder wrote:Do not speak ill of MacGuyver mullets and cream-colored jackets. The 80s were awesome.
This sounds like fighting words between you two.

#22

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:20 pm
by Derek Thunder
Also, without the glorious anklewarmer, how shall teenage girls insulate their ankles during the winter months? Strong, flexible ankles are the key to defeating the communist menace.

#23

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:37 pm
by Charon
Derek Thunder wrote:Do not speak ill of MacGuyver mullets and cream-colored jackets. The 80s were awesome.
The 80's were on a whole pretty cool.

But the fashion is a horribly glorious pox upon humanity that refuses to be forgotten.

#24

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:51 pm
by LadyTevar
As someone who lived in those glorious times and did the Material Girl thing, 80s fashion was tasteless, wild, and loud. And we loved it that way, parachute-pants, bandanna wraps and all.

#25

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:07 am
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Derek Thunder wrote:From my cursory understanding of fashion, beards aren't really 'in' right now, and they haven't been since the 70s with only a brief resurgence during the era of grunge.
That's funny, I've never seen any evidence of beards being out of fashion at the hardware store I work at. Oh wait. Hardware store. In Baton Rouge.

Can you say 'All Rednecks All The Time'? Of course everyone has a beard! :lol: