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Beards making a comeback?
We all know that the men of the "CP" is defined by the persona of fat dudes, bald and a goatee and we drive Camaros (BTW, means it was found in a French-English dictionary to mean “friend, pal, or comrade and started with the first letter of "C" ala Chevy.)
I was in the Army, which didn't allow beards. I had a decent mustache that borderline out of specs. The GF liked the 'stache. I won't go into why ![]() Flash forward a number of years and decided, while the wife and kids were away, to grow a beard. They walked past me when I was picking them up at KCI. Ball cap, red and black flannel shirt and...a beard. Not quite the Paul Bunyan look, but close. My wife has never liked facial hair. Not sure why vs GF. I don't like to shave. But beards can be a bitch. ITCHY! She has been gone for 5 months looking after her parents, so grew a beard ![]() Instead of contemplating my belly button, omphaloskepsis the proper term, I stroke my beard! I bought one of those beard trimmers. It is a Wahl cordless with a ton of settings. I keep it ~ 3/4". I use beard balm to train it (I guess the proper term is to "sculpt it??). It also, as CPers would guess, it doubles to shave my head ![]() I understand why women don't like razor stubble that can be en vogue . It is like sandpaper. Thus, grow it out a bit, use the beard butter to make it soft but not so long that I look like a Taliban terrorist or a ZZ Top musician, unless that is your look. No judgment here, just not for me. I don't like mice living in my face nor chicken soup. I drop enough ketchup from my fries on my shirt. I think I have grown a nice pelt on my face that is soft and fun to omphaloskepsis. I can't trust MY hands to how it feels. So I did the cardinal sin of asking a good friends wife to touch/test it. "Dang that feels soft. How come my husbands beard doesn't feel that nice!" Luckily she looks like a Narwhale and has a gunt. I didn't tell him that though. Thinking about that, not sure if I should use her as a test dummy?? I was reading that beards are making a come back. Not wasting time shaving everyday, cost of blades, *cough* looking more masculine, et al. A segue, JD Vance is the first major nominee to have facial hair in 75 yrs (oops going to DC) Is it a trend? Starting or ending? Dunno. In the end, the pelt is a keeper. I am new to this, so what is the Mind Bending thoughts from the CP? PS. I have a little vanity. I use a Salt and Pepper coloring mix so I don't look like Santa. Keep in mind, I have no hair (see above about Horse Shears) so that isn't in the equation. Last edited by Holladay; 07-29-2024 at 10:03 PM.. |
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George Brett shit his pants
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They've been making a comeback for like a decade now
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They've definitely been in style for a little while now.
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I think the stache is for wimps. Commit or don't.
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YOU take YOUR seat
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All style choices. Look at Abe Lincoln. Beard without a stache. Or the Burnside.
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Imagine Alexander the Great who was clean shaven without Gillette. That had to be painful and disciplined.
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I have a friend that has a handle bar stache that he waxes that goes from ear to ear. Definitely a statement that he is a mouse or a cat. Not sure of his mental state or his need for attention. Wonder how he looks coming out of the pool???
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Handlebar mustaches are cool as **** on the right person. I have a beard that I let get pretty long. My 3 year old has never seen me without a beard. I usually get it trimmed at Midwest Barbery in KCMO. Justin Lemos runs the place and won KCs best barber in KC in 2019 and 2020. He's the best beard trimmer in the city and the best I've ever used. Been to the best rated barbers in a few cities and no one comes close to him.
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Who the **** would want to look like Matt Patricia?
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George Brett shit his pants
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Last edited by BWillie; 07-29-2024 at 10:25 PM.. Reason: Fk |
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