From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dave at horsfall.org (Dave Horsfall) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:17:56 +1100 (EST) Subject: [COFF] Beards (was: Bearded Fellow, Ken Thompson) In-Reply-To: <20210119005402.GM95151@eureka.lemis.com> References: <1610922832.12835.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> <20210119005402.GM95151@eureka.lemis.com> Message-ID: On Tue, 19 Jan 2021, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > Early on I made a decision that no woman could make me shave my beard, > and I stuck to it. Not that the beard was more important, but if she > wanted it gone, she was looking at the wrong things. Indeed. I used to have sideburns (remember those?) in the 70s, and my mother commented that they grew longer and longer until they joined :-) I had a beard when I met my now-ex (nothing to do with the beard, and we're still friends) and she never complained. I trim it every now and then, but it will be a cold day in hell before I lose it; my father had a full beard (and trimmed hair) until he passed away, so I can do nothing less. My hair though is a different matter; apart from when I was in Senior Toastmasters (and had to look respectable) I just let it grow, and it's currently past my shoulders (although I do trim it above the eyes, as otherwise I get conjunctivitis). I tried a ponytail, but it didn't suit me as it made me look like a wanky hipster. -- Dave, the old-age hippie