Premiering on IFC last night (and rebroadcast regularly throughout the week) is
Whisker Wars, a "docu-comedy" about competitive bearding. The series runs 7 episodes, new each week on Friday night.
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posted by hippybear
on Aug 6, 2011 -
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Feline Reactions to Bearded Men: Cats do not like men with long beards, especially long dark beards. Cats are indifferent to men with shorter beards. Cats are confused and/or disturbed by men with beards that are incomplete (e.g., Bork) and to a lesser degree by men whose beards have missing parts (e.g., Crafts).
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posted by grateful
on Mar 9, 2007 -
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Just Another Twig On The Evolutionary Bush: Beards and moustaches are out; even goatees are the butt of jokes; eyebrows are being plucked into Rotring-size oblivion; female pubic hair has forever renounced natural - even tropical - splendour, to be replaced by ridiculous geometric designs... Have we perhaps taken this naked ape thing too damn far? [
For the record, I am gratefully in favour of all these trends, except for the pubic hair. As a Lusitanian, I deplore that the good name of Brazil has come to be associated with such a travesty.]
posted by MiguelCardoso
on Dec 29, 2003 -
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Tacheback? (via The Presurfer)
Another web widget I have to add to my blog to stay cool? No, it's another moustache-growing contest, organized to support "The Institute of Cancer Research's national campaign to raise awareness and funding for male cancers". What do moustaches have to do with "male cancers"? Don't ask. Why did I say "another"? Because the biennial
World Beard and Moustache Championships are coming to Carson City, Nevada, November 1st. Of course some media have already given
this man the title of "World's Longest Moustache" (at least those who paid him $5 to take his picture).
posted by wendell
on Sep 21, 2003 -
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One Thousand Beards: A Cultural History of Facial Hair "Historically, beards have been used to distinguish one group from its enemy. And evolutionists believe the beard gives more prominence to the jaw and teeth, all the better for baring those pearly whites in a fight. We won't even get into Freud's theory, which, of course, involves the nether regions of the body and shaving's being akin to castration (Freud had a beard). Then there's the ''gay beard.'' For more on that, you'll have to buy the book."
..... and I thought facial hair was just hair.
posted by LinemanBear
on Jan 3, 2002 -
34 comments