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27 March 2006

Ask MeCha: Beard or no beard?→[More:]

Should I grow my beard back for the summer? Typically it is just a winter coat thing.

How hot [°F or C] or hawt [°chicas ripping off my swim trunks] would this be?

post by: sciurus at: 07:50 | 35 comments

I can only speak from some limited personal experience, sciurus, but no way would I have a beard in the summer. I found it warm as soon as the freakishly cold weather abated.

posted by richat 27 March | 07:55

No beard!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 27 March | 07:58

No beard.

posted by omiewise 27 March | 08:04

Point/counterpoint

posted by box 27 March | 08:12

No beard, especially not in summer. If you get a lot of sun and then want to shave it off you risk weird facial tan lines.

posted by amro 27 March | 08:15

Before anyone chastises me... Of course, always use sunscreen.

posted by amro 27 March | 08:16

I think no beard. Women like you, and the whole clean-cut thing goes with the short hair and boyish charm thing and your personality.

posted by shane 27 March | 08:18

So, beard it is then.

posted by sciurus 27 March | 08:24

is there a picture to work from?
can we scribble?

posted by ethylene 27 March | 08:27

Hook up tha beard, if only to differentiate yourself from all the would-be prepubescents and their fanciers.

posted by Hugh Janus 27 March | 08:38

I'm bearded year round and I've never noticed this temperature thing. But then I keep it pretty short.

Basically, here's my beard theory. There are three kinds of men.

1. Men who look weird without a beard. (my father in law)
2. Men who look stupid with a beard. (that RL model in box's second link)
3. Men who can go either way.(Sean Connery)

I'm sure you know, deep in your heart, which sort of person you are.

posted by selfnoise 27 March | 08:46

It's time facial hair made a comeback. We're men goddamn it. Big hairy sweaty men with testosterone and furry faces. Enough of these women trying to emasculate us.

Put on your lumberjack shirt, your dungarees and make like Grizly Adams!

Unless you're a woman in which case facial hair is gross. Ewwww!

posted by dodgygeezer 27 March | 08:49

Whatever you want...its your face after all.

And if I were to give an opinion either way I would need pictures.

posted by LunaticFringe 27 March | 08:50

I saw a documentary on bearded women once. It was very good. And strange, especially since once of the bearded ladies had a real sexy voice and was a knockout apart from the facial hair.

posted by sciurus 27 March | 08:57

As a man unable to grow a beard in spite of all my bearing down, I say embrace your testosteroniness and grow that mother out! You owe me.

posted by mike9322 27 March | 08:59

does it look better-enough than no-beard that it's worth the added inconvenience of sweatiness during the summer? Or do you live somewhere very cold maybe? If so, then do the beard. If not, or if it's close to even, no beard... not worth the discomfort.

posted by rebirtha 27 March | 09:14

I, too, cannot grow a beard. So I advise you to heed rebirtha instead, as she clearly speaks from experience.

posted by Eideteker 27 March | 09:25

Any asshole can grow a beard, I say grow your eyebrows really long. Or braid your nose hair. Dare to be different.

posted by jonmc 27 March | 09:31

I like beards.

posted by JanetLand 27 March | 09:39

This thread is useless without pictures. ^_^

posted by TrishaLynn 27 March | 09:56

Agreed.

posted by LunaticFringe 27 March | 10:02

I'm starting to get Ask MetaChat Remorse. ;)

I don't look like a fool with a beard, I'll just leave it at that.

posted by sciurus 27 March | 10:08

No beard, and I wear one.

posted by eamondaly 27 March | 10:16

Beards year-round! Go team beard!

Anyone remember those meetup pics where user item was sporting a really bushy beard? I was jealous of that beard.

posted by agropyron 27 March | 10:23

Oh, sorry, it wasn't item. It was 'nobody'.

posted by agropyron 27 March | 10:23

I am proudly bearded, and urge you to stay in the ranks of your bearded brethren. For summer I usually keep it trimmed pretty short, heat really isn't much of an issue for me, though the tanning can be if for some reason you decided to shave in the middle of the summer (as I did once of a fundraiser).

But have you considered a moustache?

posted by kyleg 27 March | 10:25

NO MOUSTACHE!!!!!!!!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 27 March | 10:25

Can't comment without pictures. It's impossible to say whether a beard is right for someone or not without visual data. There's nothing intrinsically sexy/not sexy about having one/not having one...it's what it does or doesn't do for your overall look.

Though interestingly, I'm almost always a fan of the middle path...two-day stubble.

posted by Miko 27 March | 10:26

Here is nobody's beard... and ThePinkSuperhero is clearly enchanted by it!

A powerful pro-beard point.

posted by agropyron 27 March | 10:38

Beards can be sexy if they're taken care of well. Same with 'staches and goatees.

BTW, sciurus, TPS and I almost came to blows over you last night. Just thought you might want to know.

posted by TrishaLynn 27 March | 11:03

Why the hell would you fight over me when there is all that hot manflesh surrounding you?

posted by sciurus 27 March | 11:51

If I had been there, both TPS and TL would have gone down.

posted by Specklet 27 March | 12:46

I would've distracted you, baby.

posted by jonmc 27 March | 12:48

Yeah, you probably would have. Damn you wily MeCha men!

posted by Specklet 27 March | 15:46

If I had been there, both TPS and TL would have gone down.
Now, that I would like to see!

Keep the beard. At least then, if you have to change your appearance in a hurry, it's much easier.

posted by dg 27 March | 21:45

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