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Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 04:36 PM
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Any of you gents ever shave off the beard (or goatee) after a lengthy run? For some odd reason (little too much bourbon maybe) I got the urge last night to shave off my beard I have had for 20+ years. Wife was in tears and kids were shocked/speechless. Needless to say I look terrible and starting the re-grow. Only the 2nd time in 27 years the wife has seen me clean shaven and the kids never. Feels very odd today.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 04:38 PM
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Yeah it's difficult and some need to hide Fugly.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 04:41 PM
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You have to give it a little time before passing judgement, I don't know that a day or two is enough to compare to 20+ years. I shaved my porn 'stache after 20 yrs some time back, was odd at first, but happier without it.
There is the fugly thing to consider, I'm more beautiful without it.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:01 PM
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Last time I did it was for a beard growing contest here in the OT. At least a decade or more ago. Damn I looked homely. But a nice knife and a deer hunt where up for grabs for the winner. I tied with DGRUFF(?) I think and we donated the prizes to a veteran on leave from Afghanistan. (might have been SapperTitan??) Doubt I'd shave again unless it was for a very very very good cause.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:08 PM
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dkershen
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Last time I did it was for a beard growing contest here in the OT. At least a decade or more ago. Damn I looked homely. But a nice knife and a deer hunt where up for grabs for the winner. I tied with DGRUFF(?) I think and we donated the prizes to a veteran on leave from Afghanistan. (might have been SapperTitan??) Doubt I'd shave again unless it was for a very very very good cause.
Just found this on my phone. We had to post up a pic clean shaven on the date it started with this sign in the pic.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:12 PM
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Last time I did it was for a beard growing contest here in the OT. At least a decade or more ago. Damn I looked homely. But a nice knife and a deer hunt where up for grabs for the winner. I tied with DGRUFF(?) I think and we donated the prizes to a veteran on leave from Afghanistan. (might have been SapperTitan??) Doubt I'd shave again unless it was for a very very very good cause.
Just found this on my phone. We had to post up a pic clean shaven on the date it started with this sign in the pic. please, please don’t do that ever again….
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:28 PM
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Last time I did it was for a beard growing contest here in the OT. At least a decade or more ago. Damn I looked homely. But a nice knife and a deer hunt where up for grabs for the winner. I tied with DGRUFF(?) I think and we donated the prizes to a veteran on leave from Afghanistan. (might have been SapperTitan??) Doubt I'd shave again unless it was for a very very very good cause.
Great story and awesome reason to get the clippers out.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:32 PM
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Beards are on the way out.
It was a cool factor. First, everyone grew a beard or shaved their heads to be tacticool, a real operator look. just look in all the shooting magazines.
same with all the ink.
I'm an old fart, have a scraggly goatee and a 30-year porn mustache, both out of style. I keep trying to shave it all off, but the GF says no, and yall know how puzzie whipped i am.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:38 PM
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When you shave your beard off and walk past a mirror and it makes you stop and stare at the person in the mirror and you think dang dude you ugly and need a beard! Its a rude awaking after having a beard for awhile .Good thing is it will grow back just remember leave it alone it has a important job hiding our ugly mug!
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:45 PM
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:50 PM
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Did it last year to rock a stache for the end of the year. Public service announcement -- do it deep in the winter or trim it off over time, otherwise you have a comically pale section of your face.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:54 PM
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I cut off my 10 yr beard off back in November when i was so sick. Use scissors as close as possible by feel before even looking in a mirror. Did the rest in the shower. It's coming back now.
One shot is all it should take.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 05:59 PM
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 06:34 PM
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I cut off my 10 yr beard off back in November when i was so sick. Mange??
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 06:51 PM
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Last time I did it was for a beard growing contest here in the OT. At least a decade or more ago. Damn I looked homely. But a nice knife and a deer hunt where up for grabs for the winner. I tied with DGRUFF(?) I think and we donated the prizes to a veteran on leave from Afghanistan. (might have been SapperTitan??) Doubt I'd shave again unless it was for a very very very good cause.
Just found this on my phone. We had to post up a pic clean shaven on the date it started with this sign in the pic. Go back up to the "some need it, Fugly" part.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 07:06 PM
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I shaved all that off after I over heard a twenty something say "yeah, all those old geezers have whiskers"
I thought about it, looked around and he was right.
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 07:10 PM
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Longest I ever kept one was about 2 months. After it stopped itching I like it loved not shaving and the wife who has been completely agains facial hair since we started dating said it could stay. A week or so later i was ready to get rid of it.
Had an uncle I had never seen clean shaven in my life, I was around 20, he was in his mid 50’s. He up and shaved it off one day and I would have sworn he was 18, turned out that’s why he always had a beard was because people always thought he looked young.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 07:12 PM
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I agree with Charlie… give it a little time and it might surprise you. Outstanding job dkershen!
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 08:02 PM
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The Goatee and Van Dyke can often be confused.
To be determined
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/07/22 08:50 PM
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I cut off my 10 yr beard off back in November when i was so sick. Mange?? I was heaving so much from pancreatitis and blocked bile ducts. Sick as 4ell, I kept smelling the hurl and had to get rid of the beard. It looked like a possum had been attacked all the gray hair everywhere.
One shot is all it should take.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/08/22 06:07 AM
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Shaved a year and a half worth of beard. Over the ears and off the collar haircut Was below the ears and way below the collar. Off I went , almost presentable, to a big deal for my teenage grandson. Hope The Old Coot didn't embarrass him but I felt nekked.
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Re: Shaving long term beard off
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01/08/22 06:23 AM
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I cut off my 10 yr beard off back in November when i was so sick. Mange?? I was heaving so much from pancreatitis and blocked bile ducts. Sick as 4ell, I kept smelling the hurl and had to get rid of the beard. It looked like a possum had been attacked all the gray hair everywhere. You paint quite the picture I hope you are feeling better now.
LETS GO BRANDON
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