Fire begets Fire
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"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein |
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| Last time I was clean shaven, my son was less than a year old. He will be 48 the end if this month. Rod
"Do not approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction." John Deacon, Author
I asked myself if I was crazy, and we all said no.
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| 53 years + on mustache, probably 15 years on beard, e.g. long time!
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| 54 years for me that I started the day I was released from active duty in the Army. Never shaved off since. Jim
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"If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird
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| Since 1976. Funny, it is a different color now!
End of Earth: 2 Miles
Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
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| 1980 ish. I’d have to dig out an old photo album to get closer in time.
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| Grew mine (along with a scraggly beard) when the Z-Gram came out authorizing beards for sailors. 1971? Shaved it off twice since then. First time was for CPO initiation. I knew enough about that particular exercise that I did NOT want something that would hold noxious odors (limburger cheese, anyone?) on my face. Grew it right back. Can't recall what the occasion was the second time, but the shock of seeing my bare puss hanging out was enough to swear me off razors forever. Did trim it pretty radically when I went to work for Lockheed to meet the dress code. 
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
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| I had a decent mustache when I was 17, round about 1986. Shaved it on 1987, and grew a beard last fall. Guess my beard is four months old now, so just a youngester. People around town don’t recognize me sometimes.
Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus |
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| Time: Probably a couple years, grew it all out a bit Been letting it grow out a bit more & it's getting a bit long for me. Still experimenting on trimming it to a comfortable length. Current trimmer only has 1 (stubble) 2 or 3 for options. Wife likes it a bit longer than 3, so need to see what the Wahl I have can do.
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| Since 77, couple years after finishing high School. Had a beard for 22 years, except the last time I shaved it off---Last April 1st, wife DID NOT like it gone!!
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"Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God." --- G.K. Chesterton
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| When I got out of the Marines in 2001 I swore I’d never shave my face clean again. I’ve only broken that promise once and immediately regretted it.
“Everybody wants a Sig in the sheets but a Glock on the streets.” -bionic218 04-02-2014
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| Hmm.. well my wife and I have been married just over 50 years and I grew a full beard with mustache shortly after we married. I shaved it all off once and my then 2 year old wouldn’t come near me, so I re-grew it. Been there ever since.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup.
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| I had one when I was in Vietnam, then shaved it off. Grew one back in late 90s and still have it. I do keep it groomed. |
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