How many IISers have a beard?

[h0ughy]

taken the lead from Ken on this one. So for a bit of fun how many fellas on the site have beards of some description? :whistle:

Does it help protect from the cold and insects?

Is it a barrier to the elements?


Is is a fashion statement?

Or like me it hides your ugly mug!! :thumbsup:

[toetoe]

I don't have a beard Dave but would it make me a better man if i had one.?? :D

[[1ponders]]

All of the above, plus it keeps me cooler in the summer (shades my ugly mug)http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3771

[ballaratdragons]

Good one Houghy!

Probably all of the above. But mostly coz I originally grew it to hide the scars from a dog attack! Now it's just a part of me. It changes too. Sometimes very long and scraggly "Ned Kelly' style, other times it's trimmed back to a little goatie!

It's at the goatie stage at the moment.

That dog attack: When I was 12yo a dog jumped up and attacked me, bit me in the face and tore off my top lip. I hate the scars so I hide them as best I can.

[[1ponders]]

c'mon h0ughy, I think everyone needs to include a photo :lol:

[Starkler]

I thought they were for food storage :whistle:

[toetoe]

I agree Paul, a photo of all voters with beards..

[wavelandscott]

Yes, I am bearded...it helps cover my second and third chins...

[Itchy]

:ashamed: Guilty.

Ugly mug hiding is a big plus. But I am fundamentally (don't you hate "basically"?) lazy and a skin flint, so I couldn't be bothered spending the money on razors.:evil2:


Cheers:cheers:

[ballaratdragons]

That works too Geoff!

Sorry Paul, here you go. :D

[atalas]

Yes I do , why ? cause I'm too lazy to shave every day !

Louie :lol:

[videoguy]

:rofl: Do 4 day growths count?

[atalas]

Yes steve ,you are getting lazy ! :lol:

Louie

[h0ughy]

hey mine is already there Paul, and I do agree with you:D

[astroron]

Mine comes and goes, at the moment it is gone but will be back probably sometime in the future

[iceman]

I can't grow a beard, no matter how hard I try. Best I can manage is a goatee, but it doesn't join up with my side'ees.

Something in my jeans, i mean genes :D

[xrekcor]

Mine come and goes too, here one week gone the next, and sometimes changes shape. Could never get the rythm of consistant shaving.

regards,CS

[h0ughy]

Is that really you Ken? You look completely different to that Snow shot!

[BC]

I've taken the sides off since this photo but it's still the big goatee look. Great for protecting the face on the bike in sub-zero temps

[h0ughy]

awesome! Which one of the kelly brothers are you BC!

[toetoe]

I hope your beard dosn't get all frosted up while on the bike BC, it might snap off.. :scared:

[BC]

Houghy, I have more affinity with Captain Moonlight :rofl:

Yes, ice in the beard is a sure sign it's too cold to ride. Done that too many times.

[ving]

I had one once. now I get up to a 3-4 day growth and it bugs me... I tend to shave twice a week.

[33South]

Not many votes, maybe you should have had a third option for the don't knows.

[h0ughy]

see what happens, there are lots of people yet to see this post, and I didn't allow for the ladies either!

[ballaratdragons]

Ditto BC! and laying in bed at night feeling some bug moving around that got trapped during a ride! :rofl:

Ahhh, the old days! :thumbsup:

[ving]

Eeewwww!!!
thats gross ken!

[toetoe]

Nothing like a midnight snack in bed hey Ken..

[jjjnettie]

No beard at the moment. ( I'll have to wait for menopause for that). LOL
But does hairy armpits and legs qualify?

[atalas]

Louie :rofl:

[h0ughy]

I am afraid not, sorry really being sexist here but i was assuming a male only reply, although I do know some women have a bad hair day occationally.

No offence was intended :poke:

[RAJAH235]

Just a mo&goatie here. Bit like Mike really. Won't grow anywher near the side'ies, so I keep it short. :shrug: :D L.

[ballaratdragons]

Mine goes berserk if I don't trim it regularly Laurie. Be thankful that you don't have that problem :rofl:

[RAJAH235]

What do you use, hedge trimmer/whipersnipper/lawnmower or ride-on? :P :D L.

[acropolite]

I think it's a pity you didn't have a section for facial hair to cover the section of the forum who have moustaches (that's me)....then there's nasal hair as well, and what about the stuff that grows out of your ears when you're old....:P

[ballaratdragons]

Lol! I stick my head in the fire Laurie, it's quicker!! :rofl:

[h0ughy]

Woooo Hooo, your covered several times Acropolite :cool: :poke: , that will Suffice for facial hair :whistle:

[h0ughy]

I did that once, a bit of a crackle, and some funny smells an there you have it, a trim! :rofl:

[ballaratdragons]

Hey, this isn't right!!!! The Baldy Faces are winning. C'mon all you bearded ones, get your vote in. First prize is a 12 pack of disposable Razors! :rofl:

[h0ughy]

All prizes available from Ken at the Snake Valley Star party, he will for a good cause remove the lot for a 16" DOb :rofl: :rofl: :poke:

[ballaratdragons]

With Tracking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[h0ughy]

Of course ken, Its on a new mount a Eq66 :whistle:

[Stu]

If I buy a SCT do I have to grow a beard?

My wife is related to Ned Kelly but she doesn't have a beard. Thankfully.


Edit: She told me to write that she's beautiful, after that last comment. Things are back to normal now.:ashamed:

[xrekcor]

Afraid so, it stops the draught coming through the fork mount directly on ya chin :D

[CosMos]

I found that in the past when I was involved with the public at the observatory, it helped to have a beard and stand beside a refractor....mut be a real astronomer. :prey2:

[gaa_ian]

My Avatar is self evident ...
Shaved it off for a while in the early 90's
Its part of me, If I cant grow all the hair on my head that I would like :prey:
I will have to settle for a bushy beard :P

[Itchy]

We all have to compensate for something :nerd:

[erick]

Time for Alex to change his vote?

[jungle11]

Well, my vote is cast - I wear one now cause without it i look like a 12yr old schoolgirl!:lol: Can't buy smokes or go to the pub without ID when Im clean shaven - punctures the male pride thingy...

[spacezebra]

David

This has to take the cake on all the polls I have seen on this forum,

Really, "how many IISsers have beards"!:rolleyes:

[erick]

My fault, Petra, for dredging up an ancient thread - it came up in a search I had done (that had nothing to do with beards, strangely enough)

To be fair, David did qualify his first post:- "....how many fellas on the site have beards...."

Eric
(the one to be blamed)

[spacezebra]

Hi Erik

LOL:lol:

I think that David needs to add beard and "man breasts" (oppppsss - can I say that on this forum :whistle:).

Cheers Petra

[erick]

Bring up the poll! Might have to specify a minimum cup size! :D

[Ric]

Just a face caterpillar these days. Too many things get caught it when your riding with an open face helmet.:whistle:

I used to have a big "Ned Kelly" job but my wife hated it.:lol:

[spacezebra]

Hi Erik

LOL......

I notice that you live in BM. I lived in Underbank.

Cheers Petra

[erick]

That newer area around the ridge? We are near the station.

[spacezebra]

Hi Erik

Yes, that area used to have community pool and club house (i think).

I used to work in Melbourne so travelled from that station quite a bit.

Back to beards........ sorry guys.

Cheers Petra

[Ian Robinson]

Does 7-8 day old stubble count ???

Used to have a very heavy beard when I was in year 11 and 12 , had to shave it off when I took up my cadetship to become a chemist with BHP Steel , being cleanshaven was a safety requirement (to enable good sealing of face masks for gas rescue equipment).
Same when I returned later as an engineer.

Never bothered growing it back , wife is not keen on men with beards ....

[h0ughy]

Eric, why did you dig up this ole thread - man get a life LOL

Petra - Dave might like you with a beard ;)

[astroron]

I am back to the beard and liking it:):):)
Ron

[erick]

Come on, O Great Bearded Ones, we're catching up............:P

[AstralTraveller]

Wait till I start one on flatulence.:rundog: :windy:

[spacezebra]

David




Your lovely wife may like you without one!;)

Cheers Petra

[bloodhound31]

It's coming off in a couple of weeks.....not good for diving.

Warmth in winter, shade in summer.

[h0ughy]

LOL I did shave it off once - before I got married it was a classic situation - she had to pick me up at the railway station, I didn’t tell her I shaved it off and had a haircut in Sydney(I had it when she dropped me off to go to a training course in Sydney). She drove past 2 times – the third she got out and looked around for me – I yelled out and she ignored me to start with – then she just stared in shock after that. LOL

[mozzie]

no way your face gets to itchy and to hot :P keep it shaved to match my bald head:lol::lol::lol:

[Glenhuon]

Only grew one once. Full set too. Then I had to go have an ID pic taken , one of those old sepia type ones.. Took one look and thought OMG !. All I needed was a turban and I would have got into any Sikh temple anywhere. :lol:
Mrs persuaded me to shave it off soon after. :)

Bill

[Jen]

NO


:D it just wont seem to grow on my face :rofl::rofl:
:whistle:

[AlexN]

I have a beard at the moment... less because I want it, more because im too lazy to shave :)

[Ric]

For my part Jen I'm glad, your avitar wouldn't be the same;)

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: aww thanks Ric

[AstralTraveller]

Hormone therapy can help. :thumbsup: But, hey, I'd prefer you didn't. :prey:

[Wavytone]

Filthy things. I've seen (with a microscope) what lives inside the fungus and its not a pretty sight.

My partner is chinese :) and I'm only allowed near after a VERY close shave.
There's also an adage "Beware of men bearing beards, they're hiding something".

[garyp]

No I've never grown one just a bit of stubble at times, when I get lazy with the razor. (actually lazy quite a lot.:D) helps save a bit of money.:thumbsup:

Gary:)

[leon]

Well it's not a beard, but pretty close I reckon.

Leon

[Dog Star]

Yeah. I've had one for about 35 years. Back then anyone who rode bikes just seemed to have one,
I also found that if I shaved more than a couple of times that I broke out into a rash so I gave razors the big flick.
I've always had a fair mop of hair on my skull too but about 20 years ago when I was working in a plastic extrusion factory I decided to shave my skull due to the heat but I kept my Ned Kelly beard. Made showering a breeze, didn't need a comb or brush and it felt great. Used to put Vaseline on my head to make it shine, no crap.
I was as happy as a pig in the proverbial but I began to notice that children in the street would look at me uneasy and back away. Looking in the mirror one night I began to realise why, (God, I was a mean looking ugly mother) so the hair came back. I also got sick of neo-nazi skinheads trying to treat me like a "brother.":mad2: Now I'm just an ugly mother.:)

[jjjnettie]

:lol::rofl:
Just wait till menopause.:whistle:

[RB]

:rofl:

[Jen]

:eyepop::eyepop:
:scared3:

[Terry B]

Nothing like ancient threads revitalised.
I also have a beard. Easier than shaving every day. It was my wifes suggestion to grow it in the first place many years ago. I've shaved it off once but my daughter didn't recognise me so I regrew it.
I also work in "Beardy St" now so I'm afraid it will have to stay.

[Liz]

No beard here .....


'Just wait till menopause ...... jjjnettie'


thanks for that, jjj, ya making my day .... not !! :eyepop: