You've probably seen this around all over the interwebs and the cyberspaces... and you had to know it'd get to this, right? If you're a beard wearing man (or beard loving woman), or not, you will nod your head in approval here... or not. If you're fed up with this meme, remember to not blame the beard!
(thank you Bayou Beard Association for the tip)
For those that have seen WAY too many of these meme fails around already... this is for you:
All praise be to Sacha Baron Cohen and his forthcoming new film The Dictator. Cohen, who plays a Middle East dictator who is very well represented in the hairy chin area... Keeping up his support of facial fortitude he started with other characters from such classics as Borat (stache) and Ali G (chin strap).
We approve this movie, without support of the actions Cohen is so capable to pretend to endorse... Tyrants are bad, beards are good. Dont blame the beard and enjoy the show!
Holy god... some people dont learn, we're sick of this. Help us find this beard perversionist and bring them to justice.
Modesto (c'mon Cali, when we asked you to up your game we didn't mean this) police are searching for a woman who robbed a gas station dressed as a man, complete with a fake beard she had drawn on her face... WITH A MARKER.
G'damn, these criminals are not just giving beards a black eye every time they pull this desguise bull crap, but they dont even go to our good friends at I Made You a Beard. Sick sad world... I guess if you want to read all about it, you can do so here:
Good morning, and yes it's another Monday... so it's time for another mug shot.
In honor of Riss' trials and tribulations down south at SXSWi, wanted to make this a special #mugshotmonday... as such, this is perhaps the most famous beardo of the TSG family (at least in our circles).
No, he's not a coke sniffing out of control Hollywood celeb, he's not a topless blond with a sly look on her face, he's not even on facebook (try MySpace on for size), but he is a viral beard through and through... one that who's SEO has increased exponentially each year. If you've ever searched for beards on the interwebs of the cyberspaces, you've likely stumbled on this beardo.
If you haven't yet, dear B-a-B community, please meet Salvatore Dichiera (aka Sal Punk). A 28-year-old Pennsylvania native whose graced the TSG pages more than a few times (what's a little disorderly intoxication, misdemeanor, etc. among friends) nearly all of them in his trademark half-bearded state.
A beard so viral, it must be contagious. And while incomplete, we here at B-a-B see Sal's beard to be half full and not half empty... So we don't blame it, and never will.
Circa October, 2010
Circa October 2009
Well, we're known for persistence here at B-a-B, so... we tracked down Sal, sorta, and here he is... in all his half beardy goodness, straight from the mean streets of MySpace (for real)... Sal, if you're reading this, we'd love to get in touch. Punk on, and hopefully, you'll grow it out and grow it proud on the other half of your face soon too.
Modern Times?
Happy weekday everyone! Yeah, no... We're not that excited about it either. In fact, it sucks to see Monday each and every week, the damn day should be outlawed... Then again, if it wasn't for this one weekday that starts with M, what else would we tag along the #mugshotmonday series to?!
That being said, you know who's probably having a worse Monday than you, enjoys long walks on the beach and teary eyed photos, likes orange jumpsuits more than uncle "Jailbird" Joey Baines, and clearly has a more sick ass beard than yours? THIS guy!
P.S. Remember to not blame the beard, and have a wonderfully hairy week.
In our second edition of #mugshotmonday we decided to showcase a slightly older gentleman than our inagural tennis ball man... I bet you he evoked the 5th throughout his trial, hell he may not even be able to take an oath to testify. This mighty beard is too thick to drink a brew through, let alone speak out of...
Remember to dont blame the beard as you stare in the empty eyes of the gent below... what's he looking at over there anyway? With a beard like that we'd be looking down at it at all times, would probably go cross eyed.
GOOD MORNING BEARDOS!
Today marks the start of a weekly feature that encompasses both recognition and public service components of our blog... it will help, while undoubtedly hurting a bit, our overarching philosophy of raising the profile of beards.
As many of you know, the good people at TheSmokingGun.com have for years disseminated some great visuals that remind us of the hillarity of crime, criminals and the legal system at large through proliferating the art of the mugshot. However pure the intentions of TSG, the ratio of beardless to the hairy within their mugshot walls is feeding the beast of pogonophobia among the many beardless, about the few rotten apples in our hairy barrel. Surely the good people at TSG didn't (and couldn't) anticipate the backlash and prejudice that such practice would yield to the facial hair community...
So, today B-a-B steps in to help level off the skewed ratio, and shed light on the two constants of the bearded shots in this series... their beards are pretty damn sick and they are innocent until proven guilty... so remember, however guilty, however horrible the crime, regardless of the bleak and empty stares... DON'T BLAME THE BEARD!
Welcome to #mugshotmonday everyone, we give you... the orange tennis ball beard:
Welcome to the inaugural edition of this (soon to be) recurring feature on B-a-B... you may have seen us protect the image of beards on Twitter with this call to action, perhaps even on Facebook and Tumblr... so we decided to take it to the blog, since issues keep on arising.
We call it simply... Don't Blame The Beard!
For every awesome beard there seem to be misguided beardos, law enforcement officers, brash public conclusions, thesmokinggun.com and many many other platforms that just seem to jump to conclusions... as such, we have taken it upon ourselves to combat the narrow minded state of pogonophobic public by a targeted campaign aimed at distancing acts of detriment by beardos to the beardo nation.
That said, not every beard will get our protection under these parameters... only the ones deserving and worthy will reap the benefits of our other cheek philosophy.
Today's DBTB candidate is 61-year-old Eddie M. Campbell from Belle WV... who, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department (and WSAZ-News Channel 3), was caught at Booker T. Washington Memorial Park in Malden with his shirt off and his pants around his ankles... he was detained for committing "lewd acts" with a mannequin.
So, all you readers... spread our words, and DO NOT, under any circumstance, blame this awesome white mutton-chop beard, for the actions of the man attached to it... and you, Eddie... zip up, put your shirt back on, and take a bow... you're the inaugural member of our DBTB community!