On this day you need to kiss a beardo, every beardo that you see. why? Well, first of why not dont be such a prude, but also because they are saving the world, by not shaving, one gallon of water at a time. Think back to last year's World Environment Day, when Budweiser encouraged men across America to grow a beard and save a million gallons of water.
The company did this after a dry run (har har har) internally. The year prior 1,200 employees skipped shaving for one week, saving about 42,000 gallons of water. Taking into account that the average shave uses 3-10 gallons of water growing a beard and throwing away your razors is some of the greenest activity you can do today, or any day.
That's the cry of R. A. Dickey of the Mets in response to Tina Taps, the U.S. Open’s director of ball persons (yes, you a) read that correctly b) this job exists) when she told him that in order to be a ball boy for Nikolay Davydenko’s misses, he would need to shave.
According to The New York Times, Dickey was asked if he would be willing to shave for the opportunity to crouch by a net, sweat, and field balls. As of now, he is unsure.
“I would prefer that they embrace me with beard. Especially for $7.75 an hour.”
BaB agrees. $7.75 per hour vs. a month (or two) of real dedication and manhood does not add up. Plus, if R.A. shaves and his record (9-5) with the Mets begins to deteriorate, Major League Baseball might have some choice words for the U.S. Open.
When Taps (Director of Ball Persons) was informed that Dickey loves his beard, thankfully, she stated that she would not rule out the possibility of a "one-time whisker waiver."
We will hold our breath and hope that R.A. keeps his bearded awesomeness growing. Oh and U.S. Open, go beard or go home.
The U.S. Special Forces, aka Green Berets, are a special operations force of the U.S. Army tasked with six primary missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, hostage rescue and counter-terrorism. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops.
So it comes as sad news to BaB, that after almost a decade of growing long beards to emphasize deep respect for Afghanistan's bearded culture, many of our elite have been ordered to shave their beards. Seems veteran ops are complaining that they are not taken seriously by local leaders due to their facial fuzz, and they need these pillars of the community to trust them in order to gain intelligence into another bearded force - the Taliban.
Those in charge have stated clearly that they want "a professional looking" soldier in the field. Do those sporting beards really have the stigma of being uncouth amateurs incapable of serving our country? Wouldn't the beard also offer some sort of natural camouflage to our troops, as I'd assume it is pretty easy to tell who the American is when all, but two guys have beards?
Commanders report that beards are "sending the wrong message" to the communities overseas, but that said, special ops living in or near villages can keep their beards, "but are encouraged to adopt the traditional Afghan pokol cap instead of a billed cap."
*sigh*
What do you think? Should special ops be forced to shave? Does it send the wrong message? Ever have a personal experience at work where you were asked to run to a razor? Professionalism questioned?
Dale Earnhardt Jr. claimed victory this past Friday while driving the No. 3 in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona. Dale Jr. said the only acceptable outcome to the race was winning - that "if he was going to drive his father’s old No. 3 there was no point in coming in fifth." Dale Jr. then took a moment to thank his beard and beer for the win - noting that he started the year with it, shaved it off to do a commercial, then grew it back.
“I grew the beard back because I've been running better, y'all. Have y'all not matched it up? We had those first 10 races where we hauled ass, then I shaved, we ain't running worth a darn. Then I grew the beard back. Also I started drinking beer on Monday. I don't know. The beard ain't got its own personality. The beard does have a Facebook page, but it's not a real person, it's just a beard on my face.”
He concluded by stating -- “I drink beer every Monday and I grew a beard back. Those two things seem to be helping me. So really those two things deserve the most credit.”
Zach Galifianakis (who is now dead to us for shaving) aired his interview with Ben Stiller to discuss his new movie Greenberg on "Between Two Ferns." You can catch the clip HERE, but most importantly, check out Ben's salt & pepper goatee. He looks like a wise old sage (who needs to eat a sandwich).
Outside from a fuzzy-avatar and a few polite one sided exchanges on Twitter we've never seen or heard of/from ShayCarl before... we never watched his show or looked up his vlogs (no use clicking on his personal site as it's still under construction), but we knew he was of the bearded persuasion and, what we thought to be, a friend to the beards... Last night, he proved us wrong and right all at the same time... with a few swift buzzes it was gone, a beard unadulterated between 7/23/2009 and 1/1/2010 (but been around since 2007 apprently); too beautiful to live, too young to die...
See above for a touching eulogy from STL Pixurs for the poor beard (which was 'lovingly' dubbed the 'beardtard'... smh), it takes some of the sting out of the bite; but conversely, it also grabs our bearded soul and strokes our mental beard with thought of 'what could have been'...
While we are not in the business of publicizing shaving and beardacide of any kind... we did want to show you the event from last night (see the segment below from blogtv.com, also #RIPBeardtard was trending on Twitter yesterday, toward the 2nd half of the broadcast ) for two big reasons...
1) Shay did a good job in showcasing different beard/stache styles throughout his shaving escapade:
7:30 -- First buzz into it
9:00 -- Full Goat with burns
10:30 -- Fu Manchu of sorts (+burns)
14:15 -- Horseshoe (or U) Stache
15:00 -- Creepy (pedo-looking) Stache
18:00-21:00 -- The final shave
2) What we really wanted you all to see (and hear) are the insecurities of a man without facial hair... this dude went from a confident head of the family, to a mewling baby asking his children, chat room fans, wife, god, whomever would listen for approval of his newly bald face. The mic overloading scream ShayCarl is known for mutated into a fearful purr at best and a girly cry at worst... this, fellow beardos, is the fate that awaits us all the day we choose to shave... and for the value of this PSA alone, he deserves a big thank you and deep appreciation from the bottom of our fully bearded heart... Now, GROW IT BACK!
Panasonic is promoting the launch of new high-end razors with an iPhone application that lets consumers sketch a beard... and then.... bust it. (Not to be confused with Gary Vee's #crushit) The application allows users to upload a picture of themselves and use a sketch pen to draw anything from a goatee to mutton chops to a full-length beard. It's basically an Etch A Sketch for your face. Consumers then have the option to "bust a beard" with the “Shave it!” button, and send the result to friends on Facebook or Twitpic it.
It became available on December 19th. B-A-B is hoping this will encourage those of you who are on the fence about growing facial hair to test out the app and see yourself.... in all your hairy glory.
Side note: Panasonic is not the first company to link humor with shaving. Procter & Gamble earlier this year found viral success with its “How to Shave Your Groin” videos from Gillette (remember the no underbrush, your tree looks taller slogan? - Ew.). And in 2006, Panasonic competitor Philips Norelco ran a series of ads showing a man in a bathroom promoting the benefits of “shaving everywhere.” B-A-B did not support that campaign.
