My dear friends of the greatest bearded Community on the Web: as you suspected, the bare-faced image was posted the evening of April 1st. The beard is truly unscathed.

Sorry that this went on for days longer than intended -- I got busy in the evenings with an out-of-town guest and didn't get back here soon enough to call off the awful ruse. Many thanks to all who responded with sincere expressions of concern and support, and I apologize for any angst caused. I really am okay.

Birdbeard correctly sniffed out the truth that this was a picture from that terrible day in 2012 when I had to shave in order to be fit for a respirator at the mine. I was also fit to be tied and have never shaved since. It was the following January that I quit trimming and let it lengthen past my usual inch-long trim and joined this Board.                            

Not even I recognize that beardless guy, but those around here assure me that he made a decent effort claiming to be me, sounding like me, but not looking at all like me. A couple beard contests and a few trims later, all is still well.

I will never pull this kind of stunt here again.

Triibeard's Thirty-NINE years of being bearded    (The recent journey from a short- to a long-beard)
Introducing LEGO-Sheriff Triibeard     (The origin story for our polymeric polychromatic hero)
Sheriff Triibeard and The Case of the Missing Beard Balm   (In search of that scoundrel RiffRaff)
Sheriff Triibeard and the Hermit Hoarder    (Consequences of acquisitiveness)

In a world of shorn faces, it is our privilege to offer those around us the exquisite opportunity to know a gentleman with a beard.
Last Edited By: Triibeard Apr 3 15 11:57 PM. Edited 3 times.