metallic1 wrote:
wow, great beard sir!, the whole nevada day event
looks like a great time too.,
i would like to find an event like that around here, just
to attend, i dont think i can compete just yet, but it would
be great to be there!

Can't compete, Metallic? Are you kidding? If your avatar image is any indication, you'd be quite a contender. But go for the fun of it, the prizes are an extra. 

The Nevada Day Beard Contest is a rather informal affair compared to the ones I have read about elsewhere. The smaller-town events are probably more relaxed than big-city contests. If you don't find one near you, then offer to organize one as part of a local fair, farmer's market, or community gathering. You could start an annual tradition!

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Sheriff Triibeard and the Hermit Hoarder    (Consequences of acquisitiveness)

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