Hey, MM, thanks!  I'm not sure about my beard not knowing terminal length but at least it hasn't found it yet.  In this photo my beard is 42 cm long from my bottom lip, or clearly not long enough

Well, Wannabe, I have to say it feels like it grew since then too, but that's probably just wishful thinking.

Thanks, Geoff!  I was tempted not to honor your impertinence with a reply but, facts is facts.  First, my shirt fits no more poorly than it didn't when I got it in October and second, my beard has grown about 6 cm in 6 months, so I'm just an average guy.smiley: happy

Webwzrd, BW, baldbandit, Joris, and Dave, thanks guys!  As you can see in my comment below about my Facebook post, you'll see there's a whole 'nuther glass out there that transcends a mere gimicky shirt.  I've only just begun!

That's interesting, Paul.  I, too, felt that way about guys like pipedope and PatrickBeard when I joined, that I could never and would never grow a beard as long as theirs.  I now see it as sort of a 'chicken and egg' question.  Did I grow this because I saw theirs and decided to go for it or did I grow it because I always, deep down, really wanted it and they showed me that it was possible.  In the end, it doesn't matter as long as we're happy.  In your case, your beard defines just how elegant and stylish a bigger beard can be!

Thank you, Matt!  It's my pleasure to show you my support on your FB page, just as it is with my other Beard Board buddy product peddlers.  Besides, it's clearly well-directed since you showed more, um, decorum than certain impertinent Canadian cats

Beard shorts! smiley: roll  Oh, man, I lost a mouthful of martini on that one, Clint!  Yes, we'll leave the descriptors for other venues smiley: eek

Thanks, Stevie!  Those aren't actually braids. I just put some hair ties in at equivalent lengths, quick and easy!  Unfortunately most beard comps forbid the use of ties, so I'm SOL on that front!  Besides, if any guys with REALLY long beards showed up I'd be out anyway.

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Usually I don't post a reply so soon but in this case I wanted to 1) provide some background for the photo and 2) share some giddy elation about a reaction to this photo on Facebook.

First, some background.  Here's a photo of how my beard looked when I woke up too late to take shower before heading to the office.  It was so bad my wife even commented so I had to get a photo. 

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The carnage goes lower but, well, you can use your imagination.  I just threw in some ties and headed out the door.  It felt long, so I put on that t-shirt when I came home and was pleasantly surprised by what it showed.  I really was feeling that my beard had stopped growing so this really perked me up!

Second, I posted that t-shirt photo in a couple of Facebook beard groups where I participate on occasion.  I got several wonderful comments and loads of encouragement but what flabbergasted me was that I got comments from the likes of long-beard gods like Aarne Bielefelt, Garey Faulkner, Orin Leavitt, and Andrew Shuler!  smiley: eek  Guys, getting comments from them made me feel as giddy as a teenage girl getting a personal email from Justin Bieber!  If you look then up you'll see that their beards dwarf mine but, wow, they took the time to comment.  I'm still on a fuzzy cloud 9 smiley: happy  Needless to say, there's no trimming in my future now!

Cheers!
Tom




Some helpful links:
Library Central of Beard Growing


Taming the Wild Mustache
Tips for eating and drinking with a big mustache

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. ~ W. Somerset Maugham
A jerk with a beard is just a bearded jerk, but a bearded gentleman is awesomeness personified. ~ Triibeard
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