Awkwaaaaaaard.
Don’t worry about it. It’s a baaaad picture.
I just haven’t grown into my new face yet.
Yesterday I saw an overweight white guy with this wavy chin beard thing. All I could think of was Victor Buono playing King Tut in the 60’s Batman series.
Why would he do that to himself???
I just want to say:
If you have any sort of a beard, you must have a mustache above it. No exceptions.
Mustaches shall not be trimmed width-wise. By noon, the trimmed area will be re-growing and you’ll just have some ugly 5-o’clock shadow happening on your lip. Black and Hispanic men seem to be the worst offenders for this.
“Line beards” are just wrong. They do not look good on anyone. Stop fooling yourself. It looks like you drew on your face with Mommy’s mascara.
Not even for the Amish? I realize they’re not exactly fashion statements, but I suspect they might not really care what we think of their no-mustache bearded look. I guess I could ask one at the local Amish market, but there are worse faux pas than a beard without a mustache, if you know what I mean. :rolleyes:
OK, the Amish get an exemption.
While I generally agree here, there are some people who are dramatically helped with that facial hair. Generally, it’s a guy who is in good shape, but has a fat face and the beard helps angle things up. The only example I can think of ATM is the rapper 50 Cent: if you look closely here, you can see that nice jaw angle he’s got there is pretty much a result of his sculpted fancial hair on the sides. Oh and another from the side.
Wear really, really short microskirts so at least half of the population isn’t frustrated.
I shaved my beard into a goatee today in your honor, Sauron.
Dear Sauron:
I’ve just thought up a great new idea. Microskorts. I’m thinking denim here. What do you think?
It isn’t so much an exemption as a recognition that the beards of the Amish are far from their worst fashion transgression.
But the Amish are stylish! They’re wearing very stylish versions of 19th century clothing!
I think you saw my Dad. And no, I’m not kidding.
Dear Sauron,
I’m gay and, for work, I own 3 pairs of pants and 4 shirts – 3 of them polos.
Am I really gay?
Signed, Gayman G. McGayGuyerson
Your OP, while judgmental as hell, was written with such style, wit and aplomb, who the hell cares if it was judgmental.
That must look fantastic on a driver’s license.
McGayGuyerson, Gayman G.
Not to be too persona, but what does the “G.” stand for?
Let’s not be too gentle with our dear Sauron. After all, William F. Buckley is an evil vile hate-spewing conservative. The fact that he’s remarkably well-spoken and excellently-read does not change that fact. 
( said solidly in jest. )
I don’t like the way you spell “judgemental.”
I’ll be darned. The Compact Oxford actually has that as an alternative spelling, although I confess I don’t think I’d ever be able to spell it that way without feeling guilty somehow.
Sorry for the hijack.
The linked pics in that thread actually made me whimper which is, I think, a first for me on the SDMB. Congratulations.
And Sauron? Really, an excellent OP.
And kudos to whoever mentioned bra straps. Himself and I were just discussing this today, and it’s just completely trashy. Ech.
I read this as, “I’m gay for work…” and wanted to know how I could get your job.
Says old school IBM tech to me. With or without tie. Assuming it’s a thin white cotton shirt.