But if you disregard mere sniping, drive-bys, and post-count paddings from the first twenty posts, the thread is to that point a rather insightful monologue.
You’ve misread. He took F9/11 out of consideration for Best Documentary. It is eligible for any other categories the Academy wants to put it in.
Bah, his ‘beard’ was an insult to U.S. Grant, Freud, 2/3 the cast of Z.Z. Top and all the other great bearded men in history. It was a constantly aborted beard.
If Peter Jackson can win, being a slob is deffinately not an impediment to winning an Oscar.
There’s a BIG difference between “wearing a beard”, and looking like an unshaven street person. Beards can look quite good, as the examples you cited attest. It IS possible to pull off the “three days of stubble” look (cf. Miami Vice), but Moore’s just didn’t make it.
True, Moore’s is not a rich, full, extremely attractive beard (as is mine, for instance), but apart from being a minor crop failure it doesn’t seem to be all that terrible either.
And if you Google Michael Moore images you will find that he also “cleaned up” for the Academy Awards. Guess he likes to look more trim for his media appearances in general.
I never thought when the day started that I would be defending Michael Moore’s beard, fer crying out loud, but that’s what this place does to you. :rolleyes:
U.S. Grant? Decent general, i’ll concede. Pretty fucking awful otherwise.
I’ve always liked Henry Adams’ attitude to him:
From The Education of Henry Adams.
I should add that Roseworm’s posts give similar cause for questioning the validity of evolution.
Except, of course, for Frank Beard.
Frank Beard was generally pretty scruffy though, similar to Moore’s usual.
I think bup is on to it. My first thought was it was a gentle jab at the people who think he personally “lost” anything(any more than any other Kerry voter). “Oh yes, I’ve learned the error of my ways; so now I’ll wear suits and cash massive cheques”
You know it’s not for keeps or he wouldn’t have kept his 10 year old boy haircut- a haircut made for baseball caps.
I don’t want to make a big hairy deal of this, but in reference to military men, I have always found the beard of Admiral Tirpitz, Father of the German Navy, to be quite disturbing.
It’s got legs, man! :eek:
You almost have to wonder if he’s got miniature genitalia hiding under all that on his chin.
If peritrochoid were lurking around, I’m sure he’d post this link. He says he wants to grow one just like contestant #1.
Jack: * I have always found the beard of Admiral Tirpitz, Father of the German Navy, to be quite disturbing.*
Hey, dude, that’s a classic “forked beard”! Back in Edwardian days they were considered totally hot! (Not that Tirpitz is that appealing a character overall, but you have to give him props for the fashionable facial hair.)
I swear this is my last post on the subject, but for really great beards, you can’t beat turn-of-the-century anarchists.
For instance, Prince Peter Kropotkin.
I have no opinion whatsoever about Michael Moore’s grooming choices. However, several of these I just couldn’t pass up. 
Bolding mine.
But, but! That’s the only thing I actually LIKED about him. 
The shower, as always, is optional.
stpauler, can I pretty please borrow “Whoopdee Fuck”? That’s absolutely PERFECT!
You mean it wasn’t for those select ladies too that Jackmannii mentioned? Well, now I think that I am insulted and I’m not even lucky enough to have my own beard.
Last of all, wouldn’t Admiral Tirpitz look great as the lead singer in a speed death metal band? All he has to do is get a few piercings, a tattoo on the side of his neck (or four) and then dye all that mess alternating blood red and Halloween orange. He’d raaaaaawk!!
I don’t think he was trying for the ‘three days of stubble’ look, I think he just has a naturally patchy, thin beard. It happens; sadly there is no charitable foundation to help people like him.
Anytime!
I did. It was pretty funny.
Think again. He said that Republicans were better storytellers.
Read: Liars.