Is growing a beard part of being a man?

Wow.

Wasn't that the pre-tweed run haircut?

That's the one.

I remember that vividly. You looked like Jeeves the Gentleman Thug from Viz.

Either that or Bulldog Drummond.

@Dammit the barber on Avery Row do a very good shave/trim. Not too spendy either. All of the guys are Turkish and you'll get an Efes whilst you're at it.

and you'll get an Efes whilst you're at it

Thinks of Midnight Express.........

I don't want to remove it- just reduce/shape it.

That's in general what barbers do, isn't?

Where's Ed when you need him?

Ker-Plunk!

BTW Is that Luci? 🤔

radio 4 this morning looked at a us survey of american beards

a very high percentage had evidence of shit in them

then two uk professors said they have found unusual microscopic things in uk beards that might work in a similar way to penicillin

and no i wasn't dreaming this shit up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35350886

I can reccomend Pall Mall barbers in Fitzrovia

Just scrape your face with a sharp rock, it's what proper beards deserve.

My fans deserve better.

Are these detractor fans?

John Deere and so forth? You'd have to ask them.

Ex - tractor - fans.

FFS.

Don't know how close Edgware Rd is to you, but there must be tonnes of barbers there.

If you want your facial hair styled I reckon you've got 2 choices, 1) boutique hip$ter barber$ that specialise in shaving neat fake parting lines; or 2) cheap barbers located in an immigrant area, especially ones with an Islamic cultural background...who were doing it before it was cool.

A Turkish gentleman has removed most of my beard, it looks a lot neater but I am now wracked with separation angst.

Dare I ask which Turkish gentlemen?

Some guy on a C4 programme about neighbours last night recommended an olive oil type cream that left his beard luxuriously soft and smelling of vanilla

He seemed lovely. Although I did think the size and shape of his beard might have made it a bit of a fire hazard..

Where's Ed when you need him?

Y'know I just realised that was seven years ago.