h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I guess it depends on the person. My ex-boyfriend has been growing his hair out for over a year (he quit his job when they told him to cut it) and also has grown a beard, and in my opinion he looks like Wolfman...but then the fact that he has very crooked teeth and prominent canines might have something to do with that.

Most of my friends tell me, I look better with a beard than I do without... I hope they don't have the same reason for that

Well, there's nothing wrong with looking wolfish. I actually rather like the look...but preferably on people I already know rather than people I run into in dark alleys....

Well, you'll never meet ME in a dark alley. They're scary anyway, whether you meet a wolflike creature there or not.
The only place you're likely to meet me, is here, somewhere out on the net.

Anyway, wolves ARE neat animals, but I prefer felines of any size of breed. Can they be ferocious or what?

In other words, you don't get out much?

And yes, felines of all sorts rule. But lately I've developed a thing for wolves as well. They're awfully photogenic.

I'm not all for beards myself. I dig the goatee thing though. I have one, I like it, my lady friends enjoy it, and I'll be keeping it. That is untill some drop dead gorgeous lady asks me to shave it off. I'm a sucker for the female population.

I'm not all for beards myself. I dig the goatee thing though. I have one, I like it, my lady friends enjoy it, and I'll be keeping it. That is untill some drop dead gorgeous lady asks me to shave it off. I'm a sucker for the female population. :P

You're more accomodating than my ex. He was several hundred miles from me when he grew the beard, and when I heard about it I threatened to meet him at the airport with a razor; despite my threats, though, he wouldn't shave it off. Eventually I grew to agree with him that he actually looked better with it than without...but still, goes to show that there were some things he wouldn't do, even for me

"Lupa Mirabilis" wrote:
>>In other words, you don't get out much? <<

Hell, why beat around the bush, huh? This part of the world doesn't consist of ONLY dark alleys, mind you!

However, you're right: I DO feel more comfortable right here, behind the screen

Colourful guy.

Why is it that the average computer nerd prefers feline to K-9?

>>Why is it that the average computer nerd prefers feline to K-9?<<

Do they?? Well, maybe felines just taste better )

No, that's a sick joke... I could never eat my cats. Maybe one reason is, you don't need to walk the cat, like you do with a dog. Thus more time can be spent behind the screen and keyboard (which the nerds like best, after all).

On the contrary... Dogs (erm.. well.. Dogs, that is.. not those little rats some people refer to as dogs ) can be left outside, whereas cats generally insist on being in -between- you and what you're trying to look at (or type on ).

(I've had both... Just an animal lover. Which pleases most of my friends. )

Actually, having a beard (especially a long, flowing white beard) can keep you cooler. As a metaphor, have you ever seen a recently sheared sheep standing in the sun? Only the wooly ones do.

Have you seen Hollywood Hogan? He has a blond moustache and dark stubble.

My cat often settles down on the computer chair.

Yes, I have, actually... But your point is valid, none-the-less.

Nearly every IRC cat-owner I know (and there's a lot of them, trust me ) has, at one time or another, typed several lines of gibberish into a channel, only to come back explaining that was his/her cat.

Ofcourse... they wouldn't want to admit that they had a bit too much to drink

About a cat tending to be in the way:

Yeah, isn't that adorable? They just want to participate in whatever it is you're doing, regardless how futile your business is in their eyes.

And about the option to leave a dog outside:

1. Regardless of their size, in some types of weather I wouldn't DARE do that to them.
2. Let all us pet-lovers be GLAD that cats aren't as big as the average dog. It would be very inconvenient to find a golden-retriever (or larger) sized animal between yourself and the keyboard

My beard is probably all of 25 years old, so I'd be scared to find out what's underneath - probably a double chin or some horrible rash. But I'm afflicted with heavy growth anyway, so part of it's laziness, and part of it is because when i did shave, the jaw area was the bit that gave me most trouble with cuts and rashes. So now I shave my cheeks and my neck only, but even those bits are like sandpaper by early evening. No-one's mentioned the fact that that that the more you scrape, the more it grows, so I figure if I keep the beardy bit neat with a trimmer, it draws attention away from the inevitable blue shadow elsewhere. But why criticise men with beards for exercising choice? You might as well criticse women for choosing to dye their hair. I mean, I'm not wild about blonde hair with dark roots, for example.