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

Wow. I've known pets to die _almost_ that suddenly, but....

In any case, my deepest sympathies are with you.

My sympathies to you as well. I lost mine a while ago to a liver disease he'd been battling for years without our knowing about it. By the time the vet figured out what was going on, he was too far gone to be helped....

I can usually find what I need, under normal cluttered conditions. My problems usually arise when someone needs something -right now- and my hands are full with another task. That's when I'm forced to grit my teeth and utter the fateful words, "It's right beside the computer, on the left side of the monitor. Can you get it?" Arrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I come back to find they've rearranged my carefully arranged mess, and I can find nothing til I've cleared it away, one piece at a time. *sigh*

Maybe for baby face lads to look oh-so-much-more manly?

Why do so many beards go gray before the nogggin?

Having seen a few recently sheared sheep, I reckon the reason you don't see them standing in the sun is simply 'coz they're suffering from self consciousness - exactly like you do after a bad haircut - and are in fact hiding in the shadows or - if possible - behind the nearest hill.

Heehee... In a lot of cases, I'm sure that's true. Fortunately for ours (when we had them) we supplied them with the name of a -very- good barber.

Who cares?

Ex-Wives seem to. They seem to have more to say on this than their "Ex" status suggests they should!

Beats me. ~

Why is my beard gingerish and quite curly whilst my hair is greying mousy (at only 23 - cool) and only wavy?
Maybe this serves some evolutionary purpose. Tightly-curled beard hairs that pad the chin, should someone feel the need to strike you squarely upon the jaw.

Perhaps it's something to catch their ring in? (Don't ask. )

My wife refuses to let me shave mine off. Strangely, ever since she saw a photograph of me when I was clean shaven.

I think one of the main pluses (plusses? Pli?) is that it gives you something to stroke in a wise and thoughtful kind of manner when puzzling over a particularly thorny problem (or when just trying to look wise and thoughtful).

It's also great for dipping in the top of your Guiness, and then slurping the froth in a slow fashion with your bottom lip, although this can make you look a bit like a camel.

Neither me nor my husband shave - though I haven't got a big red beard like him - I have got more hair on my head though- chortle chortle...

Neither his beard nor my legs are scratchy though - both are soft and furry.

It's said if you never touch a beard ie trim it in any way, it'll be soft and furry. I wouldn't mind attaining that state but for the fact that I'd look like I was peering over a hedge. So it's out with the razor and the Braun trimmer once a week I'm afraid, and by bedtime you could strike a match on my cheeks, which is handy for the candle to light the way to bed.

What's wrong with looking like you're peering over a hedge? It doesn't put my husband off.

Why spend the time and money shaving - aren't there better things to do with life?

Well...yes.

Here's the simple truth.

Beards are what happens when we can't be bothered shaving.

Eventually it will itch enough for us to be bothered enough to shave it.

Men who have beards have something to hide. Beware a bearded man with a shifty look.

No, no - you've obviously never got past the itchy bit. True you do feel incredibly dirty for a few days, but once you've got past that, you stop being aware of it. I think you're being a bit beardist though. Beware of ANYBODY with a shifty look, I say.

I did have a goatee for a while, then a chinstrap. Maintainence is also a pain. You do stop noticing if after a while, but its a pain-in-the-butt to get to that point.
Man, I just realised. Maybe I -am- a beardist. I think most poeple with a moustache look quite silly come to think of it....