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Touched by a Beard

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:43:00 -0000

Fresh off the Sweet Beard Tipline, a parable of beards.

Dodd Hates Kittens, Beards.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:43:00 -0000

According to Senato... err.. Chairman of the MPAA Chris Dodd the above image should be illegal. So sweetbeard should be taken down. Oh wait, or does it mean imgur should be taken down? How about both? Take that kittens.

A Fantasy Race

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:35:00 -0000

Almost every leap year the good people of the United States suggest a new executive leader to the electoral college. Power players queue up to pad the pockets of the PACs, mainstream media maintains the mostly mindless coverage set about 3 years prior, and average citizens furiously feign foreign policy facility. This January 2012 is no different. Michelle Bachmann was widely thought a spoiler in Iowa, but news of her departure cranks to 11 the excitement knob for the 2012 race. To grow a beard. Above is an advanced computer simulation* of what the major three candidates should look like by November 6th if they expect my endorsement. The crack team of pogonotrophic journalists at sweetbeard will be closely following the facial follicles of each candidate throughout the year, and may the 2013-2016 administration be a bearded one.

*not really

Free Shirt Shipping Today

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:43:00 -0000

Mosey on over to the Sweet Beard Swag Store and get yourself some sweet Free Domestic Shipping today.

use coupon code DecFreeShip2011 for free shipping on all orders over $50. Get a couple of presents for your bearded friends and lovers, and a little something for yourself. Do it before it's too late!

Beards: The Art of Manliness

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:10:00 -0000

The Art of manliness put together a list of the Manliest Mustaches and Beards in facial hair history. While there are of course many more, one thing is certain: nobody compiles lists of manly shaven men. It wouldn't make sense.

(Black|BuyNothing) Friday

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:17:00 -0000

It's that time again, kids. Decorations have been exhumed from their boxes, ware peddlers have earnestly begun their furious peddling, and the first seasonal feast has yet to metabolize into a New Year's resolution. Whether you celebrate this, the fourth Friday of November, by ravenous consumption of goods, by conspicuously abstaining therefrom, or something more moderately mainstream, SweetBeard and the Church of Pogonotrophy have a little something for you. I speak of course of QR codes.

For the consumption crowd:

Or to those who resist:

These two new tracts are yours free from the Church of Pogonotrophy. Login to SweetBeard, print them out, email them, post them to the social media webernets, and spread the word! Your very own QR code will be embedded for anyone with a smartphone, be they corporate drones or those prone to rage against them.

A Noble Experiment

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:47:00 -0000

We apologize for the late use of a tired meme, but hot off the Sweetbeard Tipline is a man growing All The Beards! More impressive still, he's basing his work on an expanded list of facial hair types. We should all take inspiration from this truly noble experiment, which unlike prohibition, actually makes the world a better place. Continue on your pogonotrohic journey with a full-contact perusal of The Beard Pages. You surely will not be disappointed.

This meme brought to you by Hyperbole and a Half.

Kids Need Beards Too part 2

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:30:00 -0000

You thought the beard hat was cool. CraveOnline has compiled our little post with several more into a comprehensive list of kids who must have exceedingly proud parents. I don't know about you, but when I see the beard above I don't think Cub Scout, I think Intergalactic Astronaut Leader of Men.

Movember

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:12:00 -0000

Yes kids, it's that time again. Several tipsters have reminded us that Movember has come once more. This is SweetBeard.com, but we can appreciate a good mustache when we see one. Given that the m[o]ustache is in our view the gateway drug into a full blown beard, it needs to be supported. Plus, who wants a busted prostate, am I right? So if you're on the fence about growing a beard, but still want the prostates of the world to be healthy, then grow yourself a mustache for a good cause. Then, grow a beard for yourself.

In Threes?

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:41:00 -0000

Sweetbeard is not intended to be a morbid tally of beards past, but on the heels of Ritchie goes McCarthy.

Most well known for Lisp, which is seemingly always tied to A.I. as if it can't do anything else, I prefer to think of him as the father of Dynamic Programming. Where Ritchie provided typed structure, close to the processor, McCarthy was all "hey man, come on down to the party where anything goes. They're called variables for a reason!" And while Lisp probably contains too many parens for any sane person to accept, dynamic typing can be pretty awesome.

Sweet Beard in Memorium

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:40:00 -0000

You may not be aware of it, but this guy is largely responsible for your ability to read this page.

If you do a quick Google Image Search for Dennis Ritchie, you'll have a hard time finding one without a beard. Because there aren't any. Wired has a decent article describing his work, so I won't reinvent that wheel here, but his beard has been largely ignored. For that reason we'd like to dedicate this space to the original UNIX beard.

Beard Slap

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:31:00 -0000

First, apologies. I'm not prone to posting animated gifs. Second, I refuse to apologize for something this awesome. The world would truly be a better place if such technology were applied liberally.

Thanks to the crack team of sweetbeard tipsters.

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:48:00 -0000

As everyone should know by this point, September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. What does that have to do with Sweet Beards you may ask? You may. However, clearly, you won't, since pirates are known the world over for their beards. Ever hear of Blackshave? Of course you haven't. If such a pirate ever existed it would have to be in some alternate bizzaroesque oppositeville universe where pirates give booty to the rich, and ask politely for "just milk please" at social gatherings. My point is this: Somalian pirates are posers.

Check out these fine specimens.

See any beards? Nope. See any hands in the air surrendering the good ship Lame Miss Dumpypants? Check. Real pirates have awesome ships, they don't surrender, they talk like pirates(which I can only imagine these guys aren't doing based on their silly facial expressions), and most importantly: they have beards. So this TLAPD, do yourself and the rest of the world a favor: talk like a pirate, and show those fakers what one really sounds like.

Photo Source: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/pirates_of_somalia.html

Beardly Measuring Shirt

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:17:00 -0000

I realize this is all over the Internet at this point, but since so many people sent it to me, I feel like I should shout out to our friends at The Beardly for this Fabulous Shirt

But don't just stop there, keep exploring. The Beardly has been a whole bag of awesome for quite some time, even if they did remove their front page link to SweetBeard. Not that I'm bitter. and much like Lloyd Christmas, totally redeemed themselves.

To Reverse Time

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:06:00 -0000

Kids Need Beards Too

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:28:00 -0000

Hey kids! Enjoy sweet beards, but haven't yet experienced the hormonal, psychological, and sociological hell of puberty? Never fear! Tell your parents about By Laura Design! Not only for children of course. Anyone afflicted by nature's cruel prank on women and children may briefly enjoy the satisfaction of sporting a hand made beard on their bare face. But don't do it for me. Do it for the children.

Defcon 19 Beard competition

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:37:00 -0000

My sources inform me that the Defcon Beard and Moustache Competition will be held on Saturday the 6th at 6pm on the main contest stage in the Brasilia room. If you're coming to Defcon 19 you'd be out of your mind to miss it.

Bearded Posts

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:48:00 -0000

This just rolled in the Sweet Beard Tipline. Is this because people with epic beards have a (deserved/righteous) need to display their sweet beard in all shots, or is it because an epic beard dominates the viewers mind, helplessly converting any intended subject into mere cereal?

Google+

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:13:00 -0000

Apparently everyone was invited to the Google+ party today. What does this have to do with SweetBeard? Well, clearly the coolest kids will have already joined Google+, yet the sweetbeard.com +1 count is pitiful. Only you can change that sad fact. I've made a sweetbeards circle and I'm collecting awesome people in it. +1 on sweetbeard means +1 for awesome.

Beards From Below

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:34:00 -0000

As many Sweet Beard members are surely aware, SweetBeard.com has been furiously rocking beards into the world since 2007. Yet still, the wondrous Internet connects us with like-minded people and new perspective with unstopping regularity. That perspective in this case: from below. BeardsFromBelow.org brings us a fresh take on an established theme. Don't get us wrong, beards from the front are by no means lacking in their sweetness, but they're interestingly augmented... from below.

filou

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:16:43 -0000

byron.buchannan

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:27:10 -0000

Keeping it in range. It is about 1-2 inches now but I keep it below 1/8 of an inch with a mask I wear. So it looks bushy in the morning but a nice cut by the end of the day

CoreyR

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:55:01 -0000

Fwd: Glorious pogonotrophy

David

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:32:29 -0000

David

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:31:55 -0000

David

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:57:08 -0000

David

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:56:25 -0000

matty

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:40:02 -0000

mobile update

CoreyR

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:30:02 -0000

No big deal.

nebulous

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:53:48 -0000

Heading out of Las Vegas. A few hours before going back to a steady-state beard.

nebulous

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:29:00 -0000

Defcon beard week 7. The final week.

matty

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:10:07 -0000

nebulous

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:13:05 -0000

Defcon beard week 6

matty

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:25:44 -0000

Defcon 19 Beard Begins

nebulous

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:28:29 -0000

Defcon beard week 5

nebulous

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:45:01 -0000

Defcon beard week 4

nebulous

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:01:22 -0000

Defcon beard - week 3

WhiteOwl

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:29:54 -0000

WhiteOwl

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:16:30 -0000

As you can see, the growth-patters they be strange...

WhiteOwl

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:06:53 -0000

as-per usual the right side looks a lot better than the left.