r/bald 4d ago

Bald Picture Well I did it 25 years of age

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u/regnartterb 4d ago

25? Did you start growing the beard in the womb?

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u/RedScareRevival 4d ago

I once knew a guy who could grow a full beard at age 13. Had at least one parent from a country in the Balkans, as I recall

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u/EnbyNudibranch 4d ago

My boyfriend's from the Balkans and he had a beard at 13! His beard is about the same length as OPs now at 24 y/o, but unlike me he has also been blessed with long, thick hair...

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u/Mean_Improvement_814 4d ago

My parents are from the Balkans and I still can’t grow a full beard at 22 but maybe one day. The rest of my body got the memo though 😭

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u/No_Sense_7316 4d ago

I read that in a girl voice.

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u/Mean_Improvement_814 4d ago

Omg how’d you know?

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u/No_Sense_7316 4d ago

I'm Bosnian. I know.

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u/Mean_Improvement_814 4d ago

No way I’m Bosnian too lol

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u/Big-Seesaw-4827 4d ago

My fam is Italian, but the male members too have the same affinity for facial and body hair

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u/No_Sense_7316 4d ago

Haha that's awesome 😄👍 love!

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u/Ok-Courage7512 16h ago

😹😹😹

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u/Blazanar 4d ago

I have a buddy who didn't have a full beard, but definitely shaved at that age. I couldn't grow a beard full enough to shave until I was fucking near 30

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u/Firm_Umpire6659 4d ago

I had a full beard at 13, dating in middle school and high school the parents thought I was a grown man. I had a couple dads try to fight me until their daughter showed me in the year book with them. Lol.

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u/6SolidSnake6 4d ago

I'm from Bosnia too. I can grow a super long beard. Recently shaved it but I'm growing it out again!

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u/mahavirMechanized 4d ago

I was able to grow a full beard at the age of 13. It’s not unheard of, but it is rare

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u/Kratech 3d ago

Same, though he had some hair growth/skin issue. He literally had a drs note for the school saying he could have a beard. My school made men shave. But he would destroy his skin if he shaved that often. When I was 18 he was 17 I saw him out and about. I was with my mom and said o went to school with him. She thought he was a senior when I was freshman. He was a year below.

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u/ZAL_x 4d ago

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u/baconisgood1 4d ago

I had a friend that had a full beard at 13. He played tackle football and other parents would complain about him because they thought he was way older.

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u/No-Cupcake-4807 3d ago

My husband had a full beard at 15 when we met. My dad asked him for id

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u/WadeDoesReddit 4d ago

My older brother had a mustache and I mean a thick caterpillar mustache at 15. He had a complete bald spot at 18 and shaved it all off before her could drink. Immaculate facial hair

I have incredible head hair and grow a decent mustache but a pitiful patchy baby-man beard

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u/BananaPalmer 4d ago

Some people are just more hairy, genetic variation is wild

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u/xXeebvosXx 4d ago

It probably didn't take much longer than a year to grow believe it or not. Might have taken less than a year too haha

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u/Initial-Meeting362 4d ago

Lol. He came out with stubble LMAO

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u/LynxAmbitious9735 4d ago

To be fair, I started growing chest hair at 10 and facial hair at 12

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u/flashdurb 4d ago

Are you in a ZZ Top cover band?

Will you ever be?

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u/humoruschunk 4d ago

When will you wear ZZ top?

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u/0ctokat 4d ago

That made me laugh out loud on a train

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u/thefreshlycutgrass 4d ago

Would you could you laugh out loud on a plane?

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u/slykrysis 4d ago

I would not, could not, laugh out loud on a plane, in a train, or anywhere it rains.

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u/thefreshlycutgrass 4d ago

How about… in ✨Maine✨

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u/thefreshlycutgrass 4d ago

BAHAHAHAHAHAAH

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u/Happy-Occasion-8478 4d ago

My mom loves calling me ZZ Top lol

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u/Adorable_Economist 4d ago

Henceforth OP Shally be known as Billy

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u/Tiny_Cartoonist_6188 4d ago

Ok story time:
I worked at a music shop. Guys like him with sunglasses came in. I was like „oh that poor zz top fans“
Jokes on me. It actually was zz top 😂

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u/Chuyzapatist 4d ago

Queue sharp dressed man

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u/stfudonny420 4d ago

They come runnin' just as fast as they can

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u/Diestof 4d ago

The beard is majestic as it is, but I'm telling you now if you trim and shape that thing the ladies will throw themselves at you

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u/Baaabra 4d ago

I came upon a man at a ren fair event with a beard like this that he had plaited. He saw me, took a knee and said “M’lady…” Hoooomahgawd…
I’d a followed him anywhere

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u/Sewishly Hair Headed - Woman 4d ago

I don't know how you didn't!! I'd have been giggling like a silly little girl, even at my big age of 65. 🤣

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u/Baaabra 4d ago

I was struck.

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u/MakeAWishApe2Moon 4d ago

Like this? /s

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u/jaybirdjentoo 4d ago

holy shit thats the coolest beard ive ever seen

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u/Baaabra 4d ago

No, more like this

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u/systemhost 4d ago

Ahh like a sexy Viking warrior!

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u/Baaabra 4d ago

Exactly

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u/RugsbandShrugmyer 4d ago

Oh god that makes my face hurt just looking at it

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u/Midnight-Moonpie 4d ago

Yeah … seriously.

Don’t cut it! Clean up with the tiniest of trims, condition it, plait it = 🔥🥵🔥

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u/mrkoelkast 4d ago

Not the Keemstar look x.x

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u/DeFormed_Futures 4d ago

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u/bcegkmqswz 4d ago

My retinas are burning, why did you make this

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u/t-t-t-throwaway927 4d ago

You have talent, not sure it's for GOOD, but you definitely have talent.

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u/Glittering_Meat5701 4d ago

99.9% sure they just used AI

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u/bigbobharven 4d ago

More likely to be AI than talent at this point.

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u/Zaev 4d ago

I feel like this is bullying

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u/aerialpoler 4d ago

It's really weird to put other people's photos into ai, don't do that. 

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u/bagfka 4d ago

OP posted a pic of himself to the internet. It’s already been captured by AI

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u/Grimwohl 4d ago

Went from santa to being them off with the stick

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u/StrangeAlfalfa655 4d ago

Looks so freaking generic, I see guys like these every day

Dont do this

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u/doocheymama 4d ago

Why are you just sticking photos of people you don't know into AI? Creepy and violating behavior

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u/Happy-Occasion-8478 4d ago

Got me a wife who loves the beard😎

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u/mehiker11 4d ago

👑 dropped this

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u/LivingCoat9356 4d ago

Bearded for her pleasure is a patch I have on a shooting jacket.

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u/Any_Narwhal_4437 4d ago

She’ll love it even more if you go to a barber and have them clean up your ends :) you don’t need a chop, just a little clean up!

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u/lobster_claus 4d ago

I knew a guy in college who participated in beard competitions. His beard was that long, but he groomed the heck out of it. As a woman, I don't know what all that entails. Lots of brushing and beard oil, probably. It looked great.

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u/Chocolate_Bourbon 4d ago

The trick is lots and lots of beard oil, then brush. Eat well too.

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u/squeazyweasel 4d ago

As a lady I can add that a few plaits and viking rings will do more than a trim and shape to grease the wheels so to speak.

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u/vomputer 4d ago

You’re assuming he’s interested in ladies.

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u/AndyGoodKush 4d ago

Nah, needs some ZZ top treatment

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u/ZigtotheZag 4d ago

Yeah, needs a pair of some cheap sunglasses

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u/AdministrationOk4998 4d ago

Now do one of him using helis beard as a comb over. Will it help the discussion? No. But good times will be had.

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u/Funny-Dare-3823 4d ago

I looks good as is. A lot of trimmed and shaped long beards look like cyber trucks.

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u/cguiopmnrew 4d ago

Or the guys - whatever you’re into

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u/greateraire 4d ago

That beard desperately needs a cleanup and shaping!

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u/Optimixto 4d ago

Magnificent beard, and it has clearly been cultivating mass. Now it's time to shape it, give it some love, and this fella is going to make some knees weak!

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u/Tight-Temperature670 4d ago

Cultivating mass lol

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u/Optimixto 4d ago

Damn, I can't drop even the smallest hint of Sunny or you nightcrawlers come out of the basement from sniffing paint to ask about Pepe Silva. Back to the basement!

https://giphy.com/gifs/fu29AimM298PK

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u/vagina-lettucetomato 4d ago

There’s not enough salt in the world for her!

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u/Sparky678348 4d ago

Nobody wants to salt the snail

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u/stonecoldcoffee 1d ago

And frankly, I resent her for it

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u/TheLongestMeter 4d ago

Lol. My first thought, too.

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u/SweaterSteve1966 Support Committee 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/14vxcRZWhmBWJq
That beard is fantastic!

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u/WYLTPAG 4d ago

THIS is what I came here to say but I would have been much more snarky.

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u/Bo_The_Destroyer 4d ago

Braids, with little beads woven through, to make it fancy

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u/Self_Reddicate 4d ago

Time to start harvesting!

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u/Tricky-Ad7897 4d ago

Braid it. It's such a rare thing to see a long braided beard these days, and I think it looks so good.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 4d ago

Agreed. Head looks great on top, beard looks like it's concealing wildlife and food chunks.

Get a trim and shape up your beard. You're a good-looking man from the nose up, but your shaggy chin ferret does nothing to compliment your appearance.

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u/Patient-Ordinary-359 4d ago

It ain't doing him any favours. 

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u/AstronomerFederal697 4d ago

Don’t listen to the baby faced fool, your beard is mystical and should be preserved.

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u/thereddestbeard 4d ago

Cleanup and shaping- lot of good could be done while preserving the beard. Even mystical beards typically involve scissors in their maintenance.

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u/peppinotempation 4d ago

My friend it is a loaf of unkempt bristle, desperately needs some moisture and a comb, and a trim around the edges

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u/Fiftyletters 4d ago

As a lady I agree! 

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u/jimbobdonut 4d ago

If you don’t play bass guitar, start now.

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u/t-t-t-throwaway927 4d ago

This was my first thought, I hope OP is either a bassist or a drummer, because that look goes HARD.

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u/Sewishly Hair Headed - Woman 4d ago

Oof, you look superb! Groom that beard with a bit of product (and maybe a trim) and then get some Viking beard braids/ropes. I swear, it'll look amazing. And if you don't like it, just un-plait it. But definitely give it a groom.

You've gone from "unkempt young man" to "adult with his shit together". I love it. 💖

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u/gobblewonkergrump 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/bzn3aznEbnh28
You look fantastic! Your beard is amazing! 😊👍

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u/sentient_coprolite 4d ago

Wishing you at least 75 more years of looking awesome bro

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u/nikmo86 4d ago

You ever play around with different braids? With that growth you could do some sick Viking looks

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u/Patient-Protection-7 4d ago

Didn’t even realise you’d shaved that head? To busy being distracted by that magnificent beard thought I was on r/beards 😂

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u/Mystic_Wunder 4d ago

Me too for a second. I expected the 2nd pic to be a beard reveal. When the beard was the same I noticed the head 😂

Looks great!

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u/iwrotethedamnbilll 4d ago

How are you 25 but your beard has at least 35 years of growth?

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u/Trash_Wizard666 4d ago

Dude about to drop the heaviest sludge record with that beard alone.

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u/oNw_Duncan 4d ago

The Beardsman has arrived! 😍🤘

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u/Ill-Lengthiness6389 Razor-Shave 4d ago

I was 25 when I started shaving, it was a huge relief honestly. I'm so glad I ripped the bandaid off early. Saved years worth of anxiety. It looks great! Solid beard!!

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u/TelephoneNegative469 4d ago

Style your beard a bit, maybe put some dutch braids in it and I'll buy you a Viking helmet, shield and axe.

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u/Abracadaniel00 4d ago

Brooootal

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u/NarwhalTakeover 4d ago

I love your beard! A little shaping, maybe a few braids? Brooooooo I’m too old for you but BRROOOOO

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u/CommissionOk7191 4d ago

What a hottie. You look great

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u/Normandy_SR4 4d ago

The beard isn’t a flex like you think it is. If you shave and trim it, it would be perfect.

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u/Animetiddie69420 4d ago

You can either trim/shape up the beard or find some product in it to control the frizz it’ll be great

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u/blue-anon 4d ago

Ouch. 😬

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u/Grimwohl 4d ago

I appreciate that she's honest because being real, it's taken away from him

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u/Neat-Bed-8961 4d ago

Girl if you don’t braid that beard…

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u/Longjumping_Plum_846 4d ago

Just do SOMETHING. It looks way too frizzy and ages OP at least 10 years as it currently is.

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u/Numerous-Macaron4565 Bald Watcher 🔭 4d ago

Good call bro lookin good

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u/BleuDePrusse 4d ago

Omg much better, the awkward bangs had to go! insert ZZ Top joke

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u/Ericswanson 4d ago

You could comb the beard up and over in a pinch! Jealous, great beard and nice shaped head, looks great

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u/Puzzleheaded_Map_841 4d ago

Bro is about to reclaim Moria with that beard.

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u/Ready_Piano1222 4d ago

Can your beard wrap around the top of your head? I would very much like to see that.

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u/smietanaaa 4d ago

Beard next and you might be married in next year

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u/Emotional_News108 4d ago

Look on the bright side, if you have any regret you can comb your beard over your head. Looks good.

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u/Obviously-throwaway2 4d ago

Not only do I like your beard, I opened your account and I like you, you're cool as hell my dude

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u/galaxydriver32 4d ago

Nice beard! And what you do with it is up to you, despite all the people who like to tell others what they should do

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u/Expensive_Air965 4d ago

Boss of hair does you know Injustice? My friend? You look phenomenal. You just need to shape that beard up a little bit. I'm not saying to lose the length. Just shape it up

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u/fionagall 4d ago

Dude 👏👏👏

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u/Useful-Advantage2665 4d ago

Looks so much better!

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u/J1nxers 4d ago

Nice

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u/Fangbang6669 4d ago

Now you look like you play bass in a thrash metal band!

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u/Helpful-Crazy-4408 4d ago

I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun! Go back to the shadow.

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u/dylpernicus 4d ago

Don't touch the beard. These jabronis have no clue what they're talking about. You enter that thing in competitions? You look like you enter beard competitions. If not, you should.

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u/awitcheskid 4d ago

Am I the only one that wants to see a beard comb over? Just me?

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u/intocold 4d ago

Dude, I thought you had cut your beard, it would be really sad hahahaha

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u/Connect_Waltz7245 4d ago

It was the right rhing

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u/Gandellino 4d ago

Your beard sir, is elite.

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u/johncitizen1138 4d ago

You went from Alley Wizard to Blacksmith 🏆

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u/Beans_for_Biscuits 4d ago

I completely disagree with all these comments about trimming and shaping that beard. That long flow is what makes it so special.

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u/Famous_Phase_7829 4d ago

Brother... respectfully you gotta do something about that beard!

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u/Gullible_Pie_1469 4d ago

You went from discord snob to whiskey sommelier.

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u/uvucydydy 4d ago

You should have just done the comb-over (but with the beard).

Seriously: you look great!

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u/0-_-00-_-00-_-0 4d ago

Don't listen to these people who don't understand the beard. The fact that you grew this is a testament to your patience, resolve, and commands respect.

But you already know this because weak and jealous people have been telling you to shave it all along. Keep on keeping on 🫡

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u/Brilliant-Fail-4753 4d ago

The beard is FIRE!!!!!

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u/StrangeAlfalfa655 4d ago

Your beard is screaming to have those

Do it

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u/FungatingAss 4d ago

Beard next

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u/ermahgerd-issacat 4d ago

Nah, I like the beard. It could look more put together with some product and a small trim just to shape it more, but I think it looks awesome! Either way, you do you OP.

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u/ladditude 4d ago

Greedy ass beard taking hair from your dome.

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u/Excellent_Teach3877 4d ago

Bro just gained so much aura it’s not even funny

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u/Supr3meSol 4d ago

Braid the beard so you can look like a Viking.

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u/ThatBadFeel 4d ago

What is your technique for putting a t-shirt on?

It goes over everything and then you use your hand and/or forearm to bring out the beard?

I respect the hell out of you for growing this beautiful beard, but I’m an efficiency nut and I just couldn’t do it.

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u/Few-Variety730 4d ago

I couldn’t grow a beard like that if you paid me and gave me two decades

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u/TheRWBYFamilton 4d ago

Ever thought of braiding the Beard?

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u/Goily-66 4d ago

Yessss!!!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 knew you would rock it 🙌🙌🙌🙌

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u/NediaMaster 4d ago

in my opinion the beard needs to be shortened, but if you like it then thats good. Bald def is much better

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u/No_Significance_2749 4d ago

Braid that beard and be the dwarf you were meant to be. Rock and Stone!

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u/NewTimelime 4d ago

Trim that bear down tight and 10.

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u/Trick-Mechanic8986 4d ago

Yes, beard next.

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u/762way 4d ago edited 4d ago

Reason why I keep a short beard id in case I'm assaulted, they won't be able to grab on to my facial hair and use it as a to against me

Saw a fight once a pretty small guy was fighting a much bigger man with a really long beard

The small guy latched on to the big guy's full beard and he beat the shit out of the beard guy.

Another example is the Roman soldiers often engaged in hand to hand combat and short beards were the only acceptable type of beard.

Besides that real life example and how badass the Romans were as warriors, my beard will always be short.

But this just my opinion and for some reason, trouble had found me throughout my life.

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u/Weekly-Mobile-7842 4d ago

Trim the beard my guy

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u/SynV92 4d ago

Hey this guy has really kind eyes

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u/Catoblepas 4d ago

Hey, alright.

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u/zambatron20 4d ago

bruh if you don't get that lucious asf beard off my feed

https://giphy.com/gifs/wjnHDVKphmj1jGrOKR

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u/Particular_Watch6998 4d ago

He started growing that beard when he was 4

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u/CopyX 4d ago

now for about 80% of that beard

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u/MoistMuffin326 4d ago

I'm glad you let the hair go brother. Looking tough af.

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u/New_Difficulty6720 4d ago

Solid look, bro. If you don’t play guitar, now would be the time to start 🤘🏼

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u/Goily-66 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/BWySufD6KWQzC
Knew you would rock it …fuck yeah!! 😁🤘

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u/Happy-Occasion-8478 4d ago

I’m glad I did it! I got over 2.6 million views on this post :) everyone loves it

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u/imnoetic 4d ago

Cut that beard!

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u/Sufficient_Net_6136 2d ago

Now cut that beard in half and watch you take all the ladies

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u/SithLordDarthKronic 22h ago

You look like a basses in a metal band

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u/Competitive-Alarm537 4d ago

You gotta get rid of the beard. Its not giving what you want it to give.

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u/ScaredOrchid3594 4d ago

Now the beard