Saturday, January 10, 2009

Beards Are Cool: An In-Depth Analysis (Part 1 of 2)

I can pinpoint the exact moment in time when my girl bits reacted in a good way to facial hair. It was when I saw him,


sporting one in a video that he had just released. I had always loved Chris Martin ever since I heard his first single and he looked like a pre-pubescent Brit singing about how the stars shine for me (yes -- for me). But when he grew that beard, my innocent crush turned ravenous.

The thing with the beard is that it is timeless.

Let's look at the man who started it all:


It is said that God is represented in the image of man. Well, God decided that the only image of man that should be portrayed are men with beards because beards are cool. Don't believe me? Look at who he chose to get his job(s) done:

First Testament:


Second Testament:


Coincidental? I think not.

26 comments:

Chris said...

I'm glad you posted today, I missed you :)

joeygirl said...

this made me giggle.

Yoda said...

According to this report, you prefer men with beards 'coz you want to have their babies!

:-p

Cléa said...

So Chris Martin is the next Messiah?

L said...

I definitely view facial hair on men differently than I did years ago.

Aaron M said...

HAHA...
I suppose I should have thought before I shaved this morning

Meri said...

I dig beards. My husband has one...and although he is pretty lazy with it and it's often scraggly, I wouldn't have his face any other way. He has long hair too...and more than a few biblical references have been thrown his way.

Lindz said...

EEEEEEWWWW I cannot handle facial pubes... not into them at all. In fact, just the other night a guy at a bar rubbed me the wrong way and I informed him that his unkept beard-thing reminded me of a nasty cho-cha on his face. That or a bonch if he puckered his lips. Yep, I am one classy woman.

Therapeutic Ramblings said...

I like the 2-3 day scruff look....but I can't stand it after that.

Therapeutic Ramblings said...

ps. I hear the same from women I date. They usually like it, but then I have to keep it trimmed, which is annoying.

Dexter Colt said...

Yeah, beards are cool, but I'm thinking of going the mustache route.

chasinglibby said...

hahaha....the logic is irrefutable!

Juice said...

The best is enjoying growing a beard. It's almost been a year now :)

ÄsK AliCë said...

Oh I like facial hair sometimes...it really depends on th guy! This post made me laugh though!

SM said...

Your thought process on this cracks me up. And then Cléa's comment? Classic.

I love beards - the look of them. They are super sexy (on the right men). But I hate kissing my husband when he's sporting a beard. It always scratches my face and I hate it. Unfortunately he has a 5 o'clock shadow 10 minutes after he shaves, so it's something I've learned to live with.

But I digress. Beards? Sexy. Yes.

EF said...

let's make sure there is good grooming with the beard.

If it looks like Mike Myers, "The Love Guru's" beard you can just forget it!

peterdewolf said...

You consider Chris Martin's stubble a beard?

In that case, I spend 60% of the time with a beard.

repliderium.com said...

Beards are HOT (as long as they're not the creepy "down to your knees" ZZ-top style. Or braided. Braided beards are just WRONG.

egan said...

I'm sporting a very thin beard today. Some have compared my existence on Earth as God-like. Lucky me.

You should watch the HBO miniseries, The House of Saddam, the guy who play Saddam's son, Uday, is a deadringer for Chris Martin... an Iraqi verion. Plus he has a beard.

SoMi's Nilsa said...

I've never been able to jump aboard the bearded wagon. Not sure why. But, you can bet I'm no beard!

Scotty said...

Really? I wonder what most prefer..

Matt said...

I have a goatie, does that count?

Mr. Shife said...

But what if your beard looks like you need to rub Rogaine on it because certain spots don't come in as fully as others?

PastelGuy said...

Hair is overrated. All hair.

Medio Pomelo said...

Beard looks manly as long as it is not trimmed in a careful or artistic way. Then it just becomes pompous. However, beard is a nuisance when snogging, it gives me the itches.

KassyK said...

Facial hair. Me likey. Although "styled" facial hair skeeves me out...the scruff of a few days is ideal or a really nice, trimmed, NOT LONG beard. Very sexy.