America, fuck yeah!

[El]

A sign of high virility, isn't it?

Someone please post information on this.  I'm actually curious.

(Not the virility part, necessarily.  Just if there's any correlates.)

Linking you to Wikipedia. 

Over the course of history, men with facial hair have been ascribed various attributes such as wisdom, sexual virility, masculinity, or a higher status; however, beards may at times have also been perceived to be associated with a loss of refinement.

Biology

The beard develops during puberty. Beard growth is linked to stimulation of hair follicles in the area by dihydrotestosterone, which continues to affect beard growth after puberty. Hair follicles from different areas vary in what hormones they are stimulated or inhibited by; dihydrotestosterone also promotes balding. Dihydrotestosterone is produced from testosterone, the levels of which vary with season; thus beards grow faster in summer.
Close up

Difficulties in measuring beard growth have led to controversies concerning the effects of hormonal activity on short-term pogonotrophy (i.e., the grooming of facial hair). For example, a physicist had to spend periods of several weeks on a remote island in comparative isolation. He noticed that his beard growth diminished, but the day before he was due to leave the island it increased again, to reach unusually high rates during the first day or two on the mainland. He studied the effect and concluded that the stimulus for increased beard growth was related to the resumption of sexual activity. However, at that time professional pogonologists reacted vigorously and almost dismissively.

How fast the beard grows is also genetic.

No matter if it is true or not, it did make it to hearsay wisdom. I've heard more than one guy telling this.
 

That had me wander around until this:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_pattern_baldness#Myths

Does beard growth correlate with baldness?

[odeon]

I need to shave.

So you're postwhoring about it in two threads.

I felt it was important for you all to know about it.

You should ask Sinnocent to post an announcement of your shaving habits on WP, in case anyone missed it.

You think?

But no; they are not ready for the information at WP.

The bots will spread the message.

I have yet to shave. Do you think I should?

[odeon]

A sign of high virility, isn't it?

Someone please post information on this.  I'm actually curious.

(Not the virility part, necessarily.  Just if there's any correlates.)

Linking you to Wikipedia. 

Over the course of history, men with facial hair have been ascribed various attributes such as wisdom, sexual virility, masculinity, or a higher status; however, beards may at times have also been perceived to be associated with a loss of refinement.

Biology

The beard develops during puberty. Beard growth is linked to stimulation of hair follicles in the area by dihydrotestosterone, which continues to affect beard growth after puberty. Hair follicles from different areas vary in what hormones they are stimulated or inhibited by; dihydrotestosterone also promotes balding. Dihydrotestosterone is produced from testosterone, the levels of which vary with season; thus beards grow faster in summer.
Close up

Difficulties in measuring beard growth have led to controversies concerning the effects of hormonal activity on short-term pogonotrophy (i.e., the grooming of facial hair). For example, a physicist had to spend periods of several weeks on a remote island in comparative isolation. He noticed that his beard growth diminished, but the day before he was due to leave the island it increased again, to reach unusually high rates during the first day or two on the mainland. He studied the effect and concluded that the stimulus for increased beard growth was related to the resumption of sexual activity. However, at that time professional pogonologists reacted vigorously and almost dismissively.

How fast the beard grows is also genetic.

No matter if it is true or not, it did make it to hearsay wisdom. I've heard more than one guy telling this.
 

That had me wander around until this:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_pattern_baldness#Myths

Does beard growth correlate with baldness?

It doesn't seem to be the case. I know people who are balding but who grow full beards.

[Semicolon]

I need to shave.

So you're postwhoring about it in two threads.

I felt it was important for you all to know about it.

You should ask Sinnocent to post an announcement of your shaving habits on WP, in case anyone missed it.

You think?

But no; they are not ready for the information at WP.

The bots will spread the message.

I have yet to shave. Do you think I should?

Leave it and see if your family says anything.

[odeon]

I need to shave.

So you're postwhoring about it in two threads.

I felt it was important for you all to know about it.

You should ask Sinnocent to post an announcement of your shaving habits on WP, in case anyone missed it.

You think?

But no; they are not ready for the information at WP.

The bots will spread the message.

I have yet to shave. Do you think I should?

Leave it and see if your family says anything.

They already have. My daughter says I look older with it.

[Semicolon]

You think?

But no; they are not ready for the information at WP.

The bots will spread the message.

I have yet to shave. Do you think I should?

Leave it and see if your family says anything.

They already have. My daughter says I look older with it.

That's harsh.

[odeon]

You think?

But no; they are not ready for the information at WP.

The bots will spread the message.

I have yet to shave. Do you think I should?

Leave it and see if your family says anything.

They already have. My daughter says I look older with it.

That's harsh.

But probably true.

[Semicolon]

You think?

But no; they are not ready for the information at WP.

The bots will spread the message.

I have yet to shave. Do you think I should?

Leave it and see if your family says anything.

They already have. My daughter says I look older with it.

That's harsh.

But probably true.

Regale her with stories of how difficult life was in the old days, when you had to shave with a rock and walk to school in the snow.

['andersom']

You think?

But no; they are not ready for the information at WP.

The bots will spread the message.

I have yet to shave. Do you think I should?

Leave it and see if your family says anything.

They already have. My daughter says I look older with it.

That's harsh.

But probably true.

Regale her with stories of how difficult life was in the old days, when you had to shave with a rock and walk to school in the snow.

My kids had to walk to school, no matter what the weather. I could go by bike.

[odeon]

You think?

But no; they are not ready for the information at WP.

The bots will spread the message.

I have yet to shave. Do you think I should?

Leave it and see if your family says anything.

They already have. My daughter says I look older with it.

That's harsh.

But probably true.

Regale her with stories of how difficult life was in the old days, when you had to shave with a rock and walk to school in the snow.

How did you know? Were you there too?

[Semicolon]

They already have. My daughter says I look older with it.

That's harsh.

But probably true.

Regale her with stories of how difficult life was in the old days, when you had to shave with a rock and walk to school in the snow.

How did you know? Were you there too?

It was an educated guess. Here you are walking to school in the snow:

           

[odeon]

Those were the days.

But it was more like this:


They got out of the way wherever I went.

[Semicolon]

Those were the days.

But it was more like this:


They got out of the way wherever I went.

Or they're jousting.

[odeon]

It's not that. They are following me around now.

     

[Kalister]

Are there any redcoats on this forum?