The reason I posted this is because I've seen people around school sporting these motherfuckers and I don't get it. And yes they are usually a sign of pretentiousness.
That second guy looks strangely familiar.
Hmm...most of the guys I know, with beards like
that, are overweight, and as socially maladroit as
I am (almost). I figure it's an attempt to give SOME
interesting aspect to their otherwise uninteresting
appearance. It doesn't really work.