Sorry for the low-quality scan!
If you're a fan of comic books, you're probably familiar with this
scene from Fantastic Four #4 (1961), when Johnny Storm (The
Human Torch) discovers Namor (The Submariner) in a flop-house...
Well, it seems that my dear, sweet wife Susan has gained similar powers,
so naturally, she wanted to put them to similar use! And you know me, I
meekly agree with anything she says...
Yes, it's true - the beard is GONE!!! Here, for your edification, is
the required before-and-after shot:
Question: Did you save it?
Answer: Of course! It's in two parts - we rubber-banded one
half, whacked it off, took the pictures, then rubber-banded the other
half and whacked that off. I've scanned them in, but I haven't uploaded
them yet. I'm thinking of selling them on eBay - maybe a Dutch Auction...?
The category is
Collectibles:Weird Stuff:Totally Bizarre (of course!)
Question: Now are you going to keep shaving?
Answer: Of course not! My motto for the next few
weeks months is "It'll grow back!" I don't know how guys do this,
day in and day out... With any luck, I'll be back to "normal" by the
end of the year. It's just that curiosity got the best of me.
Comment: You look a lot younger! // You look 10 years younger! //
You look about 17!
Response: Don't be silly - younger, maybe, but not that
young! Actually, I've been amazed to see how much I look like my brother.
Whether or not this is a good thing is a question I really shouldn't answer.
Question: Good morning! How was sleeping with the naked face?
Answer: Is that any way to refer to my wife?! Oh, you meant... oh.
It was okay, but I'm learning what "rubs me the wrong way" truly means!
Many thanks to my friends on eBay's
Comics
Chat Board for supplying me with the above question, and putting up with
my desperate plea for attention. The Rabid Badger will return!
Sept 2: Here's how it looks after a mere month - do you think I'm on track for a big Christmas beard? |
Oct 7: Two months and counting... I guess it was a bit much to expect major changes at this point! |
Nov 4: Three! Three months! Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha! Susan says "It looks longer," but I just shrug. |
Dec 2: Are we bored yet? Wake me up when it's long... |
Jan 6: Susan and I considered just re-running last month's picture - not much change since then... |
Feb 4: As I've said elsewhere: Shave in haste, repent at leisure. |
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Mar 4: Oh, heck - we forgot to take a picture, but it really hasn't changed much, so let's just repeat last month's pic, okay? |
Apr 1: I couldn't resist posting this pic, especially since
the "crown" was given to me by my new friend Taylor!
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Aug 19: Just over a year later, I felt like myself again. Is it any wonder I was smiling? (I know, I'm smiling in all these pics - it comes from years of being photographed) |
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