It's
Movember, and many men are busily growing facial hair (mostly moustaches, a few beards) for Prostate Cancer Awareness. I noticed the other day that Justin's principal is one of them. His is looking a little thin right now, and somewhat grayer than the hair on his head, but I'm sure it'll look very nice soon.
Not all men can do this, though. Last year during Movember, as I watched stuff sprout on the faces of various lawyers, justices, and cops, I wondered how many of the ones who weren't participating had had unpleasant experiences with the whole procedure. I read somewhere that William Shatner once grew a beard, but only did it once because while the hair on his head was light brown, his beard came in bright red.
( Like this )Although that may have been Captain Kirk, in a Star Trek novel.
David Duchovny had a beard once. Ouch.
( He made Scully sad )This all made me remember a hairy story from my own university days.
Once upon a time, I had four friends who decided
( not to shave their beards until exam time )![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
