You know there is a competition. http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/ .
I always said it was a uncivilized society the required a man to scrape his face with a sharp instrument for appearance sake before he went out into the cold winter air.
I had a beard for years till I decided it was better to get a good seal on a respirator.
Now a beard would be unconformable to me.
Found this interesting bit of trivial recently Hitler was ordered to trim his moustache http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1550768/Hitler-was-ordered-to-trim-his-moustache.html
