Don't grow a beard if it looks like road kill.
No insults intended. Bad Bob
Ok Brian, I know it ain't about reels, but this is important stuff!
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Jim Wiegner
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Good morning Bob:
You had better believe this IS important stuff. 33+ years ago, my beloved wife told me to grow a beard, because as she put it "I don't like your face". And now after all of these years of marital bliss, I don't even mention shaving the thing off, as she likely would turn me into "road kill".
Furface (Jim)
You had better believe this IS important stuff. 33+ years ago, my beloved wife told me to grow a beard, because as she put it "I don't like your face". And now after all of these years of marital bliss, I don't even mention shaving the thing off, as she likely would turn me into "road kill".
Furface (Jim)
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Stu Lawson
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It Didn't Work
BAD BOB STRIKES AGAIN! - Twenty years or so ago when I began my beard (gone now), my father asked me why I wanted it. I jokingly replied that, "I grew it to hide all the ugly." Dad looked at me appraisingly and said, "It didn't work."
As I said, I had no insults in mind. Tried it myself for a few days sometime back when I had the house to myself. In less than a week it looked like a sail squirrel. Wisely shaved it off before wife saw me.
However, it might be wise for each of us to look objectively in the mirror immediately after arising in the morning and consider what a shock that must be every day for a fair lady to see. That notwithstanding, some beards are cool! Jim's got most of you beat! Bad Bob
However, it might be wise for each of us to look objectively in the mirror immediately after arising in the morning and consider what a shock that must be every day for a fair lady to see. That notwithstanding, some beards are cool! Jim's got most of you beat! Bad Bob
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Jim Wiegner
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Hello down there Stu:
Your dad's opinion notwithstanding, you look excellent with your beard, and without it...you do certainly look a bit younger. A short "beard story". When my brother was in the Coast Guard during the Korean War, for a time he was stationed on a Cutter in the bay area. He would go out on one month patrols, and upon his return to shore, would have a short leave. As we lived in San Francisco, he could take the bus home for visits.
One afternoon when I came home from school, Ed was sitting in the living room, reading the Chronicle, with the paper obscuring his face. Just then our dad also came into the room, said "Hi" to my brother, who still didn't lower the paper, walked over and lowered the sports section, and saw a neat full beard on his oldest son's face. Pop smiled and frowned simultaneously, and said...SHAVE!
I'm quite sure that if my dad saw his younger son today, he would reach for the hedge clippers. Or just maybe if he lived up here in Washington and saw the number of bearded faces, he might actually approve.
Jim
Your dad's opinion notwithstanding, you look excellent with your beard, and without it...you do certainly look a bit younger. A short "beard story". When my brother was in the Coast Guard during the Korean War, for a time he was stationed on a Cutter in the bay area. He would go out on one month patrols, and upon his return to shore, would have a short leave. As we lived in San Francisco, he could take the bus home for visits.
One afternoon when I came home from school, Ed was sitting in the living room, reading the Chronicle, with the paper obscuring his face. Just then our dad also came into the room, said "Hi" to my brother, who still didn't lower the paper, walked over and lowered the sports section, and saw a neat full beard on his oldest son's face. Pop smiled and frowned simultaneously, and said...SHAVE!
I'm quite sure that if my dad saw his younger son today, he would reach for the hedge clippers. Or just maybe if he lived up here in Washington and saw the number of bearded faces, he might actually approve.
Jim
Ok, ok, I'll save you guys and this thread, 
sheesh! Which reel makers sported a beard? I seem to remember maaaybe 50% of the Pfluegers were "clean" shaven. Not a contest because I don't have much to give away 'cept for a "good job"!
PS I've been known to forego the razor during those 4-5 wild days of ORCA Nationals. Those things make you just want to do wild and crazy things, like spend lots of money on reels
sheesh! Which reel makers sported a beard? I seem to remember maaaybe 50% of the Pfluegers were "clean" shaven. Not a contest because I don't have much to give away 'cept for a "good job"!PS I've been known to forego the razor during those 4-5 wild days of ORCA Nationals. Those things make you just want to do wild and crazy things, like spend lots of money on reels
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Jim Wiegner
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Good morning Brian:
OK, back to reels (smile). While I can't vouch for a 100% full beard, I do believe that at least one or more of the men who guided Deutsche Angelgerate Manufactur, or D.A.M. as we know it here in America, had enough fur on their face to qualify. Every time that I sneeze, more memory cells go out with the kleenex, however I recall having seen photos of Oskar Ziegenspeck and his brother Fritz, who founded D.A.M., and Otto Kuntze who was also one of the leaders in later years.
And by the way, these folks produced some very fine reels indeed. Open up an early Penn Spinfisher and you will see the same basic design of the D.A.M. Quick.
Jim
OK, back to reels (smile). While I can't vouch for a 100% full beard, I do believe that at least one or more of the men who guided Deutsche Angelgerate Manufactur, or D.A.M. as we know it here in America, had enough fur on their face to qualify. Every time that I sneeze, more memory cells go out with the kleenex, however I recall having seen photos of Oskar Ziegenspeck and his brother Fritz, who founded D.A.M., and Otto Kuntze who was also one of the leaders in later years.
And by the way, these folks produced some very fine reels indeed. Open up an early Penn Spinfisher and you will see the same basic design of the D.A.M. Quick.
Jim