Franz Josef!?!

Posted by Jed on January 30, 2009 under My Beard | Read the First Comment

Well, the polls are closed. I never would have expected the Franz Josef to come in first place, but I’m glad it wasn’t “shave it all off”. I was a little suspicious of someone stacking the votes, so I checked the voting logs. After removing duplicates from the same IP address, Franz Josef actually tied with shave it all off, but I never said duplicate votes didn’t count. Anyone comitted enough to actually stack them deserves to win. Anyway, I’ll shave it later today and post pictures. Thanks for voting!

Choose My Next Beard Style

Posted by Jed on January 1, 2009 under My Beard | 9 Comments to Read

First, please forgive my terrible photoshop skills. Below are the 19 styles of beard that I’ve selected as possibilities, based mainly on the excellent work of Jon Dyer, who has taken up the seriously awesome Quest For Every Beard Type. For better pictures that represent the styles I will shave, check out Jon’s chart of facial hair types.

So here is the deal: you vote, and on January 30th, 2009, I’ll shave the most popular one, and post the pictures for all to see. If you have a suggestion as to a style that I should include, then get it to me quickly, cause it won’t have a fair shot if it is added too late in the game.

Red Lines indicate areas that I will shave, NOT the beard style. (The poll is at the bottom, below all the pictures.)

UPDATE 1/7/2009: I’ll add a picture for “Shave it all off!” option S, and for “Two-Face” (an asymmetrical style) in the next day or so. Also, I’ve been asked if I’m willing to shave my head to compliment certain styles, and the answer is no. Shaving my head is out of the question. I will get a haircut though, I’m starting to look too much like a scruffy nerf-herder.

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