Laughter, the best medicine

[Indoor66]

Heck, just shave it off. If you've been wearing a stache for years, you might be pleasantly surprised, once the shock wears off. In my experience, virtually everybody looks better clean shaven.

Just my opinion. I could be wrong.

I agree good Doctor. Just look at the front page article on Ol' Roy (or the link in the thread I started.)

[aimo]

Imagine Kyle Guy's 'do when he was a sophomore.

The shame...

Please, tell me, NOT a man bun?!?!!??

[devildeac]

Heck, just shave it off. If you've been wearing a stache for years, you might be pleasantly surprised, once the shock wears off. In my experience, virtually everybody looks better clean shaven.

Just my opinion. I could be wrong.

Thanks! I do appreciate the reply. There's really no wrong/right here. I simply want to see some evidence as nothing I've read, and I've read a lot the last few weeks, has ever advocated for shaving all facial hair.

I posed this question to our son at tOSU Medical Center and our younger daughter at UofChicago: OSU's policy conforms to the CDC's chart, meaning no beards or long 'staches that might/would prevent the N95s from fitting properly. Daughter said UofC required everyone to shave to meet the same N95 fit/wearing standards issued by the CDC, too.

As a sidelight, I found some of the facial hair examples from the CDC to be rather amusing and highly educational, seeing/learning some names/styles I'd never encountered before.

[camion]

Heck, just shave it off. If you've been wearing a stache for years, you might be pleasantly surprised, once the shock wears off. In my experience, virtually everybody looks better clean shaven.

Just my opinion. I could be wrong.

I've had a beard since 1984 and I have two thoughts to share on getting rid of it.

1. I calculate that the lower half of my face has received about 35 years less sun/UV than my forehead. Shaving may lead me to look like a relative youngster.

2. The beard is an integral part of my grumpy old man persona. How can I convincingly growl, "Stay off my lawn!!" without the whiskers?

[weezie]

... In my experience, virtually everybody looks better clean shaven... I could be wrong.

You could be. Exhibit A: Tom Selleck.

[rsvman]

You could be. Exhibit A: Tom Selleck.

This is why I said "virtually" everybody.

[aimo]

You could be. Exhibit A: Tom Selleck.

Only Tom Selleck can rock the Magnum 'stache. Well, Burt Reynolds didn't look right without one, either. Who else?

[bundabergdevil]

Only Tom Selleck can rock the Magnum 'stache. Well, Burt Reynolds didn't look right without one, either. Who else?

Burt is a big one. I’d also add:

Sam Elliott
Alex Trebek
Swedish Chef


You’ve got to have the right face for the stache. Aaron Rodgers does not.

[TruBlu]

Only Tom Selleck can rock the Magnum 'stache. Well, Burt Reynolds didn't look right without one, either. Who else?

Me! The more of my face that is covered, the better. I consider it my civic duty. You’re welcome.

[DukieInKansas]

Nephew Alex is growing one. Haven't determined how I like it. Wonder what his boss will think of it when they are able to go back to work. Since it is a state building, he can't even go in to check on things. Fortunately, one of the training staff is checking on the float tank - don't want it to go dry.

[dudog84]

Our local hospital is requiring all facial hair be shaved. All.

Reason/s given? None. Simply a memo/email.

Link to CDC chart for (approved/disapproved) Facial Hairstyles and Filtering Facepiece Respirators (assuming N95 here):

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/pdfs...282017-508.pdf

And no, I'm not laughing.

All? Eyebrows too?

{insert pic of Voldemort}

Obviously haven't seen the memo, but that might be a way to poke them.

[devildeac]

You could be. Exhibit A: Tom Selleck.

This is why I said "virtually" everybody.

I look better "virtually" anyway/how/shape/time. Ask fuse/OPK/mattman.

[BD80]

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[devildeac]

Me! The more of my face that is covered, the better. I consider it my civic duty. You’re welcome.

I resemble that comment:

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[devildeac]

All? Eyebrows too?

{insert pic of Voldemort}

Obviously haven't seen the memo, but that might be a way to poke them.

Yep, that's one of my questions. Why stop at mustaches and beards (again, I don't have a beard but totally see the evidence for having an N95 mask fit properly)? Shave the eyebrows. Hair is a fomite so should I shave my head and arms, too?

[camion]

Yep, that's one of my questions. Why stop at mustaches and beards (again, I don't have a beard but totally see the evidence for having an N95 mask fit properly)? Shave the eyebrows. Hair is a fomite so should I shave my head and arms, too?

Then there the ears and nose to consider. As one grows older one grows hair in "interesting" places.

[BD80]

All? Eyebrows too? ...

Well, there goes my comb-over ...

[budwom]

Sam Elliott without a stash looks like a bird.

[aimo]

Jeff Foxworthy recently shaved his. Can't find the pic right now, but he looks weird.

[BD80]

Jeff Foxworthy recently shaved his. Can't find the pic right now, but he looks weird.

You just might be a redneck if you shave your moustache and it now looks like you have a blonde moustache ...