Bearded Halloween Costumes

The countdown is on. There is officially less than two weeks left until Halloween.

Are you totally unprepared?

No need to worry, because we've created a new site featuring some awesome Halloween costumes for you to pull together in no time. We'll be adding new ideas to the site leading up to Halloween so leave all of the costume stress to us!

Check them out at the following link:

Bearded Halloween Costumes

Oh Happy Beard!

When I am sad I just think of my beard. And then I don't feel so bad. 

-Anonymous

Super Ray!

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There Was an Old Man with a Beard

There was an Old Man with a beard,
who said, "It is just as I feared! --
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.

-Edward Lear
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On a Hiatus

As you have noticed, the Smoking Beard has been pretty absent as of late. As of now we don't have enough time to dedicate to the glory of beards. But we will be back soon. Promise.

Go Patriots!

Seriously, how can we root against this epic beard?

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Beard of the Month - February 2012

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Stocking Stuffers for the Beard Lover

Is anyone else totally unprepared for Christmas?  We haven't even started our shopping yet.  If you're like us and wait until the last minute, here's a list of great gifts for the beard-lover in your life.

Moleskine Journal - $12.00 by fricdementol

Grooming the Beard iPhone case - $35.00 from Society6

"Sea Beard" by David Fleck $10 on Threadless

"Handsome Young Bearded Buck" canvas - $40.00 by utilitarianfranchise

How Well Do You Know Your Facial Hair?

Our friend from Matthew Fisher Photography showed us this link and we had to share.  

Take this quiz and let us know how you did!

Beard of the Month -- December 2011

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Sir James Murray

And you thought we were going to pick Santa, didn't you?

James Murray was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary and worked on it for 36 years until his death.  The full dictionary wasn't complete until thirteen years later, encompassing 12 volumes and containing almost 500,000 words. 

Oh and in case you were wondering how we know this, it's all in an awesome book called The Professor and the Madman. You should read it.

The OED definition of 'beard':

beard, n.

Pronunciation:  /bɪəd/

Forms:  OE–ME beard, (ME bærd, beord, burde), ME–15 berd, (ME–15 berde), ME–15 beerd(e, 15 (Sc. baird, beird), 15–16 bearde, 15– beard.

Etymology:  Common Germanic: Old English beard   ( < earlier *bard  , *bærd  ) = Middle Dutch baert  , Dutch baard  , Old High German, modern German bart  , Old Norse *barðr   retained only in compounds as Langbarðr   (but cognate with barð   neuter, ‘brim, edge, beak, prow,’ whence sense 11 below) < Germanic *bardo-z   (not known in Gothic); cognate with Old Slavonic barda   beard. Kinship to Latin barba   is, on phonetic grounds, doubtful.

1.  The hair that grows upon the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of an adult man's face; now usually excluding the moustache, or hair of the upper lip.

via: Oxford English Dictionary

Turkey Beard?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Before you chow down on some turkey, we thought we'd let you in on a little turkey trivia.

Did you know that Turkeys have beards?

"Wild turkey beards grow throughout the life of the bird and usually gain about 4 inches annually. Juvenile males or "Jakes" normally have a beard that is about 2-4 inches in length by their first spring gobbler season. Adult males or "Toms" commonly sport beards that are 8-12 inches in length. The overall length of the beard is regulated by wear as the beard drags the ground."[via]

So the question is, can we live with the fact that we eat our bearded brethren or no?

See that black tuft hanging from this guy? Yup, that's a turkey beard.  Image [via]

100th Post!

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We've made it to 100 posts!  That's a lot of beardly goodness to look back on.

Here's to 100 more.

Enjoy your night before Thanksgiving celebrations!

How's Your No Shave November Going?

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Just Not Each Other

William Fitzsimmons

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SPLUNNY

How awesome are these?

See more of SPLUNNY here and here

Lumberjack and Crow

By Native Vermont

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You Move So Psychadelically

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Gah! We haven't posted in a while.

We apologize for the lack of posting. 

Hopefully this epic smoking wire beard will make up for it.

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Beard of the Month -- November 2011

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W.G. Grace
The biggest badass in the history of Cricket.

And if you know anything about Cricket (which we don't) check out his stats here.

It's In The Cards

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