Thursday Thirteen #8 - And now a word (or two) about facial hair
Beards in particular.
This week’s Thursday Thirteen entry was inspired by a word of the day entry on wordsmith.org:
1. Pogonotrophy - is the act of cultivating, or growing and grooming, a mustache, beard, sideburns or other facial hair.
Pogonotrophy (po-guh-NAW-truh-fee) noun
[From Greek pogon (beard) + -trophy (nourishment, growth).]
2. Pogonology is the study of beards
3. And pogonotomy is a fancy word for shaving.
4. Did you know that facial hair is a secondary sex characteristic in human males? Most men develop facial hair in the later years of puberty, approximately between 15-18 years old.
5. There are blog postings devoted to the art of growing one’s beard. Two with the same title: Adventures in Pogonotrophy - go here and here.
6. There’s also an annual mustache contest. I am not clear on what the Grand Prize is but the entries are entertaining. Here’s the winner:
7. This guy won for the most extreme makeover:
8. This was the winner for the most pathetic mustache category:
9. I wonder which category Sean Connery would have won had he entered?
10. There also an annual beard growing contest called Whiskerino. Here’s their motto:
“We are alienated from our own facial hair.Society tells us that full beards are unacceptable. Businessmen, politicians, bankers, and the like are all clean shaven; all demonstrating the standards that middle class society expects us to maintain.”
11. Beards, it seems, have a troubled history. Did you know that both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I taxed Englishmen with beards?
12. If you’d like to grow a beard, may I suggest going to Beards.org . They have been “growing better beards worldwide - since 1996.”
13. And finally, there’s a Beard Community Bulletin Board where its free to post images of beardedness, as long as they’re family friendly. Go there to find images like this one:
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Comments
Please tell me that's not really Sean Connery. Ugh. I'm gonna have nightmares.
Posted by: JHS | April 28, 2007 7:15 PM
I am not fond of beards at all. Intimacy takes on a whole new meaning with a bristle infested face! I don't mind neatly trimmed sideburns and goatees.
Posted by: Amanda (mother bear) | March 30, 2007 5:54 AM
WOW! Now that is an interesting Thursday Thirteen. I can tell you put a lot into this topic. I enjoyed reading it and learned something. I like it when that happens, when I learn something. Thanks for stopping by my place and commenting. Now I need to figure out how to use the word pogonotrophy!
Posted by: c.a. Marks | March 30, 2007 3:30 AM
I like to draw mustaches on magazine people.
Posted by: colleen | March 29, 2007 8:25 PM
I'm not fond of beards myself, but my husband wears a small one and it doesn't look too bad.
Posted by: Denise Patrick | March 29, 2007 3:41 PM
You inevitably make the most amazing TT's! Imagine...being taxed for your beard!
Posted by: Kuanyin | March 29, 2007 2:50 PM
Who knew so much about beards! In my job, I fill in database info about old photographs, but I write a lot more about differing mustache styles than beards. Good TT! Thanks for visiting mine.
Posted by: Melessa | March 29, 2007 1:31 PM
Weird, but so interesting. That picture of Sean Connery surprised the heck out of me. What movie was that from?
I hate beards for the most part, unless their kept really trim and close to the face.
Happy TT, thanks for dropping by mine.
Posted by: Amy Ruttan | March 29, 2007 12:21 PM
Gosh! I thought I had seen all of Sean Connery's movies. Missed this pose!
As for the beards, I can do without them. And, what is it with these nice looking teenage boys who want the little dab of hair on their chin?? My grandson is handsome, a senior, and wouldn't shave it off for his SR pic, or the Prom.
Check out my TT
Posted by: Barb | March 29, 2007 12:02 PM
I enjoyed your list.
LOL at Sean Connery.
Terrific Thursday Thirteen!
Thank you for your visit.
Have a wonderful day!
Happy TT'ing!
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Posted by: Raggedy | March 29, 2007 10:56 AM
That was crazy interesting!! Very creative TT. The pic of Sean Connery was scary! Thanks for visiting mine.
Posted by: Amy | March 29, 2007 10:00 AM
Too Funny!!!
Great list! The best part was the picture of Sean Connery! :)
Happy TT!
Posted by: Victoria Krain | March 29, 2007 9:48 AM
Hmmm...great list. Not much to say except that Darling Wife had me shave off my beard just after we were married. I really do look 10 years younger without it! Thanks for the fun pictures...
Posted by: Eric | March 29, 2007 9:33 AM
AAaaagh! All that facial hair... it's hurting my eyes. I think I'm going blind. *thuds*
Posted by: Tempest Knight | March 29, 2007 9:13 AM
Man, people really get into this beard thing don't they..lol This was hilarious. Thanks for sharing!!
Happy TT
Posted by: Presentstorm | March 29, 2007 9:07 AM
Haha! I got the word from them too! Thanx for all the extra info! :)
Posted by: whenn | March 29, 2007 8:29 AM
Ha ha ha ha ha!! This is hilarious, I'm sending it to DH!! Happy TT!
Lisa - Lil' Duck Duck
Posted by: Mama Duck | March 29, 2007 6:39 AM
Oh man. I will never, ever be able to look at Sean Connery again without laughing.
*slaps hand over eyes*
Too funny. Thank you.
Posted by: Emma Wayne Porter | March 29, 2007 6:17 AM
This was great! Some of them words were weird and I never would have thought them having to do with beards!
Thanks for stopping by my TT!
Posted by: Bella | March 29, 2007 5:55 AM
That is why I like TT, you learn something new every Thursday. Thanks for the new word. My TT is up too, come and visit, Happy Thursday 13!!
Posted by: MM del Rosario | March 29, 2007 5:38 AM
That was much more interesting than I expected. Thanks for sharing! I can impress my Dutch friends with a new word I learned, *LOL*!
My TT is about posts without comments.
Posted by: Tink | March 29, 2007 3:15 AM
Bearded since 1972
Posted by: David | March 29, 2007 3:14 AM
Aiiigh! Beards! *runs to hide*
;) Very entertaining! Happy TT!
Posted by: Katia | March 29, 2007 3:11 AM
This is a cool TT list. I learned a new word today. Not sure I'll be able to remember it though. LOL! The pictures were a nice touch too. Made me laugh.
Happy TT Day! Mine is up. 13 reasons spring is in the air.
Posted by: Gabriella Hewitt | March 29, 2007 2:03 AM
LOL...you really make me laugh with those pics.
:D Thank you for checking out my blog. And, please, pass it on your friend. Would love to help.
Have a great TT!
Posted by: Naeva - Inspiring Parenting | March 28, 2007 11:57 PM
EW @ that first picture. LOL. And that sean connery pic...i've lost all respect for the man...
Posted by: Jenny | March 28, 2007 11:08 PM
Did #8 actually have anything? But #9 was hilarious - what fun, oh and thank you for the new words as well :-)
Posted by: Tilly Greene | March 28, 2007 10:21 PM
Hee! What a neat idea for a Thursday Thirteen -- it was furry, furry fascinating! :)
Happy TT, and thank you for visiting my blog!
Posted by: Thomma Lyn | March 28, 2007 9:47 PM