Sometimes the beard gets you things...

Name: Awesome Bartender

Reaction: Appreciation

Location: Lovin' Cup

The story:

I was at the bar and ordered a Guinness, as per normal, and the man gives me the 'nod of understanding'.  A few minutes later the guy comes back with my beer and puts it on the bar.  Now it is loud in there as it was "Open Mic Night" so everyone and their mother was there screaming in to the mic, doing some dance, or playing some instrument. So when the beer hit the bar, I made a questioning face and rubbed my thumb against my middle and pointer finger as if asking how much for the beer.  The man then smiled from ear to ear, shook his head 'no', then rubbed his chin and stroked an imaginary beard  that went down to his nipples and  then gave me a thumbs up.  I returned his thumbs up with 2 more, put down 3 bucks on the bar for a tip, then tipped my imaginary hat and left.

Hopefully, his gesture meant  "Don't worry man, your beard is flippin epic, just enjoy this free beer" because that is how I interpreted it. And that my friends, was one of the sweetest beers I've ever had :D

My Neighbor Brian

Name: Brian

Reaction: Amazed

Location: Outside of my Apartment

The story:

I was walking my dog when this man crosses the street with his dog and he said "Yo Man, Just wanted to say that I love your beard! How long did it take to grow it?" 

"Just a few months past a year." I replied

"Nice Man!  I hate it on me, but you look good  man!"

At that point we then talked about our respective dogs.  His, a Pug / Golden mix puppy, and mine, a mut. After that we moved on to music and beer, then we parted ways

Darryl

Name: Darryl

Reaction: Positive and Jealous

Location: Old Navy

The story:

As I was in Old Navy  with my girlfriend, I was standing infront of the changing room waiting for her to finish, this guy came up to me and said "Yo man! Man name is Darryl, and  I fucking love your beard!"  Then before I could say anything more than "thanks" he continues. "Ya man, I love that shit! I want one that size, but I just can't do it, my girlfriend would kill me.  Yup, she won't let me have anything bigger than this." With that he points to his face.

Now, this type of reaction is not new, many guys have stated that they too wish they had one, however weren't allowed to by their significant other.  I then expressed sympathy to my new friend.  With that, his girlfriend came out of  the changing room, looked at me, looked back at him and merely said "No." then left.  Darryl then looked at me and said "See?  Aight brother, peace." and left. 

Yolaria

Name: Sister Yolaria (Nun)

Reaction: Positive and Curious

Location: Church

The story:

I go to church every week, I generally keep to myself. I go in, do my thing, and leave. On February 14th, '10 right as I was about to leave this little old woman turns around and grabs my arm. I am around 6 feet 5inches, this woman must not have been taller than 4'11" and was probably in her late 70s to early 80s.

So, she grabs my arm and says in a very thick eastern european accent "I just find your beard so unique." I then thank her and continue on my way. She then grabs my arm again and says "No, you don't understand. I don't mean this in a bad way, but I really love it! How long did it take?" I then told her how long the beard took to grow to it's current state (1 year, 2 months, 14 days). "Ahhh, that is one of the most majestic things I've seen on a man, I like it you should grow it longer."

After that we talked for a few more minutes and did the introductions. All in all she was a delightful woman and I looked forward to talking to her the following week. Unfortunately, I have found out she had died during that week. It is with her I though of this site, because had it not been for my beard, I would have never met her.

RIP Yolaria