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    cirocco: I used to date a guy whose friends referred to him as a "metrosexual lumberjack"(yes, I do live in the Pacific Northwest.) I am so happy that someone... more »
    Jack_Burton: I could go this route soon... I'll get sorta Sean Connery Red Oktober, as I have some grey on my jaw... But as a pariah, I rather like keeping women a... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: As much as I love 'metrognome,' a friend of mine informed me he already coined a word for this look: Hobosexual. more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: I like a long beard I can grab hold off when I knock the men out and drag them back to my cave. more »
    ArtfulSlinger: God Paul Rudd is beyond yummy! And my bf has been growing his beard for months and at first I wasnt into it, now I am very pro! more »
    angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip: (I'd move there if the job market wasn't even worse than the rest of this country's.) more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: Mr. JB used to grow an "exam beard" every semester, and even though he had it in the spring, I always associate it with the Christmas holidays. I had ... more »
    Ipomoea: There is a dangerous component to the metrognome-- the guy who wants to do it but doesn't want to upkeep. This guy worked near my husband at a large s... more »
    toastandlove: OK so in the Dallas Metro area, every scenester wannabe assmunch has a beard. I've been trying for months to convince my boyfriend to grow a handlebar... more »
    CollegeCamel: My boyfriend looks like this all the time. He's worn flannel his whole life, and has had some semblance of beardiness since he hit puberty. He doesn't... more »
    taranwanderer: Pacific Northwestern/Western metrognome, of course, attired in flannels and beard year-round. I'd like to order one of these, please, but could I subs... more »
    robinsparkles: This is every guy in my grad program. I am OK with facial hair that is unruly, because in that context it's more of a I'm-so-busy-thinking-deep-though... more »
    Jesscooks: Portland is lousy with metrognomes right now. You can't throw a rock without hitting at least three, but it helps that I live next to a music equipmen... more »
    ambitious: I need more than cheeks and eyes. Where are your lips, sirs? My boyfriend has a beard. A Reasonable Beard (TM RomanaTwo). If I can see some flesh poki... more »
    tscheese: Also I don't kiss dudes with facial hair. I know, I know, this is totally heartbreaking news. more »
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