
Happy Thanksgiving Eve. The first-annual Beardapalooza is nearly upon us. Beginning Thursday, November 27, 2008, three like-minded individuals shall endeavor to embrace their inner beard by making it their outer beard.
Paul Mathews, Scott Mathews and James "Little Jimmie" Anderson will start their Thanksgiving festivities with a thorough shaving... of their faces. Evidence of their freshly shorn visages will be displayed pictorially below. This will mark the outset of a journey through face and time - Beardapalooza 2008.
Here are the rules...
1. The participants must sustain recognized beard growth for the duration of their participation - this contest is all about endurance.
2. Only minimal trimming and clean up shall be permitted. Specifically, the participants may trim any beard growth that occurs above their cheekbone (so as to avoid sight impairment), below their Adam's apple (in order to maintain a clear separation of beard and chest hair), and mustache growth is entirely optional (after all, this is a beard contest).
3. Each Monday, the participants shall provide pictures to be uploaded and displayed on this blog. These pictures shall include at least one (1) front-view and one (1) profile picture. The pictures should be as close-up as is practicable to properly display the splendor of the beard.
4. Each participant shall pledge a sum of $50 to be paid to the eventual winner. The winner shall be declared based solely on their ability to outlast the other competitors.
5. No condition shall be sufficient to excuse a participant from their obligation to pay the winner upon the occasion of their victory. For example, the following would not be considered valid excuses for opting out of the contest:
- Wedding Day
- Hamster discovered living in beard
- Fired from job
- Sexual reassignment surgery
- My mom made me shave
- My significant other finds me repellent
That said - Let the bearding begin!!!