Bumped up to allow a proper defense of my manliness...
My wife absolutely loves facial hair. She begs me almost weekly to grow a beard. But in an effort to remain employable, I only maintain a goatee. So, because my wife loves beards I share this with her ... and you.
- "10 Very Good Reasons Why You Should Grow a Beard" [link] (Warning: Some stuff may be offensive.) My favorite: "It's like having machine guns on your face."
- "20 Manliest Mustaches and Beards From Facial Hair History" [link]. There you go, dear. Yes, there is a picture of Sam Elliot, natch.
- World Beard and Moustache Championships [link].
- And, just in time for today's presidential election, I present "Facial Hair and Presidential Elections" [link]. "The last man to win the Presidency with facial hair was William Howard
Taft...."
Update: The ladder rung on which my manliness rests was called into question in the comments. My remarks remain as written as I understand the definition of "goatee" and "Vandyck." Although some may call what I have a "Vandyck," the common parlance for my "circle beard" is "goatee." At times, it may be called an "oval goatee" or "California goatee." I have chin whiskers that do not extend past my laugh lines. My mustache extends past my lips and connects to the chin whiskers below.
And while I admit that my goatee does not place me on the upper rungs of manliness, my potential manliness exceeds most because ... I'm Joe Stinkin' Napalm. So, there.