The Power of Beard

I've heard it said by many a wise men that the beard makes the man. I never thought too much of it, quite frankly, until just this afternoon. While walking to the restroom at work, a fellow coworker stopped me and said, "Denis, by golly, your beard makes you the epitome of Man."

Obviously intrigued, I decided to walk through some pictures on my computer and see if, in fact, my beard increased my already dangerous levels of Man. Here are my findings:

This picture, taken last week, shows me with a stately beard. Note things commonly attracted to beards -- beers, brawds, bonfires.

This picture, taken a month ago, shows me without a beard. Although I'm still a specimen, things have undoubtedly changed.