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                                                MIke McCarthy
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                                                Bearded since: 1988.  I am a dedicated, permanent beard grower.
 Comments:
 I grew it orignally to look older. I removed it once since 1988 and I was carded for purchasing spray paint at the local hardware store.  Since then, I have grown it back and kept it.
 
 I enjoy the feel of it and the looks of it. Now that I am in the "older" crowd, it has separated me among the men from the boys. I have some gray exposing, but is coming in a nice way, not all at once.
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