When I Was in the Order of the Beard...
I had a beard.
And, interestingly, I also wrote a surprisingly large number of humor pieces about bearded characters:
HUMS 310a
The Beard in Western Civilization
Instructor: Ralph Larson
Professor Larson is an iconoclast with a single goal: setting the record straight about the significance of the beard in the history of humankind. His crusading has stirred up some controversy among colleagues in the History Department, as evidenced by a statement made by Prof. Doreen Jameson in a Nov. 2001 YDN article: “Ralph Larson’s theories about the beard are totally self-serving and preposterous.” Larson is undaunted by such criticism: “It is interesting to note that none of my critics have beards,” he says, twirling feverishly at the hairs on the chin of his beard. “My biggest critic, Professor Jameson, couldn’t grow a beard if she wanted to. Coincidence? I think not.”
Despite all the controversy, the class couldn’t come more highly recommended. Most of those enrolled in Larson’s lecture seemed to agree with his views regarding the importance of facial hair. “I particularly enjoyed Prof. Larson’s lecture, ‘The Beard at the Signing of the Magna Carta,’” a typical student wrote. “As I sit here, stroking my medium-bodied strawberry blonde beard and meditating fondly on Professor Larson’s excellent class, I must say I have no regrets.”
taken from "The Coarse Critique," published by the Yale Record in 2002
And, interestingly, I also wrote a surprisingly large number of humor pieces about bearded characters:
HUMS 310a
The Beard in Western Civilization
Instructor: Ralph Larson
Professor Larson is an iconoclast with a single goal: setting the record straight about the significance of the beard in the history of humankind. His crusading has stirred up some controversy among colleagues in the History Department, as evidenced by a statement made by Prof. Doreen Jameson in a Nov. 2001 YDN article: “Ralph Larson’s theories about the beard are totally self-serving and preposterous.” Larson is undaunted by such criticism: “It is interesting to note that none of my critics have beards,” he says, twirling feverishly at the hairs on the chin of his beard. “My biggest critic, Professor Jameson, couldn’t grow a beard if she wanted to. Coincidence? I think not.”
Despite all the controversy, the class couldn’t come more highly recommended. Most of those enrolled in Larson’s lecture seemed to agree with his views regarding the importance of facial hair. “I particularly enjoyed Prof. Larson’s lecture, ‘The Beard at the Signing of the Magna Carta,’” a typical student wrote. “As I sit here, stroking my medium-bodied strawberry blonde beard and meditating fondly on Professor Larson’s excellent class, I must say I have no regrets.”
taken from "The Coarse Critique," published by the Yale Record in 2002
posted by Fonzy Mann-Johnson at 2:01 PM
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