Dec 21, 2013 11:16
He showed up wanting Robutissin because he has a cold and was like "Seriously let me know what you think."
Sabrina and I said "Hate it." He turned to Joyce and she said very politely "I prefer the clean-shaven look."
He said "Wow, at least you gals are honest."
I just can't with the facial hair because of that one bit of "World According to
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Essentially Garp is out jogging one day when he hears crying from behind a bush and it's a little girl who's obviously been sexually assaulted and he asks "What did he look like?" and she gestures that he had a beard and he runs all over the park looking for the guy with the beard and asking everyone if they saw a guy with a beard and finally has to go to the bathroom and asks the guy coming out if he's seen a guy with a beard and he says "no" and he goes in and looks in the sink and sees whiskers. (He turns around and beats the shit out of the guy which is somewhat satisfying but not as satisfying as if the little girl hadn't been raped in the first place.)
Around one of the times I'd re-read this book our theatre was robbed by a guy (last day of a three-day weekend with three-day stubble) and I just decided white people with facial hair are not to be trusted. I get that there are religions that forbid shaving and I'm ok with that. I get that you may be of a race where shaving is an onerous chore. White people with facial hair (Outside of Movember) creep me out.
Edit:spelling
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