Originally Posted by blueloo (Post 11928886)

I can't help think of Roald Dahl's introduction to the "Twits" every time this debate comes up (usually every 5 years or so?)
(And yes that's how silly I think this debate is, that it reminds me of a children's book)
(as for the Air Force Comparison and they allow beards - don't they have Ejection Seats - should we install these for all the passengers?)

The Twits:

What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays.

When a man grows hair all over his face it is impossible to tell what he really looks like.

Perhaps that's why he does it. He'd rather you didn't know.

Then there's the problem of washing.

When the very hairy ones wash their faces, it must be as big a job as when you and I wash the hair on our heads.

So what I want to know is this. How often do all these hairy-faced men wash their faces? Is it only once a week, like us, on Sunday nights? And do they shampoo it? Do they use a hairdryer? Do they rub hair tonic in to stop their faces from going bald? Do they go to a barber to have their hairy faces cut and trimmed or do they do it themselves in front of the bathroom mirror with nail scissors?

I don't know. But next time you see a man with a hairy face (which will probably be as soon as you step out on to the street) maybe you will look at him more closely and start wondering about some of these things.

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Dirty Beards

As you know, an ordinary unhairy face like yours or mine simply gets a bit smudgy if it is not washed often enough, and there's nothing so awful about that.

But a hairy face is a very different matter. Things cling to hairs, especially food. Things like gravy go right in among the hairs and stay there. You and I can wipe our smooth faces with a flannel and we quickly look more or less all right again, but the hairy man cannot do that.

We can also, if we are careful, eat our meals without spreading food all over our faces. But not so the hairy man. Watch carefully next time you see a hairy man eating his lunch and you will notice that even if he opens his mouth very wide, it is impossible for him to get a spoonful of beef stew or ice cream and chocolate sauce into it without leaving some of it on the hairs.

Mr Twit didn't even bother to open his mouth wide when he ate. As a result (and because he never washed) there were always hundreds of bits of old breakfasts and lunches and suppers sticking to the hairs around his face. They weren't big bits, mind you, because he used to wipe those off with the back of his hand or on his sleeve while he was eating. But if you looked closely (not that you'd ever want to) you would see tiny little specks of dried-up scrambled eggs stuck to the hairs, and spinach and tomato ketchup and fish fingers and minced chicken livers and all the other disgusting things Mr Twit liked to eat.

Originally Posted by JamieMaree (Post 11928703)

Obviously, if you want to wear a beard join Finnair, if they will employ you.

Originally Posted by Cirressna (Post 11928894)

are you ok?

Originally Posted by Gas Chamber (Post 11928896)

Again, why are you stalking pilot forums and trying to be inflammatory?! It’s pretty pathetic.

Originally Posted by Car RAMROD (Post 11928925)

Those who are against beards obviously can’t grow a luscious beard and are just jealous.

chicks dig beards.

Originally Posted by Gas Chamber (Post 11928896)

Do they employ people pretending to be a pilot? Does Microsoft flight sim count?
Or do they live in reality and require actual experience.
Again, why are you stalking pilot forums and trying to be inflammatory?! It’s pretty pathetic.

Originally Posted by Lapon (Post 11928660)

No problems with a grooming guideline or a silly white hat etc, just don't try and hide behind 'safety' as the reason.

Originally Posted by megan (Post 11929869)

And a beautiful aircraft they are, recently expected a 3+ hour journey across Aus on a QF 737 and it turned out to be a 190, lovely passenger experience with two abreast seating and leg room, shamed a cramped 737. Get more Brazilians.

Originally Posted by Elkedra (Post 11930279)

Get a grip.. When I joined Ansett in 1980, the terms of employment was can you work any day of the year, do you have any religious reasons not to work any day? Can you be clean shaven ? Are you prepared to shag an old hostie on an Adelaide overnight. If yes you start the BGT course next Monday !

Originally Posted by Elkedra (Post 11930279)

Get a grip.. When I joined Ansett in 1980, the terms of employment was can you work any day of the year, do you have any religious reasons not to work any day? Can you be clean shaven ? Are you prepared to shag an old hostie on an Adelaide overnight. If yes you start the BGT course next Monday !

Originally Posted by StudentInDebt (Post 11930733)

why did they offer a basic glider training course on a Monday?

Originally Posted by Elkedra (Post 11930279)

Are you prepared to shag an old hostie on an Adelaide overnight.

Originally Posted by Car RAMROD (Post 11928925)

Those who are against beards obviously can’t grow a luscious beard and are just jealous.

chicks dig beards.