Ye gods - a plaited beard! I see from the web page that the US is now the world's beard superpower in these championships. There's certainly some stiff competition...

I prefer mine short these days - got a very expensive beard trimmer for Christmas - and I go once over all round the face on setting no. 7, once a fortnight. I could give Richard and Ken a run for their money if I tried, but mine would hold too much soup and biscuit crumbs. Still, keeping it short is better than shaving legs, I suppose. As for waxing - SHUDDER!

Beards look good on "wanted" posters, though...