tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post3150510146563717396..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Quick Roundup 523Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-26874982811432451572010-04-17T17:09:44.607-06:002010-04-17T17:09:44.607-06:00That column does conveniently gloss over that prob...That column does conveniently gloss over that problem, does it not?Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-4009465203496623432010-04-17T16:35:11.812-06:002010-04-17T16:35:11.812-06:00My wife is the opposite; beards mean whisker burn ...My wife is the opposite; beards mean whisker burn for her.Jim Maynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-52252897061191827822010-04-15T19:34:05.484-06:002010-04-15T19:34:05.484-06:00You know, it IS way off.
It would have been bette...You know, it IS way off.<br /><br />It would have been better for me to say that I saw point after point that could have been easily fixed by a proper understanding of the nature of emotions.<br /><br />That's enough, too, to make one pull his hair out!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-37620337671557148682010-04-15T19:14:50.011-06:002010-04-15T19:14:50.011-06:00I thought the article in Nature was way off actual...I thought the article in Nature was way off actually.Monoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-75649960347203007342010-04-15T11:25:29.136-06:002010-04-15T11:25:29.136-06:00Hmmm, this post seems to be growing quite a tangle...Hmmm, this post seems to be growing quite a tangled beard of comments, does it not?<br /><br />Mike, I must confess that the amusement I got from hearing about your wife's needling you over your soul patch was greatly enhanced and amplified by Lynne's second post!<br /><br />I never knew that growing a soul patch could be such a hard road...<br /><br />Amusing juxtapositions of differing optional value preferences aside, it's funny that you bring up hair length. The men of the Van Horn lineage are either-or on the question of taste in hair length. My dad's father, my uncle, and I can't stand long hair on men, while my Dad and both of my brothers prefer long hair. (For professional reasons, my Dad wore his short as does one of my brothers.) I've grown more tolerant of long hair on men over the years and will now even concede that it "works" for some guys. (That said, I am definitely not one of them.)Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-52567106849307641392010-04-15T10:48:00.416-06:002010-04-15T10:48:00.416-06:00"It's either that or hope that the Red So..."It's either that or hope that the Red Sox make it to the playoffs, and then direct his attention to that article."<br /><br />That's what I'm afraid of. Have you seen Josh Beckett's <a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/Josh%20Beckett%20facial%20hair/patsgofor4/Basegirl/beckett.jpg" rel="nofollow">facial hair</a>? Ew.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-79583120583664946472010-04-15T10:44:45.169-06:002010-04-15T10:44:45.169-06:00Women are hardwired to like beards because they ar...Women are hardwired to like beards because they are unmistakable indicators of masculinity, and they are hardwired to seek a masculine mate in order to give birth to the strongest possible offspring. Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. :)<br /><br />This can be seen in pop culture as well, such as in the movie "300," where Leonidas sports a very Mediterranean thick beard while Xerxes is clean-shaven and androgynous.<br /><br />I have taken to wearing a soul patch, and my wife taunts me about it ceaselessly. Damnable woman! :) On the positive side, she has decreed that there will always be one long-haired adult in our home, and allowed me to decide which of the two of us that will be. As men are hardwired to like long-haired women (as it signifies fertility), this was a great way to get something I wanted with a negligible sacrifice on my part. (Given my default indifference, I would never cut hair or shave otherwise.)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125745545009130612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-39687388185828413792010-04-15T10:14:23.889-06:002010-04-15T10:14:23.889-06:00Heh!
You may have blown the chance to gain signif...Heh!<br /><br />You may have blown the chance to gain significant leverage over Mr. Bourque when, presumably, you married him before making your preference known. <br /><br />Mrs. Van Horn wisely regaled me at some point during our courtship with a story about how her dad shaved off his moustache when she and her sister were little, causing them both to cry. And yes, he still has a moustache to this day.<br /><br />You may have to resort to some wily stratagem or other to get Mr. Bourque to grow a goatee, and then use some good old-fashioned tears. <br /><br />It's either that or hope that the Red Sox make it to the playoffs, and then direct his attention to that article. <br /><br />Perhaps printing it out and circling with lipstick that paragraph about chicks liking beards would get his attention!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-17367752333266130302010-04-15T09:47:05.508-06:002010-04-15T09:47:05.508-06:00I like goatees, but I can't get Mr. Bourque to...I like goatees, but I can't get Mr. Bourque to keep his on! How does Mrs. Van Horn do it?Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.com