OK, I kid. Ironic facial hair is still for hipsters. But it's also for everyone's entertainment at the inaugural Minnesota Beard-Off this Wednesday (March 31, 2010).
Sauce Spirits & Soundbar will provide the ringside seats for the state's ultimate battle of the beards. Entry has closed (sorry bearded folk!) but you can cheer on your favorite facial hair at the contest. Expect to see some marvelous mutton chops, weird beards and coiffed gents roaming about, competing for the trophy.
It's not necessarily the burliest of the burly that will walk home with the trophy. There are categories for Full Beard, Partial Beard, Moustache and Freestyle. Freestyle is anyone's guess... but the hairy organizers have declared that everything that doesn't fit into the other three categories should fall into this one. That includes the fake beard and "beard of bees."
I would like to see a beard of bees—I would not, however, like to be anywhere near that face or those bees. In fact, if you are planning on entering the contest wearing a beard of bees, just let me know and I'll stay home. I felt a cough coming on this morning. I should probably just rest.
