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Moments of Comfort

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


What is the measure of a man? Is it the fine luxury automobile he drives? Perhaps the house he owns? Or maybe the children who carry on his legacy? Well…considering I don’t have a car, a house or kids, I’m gonna say it’s the heartiness of your beard. And by that logic, Alice is the goddamn manliest man I’ve ever seen. Another shot of her imperial bristles, after the jump.

(Tongue split by Iestyn.)

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Comments

26 responses to “Moments of Comfort”

  1. Nate Avatar
    Nate

    I must say, my good sir, that is mighty manly

  2. veganjello Avatar
    veganjello

    Nothing manlier than a good, crazy beard.
    That should be entered in the upcoming World Championship!

  3. OwlEyes Avatar
    OwlEyes

    crazy,
    i love it!

  4. RachelM Avatar
    RachelM

    Friend needs to work on his roots! to each their ownnnn

  5. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    ack roots! 🙁

  6. allie Avatar
    allie

    HER roots. fairly certain alice is a girls name…

  7. Pirae Chris Avatar
    Pirae Chris

    I would berate her on her root up keep but I cant really talk at the moment and have succumbed to the fuzz.

  8. s Avatar
    s

    Shesus!

  9. ben Avatar
    ben

    it s not inkept roots, it s called a fringe

  10. punkelvse Avatar
    punkelvse

    its just hair, god damn it! And its magnificent! More beard to the people!

  11. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    I love her big eyes, and that little tongue of hers!

  12. bastian Avatar
    bastian

    hahaha, now that definitely is imperial!

  13. fireship Avatar
    fireship

    reddreadheads unite!

  14. sensibleken Avatar
    sensibleken

    Bum gravy!

  15. Dean Farrar Avatar
    Dean Farrar

    dreads allways look jippo

  16. marc Avatar
    marc

    awesome locks awesome tongue!

  17. Demolitionhick Avatar
    Demolitionhick

    I miss having dreads.

  18. heretic138 Avatar
    heretic138

    dirty hippie! i guess thats one way to keep your face warm

    now that ive got the snarky bit out of the way….
    i really like that pic, that would make a great portrait

  19. TYRANNY Avatar
    TYRANNY

    YOUR ROOTS LOOK AWESOME. i think it makes your dredz look 1001010101010x better than those p0serz

  20. cdr Avatar
    cdr

    dread heads can have bangs, too, you know.
    I <3 alice!

  21. Stefunee Avatar
    Stefunee

    i wish i had dreads 🙁

  22. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    I swear last time I saw a picture of Alice she was completely bald

    and the messy roots look good as far as I’m concerned

  23. shoe Avatar
    shoe

    roots… roots? as if her roots are even that bad! and who really cares. i too though am stunned at alices ability to grow dreads from no hair in the space of about two years… maybe its been longer. anyway, bravo!

  24. Napalm Avatar
    Napalm

    Am I THE only one that sees that that “beard” is her dreads pulled and tied around her face?

    As far as messy roots: There’s at least six inches of regrowth, so maybe it was her intention to have her hair as such.

  25. Amandagee Avatar
    Amandagee

    i hate dreads.

  26. V Avatar
    V

    I want to be half the woman Alice is.

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