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{{quote|''"I know I'm only a bluff old cove with no legs and a beard you could lose a badger in."''|'''[[Large Ham|Captain Redbeard Rum]]''', ''[[
Men of the maritime or naval business, especially [[Father Neptune|the more experienced ones]], will usually grow beards. It's more an issue of practicality- shaving requires fresh water, and you have to conserve this on a ship. But in any case it is one way to tell that a character is a real [[Father Neptune]].
For [[Pirate]] [[The Captain|Captains]], a prominent beard is so obligatory that you have a high probability of [[Captain Color Beard|being named after it]]. [[Real Life]] [[Trope Maker|gave us]] [[wikipedia:Blackbeard|Blackbeard]] and [[wikipedia:Oru%C3%A7 Reis|Redbeard]], and fiction has responded with [[
Any character sporting this is guaranteed to [[Talk Like a Pirate]]. [[Techno Babble|Something about the way the densely packed follicles baffle the sound waves...]] Combine with [[Beard of Barbarism]] for pirates.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Captain Haddock in ''[[Tintin
* [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]] had one for a while.
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== Literature ==
* While not strictly speaking ''sea'' dogs, many of the Sky Pirates in [[The Edge Chronicles]] have beards of this nature, especially Tem Barkwater.
* [[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
* [[Space Is an Ocean|Surprisingly]] ''[[Space Is an Ocean|not]]'' [[Space Is an Ocean|prominent]] in ''[[
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*** It's fairly common for commanders of special forces units to turn a blind eye to shaving regulations. It's almost an unspoken rule that they've "earned the right" due to the particularly grueling and dangerous work they do.
*** It also helps them do their job in places like Afghanistan, where most men have beards. Beards are considered an essential sign of masculinity in Afghan culture and many Afghans won't take a clean-shaven man seriously.
*** They also aren't breaking any rules. [[Spec Ops]] personnel (and those working with them) are given "grooming waivers." Other personnel with skin issues can be issued "No Shave Chits" which, well, [[Exactly What It Says
** Many US submarines allow the beards while underway. Traditionally, a sailor buys a $5 No Shave Chit, which goes into the ship's recreation fund. However, as soon as the ship pulls into port or if there are riders aboard, then they're immediately required to shave.
* Edward Teach had such an [[Beard of Evil|ominous beard]] that he's better known as Blackbeard.
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