Shock!!! Horror!!! Is this really me?...LOL
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:44
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Willem
Have recently been scanning my photo slides dating back a long way. Saw some photos of me when I was a lot younger and started to wonder what I looked like today, without a beard.
I grew my beard in 1979 and only shaved it off once in 1984 to pacify my mother.
So today, 23 years later, I shaved it off. It was around 20cm long and getting a tad unruly. I started to trim it but then decided 'What the Hell' !
For those who know me with a beard......Surprise!!!!!!!!
I think I'll start growing it again...........................................
Cheers
Reply By: Rosco - Qld - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:48
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:48
Hey Wills
Are you saying you'd scare the crows off a dead sheep ........ LOL
Cheers cob
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:00
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:00
Yair.............................
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Axle - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:51
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:51
Jeez mate ithink ya getting bored!!! Do another trip like reading all the Chit that goes on.:)))).
Cheers Axle.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:03
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:03
Yes mate. Due to go bush in three weeks time.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Littleborgy (SA) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:53
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:53
Hi Willem...
Any chance of some before & after shots for those of us who don't know u? :)
Cheers, Brad
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:01
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:01
No!
LOL
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Banjo (WA) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:58
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 19:58
Willem,
Worst thing about that, if you are going to keep it off, is the daily shaving ritual.
I did the4 same a few years ago and shock, horror, I found I had no chin. At least it looked that way.
Funny thing though I left my Mo on and many people didn't say words to the effect that I'd shaved the beard off, rather a common response was "You've grown a Mo".
Banjo (WA)
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:08
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:08
Nah, I'm not into shaving. This will be the last one. Just had to see what I looked liked aged 63 and 10 months...lol
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:20
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:20
Gday
I had a shave after twenty years of beard wearing and was asked if i had had a hair cut !!
My
young son would not come near me as he didn't know the stranger in bed with his mum.
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Reply By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:01
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:01
I"ve seen the new Willem, and it's certainly a change :)
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:08
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:08
Oh................ yer a naughty gal.....lol
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Mark & Jo, S/side, Bris - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 04:30
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 04:30
Hows about a few random photos stuck around
Warraweena camp in July Mrs Al???
there will be that many of us there so you'll have plenty of others to throw the blame onto!
Cheers
Jo
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:41
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:41
Sorry Jo,
I'm not sure we'll be making the EO gathering this year, bit hard to plan anything at the moment with Al being in the West....
cheers
Lyn
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 10:06
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 10:06
Lyn, you could secretly e-mail me the before and after photo's and I'll make sure they get an airing at Waraweena.
I can see much hilarious stirring happening.
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Follow Up By: Mark & Jo, S/side, Bris - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 13:59
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 13:59
Thats what I was thinking Des.
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 14:50
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 14:50
LOL, he'd kill me...
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Reply By: Dave198 - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:01
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:01
You should have just looped it up the top and tied it up there, that would have looked different. ;<)).
Dave
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:05
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:05
Watch it
young fella!!!!!!!!...lol
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 10:01
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 10:01
At least you would have had hair on your head. Now that would be something different. hahahahahahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Dave198 - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 10:15
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 10:15
That's what I meant really Des, the days before he got the solar panel. :<))
Dave
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Reply By: Andrew from Vivid Adventures - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:15
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:15
Come on Judith - if you can't post an image, perhaps a caricature?
Cheers
Andrew looking for a good excuse to visit Pb ...
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:32
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:32
Judith doesn't know how to work these photo things . So you may have to come up.
Better still, I am going up to the Flinders at the end of the month. Meet me there. Will take show you some good photo
places. See if your 50 series will cut the mustard in the rough stuff....LOL
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Andrew from Vivid Adventures - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:38
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:38
With the FLinders being your backyard you would hardly think you'd need to wait until the end of the month - after all, I'll have rather a longer way to come, and am likely to be pretty busy - 21 days in the
Kimberley departing
Broome 30th April.
Perhaps we can do it a little earlier in the month?
Cheers
Andrew going looking for his 50 series.
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Follow Up By: Member - extfilm (NSW) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 01:26
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 01:26
I'd be keen but am unsure if the Nav would make it......... Might have to take the lux out of retirement
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Reply By: Mike Harding - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:17
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:17
Gawd Willem - you're a bit self-obsessed :)
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:29
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:29
Yes
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Follow Up By: Red Frog - Vic - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:34
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:34
He has his flock Mike, they must be kept informed of abnormal events :)
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:36
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:36
True Red Frog... just as long as we don't receive too much information...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_waxing
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:38
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:38
Yeah Ray....and you and your chummies are from the Far Side..........lol
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Follow Up By: Red Frog - Vic - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 12:29
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 12:29
lol, someone has to ride the boundary Willem.
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Reply By: ZukScooterX90 (QLD)Member - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:38
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:38
Now we all know what Ned Kelly really looked like.Quickly grow it back.Lol.
Bob.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:03
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:03
No, Ned was from Irish descent.
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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:32
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:32
Never been tempted to shave it off. My oldest is 33 and she's never seen me without a beard :)))
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:45
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:45
Had mine about the same, since 1970.
Shaved it off once about 5 years ago to help a charity. First time my 20+ boys and wife had seen me without a beard. Wife and boys said grow it back straight away.
Worst part was cleaning my teeth in the morning. This stranger was 1/2 metre away staring at me when I was half awake. You would look up and get a shock. Scary things, mirrors.
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:52
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:52
LOL Agree, I have no intention of traumatising myself early one morning :))))
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:04
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:04
Looks like we are all a bunch of scruffy-looking characters.....LOL
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Reply By: Member - Nick (TAS) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:53
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:53
What about before and after pictures??
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:05
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:05
No
LOL
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Reply By: Member No 1- Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:33
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:33
mine has been on since mates shaved it off just before I went to NZ...thats some 31 yrs
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:06
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:06
So when was your rig
pic photo taken then?
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:16
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:16
when i was about 2
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Reply By: Blaze - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:53
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:53
Hi Willem,
You don't have a court case or something your not letting on about LOL
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:07
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:07
No!!!! No secrets...........just a new face in the mirror
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Follow Up By: Blaze - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:32
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 09:32
I did the same thing a few years back, but didn't like the 4 chins that I have so covered it ASAP :-)
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Reply By: V8Diesel - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 12:58
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 12:58
My Dad shaved his beard off once many years ago and my little brother started crying when he saw him.
He grew it back and it's stayed put ever since.
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Reply By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 13:25
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 13:25
One way to lose a bit of weight ol' fella..........lol lol
Might just have to pop up this w'end with the digi camera..looking at some of these posts I reckon there could be a dollar or two to be had selling photo's......LOL
BTW a very good display at the 'Art Centre'...........did the 'WATER NYMPH' win the poeples choice?????????
Michael
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Reply By: Nick R - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 19:21
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 19:21
What are slides???? you mean trannies???
no beard???
I grew one once, just after I was married........
SWMBO cut her hair short so I thought stuff it, I'll let some grow long!!!
Nick
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 19:31
Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 19:31
>What are slides???? you mean trannies???
Nooooo... they are something _quite_ different :)
Mike Harding
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Reply By: Wombat - Monday, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:30
Monday, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:30
And this from a man who claims "I am ambivalent about myself and do not take to navel gazing."
ROTFLMAO. :o)
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:43
Monday, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:43
Hi Richard Cranium. You still around? Trolling the netwaves looking for mischief, no doubt.
You are no fun, Paul. Just a sad, insignificant little man.
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 11:05
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 11:05
Thank you Willie. You just won me $50 with your predictability. I even got most of the words correct.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 16:33
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 at 16:33
What is the point of all of this, Paul?
You set out to annoy me and I respond calling you whatever. I am predictable. Would like to call you more slanderous names but the
forum etiquette does not allow that.
So you don't like me and I dislike you. So what! I mean to go and drag something up from years ago shows that you must live with these things. You must have your own archive of what is said by me on this
forum so that you may yap yap at my heels like a cheeky Jack Russel dog at any given time.
Give it a rest, mate. There is no sense to this.
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 13:01
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 13:01
Ummmmmm. I've never said I dislike you Willem, although I may have said I pity you.
The quote was from a post earlier this month that a mate had pointed me to. You have my email address, or access to it from a number of our mutual acquaintances, so any time you feel like venting your rage more succinctly please feel free to email me.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 16:23
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 16:23
You still haven't explained the point of it all.
No, I do not have your email address any longer and do not wish to have it either or retrieve it from mutual friends.
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 18:30
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 18:30
With all due respect, I think you call it stirring the possum. It never has been anything more or less from my end.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 18:48
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 18:48
CRAP!
Personal vendettas from you and your side-kicks have been around for some time now ever since I posted something about baby photos in the rig pic. You went off your brain and have never recovered. Don't play the too cute you, cos you aint.
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Thursday, Apr 19, 2007 at 10:21
Thursday, Apr 19, 2007 at 10:21
As you see fit Willem.
You're obviously not paranoid, it's just that we're out to get you. LOL
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Apr 19, 2007 at 13:21
Thursday, Apr 19, 2007 at 13:21
Actually I must apologise to you now.
All along I thought that you were just being stupid
I only learnt today that you may have a mental condition.
So I'm sorry if I have yelled at you in the past or spoken unkind words towards you.
No further diatribe will be entered into with you.
I do hope that you recover.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Thursday, Apr 19, 2007 at 13:53
Thursday, Apr 19, 2007 at 13:53
Thank you for your kind wishes. :o)
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