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Fat Men And Goatees.

LabelKing

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It seems that most fat men one sees has a goatee going on--this compounds their already unfortunate bulk into something even more grotesque.

Are they simply compensating for their lack of a chin and jawline?

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Master-Classter

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it's like putting that "This Way Up" sticker on a box...
 

willpower

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Of course. They think they're pulling a fast one on all of us.
 

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For sure the facial hair disguises the sagging or double chin. But something else is going on with the choice of goatee over beard. Something extra.
 

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I'm fat and sport a goatee myself. It scares polyamorous twigs in their skinny jeans.
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I thought it was more compensating that they were bald/balding.
 

acidboy

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y'know with a goatee, it does make them look 10 pounds lighter
 

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Originally Posted by Gradstudent78
I thought it was more compensating that they were bald/balding.
YES. What is it with bald guys and goatees?
 

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Why are skinny men seemingly incapable of demonstrating secondary male sexual characteristics? Too much soy? :roma:
 

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Originally Posted by CDFS
^Moobs?

Good point. Moobs on skinny men are far more distressing than moobs on heavier men.
 

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When I was younger and skinnier I was clean shaven. When I was fatter I had a goatee. Now that I am skinnier again, I do not.

Not sure what this has to do with anything, but it's a data point.
 

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Originally Posted by Mark from Plano
When I was younger and skinnier I was clean shaven. When I was fatter I had a goatee. Now that I am skinnier again, I do not.

Not sure what this has to do with anything, but it's a data point.


Actually, that's three data points.
 

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