I wore a beard for a while. It taxed my patience until I lost it in a shaving accident.
--On Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:50 PM -0500 Bob Purrenhage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I, too, have a beard (but not just for the record). Would that be a > 'value-added' tax I'd pay? a progressive tax if I keep growing it longer?? > > Bob Purrenhage > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Stewart McCoy wrote: > >> Dear Roman, >> >> I am aghast at the thought of a beard tax, which you mention in >> connection with Peter the Great. A great many lutenists today have >> beards. >> >> I would be interested to know what percentage of contributors to >> this list have beards. My guess is that it would be surprisingly >> high, maybe more than 30%, even allowing for female contributors. >> >> Just for the record, I have a beard. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Stewart. >> To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
