Sam Brinkley was perhaps the world’s greatest authority on pogonotrophy. That’s right, pogonotrophy, the science of beard growing. Sam didn't start out to be an authority. As a young
man he simply became disgusted with the
speed with which his beard grew. Twice a day he had to shave the stubble from his
face. So, in his early twenties he got
mad and quit shaving, his wife’s protests to the contrary. His beard grew and grew — down to his chest, down to his navel and down to his waist.
Scoundrels, Rogues and Heroes of the
Old North State, by Dr H G Jones, 2007.