Comments on: Louis Coulon and his 11-foot beard that holds his cat http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 06:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564925 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564925 Gandalf and Shadowfax had a kind of put-on-the-Barry-White thing going on. Gandalf and Shadowfax had a kind of put-on-the-Barry-White thing going on.

]]> By: GeekMan http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564885 GeekMan Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564885 I think he's more of a Radagast. Animal affinity and all that...  I think he’s more of a Radagast. Animal affinity and all that… 

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564443 welcomeabored Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564443 Scooter is a schnoodle (schnauzer+poodle).  When we talk about the muzzle of a schnauzer or schnoodle, we say 'mustaches', but the cut includes a beard as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnauzer Scooter is a schnoodle (schnauzer+poodle).  When we talk about the muzzle of a schnauzer or schnoodle, we say ‘mustaches’, but the cut includes a beard as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnauzer

]]> By: Quiche de Resistance http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564365 Quiche de Resistance Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564365 I don't think that he even knew the cat was in there, just one of the nine cats hangin out in there that happened to look out at time of the picture. I don’t think that he even knew the cat was in there, just one of the nine cats hangin out in there that happened to look out at time of the picture.

]]> By: Quiche de Resistance http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564360 Quiche de Resistance Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564360 He found out after not using soap or shampoo for a year that it's awesome!  No soap, no stink!  (Plus a bonus: imparts a feeling of smug superiority!)      And wait til you hear his coffee regimen! #seanbonner He found out after not using soap or shampoo for a year that it’s awesome!  No soap, no stink!  (Plus a bonus: imparts a feeling of smug superiority!)
     And wait til you hear his coffee regimen!
#seanbonner

]]> By: Nash Rambler http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564330 Nash Rambler Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564330 You need the cat to control the beard bird population.  Simple beard ecology. You need the cat to control the beard bird population.  Simple beard ecology.

]]> By: acerplatanoides http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564268 acerplatanoides Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564268 Beard Swifts. Chimneys are their secondary habitat. Beard Swifts. Chimneys are their secondary habitat.

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564201 Rich Keller Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564201 A blog in French said that in 1903, it was 3.35 meters long. There's another picture of him holding his beard while standing... http://blogoscope.over-blog.com/article-la-barbe-de-louis-coulon-40671784.html ... and a very Travis Louislike postcard of him menacing some sullen children... http://www.communes.com/auvergne/allier/montlucon_03100/cartes-postales-anciennes,14.html A blog in French said that in 1903, it was 3.35 meters long. There’s another picture of him holding his beard while standing…

http://blogoscope.over-blog.com/article-la-barbe-de-louis-coulon-40671784.html

… and a very Travis Louislike postcard of him menacing some sullen children…

http://www.communes.com/auvergne/allier/montlucon_03100/cartes-postales-anciennes,14.html

]]> By: Dave Ellington http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564193 Dave Ellington Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564193 Is that beard really 11ft long.  I have my doubts. Is that beard really 11ft long.  I have my doubts.

]]> By: Dave Ellington http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564191 Dave Ellington Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564191 So the problem is really mustaches.  Not beards. So the problem is really mustaches.  Not beards.

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564180 welcomeabored Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564180 Twenty-five comments later and not a single joke reference to either the man or cat as 'Mr. Whiskers'? Twenty-five comments later and not a single joke reference to either the man or cat as ‘Mr. Whiskers’?

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564179 welcomeabored Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564179 My dog gets stinky from sticking his mustaches into the accumulating urine along our fenceline, analyzing the latest claims in the ongoing dog pissing contest. My dog gets stinky from sticking his mustaches into the accumulating urine along our fenceline, analyzing the latest claims in the ongoing dog pissing contest.

]]> By: Gina Martin http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564159 Gina Martin Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564159 I think I saw him last night at the Rob Zombie/Marilyn Manson concert. I think I saw him last night at the Rob Zombie/Marilyn Manson concert.

]]> By: Oz Vinyljunkie http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564123 Oz Vinyljunkie Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564123 Bearded hipsters worldwide lift your game until you have cat cove in your beards you aren't cool. Bearded hipsters worldwide lift your game until you have cat cove in your beards you aren’t cool.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564122 Boundegar Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564122 It would be better if the beard gave milk. It would be better if the beard gave milk.

]]> By: Sam Borgeson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564106 Sam Borgeson Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564106 Um, I know there is a lot to take in here, but don't overlook the hat with a bow on it. Also, consider this: There is a strong possibility that the cat, having been separated from its biological mother early in life, has come to think of the beard as its mother. Um, I know there is a lot to take in here, but don’t overlook the hat with a bow on it.

Also, consider this: There is a strong possibility that the cat, having been separated from its biological mother early in life, has come to think of the beard as its mother.

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564099 Ipo Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564099  Different guy.   Different guy. 

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564094 Ipo Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564094  Yea, I bet he doesn't even use shampoo.   Yea, I bet he doesn’t even use shampoo. 

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564093 Ipo Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564093  But you must be, as it is likely to exist solely in your imagination.  Having both an unwashed cat and a beard, it is my dog that is stinky.   But you must be, as it is likely to exist solely in your imagination. 
Having both an unwashed cat and a beard, it is my dog that is stinky. 

]]> By: Pobol Pobotrol http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564078 Pobol Pobotrol Wed, 24 Oct 2012 06:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564078 I now have something to aspire to. I now have something to aspire to.

]]> By: gumbowing http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564067 gumbowing Wed, 24 Oct 2012 06:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564067 Ugh! Beards signify lice, not wisdom. Oh, and cats, too. Ugh! Beards signify lice, not wisdom. Oh, and cats, too.

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1564027 ocker3 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1564027  Image does not prove that an 11-foot beard will hold a cat. Would not buy again.  Image does not prove that an 11-foot beard will hold a cat. Would not buy again.

]]> By: psulli http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1563997 psulli Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1563997 "Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is the fact that he is the only military opponent to force George Washington to surrender." -Loius Coulon de Villiers wikipedia page and is a completely different person. see below “Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is the fact that he is the only military opponent to force George Washington to surrender.” -Loius Coulon de Villiers wikipedia page and is a completely different person.

see below

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1563978 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1563978 I'm pretty sure that that is the "That which has been seen cannot be unseen" cat's direct ancestor. I’m pretty sure that that is the “That which has been seen cannot be unseen” cat’s direct ancestor.

]]> By: GawainLavers http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1563979 GawainLavers Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1563979 So that's what <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/6521/brian-wilson" rel="nofollow">Brian Wilson</a> will look like when he's back next season. So that’s what Brian Wilson will look like when he’s back next season.

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1563980 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1563980 Non-Euclidean impossible geometry baffles the best of us... Non-Euclidean impossible geometry baffles the best of us…

]]> By: GawainLavers http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1563977 GawainLavers Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1563977 Cthulhu's even more panicked...he can't find the way out! Cthulhu’s even more panicked…he can’t find the way out!

]]> By: robcat2075 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1563969 robcat2075 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1563969 Rodent problem solved! Rodent problem solved!

]]> By: TacoChuck http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1563967 TacoChuck Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1563967 The cat has exactly the expression on its face I would expect it to have in that situation. The cat has exactly the expression on its face I would expect it to have in that situation.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/louis-coulon-and-his-11-foot-b.html#comment-1563946 Mister44 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189469#comment-1563946 The cat is all wide-eyed, like he just saw C'thulu or something. The cat is all wide-eyed, like he just saw C’thulu or something.

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