http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/03/some-beards-are-so-full-of-poo-they-are-as-dirty-as-toilets-5178828/

and other articles, however the guardian does seem to be making a lone defence against the idea of beards being pooey.

I'm not in a position to comment, has anyone else been in close proximity to beards without it being their own? people who have kissed people with beards, do the seem ok or pooey?

((Is this more the sort of thing/thread that Dis likes?))