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The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Walt Whitman

Posted on March 18, 2013 by maedez

Name: Walt Whitman
DOB: 5/13/1819
Member Since: 1863
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Taking tickets at club functions.
Hobbies: Going to the library; teaching; writing barrier-smashing poetry; keeping us guessing.

Walt Whitman by G. Frank E. Pearsall, 1872

Walt Whitman by G. Frank E. Pearsall, 1872

10 thoughts on “The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Walt Whitman”

beautifulorange on March 18, 2013 at 1:09 pm said:

I need a better beard.

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- maedez on March 18, 2013 at 6:11 pm said:
  
  The gents of TSBWSC are certainly great inspiration.
  
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  - beautifulorange on March 18, 2013 at 6:38 pm said:
    
    The bigger my beard gets, the easier I find it to write. Fact.
    
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  - maedez on March 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm said:
    
    That sounds like a sideshow trick.
    
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  - beautifulorange on March 19, 2013 at 7:38 am said:
    
    Ha. It’s true I tell yah. Roll up, roll up to see my amazing creative beard…
    
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  - maedez on March 20, 2013 at 11:05 am said:
    
    I just laughed over my cup of tea. Thank you. Were it only true…
    
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Jennifer on March 19, 2013 at 9:23 pm said:

Wooot for Walt! 😀

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- maedez on March 20, 2013 at 11:05 am said:
  
  I knew you would appreciate this one.
  
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silverscreenings on March 19, 2013 at 9:36 pm said:

That is an extraordinary beard.

I want a hat just like his.

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- maedez on March 20, 2013 at 11:08 am said:
  
  Well, he wouldn’t be a member of the club without that beard. Fortunately, I do not think a beard is necessary to rock this hat.
  
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