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Disembodied, sentient beards that float around, and aggressively try to attach themselves to the faces of clean shaven people.

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tramplamps@reddit

I don’t know why, this Reminds me of the [Wooly Willy](https://trailbaboon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/willy_animation.gif) Novelty toy, that was that has a cartoon drawing of clean shaven face, and a bald head and a clean shaven face, so that when you take the accompanying magnetic stylus, the loose pile of black iron shavings that are within the clear plastic frame will attach to it, and go wherever you drag them until you lit up and drop them off onto the face, the ears, eyebrows and head, as long as Willy is laying in a flat surface. I guess it’s because I lived these as a kid, and I still have one as a novelty keychain. This entire concept sounds like a great idea for a fun little horror/comedy cult classic indie B-Movie that you could explain the concept to a small group of independent movie enthusiasts willing to film it for you, and watch how they all go and come back with a completely different interpretation of your concept because well, that’s the one teeny weeny itsy bitsy little sorta thingy... about how this particular group of young visionary film makers interpreted the definition of what a disembodied, sentient “beard” is. The results are still amazing, but much like tropic thunder, the story behind the making of -the misunderstanding behind of the concept of the original idea is what wins Cannes.
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Disastrous_Ad1260@reddit

I like. You could have a horror movie, an alien invasion sciFi movie, a couple of comedies. You could have one guy get a truncated message and make a bear movie
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Skyp_Intro@reddit

Given the freaky beards I see, that’s a decent conspiracy theory.
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PerfectStudioClips@reddit

what a wild concept honestly
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Jimxor@reddit

This reminded me of the scene in [the movie Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film)) where Archibald Tuttle, suspected terrorist and heating engineer, "mysteriously disappears amid a mass of scraps of paperwork...." The paperwork swarms around him, plasters onto him until he's completely covered then it all blows away and he's gone. Sooooo, why limit it to facial hair? Uh-oh.
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poopiepantz34@reddit

I think this is a cyanide and happiness cartoon
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13Keres@reddit

This sounds like it could be a Japanese urban legend
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P1zzaman@reddit

Honestly since I can’t grow beards (they’re slow growing), having a daily change of parasitic beards sounds fun.
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tramplamps@reddit

I don’t know where I saw this, years ago, (probably Pinterest, because there are some goldmines for glorious images deep in the bowels on that site, and once you start clicking on an image , you will hit the jackpot, and there are a quite few memes that make fun of people who can’t grow beards for some reason? Which I hadn’t known this, but of all of them,I ran into this was my [favorite](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQUnIkYaKA3c2jrB4msNZjsLdcQaxIOITARFx15lcsrhQ&s)
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shanealeslie@reddit

You just gave me an idea for a creature for my D&D game. They are semi-intelligent symbiotes created by a dwarven mage that lost their beard in an accident. In exchange for a place to live and feeding off off the crumbs and dribbles of food the host eats they will act as a filter against gas/odors and allow breathing underwater for an hour at a time. They reproduce by mitosis.
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XROOR@reddit

I have the same fever dream but exchange the beards for merkins!
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Darth_Bunghole@reddit

This sounds like r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly
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OlyScott@reddit

This would be mutualism--the host would have the benefits of having a beard.
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Elvarien2@reddit

You're just describing a real event from 800 years ago. They came from outer space.
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shroomenhiemer@reddit

The real crazy idea is the beard repellant spray that you would sell I'm on to your shenanigans 🤨
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----__----@reddit

Season 3 episode 1 of The Tick  "that mustache feeling" is the literal manifestation of your "crazy idea".
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KindaDouchebaggy@reddit

Also "Operation: S.H.A.V.E." of Kids Next Door
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SpiketheFox32@reddit

This sounds like a wet dream for some trans men
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EmmaVelvetBloom@reddit

Clean-shaven people would just be living in fear of random beard ambushes.
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TheRealCthulu24@reddit

When I was a young lad, I read a Shell Silverstein poem about this.
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pinkietoe@reddit

Does it interact with its host? And does it prefer certain types of humans, or does it just attach itself to any human? I can't wait for the bearded babies!
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littleBigLasagna@reddit

As a trans man, please use me as a human shield in this very unlikely scenario
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Toothless-In-Wapping@reddit

Did you just watch Hamster and Gretel?
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Wanderson90@reddit

Their population would go unchecked and the ecosystem would become unstable... unless. Perhaps a sentient razor evolves along side and aggressively tries to shave the faces of bearded people.
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Get_your_grape_juice@reddit

SchickGPT?
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Get_your_grape_juice@reddit

Parasitic beards are a new fucking one on me.
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Fit-Criticism5656@reddit

Bushy facehuggers
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wizardrous@reddit

I’m up for it.
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