I could be weird. I guess.

I sneezed, like, three times in a row today.

Left the beard alone, though.

No, but if I feel a sneeze coming on, I can trigger it by looking at a bright light.

Well that's good.

I've got one of those "Jason Variteks" and pull at it when pet dander causes skin burning.

cousins.

no, i do that too.

The caveman impulse. Me too. I love it.

A friend's father was so susceptible to this that he sneezed everytime he left the house.

no, but I look like I just snorted a mound of blow...minus the sweating

Pre-meds I used to tug at mine constantly. It really got on everyone's nerves. Didn't even know I was doing it most of the time. Now I only pull when I feel a knot in a whisker. Anyone else get those?

I keep my beard short and small. Have five cats and a dog in the household. Even with the allergy meds, I'd be yanking hairs out wholesale if the beard were thick. Also scratch eyebrows a lot.

Probably offputting to passersby, but they shouldn't be in my living room to start with.

i always pull/chew out my beard hair.

I bought a beard trimmer the other day.

My (recently shaved off) beard looks awful in my passport photo.

Maybe my girlfriend was right.

Seriously? I don't think I have any habits due soley to my allergies. I didn't realize this beard-pulling thing was common. Maybe I'll grow a beard this spring and try it out.

i do the same exact thing. especially during periods of high stress. i had symmetrical bald face spots on either side of my chin from pulling out hairs there while writing exams. i actually still have a few spots on the left side of my face that don't grow hair as a result of this.

totally. my beard has become progressively thinner throughout law school.

I do this too! It usually starts as a little tug out of boredom or stress and then if i happen to feel a knot or a split whisker I start actively trying to yank it out. This all happens practically subconsciously I should add. It's really kind of gross and I've been making a concerted effort to stop... I've even considered quitting drinking coffee since I think the caffeine seems to ramp up the phenomenon.

"Squinchooing" in my Sniglets book when I was 10.

No, but I have been known to yank at my pubes in lieu of a flu shot.

np: The Band - "Rag Mama Rag"

and is this method as effective?

Hurts about as much, but no more or less effective. At least doing so doesn't leave me with a day of flu-like symptoms.

np: Carla Thomas - "Sugar"

Same here. It was gross, so I shaved my beard off. I'm much happier and less itchy clean shaven!