Facial Hair

So, the other day, being the diabetic that I am, I was having a low blood sugar.  Naturally, I had to get something sugary, so I slipped into a corner store, and picked up a chocolate bar, and a lottery ticket that would later win me some money, and a little bit of trouble. 

To purchase a lottery ticket, you need to be 18 or 19 (I forget which).  And, for the first time in years, I got carded.

I mean, I look a little young for my age.  But I'm twenty six.  Being carded is not a good thing... unless I was a woman.  And, despite what the King of Swing tells me, I'm not a woman.

This bugged me for the rest of my walk.  I was listening to my iPod at the time... and this bugged me all the way through the White Album.  From Dear Prudence to Everybody's Got Something to Hide (Except for Me and My Monkey). 

And then I figured out why.  I hadn't shaved in a few days.

Here's my theory. 

When you're young, and gearing up to buy something illegal for your age range (whether it be a lottery ticket, a six pack, or libyan hand grenades on the black market), you make it a goal to look older.  You "dress up", weaing nicer clothes.  You walk a little bit more erect, and you enter the store with confidence.  And, you don't shave, under the false impression that facial hair makes you look older.

People that run liqour stores or corner stores know this trick.  I think facial hair is a barometer for them.  If they see someone that looks under the age of thirty with facial hair, a little alarm rings.

So, when a ginger who is (admittedly) a little baby-faced came into the store, with a good three days' worth of stubble, a nice t-shirt, and the god-like body of an 18-year old basketball star came in through the door, her suspicions were aroused (And probably more than just her suspicions were aroused... I have a nice body, and it was a tight shirt).

My only complaint was that she didn't apologize when she learned my real age.  So, just to be fun, I said what every kid says when they get ID'd....

"Man, I haven't been ID'd in years... what a compliment..."

I thought it was funny.