I continued my investigations the next day, but more warily now, disguising myself by starting to grow a mustache. Surprisingly, this didn't help. It's like they didn't look at my upper lip at all.
—Frank Burly, The Time Machine Did It
Holy smokes!! That fellah is none other than Doc Doxey, shaved so no one would recognize him!!
—Lucky Luke, Doc Doxey's Elixir.
Soldier #1: Could it be him?
Soldier #2: The description said he had a thick beard, I think. But a beard can always be shaved off.
—Boo Boom! The Long Way Home, The Armoured Train.
You're never gonna find [Osama bin Laden]. You're looking for a bearded man in a country where you have to have a beard. What are you gonna do? Arrest everyone with a beard, and then arrest everyone who shaved, 'cause they're in disguise?
— Al Murray the Pub Landlord to an American audience member at the Just for Laughs festival (sometime before they actually did find bin Laden, obviously).
