Man Is Looking To Prove He Has The Longest Beard In The UK

It all started when a Reddit user @teedyay posted a pic of his bid for best beard.

Clearly not one to do things by half, @teedyay started off his post strong, saying: "I assert that I have the longest beard in the UK, but I can't prove it. Do you know of a longer one? (93cm / 36.5 inches. 7 years.)"

We aren't good with measurements but that's a pretty long beard by anyone's standards.

While Reddit users agreed that the beard was impressive, they were more concerned with day-to-day logistics.

One user said: "Impressive. Do you sling it over your shoulder to pee?"

To which @teedyay responded: "I tuck it in my back pocket. Over the shoulder is unreliable - sometimes it flops back round at an inopportune moment."

'Flops back around' aren't really the words you want to hear when describing someone's facial hair but hey-ho.

Another made what we thought was a rude assumption: "Tell me you're a computer programmer without telling me you're a computer programmer."

But, in a stunning turn of events, @teedyay is actually a coder: "Ha! Yes, I have been coding since I was 10. I also fit the stereotype by playing a lot of board games, but buck the trend by not being interested in craft ales."

Others urged our bearded hero to enter an official competition, saying: "You can get in touch with Guinness book of records and apply to set a record."

But, alas, @teedyay had already checked and it turns out there's no competition (yet) for the best beard in the UK.

With the Reddit user confirming: "Sadly no. They only care about world records, not national ones. The world record is about 2.5m, so I'm not even close."

Yep, 2.5 metres, 8 feet, or 8 big subs, which is how we do most of our measuring.

Still, @teedyay's beard is the winner of our 'probably the best beard in the UK' award, which doesn't exist but is very, very prestigious.