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It looks like another weird internet thing might be coming back into the spotlight. And this one, well, it’s a bit wild (pun very much intended). Dear Pandas, meet… the monkey tail beard. Also known as the cat tail, this beard style is both bold and utterly bizarre. But nobody can deny that it’s eye-catching and definitely deserves to be shown off in the zoo that is the internet.
Scroll down to check out some of the best/worst examples of guys ever having sported the monkey tail beard, collected by Bored Panda, and be sure to let us know which ones you loved/hated the most and why.
I feel like this deserves a warning: don’t try this at home, folks. But if you do... (and some part of me hopes that some of our readers are brave and fun enough for this), send us photos of your magnificent beards! I’d do the same, but I was born in the year of the monkey, so I do enough monkeying around as it is.
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SirPatTheCat 4 years ago
Imo this one works better than the others because of his "that one crazy history teacher" vibes
Deborah Mccasland 4 years ago
I am waiting for that first pic of a guy with this that leads up to his man bun.
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James T 4 years ago
For some weird reason I think it looks like that stick in cartoons that pulls someone of the stage...
Ally Lycenko 4 years ago
This guy looks like Chris Watts. The American that killed his family. NO offense you are still hot.
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It’s not the first time that the world has seen the great/awful beard style appear online. The monkey tail beard made chunky splashes on the net in 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, and a bit in mid-2020. We just hope that this style doesn’t spread too wide: it might be quirky and fun, but can you imagine people showing up to work like this?
One of the most famous people associated with the monkey tail beard style is Mike Fiers, the pitcher of the Oakland Athletics. The internet (and Twitter in particular) went absolutely wild over this in the Fall of 2019, sparking a whole lot of memes and fascination.
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Mary Peace 4 years ago
Does he have to walk around looking at the ceiling all the time so people can appreciate it? There's enough commitment just in growing & maintaining it.
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The A’s, who have a wonderful sense of humor, actually put Fiers’ beard on their face masks in the Summer of 2020 and proudly showed it off to everyone. A’s manager Bob Melvin also wore one of the items showing the swirly beard. There had been rumors that Fiers himself may have given the items to his teammates.
What do you think about the monkey tail beard, dear Pandas? Do you love it? Hate it? Is this something that you’d sport for fun or even to the office once the lockdown regulations loosen? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.
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Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
I was thinking that too! It’s fun and the look to me is almost subtle, until you look some more and see monkey tail!
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Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Just makes the grade for me..I like long hair on men as long as it is very clean
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Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
This looks SO much like my friend who I was just about to message to tell him to do this
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
That’s awesome! Naturally, you showed him this post for encouragement!
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Sarah Yoffa 4 years ago
Now THAT is a beard and well done curl at the end of the tail / stache! Nice.
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Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
Durum, durum.... durum durum durum durm duram...durum-duram.
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Sarah Nunns 4 years ago
Face to face with that state I don't think I'd dare say I didn't like it. 😂
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Carlos Latorre Flores 4 years ago
I like it, looks like it's coming from the back of his hair!!
IrishGirl 4 years ago
business in the front, wild party in the back that overflowed to the front?!
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Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Looks like his young daughter was playing with the scissors last night
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MERCI LANGSTON 4 years ago
As I scroll through all of these It is kind of making me agitated for some reason.
E M Gallieshaw 4 years ago
Same, though not agitated enough to stop scrolling. Curiosity overruled agitation.
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Mangelo Il Fumatori 4 years ago
I wonder if Aaron Rodgers (the Green Bay Packers quarterback and wearer of interesting facial hair styles) has ever had a monkey tail beard.
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Blackheart 4 years ago
My opinion, this trend ranks right in there with the man bun...it looks good on noone.
Sandy Feuerbacher 4 years ago
STUPIDEST TREND I HAVE EVER SEEN - STOP - JUST STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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E M Gallieshaw 4 years ago (edited)
lol. Thought the same. Like, the monkey tail was unintentional; this is how he woke up, thanks to his "friends". Reeks of regret.
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What do you think ?
Truth Monster 4 years ago
Ladies, Gentleman, Gentlefolk, And Assorted Steves: I present to you the New Mullet
Zoe's Mom 4 years ago
I'm not a fan but you know what; women have done so many different things with their hair and make-up; some good and some not so good. It's now the men's chance so why not!? It's not permanent and it's fun to them. Let's stop judging people on their looks or trends. This is SO not important.
Isa 4 years ago
Well woman always come with strange trends and innovations(remember the eye brows, eye lashes, and so on?)...If they like and are happy why not? download-1...2484fe.jpg 
Zara VP 4 years ago
I really cannot tell how I feel about this. Do I hate it? No. Do I like it? No.
tuzdayschild 4 years ago
I didn't know this was a thing...I wish I didn't I know this is a thing
John Louis 4 years ago
I guess if you want to draw possibly unflattering attention to yourself....
Truth Monster 4 years ago
Ladies, Gentleman, Gentlefolk, And Assorted Steves: I present to you the New Mullet
Zoe's Mom 4 years ago
I'm not a fan but you know what; women have done so many different things with their hair and make-up; some good and some not so good. It's now the men's chance so why not!? It's not permanent and it's fun to them. Let's stop judging people on their looks or trends. This is SO not important.
Isa 4 years ago
Well woman always come with strange trends and innovations(remember the eye brows, eye lashes, and so on?)...If they like and are happy why not? download-1...2484fe.jpg
Zara VP 4 years ago
I really cannot tell how I feel about this. Do I hate it? No. Do I like it? No.
tuzdayschild 4 years ago
I didn't know this was a thing...I wish I didn't I know this is a thing
John Louis 4 years ago
I guess if you want to draw possibly unflattering attention to yourself....
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