The Beard

S06E16 The BeardretroJan 19, 19972 years later4 posts by 4 posters
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What was the meaning of "beard" in the episode "The Beard." Didn't Elaine refer to herself as a "beard" when she went on a date with a gayman? Please, someone explain this to me.

It's like a cover-up. The guy wasn't showing his real side to his parents, so Elaine was his "beard" Elvis is King

"A pretty woman, you know, kinda short, big wall of hair, face like a frying pan." -George, describing Elaine, in "The Movie"

rick_stwinelvis

Haha! Those descriptions were hilarious ("frying pan"!) Does anyone remember all the descriptions used? Here are some snippets I recall:

Kramer: Tall doofus, face like a bird... Jerry: Big head, horse face, big teeth, flaring nostrils... George: Humpty Dumpty...

anyone?

Rick

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John "SNAP!!!MAN" Thorpe wrote:

BEARD: a woman who acts as a pseudo-girlfriend for a gay guy, in order to make the gay guy seem heterosexual (although I fail to see the point).

-Sakari Tuomisto