Is it Lincoln's birthday already? I can't believe it! We haven't even taken down our International Pancake Day decorations yet.

It's time, then, to show off some Lincoln beards. We got a ton of wonderful submissions, so we narrowed it down to the best all of them.

First, we have Dan who decided to take the Lincoln's beard and English Cocker Spaniel hair challenges simultaneously:

Next — Alec, who cleans up nice in his blue — shkirt or something:

Unfortunately, we got no Babe-raham Lincoln pictures. But our one lady entrant, NV_Library_Staff more than made up for it by sending in photos of the intense frock coat she sewed for the occasion:

We close out the pageant with our original Lincoln Ben in all his sepia toned glory:

Oh, and our ego-tripping producer who started the whole thing:

That's all for 2008, Lincolnites. We had fun. Now go save yourselves a Union, you scamps!

Hello,

I'll trim mine down to the lincoln beard after bearduary is over.
Ben should join bearduary.

That was the full text of a letter we received this morning from this man, known only as "Mustache":

We were unware of Bearduary, but it's obviously some sort of religious festival and we're sorta tolerant. So, although it's against the rules, we'll go multi-faith on this one and allow Mustache to shave himself into a Lincoln beard when the holiday ends.

Sadly, this means we won't be seeing Mustache's Lincoln beard for a while. But at least we have our Ben. You won't join that crazy cult, will you Ben? You're our Ben!

Since the dawn of time, all matter and energy have been converging to one momentous event… a happening of such awe-shattering importance that one can barely utter it by name without being shaken to the core of one's being… an event is nearly upon us.

So, how's your Abe Lincoln beard coming along?

What can the Great Lincoln's Beard Challenge of Aught Eight do for you? Why not ask Indecision 2008 reader Ben? Here he is before the GLBCoAE…

…and here he is now…

Send us your Lincoln beard today.

That's right, men. As of tomorrow, we have only one month left until Lincoln's birthday, which means you have thirty-one days to get started on the The Great Lincoln's Beard Challenge of Aught Eight. To recap the rules:

• 1. You must grow a full Lincoln beard before Lincoln's birthday (February 12th).

• 2. You must show us three progressive growth pictures.
• 3. You cannot just grow a full beard and then shave it Lincoln-style.

Email your pics to theindecider@indecision2008.com.

And now, for the ladies…aw yeah. We didn't forget you. You're getting a challenge too. We had some debate as to what form this would take. LulaMay suggested that we allow our female contributors to (ahem) "…grow hair elsewhere and apply it with spirit gum?"

Well, we don't know exactly what that means, though we're willing to see any pictures you'd like to submit, but our counter proposal is —

The Great Babe-raham Lincoln Challenge of Aught Eight. All you have to do is take a picture of yourself as a Babe-raham Lincoln and send it to the same address, also by February 12th.

We here highly resolve that these pics shall not be submitted in vain; that this challenge shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this blog of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

So gals, start putting your costumes together, and guys, send in your early phase growth pics to theindecider@indecision2008.com!

Got plans for Lincoln's birthday yet? Before you spend yet another year passed out in a pile of your own moonshine vomit in a remote cabin in Illinois, think about participating in what is sure to become a proud, American tradition: The Inaugural Indecision 2008 Great Lincoln's Beard Challenge.

Rules we've established here at Indecision headquarters thusfar:

1. You must grow a full Lincoln beard before Lincoln's birthday (February 12th).

2. You must show us three progressive growth pictures.
3. You cannot just grow a full beard and then shave it Lincoln-style. Why? 'Cause that's how the Communists would do it.

References to Gay-braham Lincoln, Babe-raham Lincoln and Abra-Ham Lincoln are welcome but not required.

Email your pictures/daguerreotypes to theindecider@indecision2008.com.