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Quote of the Day: Beard enthusiast Paul Roof

Ron Ribiat

“The brewery didn’t come to me and say, ‘Hey, Paul, can we use your picture?’ They’re friends of mine, and they said, ‘We’re doing a beer can,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s cool.’ I’m not in control of somebody else’s business. They don’t have to ask my permission.”

— Beard enthusiast Paul Roof, who was fired from Southern Baptist-affiliated Charleston Southern University after a photo of his award-winning beard appeared on a can of Holy City Brewing’s Chucktown Follicle Brown beer. He was quoted by the Charleston City Paper.

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