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Rand Paul Beard refers to jokes about Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's newly-grown beard, ostensibly grown in quarantine during the Coronavirus. Jokes often centered on applying various incorrect identities to Paul's new look, a la the What Does It Look Like I Do For A Living? meme.

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On April 13th, 2020, Rand Paul appeared on the Fox News program Fox and Friends,[1] sporting a beard (shown below). Paul was on the program to discuss his volunteer work at hospitals after recovering from COVID-19.

FOX SEN PAUL VOLUNTEERS AT HOSPITAL AFTER RECOVERY VNEWS LIVE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC OUTHEAST WERE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING... MEANTIME, HEAVY RAIN,

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Shortly after Paul's interview aired, Twitter users began joking about his "quarantine beard." One of the first people to post about the beard was user @atrupar,[2] who gained over 150 retweets and 1,200 likes (shown below). User @pixie_casey[3] joked he looked like a “professor you were warned to stay away from” (shown below, right).

Aaron Rupar @atrupar Rand Paul has emerged from his Covid quarantine and has a beard now VFOX SEN PAUL VOLUNTEERS AT HOSPITAL AFTER RECOVERY NEWS LIVE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HOSPITAL SUN AND PLANNING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO RECOVER AWAY FROM WORK, ACCORDING TO D 8:49 AM · Apr 13, 2020 · Twitter Web Client
Pixie Casey @pixie_casey rand paul's latest look is very "professor you were warned to stay away from" FOX SEN PAUL VOLUNTEERS AT HOSPITAL AFTER RECOVERY NEWS LIVE OUTHEAST WERE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING... MEANTIME, HEAVY RAIN, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC 4:56 PM · Apr 13, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Many jokes were responses to a tweet by @ProfSamKimin,[4] who posed a Wrong Answers Only question about Rand Paul's new look and gained over 8,300 replies (shown below, left). User @darth[5] joked he looked like Orson Welles in his infamous wine commercial (shown below, right). Jokes were covered by Raw Story[6] and CityBeat.[1]


Sam Kamin @ProfSamKamin What does this guy to for a living? Wrong answers only. 8:42 PM · Apr 13, 2020 from Denver, CO · Twitter for iPhone
darthTM @darth will sell no wine before its time Sam Kamin @ProfSamKamin · Apr 13 What does this guy to for a living? Wrong answers only. 5:52 PM · Apr 14, 2020 · TweetDeck

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Robert Caruso @robertcaruso The man pictured is the sole proprietor of a used bookstore in Clarksville, Tennessee specializing in autoerotic fiction from the mid-20th century. He's the author of all books for sale. Sam Kamin @ProfSamKamin · Apr 13 What does this guy to for a living? Wrong answers only.
Extremely Socially Distant Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow 1970s hands-on sex therapist guru Sam Kamin @ProfSamKamin · Apr 13 What does this guy to for a living? Wrong answers only. 12:33 PM · Apr 15, 2020 · Twitter Web Client
David Frum @davidfrum Auditioning for the James Lipton job on "Inside the Actor's Studio" Sam Kamin @ProfSamKamin · Apr 13 What does this guy to for a living? Wrong answers only. 5:50 PM · Apr 14, 2020 · TweetDeck
Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze Recurring actor in Wes Anderson films. Sam Kamin @ProfSamKamin · Apr 13 What does this guy to for a living? Wrong answers only. 12:12 PM · Apr 15, 2020 · Twitter Web Client
Roy Bellamy @roybelly EREN He doesnt own the knicks? Sam Kamin @ProfSamKamin · Apr 13 What does this guy to for a living? Wrong answers only. 9:36 PM · Apr 14, 2020 from Miramar, FL · Twitter for Android
Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire Scooby having finally had enough of his hot mess of a life and moved on for his own well being, Shaggy finds himself destitute after losing his job at the CBD Store and tries his hand at self-help podcasting Sam Kamin @ProfSamKamin · Apr 13 What does this guy to for a living? Wrong answers only.

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