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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wolff96" data-source="post: 5338594" data-attributes="member: 342">I've actually seen this one used WELL a couple of times.In a book, it was a major clue that the character was more than he claimed to be -- because his stubble didn't grow.In a TV show (and I wish I could remember which one) all the other characters had normal facial hair, except for one guy...  and he turned out to be a vampire and had two-day stubble when he died.  ONE LAST THING:  You can get the effect with a beard-trimmer if you put it on a short setting and you use it every day.  A friend of mine whose girlfriend thinks he looks like George Clooney does it to maintain the illusion -- and because she gets ticked if he doesn't.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />All that said, I agree with you.--------------------------------------It's been mentioned, but the heroines who chase down the bad guys in heels.  Makes me cringe just watching it (and knowing that my wife can barely WALK in them).Especially funny in some shows (like a recent Chuck) where they have full-on, knock-down drag-out *FIGHTS* in those kind of shoes.  Did she really just turn a cart-wheel in 6" heels???</blockquote>