It's cute when men who can't grow beards try anyway.

Here's a link to the best American cities for hipster beard festishes.

Charlotte is not among them.

Neither is any other city in North Carolina.

Not even Asheville.

Beards here tend to be of the Duck Dynasty Variety, with views to match.

Our only hipster is the 64-year-old boss of the Republicans in Raleigh, Phil Berger. He thinks he is just cool as the Kelvin Scale.

Short, powerful and angry men think like that.