Prof. Sam Lawler3 hours of working outside (including carrying literally a ton of chicken feed in 20kg increments) in -25C temperatures has earned me almost as good of a beard as my dad, who frequently gets mistaken for Santa Claus.
Prof. Sam LawlerAlso, the guy who delivered the chicken feed recognized my voice from local radio interviewing me about astronomy stuff all the time! "Oh!! You're the astronomer!!" (Yes there's only one professional research astronomer in Saskatchewan, so he wasn't exaggerating).
(And he definitely didn't recognize my face, because I was cleverly disguised as Santa Claus)