ON this date in 1698 - Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards.

The Boyz were furious; it had taken them quite some time to get all the patches filled in their beards, so they were not pleased about this edict.

Bun told Mr. P "Hey, I guess we can take solace in the fact that he didn't tax our lady friend's stuff...

These Russian women can be a tad...!"

Mr. Purple busted a gut...