Dude Vows To Not Shave Beard Until Osama's Capture. Time To Bust Out The Clippers

EPHRATA, Wash. -- A middle school teacher vowed after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that he would not shave his beard until Osama bin Laden was caught. Gary Weddle kept his word Sunday evening. "I spent my first five minutes crying and then I couldn't get it off fast enough," Weddle, 50, told the Capital Press. Weddle, who lives in East Wenatchee and teaches in Ephrata, had wanted to cut his beard for years. The gray stringy growth actually made him look a bit like bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks who was killed by U.S. forces.

Weddle said he was so absorbed in the news that he neglected to shave. A week or so later, he decided not to shave until bin Laden was captured or proven dead. He figured it would just be a month or two. At the start of each school year, Weddle told students the beard was a reminder of the attacks. After all these years, Weddle figured he'd still be wearing the beard next Sept. 11, the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

He was working in his garden Sunday evening when news came that bin Laden was dead. Weddle wasted no time finding scissors and razors. He had cut the beard and was shaving the stubble before President Obama addressed the nation. Friends and neighbors watched him cut the beard. He cut himself while shaving for the first time in 3,454 days.

If ever the US was in the market for a new mascot, it's now, and they need look no further than our boy Gary Weedle. Forget Uncle Sam, this guy has what it takes. Who among us saw the Twin Towers go down and without hesitation decided that a razor strike was the thing needed to bring Osama to justice? Not me.

Shit, I've been growing my beard since Jan 1 just for shits and giggles and not a day goes by that I don't fight the urge to shave this shit off. Some days I even consider taking the straight edge to my jugular cause it's so unbearable. But not Gary. He was a rock. I mean this guy straight up bleeds red, white, and blue, shits bald eagles and exclusively fucks apple pies. Just America through and through. I'd even bet that Captain America wears Gary Weedle pajamas. With that, I think it's about damn time we give credit where credit is due and salute Gary Weedle for taking down Osama Bin Laden. Without his dedication it never would've been possible.

AMERICA, FUCK YA!