We’re off to Hordaland county in Norway now, where a man in his 40’s has found himself with the possibility of doing some jail time after shaving off his beard and gluing it to another man’s bald head to create a ‘beard toupee.’

The matter is in the hands of prosecutor Harald Bilberg, who describes the offender as a petty criminal with a string of convictions for ‘nuisance’ crimes in the area. However, on this occasion, the alleged offender is fighting the charges, saying that the bald recipient of his facial fungus was a willing participant in the experiment.

“He was bald, so the accused claims that they had agreed to create a toupee for the aggrieved party,” he explained to local press Bergens Tidende. “I must admit that I have never encountered such a case before in my career.” he concluded.

Not helping his cause very much, the accused has been arrested again for breaking the restraining order imposed on him. One could say that he is just a whisker away from prison.

Meanwhile, some readers may know that I am now sporting a beard… so if there are any bald men out there who happen to possess a tube of super-glue, I’m willing to give it a try if you are!