Less hairy

Maybe I should retitle this blog Facial Hair Follies.

Having set off Internet alarums and excursions with his full beard, Jeopardy's Alex Trebek has now pared the fuzz down to a goatee and then to a mustache. There's video evidence for this stunning transformation. Not to mention a flock of stories in Google News and a bigger flock of fan reactions on social media.

Have to admit, I'm a little impressed by how much free publicity the show has garnered for a few whiskers here and there. After all those decades it's hard to get much vibe about our venerable and much-awarded quizzer.

The only bigger splash (literally) would be Alex dyeing his hair. I don't think we have to worry about that calamitous event. But you never know.

UNRELATED UPDATE: A commenter got on me for not mentioning Wink Martindale's Facebook version of Tic Tac Dough. Sorry I missed the ginormous story, but some of the video is here. The video quality is not the best, but Wink looks to be in fine form.