BC man's Driver's License gets global attention

[The Invisible Man]

This story is funny! Makes me think about what I could do to spice up my next driver's license photograph.



VICTORIA — Adam Bard went to great lengths to avoid having a routine image for his driver's licence.

He told friends he wanted to shave half his hair and half his beard before posing for his renewal photo. They didn't believe him.

But on the morning of Feb. 23, the then-26-year-old Victoria man went to his brother's home and hacked off the right side of his beard and moustache. From there, the two headed to a barber shop and asked for half a haircut — just the left side would do the trick, thanks.

The results made for some popular photos, which Bard posted on Reddit, an online social media aggregator that allows users to vote for their favourite and least-favourite content. Within 24 hours, more than six million people had viewed the haircut. Within days, his story was making headlines around the world.