The FBI has foiled a terrorist plot to shave off the polychromatic

beard of a friend of New York fashion designer Apollo Braun. Such

an attack, experts say, would have crippled America's economy,

particularly the hair coloring industry. In the wake of the thwarted

plot, a CNN online poll is already asking Americans, "Would the

destruction of such a colorful beard by terrorists have as much

emotional impact as 9/11?"