I read this as the beginning of an attack: Beard matted into a bizarre pizza crust flapping off the end of his chin, Followed up by He waddled Maybe I am be

I read this as the beginning of an attack: Beard matted into a bizarre pizza crust flapping off the end of his chin, Followed up by He waddled Maybe I am being overly sensitive, but this is not how complimentary or affectionate descriptions often work in my world.