Checking in on Twitter
Looks like we have a fair number of German friends with mastery of the hashtag (#momonth, natch) on Twitter…
It’s shave day!
Shave it back, fellas… today is the payoff! To be strict to code, there is no hair below the bottom of the bottom lip, but fuck the rules. The mustache is a symbol of individuality (like all the rest of the participants), of rebellion, of purified sexual appeal. Do it to it!
Twitter background WIN
Twitterer andywaer has an awesome and spooky background image. That is all.
(Thanks Ted.)
Goatees are dumb
Who grows a goatee? “Someone who can’t pull off a mustache”, you say?
I think people who market products to goateers can best answer that question, and I think this infomercial pretty well sums it up. (This is a real product, by the way: their site.)
Take note of saintly Heather’s face as she exits with her toolbox boyfriend, Mark, at around 0:58.
“It reflects your personality. It declares your individuality.” Indeed.
Thanks to David Banks at Geekdad.
World Beard and Moustache Championships
Given how entirely and irrationally fantastic this is, I’ll forgive their inclusion of that much-debated “o” in “Moustache”.
Every two years, the owners of the world’s most elaborate facial hair come together for the World Beard and Moustache Championships. On May 23, 2009, the championships will return to the United States for the second time in their history, as the City of Anchorage, Alaska plays host to the world’s bearded and moustached elite.
Look at some of those categories up there! Check out the World Beard and Moustache Championships
Alpha Dawg “barking” up the right tree (!!@)
More people are sending in pictures of their efforts. Here we have a gentleman from New York City who goes only by “Alpha Dawg”. Indeed! Look at that mane after only 2 days! GIve us a smile, Dawg!
Wired’s Geekdad grows mo
One of the contributors to Wired magazine’s Geekdad feature is once again participating in International Mustache Month. He captured the essence of MoMonth thusly:
This month is about more than one kind of growth. Before participating in MoMonth, I’d never grown my beard for more than a week. I never knew what I was capable of. Would it be a scraggly mess? A bit of chin fluff? A giant lip rug? Would I be a laughingstock? There was only one way to find out: Grow it!
Check out his performance from last year, and stay tuned for updates:
Short But Hairy: International Moustache Month
When to celebrate?
February 28th is the official Mustache Day – the day when we shave our furry faces back to a beautiful mustache.
This year, Mustache Day falls on a Saturday. But around the world, people will be sharing this month-long experience with coworkers. So the question quickly arises - shave on Friday to share the experience with coworkers, or shave on Saturday to stick with the official dogma?
How about we shave on Friday and keep the mustache for continued celebration on Saturday?
In?
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IT BEGINS!
You woke up this morning and the birds were singing, the sun was shining, and the air was crisp. The date was a minty February 1st and you felt the dawn of a new beginning.
So begins International Mustache Month!
Today is the first of 28 consecutive days of unrestrained hair growth. You may want to take a picture. Hell, you may want to take a picture every day. It’s all the rage. Check out what seven weeks of growth looks like on a man who grows a mean beard:
For what it’s worth, I don’t know anyone who grows that fast. That guy is some sort of awesome cave man.
Geekdad staches
Wired’s Geekdad participated in 2008. Can we count on him/their participation this year? Methinks so.