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Thank God there’s no such thing as “Mocember”

Alison Stephenson

by Alison Stephenson

01 Dec 01:05pm

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Filed under: Charities, Dating, Men And Women, Movember

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As the whiskers of tens of thousands of Aussie blokes wash down the drains of homes today, thousands of nubile young women are rejoicing.

He thinks he's suave and sexy. The author begs to differ.

It is the end of “Movember”, the month formerly known as November which raises money for prostate cancer research and initiatives to combat male depression.

While the charity is one of the most brilliant health campaigns ever enacted, women around Australia are ecstatic we no longer have to give Aussie men some lip about their top lip.

As the number of “mo bros” rose during the eleventh month, the talent pool of men attractive to the single female comparatively diminished.

Officially, 129,000 more moustaches were creeping around the country than the previous month.

While it’s obviously fantastic that nearly $20million dollars has been raised in Australia, and plenty more overseas, I’m glad to see the end of Movember for another year. It’s no secret that we modern women don’t exactly love Mos.

Sporting a hairy upper lip brings with it a strange sense of man pride that comes but once a year. Particularly strange when the aim of the game is often to grow a seedier, dirtier, creepier mo than all your mates.

Apparently the more repulsive the tache, the better. Ugh.

Rendering yourself undateable in the name of charity is the price many were willing to pay, walking around as silent billboards for the cause.

A collective groan erupted from women Australia-wide as November rolled around -  it’s well known to be the longest month in the dating calendar. A quick scour of your favourite bar was like a time warp back to 1980’s. A Mo Bro would hone in for a chat, and all you could think about was “there’s no way that upper lip is getting anywhere near mine”.

This reaction would immediately be followed by a recoil and a scrunching of the nose upon realising that the Mo Bro’s mo would taste like a mix of beer froth and whatever the $10 special was at the pub that night.

The next move was a quick retreat in favour of a fresh-faced competitor. Pash rash is so not cool. Um, I’m told.

I’m sure if you looked at the stats, the number of babies born in Australia nine months after the eleventh month would be greatly diminished too.

So girls, was there any benefit for us in the month that came after Shadoween (October 31st)?

Well, I guess a mo reveals a lot about a man – specifically the type of man to avoid in the other 11 months of the year. Like the guy who grow such a thick, bushy crop that you wonder where else he’s sprouting a little too prolifically.

Then there’s the guy whose mo is so sparse that you can’t help wondering whether he’s totally progressed through the whole puberty thing yet.

As for the Mo Bro who suddenly realises he’s a ginger, that’s a whole different (and intriguing) category. Wow, who knew?

So as we say goodbye to what has been a long month of dodging porn-star lookalikes and rejecting Merv Hughes wannabes, I wonder how the men would feel if the tables were turned?

Why don’t we women retaliate by not shaving for a month. We could initiate “Growcember” or “Pitober” and see how the men like the taste of their own hairy medicine. I’m sure there’s a worthy cause we could hook up with.

Boys, I welcome your fresh faces back with open arms. It’s December 1, so ready, set, Gillette.

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    • NEFFA says:

      12:31pm | 01/12/10

      Movember is secret mens business and should remain that way. Butt out baby.

      Reply

    • Wayne Fehlhaber says:

      06:37pm | 01/12/10

      I agree , it is secret men’s business but can we please exclude or excuse Kochie from herein.  He looks great clean shaven.

    • Leto says:

      01:20pm | 02/12/10

      I was gratified to see the number of women that also grew a moustache for Movember. Actually, some women I noticed here at work have been sporting a moustache for a lot longer than a month….

      Good work ladies.

    • McDil says:

      12:33pm | 01/12/10

      Februhairy has been bandied around by some female friends. For a month they’ll go without waxing/shaving their most intimate areas. Could it catch?

      Reply

    • TheBigMicka says:

      03:09pm | 01/12/10

      Or Furbruary?

    • marley says:

      07:15pm | 01/12/10

      Beavember?

    • Luce says:

      10:41am | 02/12/10

      muff-tober?

    • Ducks says:

      04:55pm | 02/12/10

      The New Zealanders are already onto this. Google “Fanuary”

    • Biggie Smalsl says:

      12:33pm | 01/12/10

      You like us shaved. No biggie. Just remember, we prefer you shaved too…

      Reply

    • Rose Russo says:

      03:09pm | 01/12/10

      Haha, touche.

    • Ya Ya says:

      12:15pm | 02/12/10

      Waaaaah.  You beat me to it.

    • Shama says:

      12:33pm | 01/12/10

      That looks mighty fine to me. He can keep it all year round.

      Member of “Girls for Moustaches”

      Reply

    • Dave J says:

      12:34pm | 01/12/10

      My wife loves my mo and i have had it for 25 years , though i must admit my daughter hates it and is always telling me to shave it off. You modern girls.

      Reply

    • Rev says:

      09:55am | 02/12/10

      Don’t do it Dave J, stay strong.

    • EW says:

      12:37pm | 01/12/10

      I would have thought that they would be more appealing, because by growing a mo and supporting the worthy charities, they’re displaying their social conscience. I think this article displays a very shallow point of view.

      Reply

    • Dani says:

      03:00pm | 01/12/10

      But so many people grow them just for the fun / to be cool or whatever they think it is and aren’t actually raising money… so how do you tell them apart?

    • Adrian says:

      04:11pm | 01/12/10

      You could try talking to them Dani? Tell them you’ll donate and ask for the website!

    • Dani says:

      08:25am | 02/12/10

      You’re right Adrian. I DO have time to talk to every man with a mo I see…

    • Chris L says:

      07:22pm | 02/12/10

      If you aren’t going to talk to them why would you need to know their motivation?

    • Markus says:

      12:42pm | 01/12/10

      “Rendering yourself undateable in the name of charity is the price many were willing to pay” Undateable to shallow, vapid girls such as yourself maybe.
      For me, the first year of Movember (before everyone joined in) made me stand out as a guy who was willing to poke fun at himself for a good cause. As an added bonus I attracted a lot of attention from girls who recognised I was comfortable enough to be myself, and found that a lot more attractive than a wanker with a clean shaven face.

      Plus a lack of a mo really says more about a guy.
      In the early years of Movember’s establishment, most guys that chose not to participate in the early years didn’t because it would affect their ability to pick up. Do you really want a guy who only ever does anything for the sole purpose of getting laid?

      Reply

    • no judgements says:

      11:29am | 02/12/10

      What about the guys that work in corporations where facial hair is not accepted… are they not allowed to donate to the great cause, and stay clean shaven?
      Just because you’re able to gro a mo, don’t be so judgemental of those without..

    • Ducks says:

      05:03pm | 02/12/10

      @ no judgements.
      I think in the corporate world this may have been the case for the first couple of years, but it is no longer true.
      At my firm (big 4 accounting), all of the partners participated,and there was a national prize for the division who raised the most money. Each office had a final Mo-down to judge the best Mo’s. This acceptance extended to a guy who agreed to dye his mo fluor pink if he reached $700.
      For the last couple of years the partners have had a competition to take photos with big names in the industry- including the CEO’s of WA’s two biggest companies and the state premier.
      In general I think awareness of Movember has come so far that the ‘client facing’ line no longer is an excuse.

    • malcolm_s says:

      12:43pm | 01/12/10

      Thank you for this utterly pointless drek.

      Reply

    • DL says:

      12:45pm | 01/12/10

      “So girls, was there any benefit for us in the month that came after Shadoween (October 31st)?”

      “Well, I guess a mo reveals a lot about a man – specifically the type of man to avoid in the other 11 months of the year.”

      So you would avoid a movember man as he does his bit for raising the awareness of men’s mental health issues and prostate cancer…. instead pushing up the stock of the selfish man who does nought for the care of his brothers?  Though some clean shaven fellows do just as much through their silent $$$ donations.

      I must say i am happy to be removed of the tache though… having it for even just 1 month is bad enough as it is!

      Reply

    • bella starkey says:

      12:50pm | 01/12/10

      My dad once shaved his beard off and left the mo. hhe looked like a paedophile.

      Reply

    • Ya Ya says:

      12:12pm | 02/12/10

      Woah there Bella. Stereotyping = bad.  Then again, tell us what you think of homosexuals and immigrants?

    • Darren says:

      12:50pm | 01/12/10

      somebody forgot to tell my mother-in-law that Movember was for men only!

      Reply

    • Kate says:

      12:52pm | 01/12/10

      My boyfriend just got rid of his, thank goodness, as it made him look like a child sex offender.
      I don’t mind when he participates in Movember as it’s only for a month and for a good cause, but it is scratchy and makes kissing pretty difficult.
      I don’t think guys growing moustaches during Movember means you should avoid them, far from it. They’re willing to grow facial hair that makes 90% of them look quite foolish, sacrifice proper facial hygiene and risk annoying their girlfriends, all for a good cause. That’s pretty attractive in my book.

      Reply

    • marley says:

      07:17pm | 01/12/10

      Couldn’t agree more.  Go the mo’!

    • TR says:

      12:57pm | 01/12/10

      Very shallow article, i don’t think the ability to grow facial hair has anything to do with a person’s manliness?

      And i think a man who is willing to look a little ordinary for a month for the sake of charity should be commended, not condemned.

      IF all you’re about is kissing blokes, why not get a phone number and ask to meet up on Dec 1?

      Reply

    • Macca says:

      01:17pm | 01/12/10

      “IF all you’re about is kissing blokes, why not get a phone number and ask to meet up on Dec 1?”

      Imagine the look on her face when the bloke turns up with the Mo still on? Excellent

    • Macca says:

      01:10pm | 01/12/10

      I’m glad my Mo’ is gone, as is my better half, but I’m also immensly proud of the fundraising effort that my team and I, and many of my mates on their own, have put in over the past month.

      Men are generally pretty reluctant to get behind large charity events. We are stereotypically less caring or empathetic to causes as women. This is a huge generalisation, but reflects that The McGrath Foundation, White Ribbon Day and a multitude of other campaigns all dominate issues that focus on women more than men.

      For once, Movember is a symbol of something that is truly relevant to men. It focuses on those tough conversations that the traditional bloke is unlikely to have. And it is all sold by the trivial, the growing of a moustache.

      It always brings a smile to my face see plenty of young blokes on a saturday night, Dozens of them sporting Mo’s for the month.

      Reply

    • Gladys says:

      01:19pm | 01/12/10

      At least it wasn’t the endless pink stuff or a ribbon of some sort. I have so many bracelet things, ribbons, badges, bandanas and tatoos from the various special days, it’s not funny.

      I it gets blokes talking about their health and how they’re feeling, then I support it. and I hate moustaches! Loathe them.

      My counter attack was to not wear make up for the month. Why don’t young women look these mo’ed fellas in the eye without a hint of makeup.

      But good on the fellas for doing it for their brothers.

      Reply

    • M says:

      02:12pm | 01/12/10

      No make up works for me. I look people in the eye without make up. Hate the stuff. Never wear it except when ambushed.

    • Martin G says:

      01:20pm | 01/12/10

      I’d like to say congratulations to those who grew and sponsored mos throughout Movember.

      Alison, you are more than welcome to toddle off and ‘raise awareness’ for breast cancer during the other 11 months of the year. Men should be so lucky as to have one month a year for a health cause I suppose…

      (P.S. Yes, I realise this article leans towards the ‘lighthearted’ category, but imagine the flak I would cop for mocking any of the infinite breast cancer stunts that occur every year. Am I too cyncial if I suspect that breast cancer charity has turned into an industry?)

      Reply

    • Dani says:

      03:03pm | 01/12/10

      I’m commenting way to much on this article, but didn’t Tory Shepherd write about exactly that (too much breast cancer awareness) a month ago??

    • Martin G says:

      03:49pm | 01/12/10

      I must have missed that one Dani! I’ll try and track it down. Thanks.

    • Michellemac says:

      01:21pm | 01/12/10

      and we are spared the potential social faux pas that happened to me when I met a client I had previously only dealt with on the phone:

      “let me guess, Movember right? Ha ha ha nice one”

      “Er, no. I’ve had this tash for 10 years….”

      Reply

    • Bill Compton says:

      01:28pm | 01/12/10

      What a terrible article - shame on those who raise money..  Alison - women’s health gets 90% of all funding - men are left to fend for themselves.

      Girls have ‘Fanuary’ and I’m prepared to show my support.

      Reply

    • TChong says:

      01:32pm | 01/12/10

      Alison- you should stick to what your best at - fawning over real important people ( to you) like Lady Gaga.
      Leave big concepts like ultrism to the grown ups.

      Reply

    • QT says:

      09:59am | 02/12/10

      Agree…

      While I appreciate the article was an attempt at lighthearted humour (emphasis on the attempt)... the underlying tone about staying away from men who choose to raise money for charity was pretty offensive…

    • M says:

      01:37pm | 01/12/10

      Why don’t us ladies, organise a month of shave free heaven for good cause or a make up free month or a writing month or an artistic month, for a good cause?

      Don’t talk about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) I meant to raise funds for aids cure or to end Sharia law or something.

      Hey if I dated a man who would grow his mo for a good cause, I have no gripe. Of course if a man were to grow a mo for a good cause relating to women as well, more to him. Like how about Equal Pay for Equal Work. End to Sharia Law and the Q’uran’s principles? (I don’t care about political correctness, but read the Q’uran. I have nothing aginst muslims, just Muhammad) Haha Mo against Mo lol

      Reply

    • Markus says:

      04:05pm | 01/12/10

      Equal pay for equal work exists, it is illegal to pay an employee less for work based on their race, sex or religion.

      What doesn’t exist is “equal pay for all professions regardless of the different skill requirements, responsibilities and market demand”, nor should it ever.

    • Adrian says:

      04:16pm | 01/12/10

      Why the hell are you talking about the Q’uaran? Did you get sick of waiting for the punch to write an anti-muslim peice or something?
      Get lost!

    • M says:

      07:11pm | 01/12/10

      Okay it may exist, but not in all sectors.

      As for Adrian, I don’t have a problem with Muslims, my mention of the Quran is meant to stir things up as I have been vey angry with the treatment of women, of children, of homosexuals, of anyone of another faith. If you’re angry with me for mentioning the Quran, then don’t you think things should change? I can’t sit by, knowing that women, children, men and homosexuals are being persecuted by the laws based on the Quran.

      I know there are voices against the Syariah justice, by not attack the root of it, the Quran? I don’t give a flying two hoots that is a bible for the muslims. Anything that teaches hate needs to be done away with. I don’t hate Muslims. They are people. They are fine. The Quran from their violence comes from needs to be done away with.

      People often think, “Yeah you arsehole,” when I spout my views. Then I direct them to the Quran and ask them how would they like to be executed, for the crime of being a woman, a homosexual? Would they like to be hung? To be stoned to death? How about being charged for dishonouring your family (it’s more women who do this, than men in their minds.) and the penalty death. How, well there are more ways than one. Stoning seems to be the most popular way to go. How about swinging in the breeze? Sounds cool right? Well they wouldn’t know they’re dead. How about if the charges were in fact trumped up? Apparently if the evidence is not strong enough to convict you, they can still arrive at a conviction. Through the legal loophole that allows the judge to convict at the Judge’s Knowledge, basically using the judge’s discretion. Google Atefah Sahaaleh.

      So have a problem with me mentioning the Quran? Good. I have a problem with the Quran. So how about an anti Quran movement? I don’t hate Muslims, just the Quran.

    • Eric says:

      08:19pm | 01/12/10

      Adrian, have you never heard of MO-hammed?

    • Zac says:

      12:24am | 02/12/10

      Adrian?,

      Why the hell are you talking about the Q’uaran? >>

      May be because:

      The Prophet said “I also saw the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a horrible sight. I saw that most of the inhabitants were women.” The people asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! Why is it so?” The Prophet replied, “Because of their ungratefulness.”

    • Sian says:

      01:45pm | 02/12/10

      The women’s version of Movember would be Furbruary.

    • M says:

      01:41pm | 01/12/10

      And by the way, if I could grow a Mo, for men’s causes, I would too. Movember, keep on! Hey maybe the next Movember I’ll grow a few hairs on my legs. To show support. The more supporters for any charity, the bigger the awareness the more the funding, the more the research, the more the support.

      Reply

    • ian "the bearded" sand says:

      02:01pm | 01/12/10

      As a person of beardedness, the question seems to me to be why people shave at all?  Imagine all the airheaded bimbos to whom I don’t have to talk.

      Reply

    • notSue says:

      02:48pm | 01/12/10

      Haha! I like it! As one who is happily partnered with a male of the decidely facially hirsute variety, I salute you, sir!..oow, does that mean I’m smart then? ...Huh?? huh??  wink

    • mick says:

      02:18pm | 01/12/10

      and now, bring on decembeard.

      Reply

    • A. Sylance says:

      03:14pm | 01/12/10

      HAHAHAHA Natural progression of movember at its finest lol.

    • RT says:

      10:03am | 02/12/10

      I had heard of MANuary, where all things manly is embraced such as growing the bushiest beard possible

    • Sam says:

      02:42pm | 01/12/10

      Boys care what young women think… men don’t. To some it determines whether he’s worth kissing, to others it will reveal whether he thinks about more important things than kissing you. You choose.

      Reply

    • Dani says:

      02:57pm | 01/12/10

      There’s no Mocember, but there is Decembeard

      Reply

    • Brian says:

      03:00pm | 01/12/10

      As a gay man I complete agree! Hooray for the truth-bringer!

      Reply

    • TheBigMicka says:

      03:08pm | 01/12/10

      Growing the Mo is all well and good, just remember to get the prostate checked regular when you turn 40.  That’s what it’s all about.  Oh, and don’t forget to choose a doctor with slender fingers.

      Reply

    • Shane says:

      03:48pm | 01/12/10

      See my comment below… blanket testing for ALL men is not necessary. In fact, it probably does more harm than good.
      Cheers

    • Dave says:

      11:04pm | 01/12/10

      Regular prostate checking does not equal PSA.  Yes, PSA is not great, but the reason it is so popular is becasue not too many men enjoy the gold standard test - digital examination.

      Or a finger up your date hole in layman’s speak

    • Shane says:

      09:01am | 02/12/10

      Any GP worth the paper thier qualification is printed on runs the DRE (Digital Rectal Exam) in conjunction with the PSA. Unfortunately there is no way to determine if your elevated PSA numbers are the result of an aggresive cancer (rare), a cancer that would never cause you any grief wahtsoever (more likely) or another condition (most likely).

      The simple fact is that more men die WITH prostate cancer than die FROM prostate cancer.

      My main point is that PCFA are irresponsibly promoting a test that is dubious at best and harmful at worst. Until a better screening tool comes along, it is absolutely reckless to suggest that all men (from 40, 50, whenever) need to be tested. That is false. Talk to your GP about your own risk factors and the potential harms of treatment before agreeing to the test.

    • RT says:

      10:05am | 02/12/10

      Or two fingers if you want a second opinion…

    • Dan says:

      03:12pm | 01/12/10

      If I see another pink ribbon, I will vomit.

      Reply

    • Shane says:

      03:14pm | 01/12/10

      Allow me to throw a cat amongst the pigeons… is Movember really for a good cause? Beyond Blue I understand but the drug-company-funded PCFA advocate for highly controversial and dubious PSA testing for men, when no other major body does so. Actually, that’s not true, the Urological foundation say so too.

      So, to recap, the only two major health bodies to say men all need PSA testing are a charity (funded by drug companies who stand to profit per diagnosis) and the surgeons who perform the (profitbale and often unecessary) procedure. Every other major group says no to PSA testing, that it should be decided on a case-by-case basis rather than a blanket rule.

      Hmmmm….

      Reply

    • ladybuglauren says:

      09:40pm | 01/12/10

      SHANE! You are officially my absolute hero.  For an entire month I have been majorly unpopular for making this point, I’m glad at least one other person out there did their homework before jumping on the bandwagon.

      No government in the world or reputable cancer prevention organisation recommends population-based screening for prostate cancer.  PCFA definately does not deserve support in it’s recommendation for healthy, asymptomatic men to be screened for this disease.

      I would never recommend regular DREs or PSA tests to anyone I know, and would urge any man considering screening to education themselves on the potential risks and impact it could have on their life.

    • majid says:

      03:43pm | 01/12/10

      ... and what the hairy bikers think of Movember???

      Reply

    • Jane Wallace says:

      03:45pm | 01/12/10

      ignore xmas and new year.

      Reply

    • Max says:

      03:54pm | 01/12/10

      Fanuary?

      Reply

    • Bill Compton says:

      08:32pm | 01/12/10

      Go Fanuary!!! hahaha

    • Ducks says:

      05:09pm | 02/12/10

      Google it. It already exists in NZ.

    • nosthow says:

      04:09pm | 01/12/10

      “Nosthow”, I said “you are clever ,rich, handsome, modest, loved by the honeys but how can you work in a dig at the Liberals into a blog called Movember”? And honestly folks I am stumped! Unless of course Tones Abbottt seeking to stop his sliding popularity grows a Mo in 2011 - you know trys the Rock Hudson look ! Yes I have done it !!

      Reply

    • Steph says:

      06:27pm | 01/12/10

      Great article! Light hearted, witty and very, very true! All for a good cause though!

      Reply

    • Robert S McCormick says:

      06:39pm | 01/12/10

      Movember is to highlight two of the moist ignored, when compared to the über-hype given to Breast Cancer, illnesses afflicting Men. Protate cancer & Depression. Yes, boys & particularly girls & their male apologists, these two illnesses are very serious concerns. Prostate Cancer kills more men every year than Breast cancer kills women. The results of Depression within the MALE community kills 1000s every year as a result of Suicide. Much of this suicide is preventable. Much of the Depression & resulting suicide is as a direct result of Emotional/Mental Abuse of Men by WOMEN. When are we going to see those men who are so loud in their support of research into &  finding the cure for Breast Cancer going to start concentrating their efforts into promoting Research into & the Cure for Prostate Cancer? Obviously in this Politically Correct, All for Women Era men, once again have to take second place.
      Or is it also that the men who have so involved themsleves in matters regarding Breast Cancer are only thinking of themselves given most males apparent obsession with mamary glands?
      Remember, gentlemen, Prostate Cancer KILLS more MEN every year that Breast Cancer KILLS women!

      Reply

    • grumpy old man says:

      07:30am | 02/12/10

      Robert, you get my vote.
      I have lost 2 relatives to prostate cancer, and a very good friend to depression brought on by the break up of his marriage, and I find the article quite offensive and insensitive. I wonder what the outcry would be if someone wrote a similar article belittling the breast cancer fund raising industry.
      Movember is an initiative by men, for mens health, and should be applauded, not denigrated. If the author doesn’t want to take a more positive and helpful stance, I suggest she just shuts the hell up.

    • Shane Coghlan says:

      11:45pm | 01/12/10

      That is why we created Decembeard smile

      Reply

    • Bassplayer says:

      07:46am | 02/12/10

      Get over yourself, love. I got more action in Movember than in the past 6 months! 4 weeks isn’t that hard to deal with, surely?

      Reply

    • Jamie says:

      08:03am | 02/12/10

      Movember might be over but Christmostache is just around the corner!!!!!

      Reply

    • hot tub political machine says:

      08:45am | 02/12/10

      Yes, yes, yes, but how do you feel about beards?

      Reply

    • Juggers says:

      09:21am | 02/12/10

      Yes, let’s get rid of Movember and while we are at it let’s get rid of Breast Cancer Research, tampon advertisements etc. 

      I wait for the article criticising women’s heath initiatives…

      Reply

    • barrowboy says:

      10:08am | 02/12/10

      Alison, go and find a real man, not some smooth skinned boy who is only good for a pash.
      I have had a full beard since I was twenty. This is over forty years ago. Since then I have never been alone without a lady to cherish. I trim the beard on a regular basis and of the several women in my life not one lady has ever asked that I remove the beard.
      Remember this, in a few years time, you will have your own facial hair and moustache.  What are YOU going to do at that point in your life.

      Reply

    • magnum would be proud... says:

      11:04am | 02/12/10

      I love Movember!  It is genius.  Talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve, these brave blokes wear their cause on their face! 

      Alison, thanks for talking about it (like or not) for it is all in the name of preventing and treating something even more sinister than a daggy moustache, prostate cancer.

      Reply

    • Jason says:

      04:48pm | 02/12/10

      Newsflash - movember isn’t about women or what they want, every other month of the year is.

      Reply

    • Kat says:

      05:33pm | 02/12/10

      just for the record, there is nothing sexier than a good mustache

      Reply

    • Chris L says:

      07:27pm | 02/12/10

      I let my whiskers grow for the same reason fat girls sqeeze into hipsters, ‘cause I like it. If you choose to disdain me for my face fur then I’m better off for it! grin

      Reply

    • Graham says:

      07:32pm | 02/12/10

      Lady, you have no idea. Your clueless social commentary sounds like the thoughtless dribble to be had under hairdriers in suburban salons classed as institutions of beauty. But while you moan away about the inconvienience of a mo, think about about all those women wandering the malls of the suburbs in their eye catching pink t-shirts/hats etc, campaigning about the woes of womens tits falling off. Give it a break love…

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    • alice says:

      01:06am | 03/12/10

      as a young woman not too dissimilar to the author, can I just say…. facial hair is very sexy. I think movember increases the amount of dashing young men around

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    • www.thepunch.com.au says:

      09:44am | 03/06/11

      Thank god theres no such thing as mocember.. May I repost it? smile

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    • Ethanael says:

      03:51pm | 23/11/11

      Wow! That’s a raelly neat answer!

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