At the time that this newspaper is published, it will be December and many of the moustaches around the engineering buildings will be gone for another year. Many people often ask “What is it like going through an entire month with that disgusting moustache?” Today, you are going to find out. Maybe for the month of Movember, 2010, you will consider growing one yourself (or if you can’t grow one, convincing someone who can to).
In the first week, the hairs begin budding above the upper lip and no one really knows what you are doing. People are perplexed as they cannot tell if you are trying to grow a moustache or if you have simply been too busy to shave. No one will comment on your odd new choice of facial hair, and when trying to get support for the Movember charity, no one believes that you will pull it off.
The second week of the month is when the moustache grower proves their toughness and dedication to the cause. At this point the moustache has begun growing, but has yet to cover the upper lip or reach the critical length required for respect. It is at this time that people will begin to notice that you are trying to grow a moustache and will make fun of you for it. This is also the time during the month when random strangers will stare at you on the bus and in the hallways as you try to mind your own business.
As the third week of the month progresses, those growing their ‘staches will begin to notice the number of stares decreasing and the jokes increasing as their moustache begins to fill out and the hairs get longer. This splits all growers into two groups: those who look like they have a dark line over their lip, or as I have heard it put “Looks like you had a fight with a sharpie”, and those with the random long stringy hairs that “make little children cry”.
As the end of the month approaches, the epicness of the ‘stache reaches its peak. Not epic like the ‘stache of Hulk Hogan or Borat, but epic in the sense that everyone has come to respect the thing on your upper lip. It is at this time that anyone who looks at you will laugh; however, they will know exactly what you are growing it for.
So if you want to grow a ‘stache, go ahead. There is nothing more awesome than a dirty bit of hair under your nose.
A MOnth with a ‘STACHE
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At the time that this newspaper is published, it will be December and many of the moustaches around the engineering buildings will be gone for another year. Many people often ask “What is it like going through an entire month with that disgusting moustache?” Today, you are going to find out. Maybe for the month of Movember, 2010, you will consider growing one yourself (or if you can’t grow one, convincing someone who can to).
In the first week, the hairs begin budding above the upper lip and no one really knows what you are doing. People are perplexed as they cannot tell if you are trying to grow a moustache or if you have simply been too busy to shave. No one will comment on your odd new choice of facial hair, and when trying to get support for the Movember charity, no one believes that you will pull it off.
The second week of the month is when the moustache grower proves their toughness and dedication to the cause. At this point the moustache has begun growing, but has yet to cover the upper lip or reach the critical length required for respect. It is at this time that people will begin to notice that you are trying to grow a moustache and will make fun of you for it. This is also the time during the month when random strangers will stare at you on the bus and in the hallways as you try to mind your own business.
As the third week of the month progresses, those growing their ‘staches will begin to notice the number of stares decreasing and the jokes increasing as their moustache begins to fill out and the hairs get longer. This splits all growers into two groups: those who look like they have a dark line over their lip, or as I have heard it put “Looks like you had a fight with a sharpie”, and those with the random long stringy hairs that “make little children cry”.
As the end of the month approaches, the epicness of the ‘stache reaches its peak. Not epic like the ‘stache of Hulk Hogan or Borat, but epic in the sense that everyone has come to respect the thing on your upper lip. It is at this time that anyone who looks at you will laugh; however, they will know exactly what you are growing it for.
So if you want to grow a ‘stache, go ahead. There is nothing more awesome than a dirty bit of hair under your nose.
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