It’s that time of the year again when you’ll see men of a slightly younger generation (and some of those whom you may ordinarily think of as “cool”) sporting the dodgiest and most hideous ‘taches you’ve ever seen. Â Yep, it’s MOvember again!
Began in 1999 when a group of Aussie guys got together and grew some ‘taches for the month of November for charity. Â Since 2004, MOvember has been associated with Prostate charities and in 2007 in the UK, The Prostate Cancer Charity linked with the fast-growing (no pun intended!) event.
Anyway, Malc and Jeff joined in the fun last year (pic below) and the three of us have decided to do so again this year (EDIT – the three of us had decided to partake, but Jeff has had to bow out due to some external pressure). Â Don’t worry – we’re not asking for cash – just trying to help raise awareness by looking like clowns for the month! Â For some of us (Jeff) shaving is more natural whereas, three days in, Malc’s neck already has a million shaving cuts (I guess that’s what you get for having a pretty-much permanent beard since you were 16!).
So here are the three of us pre-MOvember (at our “AGM” – the first time we’ve met since we started this venture!) and how we normally look:
Also, I hear from Twitter than Edinburgh’s rugby boys are all involved and will be posting some pics of their glorious ‘taches on Twitter. Â So keep an eye out for Tim Visser, Kyle Traynor, Alex Grove and Jim Thompson over the next few weeks!
So anyway – gents, this is aimed specifically at you (obviously, since women don’t have a prostate!). Â Know the risk factors – get checked out. Â And find out more by visiting here.
Now for your laugh – here’s last year’s effort.
This year’s effort looks pretty similar in shape (though obviously, three days in, it looks pretty weak at the moment). Â Check back for more photos (if it doesn’t turn your stomach too much) later this month!
#1 by Stuart Winton on November 5, 2010 - 2:10 am
Ah, yes, prostate cancer. My ‘raised awareness’ on this has led me to consume far too much tomato ketchup almost every day – the lypocene in tomatos is supposed to help prevent against prostate cancer, and apparently it’s more effective in its processed form rather than raw, that is, of course, unless you read about other studies suggesting it’s all a, ahem, ‘red’ herring – and also to be paranoid about my largeish milk consumption, because an excess of calcium can supposedly cause prostate cancer.
I’m certainly not against raising awareness, but at the same time I often wonder if it can make us obsessive and paranoid.
But good luck, and at least your group photo has made me slightly less paranoid about my severely thinning hair in my late-forties ;0) Mines has thinned rather than receded, and I’m not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but it’s slightly reasurring to know that things could be worse!
I actually had a moustache for a few years in my younger days, and I still blame that for me being single!!
#2 by Malc on November 5, 2010 - 9:50 am
I’d take obsessive and paranoid over ignorance – and prostate cancer – any day of the week. Just trying to do our bit to help bashful men get to the doctors!
On the hair note… I’ve been balding since I was 16. In the 10 years since then, I’ve come to terms with it – and usually have a beard to offset the lack of hair on the heid (and I’m starting to feel the cold a lot more without it!).