Movember/No-Shave November

Kagato

Ok, so this is a thread mainly directed at the guys around here for obvious reasons (No offense to all the females that frequent here and play lusternia...)

As some/most of you know, "Movember" or "No-Shave November" is a month where we guys refrain from shaving off our facial hair, or at the very least our moustaches, as a way of our supporting male health  (primarily focussing around Prostate cancer and depression)

While it is a bit late into the month, I figured it would be worth making a thread where those guys who are showing their support to post pictures of the progress of "growth" and perhaps a final pic at the end of the month before they finally shave it off again (But keep in mind that if you are a true supporter, you can not touch it with scissors, the most you are allowed to do is comb it to keep it looking neat!)

It's a little too late at night for me to get a photo up right now but I'll post one here tomorrow most likely.

Cyndarin

I prefer to call it "Celebate November." It's not as catchy, but beards are gross.

Kabina

I call it Movember. And I am a Mo-Bro! I will put a pic up of the end of the month later. It's not that big at the moment heh.

Xenthos

No beard to be found here; the sentiment is great (awareness), but I am not sure how getting lax about personal grooming really helps that out.

That, and whenever I have neglected to shave for a week or two it is just... eugh. *shiver*

Kialkarkea

It puts me at a bit of an impasse. On one hand, I'd be happy to grow out the facial hair. On the other hand, It'll take me a bit to get it long enough to be acceptable, and no one wants to give a job to Scruffles McHoboface.

Portius

Posts like this make me momentarily wish that I was normally clean-shaven so that I could grow out facial hair for a cause.

Alas, that I should be permanently bearded, for I cannot make an event of growing hair.

Kialkarkea

Portius said:

Posts like this make me momentarily wish that I was normally clean-shaven so that I could grow out facial hair for a cause.

Alas, that I should be permanently bearded, for I cannot make an event of growing hair.

You could do something else to draw attention to it. Dye it bright green!

Kabina

I will try later.
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Kiradawea

No, no I have never heard of such a thing as "no-shave" month. What is it, and how can it work and what does it have to do with depression and cancer?

And lastly, and most important of all, is anyone going to grow themselves a snazzy Fu Manchu moustache?

Draylor

I haz a beard again.

Kagato

Kiradawea said:

No, no I have never heard of such a thing as "no-shave" month. What is it, and how can it work and what does it have to do with depression and cancer?

And lastly, and most important of all, is anyone going to grow themselves a snazzy Fu Manchu moustache?

It is a fundraising initiative to raise money to go towards Male Cancer (particularly prostate cancer) and Men's Health (largely focussing around Depression) initiatives.  It has done quite well since it was first thought up in in 2004, having raised close to $400 million, $156 million of it being last year alone.

Info can be found at http://movember.com

Kiradawea

Huh, weird. It is supposedly in Norway as well but... I've never heard of it, and I'm not quite sure I get how it'll work when you're essentially sponsoring sloth. Why do people join this particular event?

Kabina

I joined to be lazy. There are actually rules in my area. It's Moustache only. Hence Movember. So goatees and so on don't count. I have curled mine up like an italian chef.

Kagato

Kiradawea said:

Huh, weird. It is supposedly in Norway as well but... I've never heard of it, and I'm not quite sure I get how it'll work when you're essentially sponsoring sloth. Why do people join this particular event?

I join because I know people with prostate cancer and I know someone who committed suicide as a result of chronic depression when I was younger.  Anything that can help people with depression get the support that they need is a good thing in my books.

Kagato

Anywho, I know it's pretty late in, but here is a photo of my progress so far.

Drayl

Ugh, no thanks. I already have to put up with "Mustache March", one month out of the year is more than enough. Not that I even participate in that.

Karlach

Huh, I thought I posted on here.

Did Movember for the first time this year, was actually the first time I ever allowed myself to grow a moustache as opposed to shaving it off.


How the hell is one suppose to drink a can of coke without the bristles getting in the way!?

Also I look like a cross between Inigo Montoya and the creepy guy from Euro Trip.

Sakr

Here is the before and after for no-shave-november

Draylor

You look cuter with it

Majanishi

Sakr: keep the beard and glasses. Like me, you look MUCH better with it

Sakr

It depends on how young I want to feel, as in do I want to be carded or waved off?

I also tend to cut the hair in different styles after I grow it out. Had the cat tail, had the fu-manchu, had the stache, goatee, handlebars, it's rather fun. @Majanishi

Majanishi

Heh well @Sakr, I've learned that it's more fun to tell insolent whelps to GET OFF MAH LAWN rather than get asked by the bouncer while I'm smashed to show him my ID. Hardest. Thing. Ever.

Sakr

@Majanishi I tend to go to class with this the beard and everything for a good month, then pop in clean shaven, different clothing, different pair of glasses, sit down and scan the classroom and act like I'm taking notes. The teacher would usually ask me, "Who are you?" To which I would reply "I'm the instructor reviewer, haven't your received the memo?" with an audible muttering of "dock points here".

Majanishi

Ha nice