Each month of of the year brings something special to our lives - we often associate holidays with particular months. Christmas is associated with December; Halloween is associated with October; St. Patrick’s day is associated with March. Often, we tie themes to entire months - February, for example, is also known as Black History Month. Many people associate March with the NCAA’s March Madness. There is something else happening in the month of March - something so monumental - so amazing - so “photo worthy” - so painfully ugly that you wouldn’t miss one second of it - March Mustache Madness.
March Madness is overlooked by most but it is an extremely important tribute to the stache. Facial hair is something that grows with age - some of us are born with gorilla genetics that allow us to sport full beards by the age of 13. Others, like me, can grow a rockin’ ‘neard (neck beard) but little else. My upper lip is a devoid wasteland that is occasionally inhabited by as many as three unruly hairs that don’t understand that its no mans land and that they aren’t welcome. Mustaches appear in a variety of sizes, shapes, thickness, and color - The American Mustache Institute has listing of some of the most popular styles.
Many men in history have sported the stache - Presidents, terrorists, celebrities, athletes, and the average Joe. I’ve got a few photos to edit but I’ll upload a gallery of famous mustaches as soon as possible - I’ve collected a few doozies in my search of the internet.
The goal of March Mustache Madness is to get as many people to grow a mustache from 1-31 March and then take a photo that they can share with the world - or just to document the horror. If you want - send your photos to me - I’ll crop them to hide your identity but you can share your wicked stache with the world. This contest is intended for men but I have seen some women with a mustache - some of them are cheating (thank god!) others… others need to shave and lay off the testosterone.
I have a feeling mine is going to be quite gross by the end of the week - at the end of the month people will pay me to shave it off - or they may just laugh at me. High school students grow better mustaches than I do - oh well - here’s to the Madness - let the games begin!
Tags: March Mustache Madness, mustache, photo, theme
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March 1st, 2008 at 10:15 am
Please, please honey, no….. no please no….
March 2nd, 2008 at 9:50 pm
my husband is in and we’re trying to start a movement here in Colorado. I think we’ll have a April first (april fools) party and have free razors for all the guys to shave. But not before pics are taken!