Never mind the Bar One man, Zorro wishes he was The Snor Ou and Chuck Norris, folks, has finally met his match.
We call him the Mo Bro and he lives in the heart of every man, unveiling himself on upper lips during the month on November. This month has duly been dubbed Movember in honour of this annual event involving the growing of moustaches to raise awareness of men’s health issues.
Men tend to take their moustaches seriously and some practically grow their’s into hairstyles. A recent interview with a local Mo Bro and former keeper of a girlfriend revealed that growing a moustache can change your life.
“They say it’s like eating soup with a fork, that’s why she doesn’t want to kiss me anymore,” Rob said over a slice of pizza. He does not seem too bothered by the fact that his girlfriend has left him. Rob’s new devotion is his ‘tache, as he calls it. “All of us Mo Bros talk like that. Let me give you the low-down on Movember. There are some things that all Mo Bros need to know…”
The Mo Bro need-to know list on Movember:
There are many synonyms for your ‘tache (don’t refer to it as your stash, it will become awkward):
• Upper liphostery
• Nose neighbour
• Crumb catcher
• Soup strainer
• Toothbrush
• Handlebars (this term is reserved for ‘tache veterans who grow their moustache with hair down the sides of the mouth. In ideal circumstances, they drive Harley-Davidsons).
Rob says nobody lists the advantages of having a moustache better that blogger Louis Waxman on thaughtcatalog.com. According to Waxman, the first advantage of growing a moustache is that woman will ignore you. “In fact, many will go out of their way to avoid you entirely. Also, people fear and respect a man with a moustache. This is largely because you will always be mistaken for an off-duty police officer,” Waxman reasons. His third advantage is described as a so-called poker face that lasts forever as no human emotion is conveyed through the upper lip. He advises Mo Bros to cover their faces up with a bit of fur – it becomes an impenetrable stone wall.
Waxman feels that a brotherhood exists among men with moustaches. It’s almost like the mafia – one moustacheman always acknowledges another in some way.
The maintenance of the moustache is a whole issue on it’s own. The are many different ‘tache styles.
The most famous ones are:
• Imperial
• Hungarian
• English
• Pyramid
• Dali
• Walrus
• Straggler
• Pencil
• Handlebar
• Toothbrush
• Horseshoe
• Chevron
• Freestyle
• Fumanchu
• Natural.
A question on many clean upper lips is whether the grizzly growing is actually making a real difference? According to Movember South Africa’s official website, the Movember Foundation’s goal is to change the face of men’s health. The moustache should serve as a reminder and conversation starter. It is the foundation’s intention that men will be reminded that illnesses such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental illness are a real threat and that a healthy lifestyle should be promoted among men to prevent illness. Men should also be reminded to go for regular check-ups as prevention is better than cure.
If a lapa on you upper lips is what it takes to remind you, then a lapa it will be!
