Brothers In Mustache

In the spirit of mustachial brotherhood and the effort to find something to write about this week, I had my research assistant check the Web for information about the Mighty 'Stache. "Here you are, Mister Lipski," said my assistant, "There sure are a a lot of Mustache sites out there in the aether!" "Thank you, faithful assistant," said I, "and here is an extra thruppence for your troubles." "Thankee kindly," quoth she, tugging her forelock. This week I'll take a look at some of the information mined from the Net.

Is That Animal Cruelty? and Other Notions

Off to a roaring false start, I spent a few confused minutes reading about Sexing Mustache Parrakeets, until I realized that there is actual interest in figuring out what gender a bird is. I press on.

If you happen to have Eighty-five Hundred Dollars lying about, you can appease your Mustache fetish with this handsome piece of art, appropriately entitled Mustache. I think I see a bunny.

Sports fans may be interested to know that in 1972, the Oakland A's used a secret weapon to win the World Series against the Reds. That secret? Mustaches All the Way! Rollie Fingers is a man that all Lip Farmers should pay a good deal of homage to. And his Cookie Duster looks as good now as it did back then.

Who better sums up the meaning of having a mustache than the American Cowboy (as opposed to the Antarctican Cowboy)? A moving poem discusses the multifaceted Mustache in Cowboys' Mustache. Awesome. Truly Awesome.

It appears that the Air Force has the same kind of Dress Code as the Los Angeles Police Department (see last week's Duster). Check out the USAF's Male Regulations. I know this makes you wonder about the Air Force's attitude about female mustaches, but we at Mustache Summer really don't care.

Check out some really beefy Cookie Dusters at Beard and Mustache Links. Ignore the nasty be*rd pictures and head for the Mustache Archives - GRRR!

Unfortunately a lot of the Net's webmasters didn't read last week's column about the spelling moustache being a variant of the word mustache. As such, I was forced to search for site with this particular mispelling. The best one I found was that of a man named TexaStache. He has a great gallery of his Mustachioed Friends. It's too bad that some of these guys had to ruin a perfectly good Mustache with be*rds , but there are some excellent specimens on this page. I am going to try and contact some of these gentlemen for a later column.

The BBC reports that their correspondent in Turkey found Mustaches under threat! The picture links may be broken, but you can blame that on British technology. They make some good mustaches, though. Read more about the terrible decline in Turkish Mustaches in Clean-shaven future!

Those of you who like a little of the ol' Harmonica music might want to read this number about Mustaches & Harmonicas and avoid a sharp pain in the upper lip!

Oh, baby - a great source for Mustachial soundbites. TV's The Tick wakes up with a Cookie Duster and get to know That Mustache Feeling. This is a beautiful episode.

The November Be*rd Club has a nice graphic of the different Types of Facial Hair. Take your pick! My favorite is the "A La Souvarov".

Finally, I found a site called the Organization for the Advancement of Facial Hair. Really well put together, but it was last updated in 1997. Still, you can read some of the articles and use their links and what-not. It's a shame they included be*rds on their site, but no one can use all their powers for good instead of evil.

Have you found a sweet Mustache page or reference on the Morld Mide Mustache Meb? Send it in! I hope these links work to enrich your Mustache Summer Experience.

Out of the Mouths of Babes

What do children think of the 'stache? I decided to find out from my five-year-old daughter Jessica. We talked about people shaving off their beards, and I mentioned that her daddy shaved off his beard, too. "No, you didn't," she said, putting her finger above her lip. "You still have a beard here!" Aren't the younguns cute? What do you think? Drop me a line and I'll let li'l Jess know as soon as we let her out of the basement again.

Until We Meet Again

That's the end of another Cookie Duster. Stay tuned for more important news and views about the Hair O'er the Lip. Drop me a line with any questions, comments, or 'stache reports - XianRex@mustachesummer.com - and I'll make you a star.

I am off to shop for a gold-plated comb for my glorious 'Stache, so until next week, Make Mine Mustache!

- Christian

Don't miss out on previous Dusters:

Preseason
June 21
June 28
July 5

Don't miss out on previous Dusters:

Preseason
June 21
June 28
July 5