Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Mustache March Part II (Finished by Justine)

(Courtesy of MustacheMarch.com)

Why are mustaches looked down upon in the work places, school, or even with your girlfriend? Mustache March is here to create a movement once a year to exercise the power of facial hair and show how inspirational it can be.

The word mustache came from the french word, moustache which comes from the Italian word mostaccio and so on and so on. The original word begins in Greece with the word mullon which translates to lip.

The famous military men were the originators of the mustache trend. The mustache represented ranks in the military. The bigger the mustache the more important the man. I don't understand why in the present times mustaches still don't hold the same meaning they did back then.


British Soldier Claude Maxwell Macdonald
(Courtesy of wikipedia.com)
Disneyland's dress code used to included a "no mustaches or beards" rule but later removed the ban in 1957. Even though beards aren't acceptable still, mustaches are making their comeback, according to nytimes.com.

Oh, but Walt Disney can wear his mustache to work...
(Courtesy of Google.com)

Men, bring out your Rogaine, and just grow it.
Rob, 47, Orange Coast College maintenance worker would be king if he were to have lived in the days when mustache size mattered. I believe this mustache took months to grow out and probably consists of much maintenance. It's awesome. My favorite mustache of the week.