Men’s health. Apparently it’s not talked about much. My own feeling is that health issues in general are not much talked about (with a couple of trendy exceptions): the comments when I talked about depression and cancer research are probably indicative that although people don’t talk much about them, they really want to.
So I’m putting my money where my mouth is, and because I want to save on razorblades always wanted to be a Spitfire pilot Paully talked me into it, I’ve signed up for Movember. Starting tomorrow I will forego my daily face-scrape so that I can grow a bushy ’tache, in aid of (specifically) The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue: the national depression initiative.
Here’s what I looked like this morning:
If you want to help (please, please do), you can donate by credit card or PayPal account. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
(I’m not sure how this works if you’re not in Australia, but you’re smart-looking people).
Make Paully, Garth and myself (The Marconi Moustachios) very happy, and help thousands of blokes like us.
Good causes – good luck! Are you really aiming for a ZZ Top look? I’d pay to see that…
Well, I have no idea how fast the beard grows, so we’ll see!
Don’t frighten the kangaroos.
Bugger the kangaroos.
Well, not literally, obviously. Ahem.
Never mind that, give us yer money.
Ahhh, the Mitchell school of charm. Works every
beatingtimeNever mind that, give us yer money.
I’ve just given you AUS$10.00 through PayPal, which probably represents last month’s take for By The Sea, a novel which, as everyone knows, features beardy Texan guitarists.
You, Henry, are a gentleman and a scholar.
And I’ll arm-wrestle anyone who says otherwise.
I say, steady on, old chap.
What a laugh! Good luck mate…
…wait…good luck? WTF? I need more coffee…
WTF was with that YouTube thing?
Good on ya mate, looking forward to the photographic evidence. I would participate but I know how long it takes me to grow an acceptable ’stache (i.e., forever).
My S.O. Bill does prostate cancer research. Specifically he works on understanding the normal development of the mammalian prostate and other reproductive structures (universally known as ‘nads), and as such I think his research is of the kind you praise in your linked post on cancer (understanding ’normal’ development and the causes of cancer in the first place…). I shall try to get him to participate in Movember too – he’ll be delighted for an excuse not to groom for a whole month.
Wow. That’s very generous of you, Henry. But given the strength of the Aus$ at the mo (ha ha) it’ll cost you about 13p.
That’s about how much profit I get on a sale. And it all depends on people buying books. So come on, you lot.
My understanding of the clip posted by Fowler et al is that it might be potentially neat as a backdrop to a timelapse-ish style video of beard growing for the end result of this venture.
Mike, am I widly wrong?
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I wonder if Richard & Co. are going for the Gandalf the Grey image
the Aubrey de Grey image?
(Keep up the excellent work !! Likewise! Many thanks. Cheers, Aubrey) pers. communication
or, simply, a more traditional ZZ type look?
Another day, another copy of By The Sea. So another dollar comin’ your way.
That’s living!
I also advertised your generosity at the other place, since I suspect there and here are NOMa.
Yet another copy of By The Sea sold. So that’s two glass beads I owe you.
Men’s health aside, when will they realize that a tash without a beard is a severe turn-off to most women?
I concur with Jenny. Given this recent finding, Movember might prove to be counterproductive.
And here is the Manu. discussed in the New Scientist article flagged by Cath.
Ha hah. How did we get here?
I think I’d look like a complete berk growing a caterpillar, so the plan is to be uniformly hairy and then trim for ~28th November.
scratch scratch
Sold a copy of Siege of Stars. I’ve just sent three bucks.
I am allowed to say wanker?
Update.
Oooh, Richard, you’re so rugged.
Play your cards right and you can have me.
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That was deer.
Just received SoS. Found tyops already.
Get yourself a decent editor, man.
tyops are fine. Triceratyops are scary.
I think I’d look like a complete berk growing a caterpillar, so the plan is to be uniformly hairy and then trim for ~28th November.
The moustache or Cath’s link?
Uh, yes.
manic grin.
My sister in law thinks I look a bit like James Bond, ‘ruggedly handsome’. So, ner.