# Are there any other SDMB 'Movembrists' out there?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 13, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859 "2012-11-13T04:16:46Z")
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### Author:  [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/1 "2012-11-13T04:16:46Z")
I got talked into participating in ‘Movember’ this year, and as I scratch my lip, I find myself wondering - are any of my SDMB friends growing a moustache this year? This is as amusing a place as any to show photos of your new facial hair.
I’m a proud member of the [Canadian Opera Company Team.](http://ca.movember.com/team/818017)
No sweat if you don’t feel like revealing your real life name; there are other ways of sharing the pictures…
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/2 "2012-11-13T04:30:05Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#):
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> I got talked into participating in ‘Movember’ this year, and as I scratch my lip, I find myself wondering - are any of my SDMB friends growing a moustache this year?
[Some are, yes.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=670892) I pretty much always have one and a [Gagne](http://espn.go.com/i/magazine/new/metro_eric_gagne.jpg) variant was added a couple years ago.
My picture on **Arnold** ’s site was taken around the time of the memorial service for Mom and she always preferred me clean-shaven. They just started growing back in the photo.
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/3 "2012-11-13T04:39:25Z")
“What? Nobody shaves during the playoffs…”
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/4 "2012-11-13T05:20:47Z")
My wife has seen pictures of me without a moustache. I have been instructed to never shave it again. (I did shave it once, though - a couple days after leaving home port on a six-month deployment…)
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/5 "2012-11-13T06:57:08Z")
This is a load off my shoulders. I haven’t shaved in four or five days now. Now I can pretend I’m part of a movement rather than just lazy.
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### Author:  [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/6 "2012-11-13T11:56:15Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#):
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> No sweat if you don’t feel like revealing your real life name; there are other ways of sharing the pictures…
I don’t know if this really counts, but I was one of the MoSistas taking place in the local MoRun last week.
Embarrassing pic (with obligatory cat ears) at: [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/lalajia/SDMB/SAM\_2043.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/lalajia/SDMB/SAM_2043.jpg)
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### Author:  [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/7 "2012-11-13T14:52:53Z")
Remember, guys: Molestember starts on 12/1, so remember to shave that puppy off.
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### Author:  [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/8 "2012-11-13T14:54:40Z")
We’re doing it as a group at work - luckily, 90% of our job is phone-based so we don’t have to worry about looking goofy 🙂
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### Author:  [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/9 "2012-11-13T15:08:04Z")
No. When it first became popular I was in college and often already had a full beard because I was in plays. Now that I’m no longer in college, I prefer myself cleanshaven and not facially beholden to anyone. As far as awareness goes, it seems like most people consider it a month long “Change your fb pic to a pokemon to raise awareness for child abuse”. I would rather just donate money to a health organization and not grow a mustache.
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### Author:  [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/10 "2012-11-13T16:42:38Z")
Sadly, my copy of Douglas Adams ‘The Salmon of Doubt’ has gone to live at a friend’s house indefinitely, so you’ll have to put up with me quoting him from memory…
“People are strangely more willing to give money to a good cause if you’re prepared to do something silly…”
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### Author:  [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-sdmb-movembrists-out-there/640859/11 "2012-11-13T17:05:48Z")
And if people are using it as a real health initiative, that’s great, and I totally support that! I just saw a lot of people grow mustaches for November, shave them off, and pat themselves on the back for a job well done which soured me a little bit.