The Facial Hair Debate: does a moustache make you a better person?

This week, I'm in love with extraordinary facial hair. A colleague turned me on to The World Beard & Moustache Championships. This site is worth a visit at any time of the year, but especially after the finals in Brighton. which were on the 1st September.

I'm working with a couple of young bucks who travelled over from LA just to take part. You can check out the various participants - and their extravagant costumes which add extra chutzpah to their gentlemanly tasches - at Elsden Images.

My favourites? Jes 'Baron Von' Cron and Adam Scott Paul. Jes was going for the dirty rascal look from Gangs of New York (Imperial category, 4th place); with Adam it was the English eccentric bathing gent, circa. 1880.

16 Comments on The Facial Hair Debate: does a moustache make you a better person?

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- deleted user (Visitor)
- 06/10/07 @ 01:36:25
Ermmmmm...
I experimented last week with facial hair..
Long Story.
Full beard.
Goatee Beard.
Moustache NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Come on!!!!!
They look gay ( no offence to gay people )
First impression..

Top facial hair I have ever seen????

Jack sparrow in you know what film!!
Top beard *respect*
- - deleted user (Visitor)
  - 06/10/07 @ 01:39:41
  The 2 pics at the bottom......
  Thats the ponce from errrmmmmmm
  somewhere.
  Let me sleep on it x
  - - Cocktailer ^Pro
    - 06/10/07 @ 01:48:53
    You take a swing at them for 'looking gay' and then cite Jack Sparrow as your favourite 'tasche role model.
    
    Go figure.
    - - deleted user (Visitor)
      - 06/10/07 @ 02:00:56
      Not a swing as such!!!!
      And it was his beard!
      Maybe replace gay with idiotic then
      - Cocktailer ^Pro
        
        06/10/07 @ 12:38:05
        
        Okay, now I'm with you.
        
        But damit, I still love their facial hair! It makes me laugh that guys so young (Adam is 23) can be utterly dedicated to growing 'tasches that, frankly, would have them beaten up in the heart of, well, Newcastle, I guess.
        
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  - - deleted user (Visitor)
    - 06/10/07 @ 02:03:24
    That is Hugh Grant innit?????
    And I meant ponce as in posh person
    - - Cocktailer ^Pro
      - 06/10/07 @ 12:39:33
      I'm lovin' your explanations! Nah, it was Daniel Day Lewis, but you're on the right track. Both he and Hugh Grant are indeed poncey.
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- 06/10/07 @ 02:11:46
SHIT!!! The more I read my comments the worse it sounds!!!
I am NOT HOMOPHOBIC.
I never have a problem with ANYONE, and only comment unless I know %99 yes %99 sure they will take no offence.
Obviously this was the 51 I got it wrong
If I have offended anyone, sorry
- - deleted user (Visitor)
  - 06/10/07 @ 02:13:36
  replace 51 with %1 please
  Thank you
  - - Cocktailer ^Pro
    - 06/10/07 @ 12:40:48
    Geez, you're having a 'mare of a day, aren't you!
    
    ;-)
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- - Cocktailer ^Pro
  - 06/10/07 @ 12:40:12
  ;-)
  - - Juzzzy
    - http://juzzzy.blog.co.uk
    - 06/10/07 @ 13:39:14
    I could follow this all day
    - - Cocktailer ^Pro
      - 06/10/07 @ 21:34:25
      and yet...
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- Tentativeplotfinder
- 06/10/07 @ 09:44:20
Nah - I'll pass on those. I like beards and moustaches but in a more subtle kind of way, on the right men!
- - Cocktailer ^Pro
  - 06/10/07 @ 12:42:00
  Frankly, agreed. But I lovethe dedication of these young bucks (Adam is 23) to grow weird and wonderful hair and be soooooo utterly laidback and cool with it.
  
  As you can see, I have a crush on idiosyncratic youngsters. Geez!
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- timekillingkid
- 07/10/07 @ 14:10:03
Are you really sure they're 'taches? I thought it was a 'balancing the rodent on one's upper lip' contest.
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