Jeff made a list of why he is a wuss for shaving off his beard. I’ll make a list for why he is a wuss for shaving off his beard, and then I’ll show you some facial hair that will prove why he’s a wuss for shaving off his beard:

1. Growing a beard for team solidarity is prehistoric. When groups of hunter gatherers hunted bison, did you ever see one guy saying “man, the sweat, and the beard, I just can’t take it.” Nope. Those guys died off pretty quick because they’d be taken by surprise by a mad bull bison while they were staring into a placid lake while scraping hair off their face with obsidian. And if a mad bull bison didn’t do them in, their tribe mates would push them into the placid lake.

Actually, I’m done with my list. I thought I would fire off a bunch of bullet points about why giving up so quickly (ok, maybe a month isn’t that quick) is wrong, but that first one took my steam away. It all boils down to genetics and cave man tendencies somehow, somewhere.

And now, check out my contribution to facial hair. And I’m not shaving it off until we’re done.

Mustachio

And finally, I sort of wish I wasn’t as stubborn as I am, because that’s an ugly mustache and I’d love to shave it. I can’t blame Jeff for doing it, and really don’t think he’s that big a wuss.



15 Responses to “Mustache Still Growing”  

  1. 1 ErikG

    That’s absolutely freakish looking on you Mike. In the close to 10 years I have know you, you have never displayed such facial hair - I didn’t know you had it in you, or that it would be that red.

    You look like Jimmy on RENO 911!

  2. 2 Jake

    That mustache is… remarkable.
    Wow. Genuine ’70s Porn grade facial hair right there!

  3. 3 nicolle

    Haaahahahahaha…you and cw look like twins now..too bad he shaved his off! That’s just too funny.

  4. 4 star

    about a year ago, i shaved off my entire beard, except for the mustache.

    this is remarkable, as it’s pretty difficult to see. while my beard is blazingly red, the mustache is sheer blonde. you only think you see it because you know it’s there.

    i was committed to keeping it until the beard grew back in. that was one of the toughest months of my life. i feel your pain.

    for visual evidence, check the link.

  5. 5 Michael Buffington

    Wow. That’s impressive Star, to think that a year ago you shaved your beard off, and that it was at such Viking proportions at SXSW. You sir are a serious harvester of facial hair. Be not discouraged by the poor showing of the mustache. Your beard more than makes up for it.

  6. 6 smkdwn

    That thing is Pr0n-tastic! One of the more outstanding things I’ve seen in a long while.

  7. 7 dad

    I think your mustache is proof that our family tree has split off a new mutant strain of DNA.

  8. 8 alison

    i think you’re a lumberjack and you’re okay.

  9. 9 Al

    It’s fun to go to the Y-M-C-A!

  10. 10 mom

    OMIGOSH MICHAEL!!!! I have seen your brothers sporting various forms of facial hair at one time or another. Upon seeing this photo, i realize that i have NEVER seen you with more than stubble. I am in shock, and I am surprised at how red it is, given that you were so blonde as a kid! Wow.

    Okay, so then, this will be a useful photo in that when i tell people that your eye color has always been nearly turquoise, i will be able to prove that statement. But now i will have to add the part about your brightly colored mustache and how i had no idea about that!

  11. 11 marc

    I don’t think the picture would be so disturbing if your eyes weren’t the color of untouched-lake-in-the-Yukon-BLUE. The picture reminds me of Big Brother in Orwell’s 1984…spooky.

  12. 12 EricaLucci

    I’m curious how your wife is handling the mustache. Does she still kiss you on the lips? Or is she waiting for the super-secret project to be complete?

  13. 13 nosaJ

    You furbearing freak! That is the worst thing I’ve ever seen on your face, ever. It’s even worse than the expression on your face when you were trying to eat that pouch of nasty cat food. I never thought you’d surpass me with weird body hair, but you just did. Holy mackerel!

  14. 14 Ryan

    Man, it’s awesome. Never, ever shave it.

  15. 15 anon

    Nice