Well, it started as the far catchier "Movember," which is a movement for guys to grow a beard or mustache to raise awareness for various types of cancer (testicular, prostate, etc.) that affect men. My guess is the name changed to "No-Shave November" to accommodate beards, Van Dykes, handlebar mustaches and Wolverine muttonchops.
"I'm the best there is at what I do. Specifically, growing muttonchops."
Men start the month fresh-faced, and then let the facial hair grow freely all month, much to the chagrin of girlfriends and wives who aren't into five o'clock or even eleven o'clock shadow. Often those participating in "Movember" will get people to sponsor their facial hair growth, and then donate the funds to cancer research. Usually at the end of month, there's a "Movember" party where guys show off their creative facial hair and money is raised for cancer charities.
To be honest, I don't know what the connection is between facial hair and nut cancer research. My guess is the thinking originally was that you'd cut your facial hair at the end of the month and donate it for wigs for cancer patients going through chemotherapy, but I don't know many guys who do that. It's more of an ironic "pledge money and I'll grow a mustache!" sort of thing.
Overall, it's a good cause, even if it leads to prickly faces and handlebar mustaches of the ironic and non-ironic variety. So remember that when the stubble from his lumberjack beard is scratching up against your face. Personally, I like "Movember/No-Shave November" because it's an excuse to be lazy. "Yeah, I'm not shaving until we find a cure for cancer. That's the ticket..."
It doesn't piss ALL of us off! No Shave November is the best, I love men with beards!
Same here. Movember is the same as every other month for my partner and I. Don't bash the bristles.
I like it when my man is all scruffy, then beardy, it's sexy. Besides a buy of road rash let's you know you're with a man. I like to show my support for his beard by participating in the laziness myself. I won't shave till I know my man won't get cancer.....or until I have a nice function to go to where I need to where a skirt....
Who gives a sh*t what men do with their facial hair? I hate it when people give men a hard time over it. It's equivalent to telling a woman that the way she does such-and-such a thing with her body is gross. We'd never accept THAT, so leave men's facial hair alone. Jeez.
Hmmm...never heard of that.
Why haven't I heard of this yet? Bring on the mutton chops!
Déjà are far as questions go. Nice.