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OK, it’s Movember, if you are unsure what Movember is let me give you a brief overview.
Every November men with serious amounts of testosterone get together and let that testosterone free in the form of a moustache. They do this not for self-satisfaction but to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. Prostate cancer affects over 40’000 men a year in the UK and UK incidence rates are estimated to be the 14th highest in Europe.
So why sponsor me to grow a moustache? Well I could climb a mountain, run 7 marathons in 7 days or sit in a bath of baked beans for 24 hours, but that would show how great I am. My take on charity is, the best way to raise money is to think of something that makes you look an idiot. Why? I’ll tell you, there’s nothing better than watching people cringe, squirm like snakes and generally be uncomfortable. Moustaches do that for me. You know the score, those times when you are off work for a week and you don’t shave, then on Monday morning you shave that weeks growth off but dick about whilst doing it and give yourself lamb chops, a Jeremy Beadle beard and then finally a moustache.
Well for those few minutes on that Monday morning I look an absolute idiot with a moustache, it doesn’t suit me, I look like an extra from a low budget German porno.
What better satisfaction could you possibly have then prolonging me to a month of looking like an idiot? Every time you see Ned Flanders you can chuckle to yourself that you have funded someone to actually walk down the street looking like that.
My aim is that by the end of November I’ll be sporting a moustache like the one modelled by Graeme Souness in that picture up there.
Help me do it whilst helping fund the good work undertaken by Prostate Cancer UK
Prostate Cancer UK fights to help more men survive prostate cancer and enjoy a better quality of life. They have three priorities:
· Supporting men and providing information
· Finding answers by funding research
· Leading change to raise awareness and improve care
For more information on where your sponsorship money will go and what it will help achieve please visit:
For more information of the Movember movement please visit:
Finally if you are female and can’t understand why the idea of a moustache to a man is so bad, then at least sponsor me in support of my wife who will have to have it tickling her top lip for a month when I kiss her, if she lets meL.
Your valuable female money will at least quell the pain of not being loved (for a month)
My moustache will have its own Twitter page and may even do a live Q&A session. Follow it @TashOfChris