No Shave November

[golden eagle]

For the whole month of November, I'm not shaving my facial hair. I shaved Friday night about 11:30, and my face will not feel another razor until December 1, unless I have to be somewhere in which my appearance matters. I'm not doing for charity; just to see if I can do it.

[Zeffy]

Due to my lazy nature, I generally never shave in November just on my accord. Last time I shaved was Friday at about 1 PM, and that usually lasts for about a month and half.

[Pete from Boston]

Raise some money if you're going to go through this anyway.  It's a good cause and they make it fun so it's less troublesome to hit people up.

[1995hoo]

I seem to recall the NHL players participating in something of this sort and calling it "Movember," I guess with "mo" somehow denoting a mustache (not that any of today's players would ever equal some of the great mustaches of the past, like Mike Gartner's back in the 1980s).

[Molandfreak]

I do no-shave November every month

[corco]

I might participate, still undecided. I'll figure it out by tomorrow morning. I had a beard last year and enjoyed having it and then shaved it as I started interviewing for jobs. Perhaps it's time to bring it back.

[jeffandnicole]

I can barely get by 2 days without shaving. I'd have a full beard within 2 weeks!

[Laura]

Do it, everyone! Mr. MDRoads is doing it

[Duke87]

I carry a full beard full-time, so I have an easy excuse to not take part in this silliness.

All forms of "I'm doing X to show support for cause Y" are inherently dumb, anyway. Fads are for conformists.

[Roadrunner75]

I seem to recall the NHL players participating in something of this sort and calling it "Movember," I guess with "mo" somehow denoting a mustache (not that any of today's players would ever equal some of the great mustaches of the past, like Mike Gartner's back in the 1980s).

"Movember" is what I immediately thought of when I saw this topic.  Some people in our office did this last year (moustaches).  I decided to opt out, and not look like John Oates for the month.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember

[kj3400]

I already got a head start on no shave November 

[Alps]

If I don't shave my facial hair, I look like a yeti within two weeks. But I've gone full beard (instead of goatee) to keep warm for winter.

[Pete from Boston]

I carry a full beard full-time, so I have an easy excuse to not take part in this silliness.

All forms of "I'm doing X to show support for cause Y" are inherently dumb, anyway. Fads are for conformists.

It's not "to show support."  It's "to raise money for prostate cancer research."  You may think it's dumb that it takes this kind of charade to get people to donate, but it gets more people to do so than stabding around hoping for donations to come in, so good for them. 

I'm another one in the "I'd have to shave an awful lot to get to the starting point" camp, so I give to someone else's effort. 

[1995hoo]

The Wife Acceptance Factor for my not shaving would be about zero. Not to mention as my facial hair, if not shaved off, gets more and more streaked with grey I'm less and less inclined to let it grow.

[74/171FAN]

I used to do it yearly until I realized that I did not want to take an hour just to shave off the beard I had formed anymore.

[Laura]

I carry a full beard full-time, so I have an easy excuse to not take part in this silliness.

All forms of "I'm doing X to show support for cause Y" are inherently dumb, anyway. Fads are for conformists.

It's not "to show support."  It's "to raise money for prostate cancer research."  You may think it's dumb that it takes this kind of charade to get people to donate, but it gets more people to do so than stabding around hoping for donations to come in, so good for them. 

I'm another one in the "I'd have to shave an awful lot to get to the starting point" camp, so I give to someone else's effort.

You mean...there's a money raising aspect to it? This is the first I've heard of it.


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[Pete from Boston]

I carry a full beard full-time, so I have an easy excuse to not take part in this silliness.

All forms of "I'm doing X to show support for cause Y" are inherently dumb, anyway. Fads are for conformists.

It's not "to show support."  It's "to raise money for prostate cancer research."  You may think it's dumb that it takes this kind of charade to get people to donate, but it gets more people to do so than stabding around hoping for donations to come in, so good for them. 

I'm another one in the "I'd have to shave an awful lot to get to the starting point" camp, so I give to someone else's effort.

You mean...there's a money raising aspect to it? This is the first I've heard of it.

See us.movember.com.  It's like all these fundraising things–people organize into teams and make it a friendly competition to get the most donations, etc. 

I don't know all the details, but they raise money for research on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and other men's health issues.  Given the sausagefest this board largely tends to be, I'd expect there to be great personal interest among most folks here to participate or contribute.

I lost a childhood friend to testicular cancer at 24, an athletic, active kid.  It doesn't discriminate. 

[english si]

for some strange reason, Gillette do a lot of the Movember publicity over here.

[SSOWorld]

No-shave November began for me in 2012, had it since.  and Corco - why shave it for job interviews? Unless of course you only have peach fuzz

[robbones]

If it wasn't for the fact of comprising the seal on my cpap mask, I would participate.

[briantroutman]

for some strange reason, Gillette do a lot of the Movember publicity over here.

Here, too–major sponsors are Barbasol and Harry's. My guess is it's an attempt to subtly marginalize facial hair–after all, "Movember"  wouldn't be a good humored, tongue-in-cheek stunt in November if you didn't shave the other eleven months.

[corco]

No-shave November began for me in 2012, had it since.  and Corco - why shave it for job interviews? Unless of course you only have peach fuzz

I don't know. I had a pretty legitimate beard. If anything, I looked too much like a homeless person.

Whatever, I'm bringing it back. I did accidentally shave the morning of November 2nd because I forgot it was November, but no more.

[1995hoo]

I seem to recall the NHL players participating in something of this sort and calling it "Movember," I guess with "mo" somehow denoting a mustache (not that any of today's players would ever equal some of the great mustaches of the past, like Mike Gartner's back in the 1980s).

"Movember" is what I immediately thought of when I saw this topic.  Some people in our office did this last year (moustaches).  I decided to opt out, and not look like John Oates for the month.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember

Heh. This afternoon I received the following e-mail:

Caps to Participate in Movember

The Washington Capitals will participate in men's health campaign Movember during the month of November.

Movember is the annual charity event that engages men to grow, and women to support, a Mo for the 30 days of November to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues including prostate and testicular cancer and mental health. Supporters, called Mo Bros and Mo Sistas, get friends, family and colleagues to donate to their efforts along the way.

Participating Capitals players include Karl Alzner, Troy Brouwer, Andre Burakovsky, John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jack Hillen, Michael Latta, Liam O'Brien, Alex Ovechkin, Justin Peters, Nate Schmidt, Aaron Volpatti and Tom Wilson.

To participate and to follow the progress of the Washington Capitals and to learn about other ways to support Movember click here »

[hbelkins]

If it wasn't for the fact of comprising the seal on my cpap mask, I would participate.

Oh wonderful. I suspect I'll be having to use a CPAP machine at some point in my future, as there's a good possibility I have sleep apnea. I've kept a beard for the better part of 30 years and I certainly don't want to have to start shaving again.

[1995hoo]

If it wasn't for the fact of comprising the seal on my cpap mask, I would participate.

Oh wonderful. I suspect I'll be having to use a CPAP machine at some point in my future, as there's a good possibility I have sleep apnea. I've kept a beard for the better part of 30 years and I certainly don't want to have to start shaving again.

There are a lot of different types of masks. With my CPAP I use "nasal pillows" that might work well with facial hair, although I shave.

My brother has a beard and uses a CPAP with no issues.