Movember!

[Joshua Stubbles]

http://cookingforbrevitt.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/12/mustache_champion.jpg

I suppose I should have enlisted as a Polycount team, but it didn't cross my mind when I signed up. If you're interested in joining my team, or wanting to donate to the team, please check out the Movember site, or click here (http://us.movember.com/register/142484) to join The Polycount Team.


For those that don't know what Mo-vember is, it's a fundraising effort to raise money for testicular/prostate cancer. On the first of November, you completely shave your face clean. Over the course of the month, you need to grow a mustache. Not a goatee, not a soul patch, but a honest to goodness mustachio. Each week, team members take photos and post them to the page so people can see the hilarious progress. Last year a bunch of peeps from Turn10 did this and it was quite entertaining. I noticed a lot of other artists doing it on Facebook as well. Either way it's good fun and for a great cause.

[Sean VanGorder]

Awesome stuff. I'd totally participate if I was capable of growing anything other than a patchy neck beard.

[Wahlgren]

Word Sean. :(

[Andreas]

Can we have a PC team? I'd be up for that. Would be funny to see the results.

[Tom Ellis]

Great cause, props for taking part.

Unfortunately, despite being 26, I also suffer from a severe lack of manliness in the facial hair department and my before/after pics would look identical.

[Joshua Stubbles]

I'd really like to see some people join up! I saw a lot of you peeps partaking on Facebook last year just for the hell of it. Sign up this year and actually help raise money for cancers that affect men!

New team formed for Polycount! Sign Up! (http://us.movember.com/register/142484) :D

[Karmageddon]

I'm afraid I can't help you out there. What do women give up shaving to fundraise? =/

[Joshua Stubbles]

Armpits? Legs? hahah. Oh man, that's got to be frightening! ;D

Or you can take the easy way out :P

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/6738295/2/istockphoto_6738295-finger-mustache.jpg

[Karmageddon]

Well, I hear it's Halloween nowadays. I'm sure there are shops for these kind of things.

[bounchfx]

I wish I could just use what I had now. bah :(

[achmedthesnake]

totally doing this again - now i have an excuse for looking shabby for half a month at work...

[Jackablade]

If I get my facial hair get too long then it get's itchy and that makes me angry. I'd probably wind up killing as many people in a moustache induced rage as I saved with the cancer curing. Can probably offer some cash though.

Also this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b49ObOaEnA0&feature=related

[Muzz]

22 out of the 35 odd guys here at halfbrick are doing it :D!

[Farfarer]

I am banned from shaving my moustache off to start clean :(

[Joshua Stubbles]

Losers! :D

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2355669/movember1.jpg

As the good Doctor Sam Beckett would say, "Ohhhh boy". hah. I don't think I've seen my chin in 15yrs.

Join the Polycount Team! (http://us.movember.com/register/142484)

Donate to the Polycount Team! (http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fus.movember.com%2Fmospace%2F7 98726%2F%3Fref%3Dnf&h=774b0)

[Filbot]

You going host a Mo Party (http://us.movember.com/events/mo-parties/) Josh? You get a free movember party pack...

[fearian]

I cannot grow facial hair and I am going for this gung ho! Its all for a good cause and its really fun, especially when it looks dumb :P

[Flava-Fly]

I organised Realtime Worlds Mo'vember effort last year. Was a brilliant laugh but, you would be surprised how many middle aged men cant grow decent facial hair. Didn't start at CCP in time to organise anything. Tempted to join the PC team by chance I had a shave this very morning!

[brandoom]

Donated :)

[JacqueChoi]

Our team at work is running one as well!

:D

Seeing as I am post #20. I should point out

Just some perspective:

In this thread, the odds are that 3 of us (myself and anyone that posts above me) will develop prostate cancer.

[Joshua Stubbles]

In this thread, the odds are that 3 of us (myself and anyone that posts above me) will develop prostate cancer.

Yeah, sobering as hell, ain't it? :(

Brandon - thanks! Got two donations so far!

[HonkyPunch]

Yeah, sobering as hell, ain't it? :(

Brandon - thanks! Got two donations so far!

Good thing i'm not posting in this thread, otherwise I'd be at risk of it too.
Ha!
Oh wait.

[Joshua Stubbles]

1 in 20 for either prostate or colon cancer. Crazy statistics. Now JOIN THE DAMN TEAM (http://us.movember.com/register/142484) or DONATE (http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fus.movember.com%2Fmospace%2F7 98726%2F%3Fref%3Dnf&h=774b0), please! :E :E :E

Team Polycount (just ME, btw) ranked #1683 in the U.S right now! Come on!


And for those that have issues "growing" - no excuses! They even have an AWARD for you!

http://us.movember.com/prizes/view/id/41/

[ebagg]

Day 2...feeling stubbly. I'll join your team sir!

[fearian]

I swear to god now that I decide to do this, my stubble hasn't grown in the last 3 days at all. I think I killed it off with alcohol at the weekend...

[bounchfx]

just shaved my 8 month beard.. I guess I'll contribute to this!

[tommywomble]

Awesome stuff. I'd totally participate if I was capable of growing anything other than a patchy neck beard.
.

[Joshua Stubbles]

Ebagg! You rock sir! :D

Join the team, bounchfx! :D

[brandoom]

In the spirit of things - http://www.wimp.com/databeard/

[OhNoItsCritical]

I always end up doing the opposite and shaving my beard after a year of growing it around this time.

[Joshua Stubbles]

Week two!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2355669/movember2.jpg


Come on guys, please donate! Just $1 each can help! This is for testicular/prostate cancer research! Save yo nuts!

Look how ridiculous I look! Is that not worth $1 to laugh at!? Come on!

[fearian]

Are you fucking serious, I look like you must have looked like on DAY 2, goddamn. :P

Sorry guys I put my donation to another team! soz!

[Muzz]

wow... damn man.

Im one of the facially hair challenged, and by that the only place it grows is well my mo and goatee. If i let it grow out and just shave the sides i would have a naturally grown facial hair style...

[Joshua Stubbles]

I blame my Mongolian blood for the rapid stache attack :P

Ebagg posted his on FB! Glad I'm not alone in looking silly. hehe

[Jungsik]

I also been growing my....beard to support movember! ...although you cant notice very much...I wish I wasn't Asian this month.. =_=..

[ebagg]

...yea I got nothin on Stubs's fuzz... :/

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1351/5161103966_0d6a9811b6_b.jpg

[Joshua Stubbles]

Week 3

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2355669/movember3.jpg

No one else has donated, I'm disappointed in you lot! I was unemployed 10 months last/this year and I still managed to donate $150 to the MS Society! One dollar guys, that's all I ask! One dollar each!

This is for testicular/colon cancer research. Statistically speaking, at least 2 men in this thread will get it. It's for an awesome cause. Your junk. COME ON. I'm going to have to submit a donation to myself here pretty soon.

[Joshua Stubbles]

I donated $40 to our team. SUCK IT. You all fail.

[low odor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqvNIr-F4-Y&feature=player_embedded

[Joshua Stubbles]

WIN!

[Andreas]

Hmm they should have got some hot not crazy girls to do that ad...just to drive those two pre-requisites home.

[Joshua Stubbles]

Hmm they should have got some hot not crazy girls to do that ad...just to drive those two pre-requisites home.

They're normal women - I see nothing wrong with that! I'd rather have seen the women in this video than a bunch of over-exaggerated models. ;)

Plus it made me laugh, so it completed my evening.

Now all of you fucking slackers better donate something to the Polycount team. NOW. :D

[brandoom]

I'm a little surprised at the lack of participation from this predominately male forum.

Yea, maybe you can't grow a mustache, or any facial hair for that matter. But you do, hopefully, have a pair of balls - balls that are susceptible to ball cancer - cancer, that will have your balls painfully removed - removed, never to be seen again.

I'm sure a lot of you have 2 or 3 dollars sitting in your paypal account that will never be spent. So why not put it towards a good cause? You'll end up being this guy if you don't!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBjlJY7rBgQ

In all seriousness though, donate! :)

[Joshua Stubbles]

YEAH THATS RIGHT. EPIC STACHE AVATAR ATTACK.

[willy-wilson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e6cetQBawE

[Joshua Stubbles]

Come on damnit, donate! It's almost time for thanksgiving. I donated $40 to my own team and I'm enduring the `stache. I'm thankful for my nuts and my ass, aren't you thankful for yours?

Really I don't get it. Is one dollar too much to ask for? Are your testicles not worth 50¢ each? Are most of you suffering from some ego complex? "Oh, it'll never happen to me..". Wrong. You'll get cancer. Your nuts will rot. At least I'm helping in the fight to find a cure. Bozos! :D

[Mark Dygert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_1XPxoDP_w

I tried donating but you started yelling and threw my coin jar back at me... I thought ... ppfft... whatever you don't want my money fine, Mogwi's balls can rot off what do I care.

Honestly I'll see what I can do in the next few days... not promising anything because between buying myself a new giant TV, and getting caught in an ebay bidding war over a gold plated cat statue that once belonged to Johnny Dep, things are a little tight...

[achmedthesnake]

hey josh! take a chill pill - some of us are doing our own movember thing hippy! (i've donated a bit to calm your mo aggression down)

[Joshua Stubbles]

It's greatly appreciated man, but you did not have to donate that amount. I'm asking for one dollar per person, nothing more.

Regardless of how people are doing their "own thing", I don't think a dollar towards the community team is asking a lot. Besides, if you guys are doing movember stuff, why not join the Polycount team? Or tell us about yours? I'd donate to any other team on here, no question. If you're just growing a 'stache and not raising money well then, you're just looking silly is all and that doesn't help anyone.

It's easy to think of it as a big ass joke or something unless you know someone affected by it. My step grandfather died of prostate cancer so I take it quite seriously.

My ex's mother whom I love as my own, has Multiple Sclerosis and I do charity work for that foundation as well. Either donating or participating in the MS walk. I know I might come off as being preachy in this thread, but that's not my intention. I believe in these causes because I have loved ones affected by the diseases. I have to do what I can to help and get others to help if I can. Sorry if that annoys anyone.

[Muzz]

Donated $10 to you :).

My progress haha

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e305/muzzoid/mobro.jpg

http://au.movember.com/mospace/993766/

Problem with being a bright red ranga is that the mo kind of blends into my skin a bit.

[low odor]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v186/andrewhunt/srtache.jpg

here's to balls ..think they are worth at least 10$

[Muzz]

Are you always that blurry?

[low odor]

only when I am drinking

[Szark]

Donated $10 to you Mr. Stubbles! :)

[Joshua Stubbles]

<3 Szark! And to all that donated - thank you!

@Muzz - tomorrow I'm going to try and futz with Paypal at lunch. I want to donate back to your guy's team for doing so to mine. Wells Fargo seems to think a $10 donation to an Aussie charity website is a fradulous action, heh. We appreciate the support everyone!


Forgot to post the week 4 stache here.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs596.ash2/154849_1548899517430_1083330248_31222610_149850_n. jpg


CAN'T WAIT to shave this thing off. Itchy as hell and it's drying my upper lip! :|

[Muzz]

Cheers man. I appreciate it.
Sad thing about our team is that the one girl on our team had a bake sale and took it to my old college... Man she is making us look bad.


Also what im amazed at is that a girl said yes to going out with me with this thing on my top lip.... Though im under orders to to shave it off asap. haha.

[Cyrael]

well I tried...

the mo doesn't really grow for me.. but this is week 3.5

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1137.snc4/149945_850054606646_5524097_45853318_5873273_n.jpg

[Avanthera]

Very tight in the money department atm, but there are 2 Whole dollars from me and the wife.
Keep it up guys :D

[Joshua Stubbles]

it's all about trying, Cryael! Good job :)

Shrew - very generous of you, thanks!

Muzz - Yeah I can't wait to shave this damn thing off. FYI I have $10 "pending" in my paypal account. So the second it's online it's yours :D

Thanks again to everyone who participated in this. Whether in your own team, the Polycount team or just donating - it meant a lot to me. It meant a lot to all the man-junk in the world, too :D

[Joshua Stubbles]

WEEK FIVE BITCHES


http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1181.snc4/150379_1557233165766_1083330248_31237012_6019147_n .jpg


I'm so anxious to shave this damn thing off. Growing out the gruff so I can have a head-up on regrowing a goatee when I shave this fucker off tomorrow night. lol

[Justin Meisse]

how much of a donation will it take for you to keep it ANOTHER MONTH!?

[ZacD]

how much of a donation will it take for you to keep it ANOTHER MONTH!?
^that

[Joshua Stubbles]

I'll take a 21" Cintiq ;)

[Muzz]

Rad! team halfbrick has raised over $1400 :D

[Joshua Stubbles]

wow congrats man!! Team Polycount raised $347. Hopefully more will participate next year.

[Cody]

Boom

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs602.ash2/155437_822489991556_25503696_42874358_2773731_n.jp g

[Joshua Stubbles]

Hah! Right on man! Handlebars ftw.

[Joshua Stubbles]

Muzz! :(
Either paypal or wells has decided to take their time.

Status:
Processing (Expected Clearing Date: Dec 1, 2010)

If the movember site is still taking donations tomorrow morning, you'll have your donation. If not, hit me up next movember and I'll make a fat donation to make up for it. =\

[Muzz]

Bugger man :/.

Even if it doesnt go through i really appreciate the effort that you put in for that donation :)!

[ebagg]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5223318002_59d7831682_b.jpg

Goodbye Movember!

[Joshua Stubbles]

AWESOME ebagg. lol

Muzz, even paypal doesn't seem to like it, even though I have the $10 in my account now :poly127:


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[Muzz]

Thanks for trying :(.