Children?
Why are we always worried about the children?
We worry about the children when speaking of our country's deficit...of pollution...and of men with swirly mustashes.
Enough with the children.
I am afraid of men with mustaches.
A cultural examination:
Take, as an example, Scooby Doo (tm) episodes...yes, and throw in those of the Super Friends (tm). I would imagine most of the children of the 80s growing up watched countless cartoons that portrayed the "Evil Man" (a.k.a. Villian) as someone with a mustache. It is categorically unsensitive! As a result, we are all afraid of the men with mustaches- especially the swirly ones. And we can thank cartoon makers for that one. These men don't deserve this.
But you know who does?
Women with mustaches. They are far more scary.

End of thought...but, first, a disclaimer.

hmmm. this is less than a comment and more of a blog on your blog. Is that ethical? maybe not. But i can't remember my blog's address or password and havent posted more than 2 things on it since my blog first opened a few months ago. Guerrilla blogging. Yes!

Andrea, you make me laugh (: You can always find the link to your two-entry blog on my website, although it has been demoted because of the lack of new material, although still elevated because of your red hair.

You can find yourself at:
http://journal.muppethouse.com/users/andreadono/

Hey Suzie.
Thanks for the addy for my blog. I guess i should get around to populating that. Can I "back blog"? With a revisionists' eye, I can have a fairly interesting past. A laptop is in the works for me and I can really go to town embellishing this and that. *I am on to something here.* What if I only back blog? All my blogs will be at least 3 weeks old and will record what could have happened in my life or the thoughts I could have had if I did things completely opposite that day...stay tuned for development of that...check on my back blog approximately a year from now. 'Cause I am going to busy...I am finally buying a condo! Yippee!
Have fun in Mexico/Costa Rica.

Besides all of your other great ideas, I think you've really hit on something here! Conversations on other people's blogs. Give them many comments, confuse their other readers.

I like!

And Margaret sent out the link to your new condo -it looks awesome. A summer slip-n'-slide party is already being planned, since you've got all that grass. Just so you know...

Hi Aaron! (: Hehe.

Slip N Slide!
I will check my condo association documents to see if that is permitted.
Although, I am not into mowing grass, so the grass is coming out and I will plant moss. And then I will name my backyard Pete. And then there will be no unnecessary competition among neighbors because the grass won't be (greener) on the other side.
Oh. that was bad. Sorry.
Hello, Aaron! Greetings from Music City USA. I am in Music City...I think. Yes- a trip to see the Spy Museum in the Political City is in order. I am curious about the "four-point-oh" posting. They mean four-(decimal) point-zero, right? Or did you mean something else? I was afraid to ask. I only had a three-dot-eight (rounded up) so I wasnt sure. :)

Hello Andrea, (and Suzie),

A lot has happened in this little blog vortex since last I checked. To address most of the key points, in their order of their appearance:

- Has the mustache always had a bad rap or did this all begin AFTER big hair and disco (when the bad-guy characters on TV all began to sport them). I lean towards always - I think the mustache stikes a subconscious chord with all of us that makes us wonder "what is that man hiding behind that facial hair?"... As children we have yet to build our emotionial filters that help us to deal with this trauma. All this being said, I must admit - on top of the hair I sport on my cheeks and chin, I also have a patch above my upper lip.

- I think you could become quite famous if you became a comment poster to 1000s of blogs around the world - maybe even get written up in wired magazine -- they love geek culture. Best place to start, of course, is here - then move on to other places like Globe of Blogs and NYC Bloggers.

- Moss rules

Yes, Dec. 20th has blown up. Your site was the first victim of guerilla blogging (GB). Well, first and only, that I know of at least. But Aaron is right, this could lead to something huge. I could become quite famous in certain circles (perhaps even have a spot on All Things Considered)...but GB would be a full time job and would deteriorate my eye sight considerably. I will mull it over.

I think the mustache thing was always a villian indicator. I feel like operas written long before the Disco Age used this visual tool. Poor guys- they just are trying to keep their upper lips warm. Pirates had mustaches, right? They pillaged and burned...maybe that is where this bad rap all started.

PS- I just answered my 4.0 question by noticing the heading...

My first two thoughts on mustaches:

- I worked at Shinder's bookstore many years ago and I remember a mid-40s-ish co-worker telling me that he went to a "Parents without Partners" get-together and on his "Hello my name is:" nametag he wrote "Free Mustache Rides". I have never forgotten that.

- I once went to a 70s party with the woman I was dating, I wore a curly blonde wig and a long, droopy blonde mustache to go with the rest of my outfit. She flipped out! It scared the bejeezus out of her, she could barely look at me. And every time I leaned in close with that 70s Marlboro glint in my eye for a kiss she would scream and claw at my innards and then run away.

Conclusions:

- Mustaches are scary and something happened in the 70s that dramatically enhanced their scariness, there was an association with certain psychological types that occured, it will take a good century to undo this...maybe longer.

- I am so glad I kept that droopy, blonde mustache and the little bottle of spirit gum. I now put it on early in any new dating relationship and the squeals and screams make a little soft, warm spot in my heart.

Plus, I look soooooo damn good by comparison when I take it off. It's sort of like a horror movie. Secret date tip #6: wear bad mustache on 3rd date, then take it off to collect compliments and post-horror squeezes. :-)

I guess we can use what is evil for good.

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