Moustache Monday!

Looking down a nose near you soon, Moustache Monday! goes all haughty haughty today. So carry on if you dare...

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Moustache Monday!

The statement stern. The look even more stern. The thin moustache even sterner still. Welcome back Moustache Monday!
Even though the flagrant forelock is highly questionable, there is little to deny the impression and importance of that trim moustache running in parallel to those dark eyebrows.
So stay there until the morning and consider your options while you wallow in your self-made confinement and consider the joys and wonderment that is Moustache Monday! 

Moustache Monday!

Sense in a number of forms is overrated. There are even times when sense is not needed. A man of tash can string a number of words together, irrespective of their meaning, and still create something greater than the meaning of the original words. Some may call it harsh simplicity, others gibberish. However one thing is for certain. The bigger the moustache the greater the ability to take the non out of nonsense. I too would be pleased if I could only make half the sense that Captain Samson makes.

Moustache Monday!

How can you get so angry at someone called Stardust? Also snatching. Is that necessary? Really?

Stardust must have done something really bad to be the object of that much anger. Perhaps he (assuming it was a he) hid the moustache wax or the twirling tongs. Also to be given the double ultimatum of "AT ONCE" and "THAT IS AN ORDER" suggests that Stardust is truly in trouble.

No wonder that poor man is surprised. A man of moustache is usually in command of his and everybody else's situation. This is a rare chance to witness the other side of the moustache. A side that we see very little of and perhaps it is better that way.
 

Moustache Monday!

Tash and cravats. Isn't that what's all about? When the CO looks into your eyes and says "...if that's how you feel...but keep it in mind" you should be on your best behaviour. That is a tash with a life of it's own. It has lift, buoyancy, verve.

Also even though Stagg's cravat is a bit slovenly he still manages to pull it off with some pizzazz. Some things can be forgiven and this must be one of them. Just remember to press the matter no further.

Moustache Monday!

A moustache is one thing. Looking good is another. Bringing the two together well...Here we see Squadron Leader Ken Wilson bringing both together and making it look good. Others, like Taggart, can only sit in awe and try and bring together coherent sentences in recognition of his boss's presence.
Yet there is more to learn here than meets the eye. Men understand where to sit and where to stand. When to fold arms and when to not. If you look closely you will see what I mean.

Moustache Monday!

The The The that's all we seem to hear these days. However if we take the time to listen and look we will see a whole lot more.
It may not be enough to own the smallest filing cabinets in the world - perhaps that's where Wilson stores all his notes of warning. Yet when the moustache points you need to understand that you are being spoken too. If you're going to put up then you better have the legs of anything a fast unarmed  version operating with a specialty. The rules are so simple if only you discuss them first.

Moustache Monday!

Do you know where this finger has been? Sometimes simple questions need to be given to simple people. Simple people lack sophistication. They lack intelligence. They lack flare. They lack style. Most of all they lack grooming. A simple person cannot grow a moustache let alone care for one. True some people may be able to grow facial hair but no doubt it will prove to be an abomination. It takes a proper man to grow, groom and maintain a moustache.  So when the finger is being pointed and the files are on the cabinet there is only one way to show respect- even though you may not have the intelligence to understand the meaning of your own words. How the irony is lost on those standing in the shadows.

Moustache Monday!

Some moustaches have their own gravity. Here is one that has more than the potential to attract small astronomic bodies over an unyielding event horizon. Yet despite its inherent majesty and associated gravity there are those, hairless lipped as they are, who are dismissive.

Consider this. A man takes the time to grow and groom. To crop and cultivate. Yet some hairless lipped wonder wearing ice cream cups on his ears believes he can call the shots. You know...be number one, numero uno, the big cheese, the bees knees, the duck's guts...Well Mr Not Man Enough. Get your act together. Stop questioning and get with it.   

Moustache Monday!

These are complicated times. When a man with a moustache has to spell out to young fools why they are foolish. Some would say that it should be self evident. Clearly it is not. The RAF never was nor never will be the domain for chinless wonders to play as they please with valuable equipment - irregardless of its age or usefulness.

One can only hope that a man with more chin than is fair can make this point. If the ballet of chin, eyebrow, and moustache cannot help them, nothing else will.

Being young is never an excuse.



Moustache Monday!

Some things are best left  unsaid...however! When the man wearing the dark suit and  wearing the dark moustache places his hand on the small of your back and opens the door and says "we have no time to waste" there is only one thing that can be said. Our dapper friend with his floppy fringe only has one way to go. He knows who is the boss, he knows who is the better dressed man, he knows who is in command. So should this ever happen to you dear reader remember the right words, "Okay you're the boss..."



Moustache Monday!

Understanding the "other tribe" as the man of moustache calls women on occasion is another trait that a real man must develop. Women understand little the ways of men and as such require a different approach. Even though their ways may appear trivial or unimportant; a real man, a man with a tash understands that though their ways are foreign and strange that they cannot be simply ignored. The ability to resolve feminine disputes is only one talent, among many, that a man needs master in order to journey through life. Even though the addition of the fairer sex does tend to complicate matters, a man with a moustache is wise enough to see them as part of the team - even to the distress of his fellow chums. Women who recognise this are forever grateful.

Moustache Monday!

Dealing with idiots is an occupational hazard of the moustache. Putting up with beefy English bully boys and politically incorrect smug buffoons with polished desks are part of the job. Put yourself in desert head's situation. It would have been easy to give them what they wanted - to add more polish to the desk as it were... However he chose the more rigid path of being questioned by Mike. Mike put it to him for a whole hour and gave it his all. Yet all he received was a bit of chat. Tired of talking the stuffed shirt moustacheless wonder asks for all the men to be put on the foredeck. Now that's the time to leave.

Moustache Monday!

Where would we be without moustaches? We can lift our eyes towards the heavens as much as we like but the answer is not there. We can ask Sally several times but she will not be able to tell us. We can wear obscure collar types in effort to belong to a secret sailing society but the answer is not there. We can try and deviate from the one true path but will only find ourselves taking longer to get there. We can hide but the answer is not hidden in shadows. We can trust in luck only to find that we were lucky all the time. We can ask questions but we will find no answers. A life without a dash of tash, without grooming and care is no life to be considered. The upper lip hairless is akin to a life not lived.

Moustache Monday!

Ease the throttle man! When the moustache says ease; you ease! Banish panic and all thoughts of failure. Seizing the throttle too hard may lead to disaster. But notice the calm hand of the man of tash. However given the situation even the man in control is allowed to feel a little aprehensive. So when the sweat starts pouring and the eyes become glazed and the grip tightens listen to the voice of calm. Otherwise you will have no where to turn but down. So get a grip and loosen that grip!

Moustache Monday!

"Not much" means something very different to a man with a moustache. When a moustache offers his hospitality the responsibility is on his guest to be prepared. Warmth is cherished over politeness, honesty over duty, and decency over obligation. Mr Clean Shaved Fur Collar clearly has not enjoyed being feted as generously by another man. His overly polite response is appalling. He could do much better and engage in flattery.

Yes, flattery.

 

Rather than supply a mealy mouthed response. Congratulate the host on his generous table. At least our friend has the foresight to look his host in the eye. A Man of Tash is many things but he is no fool. A man with no moustache, unless he has given himself to careful study, must always tread carefully.

 

Providing niceties might feel like the right option, however understanding always has the greater meaning and is always harder to grasp.  

Moustache Monday!

A big man needs a big moustache. A big moustache is needed to deliver news that others may not want to hear. Using several words where one will suffice is also a useful skill. Notice how the Big Man Big Moustache can use several words to convey a meaning. While Mr No Moustache Fur Collar is bereft of any imagination and resorts to a dual-syllabic response. It could be argued that both are appropriate to the circumstances however it takes a man of moustache to provide the elegance, authority and gravity that such a statement necessitates.

Moustache Monday!

When a moustache leads the soldiers of destruction one thing needs to be made perfectly clear. Is it luck or leadership that brings success? Some believe that only the ownership of certain talismans can focus and provoke the unrelenting energies that are required to inflict significant trauma to one’s enemies. Others say that leadership in all its forms, waxed, shaved, groomed, oiled, clipped, or teased provides the dedication and inspiration that followers find in their betters when committed to the task of remorseless annihilation. However one thing is always certain - Moustache Monday! is always on the money!



Moustache Monday!

Not all moustache is tash and dash! Dealing with pencil necks and swarthy types can be difficult at the best of times - in a heated argument it would feel like the worst of times. Respect like moustache wax needs to worked and taken to the ends. Serious types are apt to living up to their own tedium and it takes a moustache to see beyond all that. Despite the glares, death stares and accusations the time is ready to fix the cloth cap, firm the gaze and speak the truth!

Moustache Monday!



Firecrackers. What use are they? There are few things a moustache finds uncomfortable. Strangely firecrackers in awkward positions are one of them. Face an enemy - no problem. Dodge bullets - no problem. Bare knuckled fisticuffs - no problem. Lead others - no problem. Pay attention to grooming and tailoring - no problem. Have a firecracker placed somewhere where you rather wouldn't have one placed - problem. A man of moustache would much prefer a stick of dynamite to a firecracker. Perhaps it is a question of honour.