PUTTING A FINGER ON THE PROBLEM
WHATEVER the employees of Red Ant were expecting when they arrived at work on Thursday morning it surely wasn't this - at about two o'clock in the afternoon a luxuriantly moustachioed Handlebar Club Secretary arrived bearing (or should that be bareing) a disconcertingly realistic plastic bottom, a pair of latex gloves and a bottle of lubricant. Let me explain.
When asked to talk to a design consultancy involved in promoting Movember about the importance of the month long charity event and the problems of prostate cancer, the obvious thing to do of course was to borrow a prostate examination simulator and give everyone a hands-on lesson in prostate examination.
After all, as well as raising money for the Prostate Charity the other main aim of Movember is to raise awareness and educate the public on the issues around men's health and prostate cancer in particular. Men typically access health services less frequently than women and when they do visit the doctor, they typically present late, thereby denying themselves the chance of early detection and treatment of common diseases.
How better to get the whole office talking about prostates than to get them all to have a go at palpating a prostate, it would be a memorable afternoon if nothing else.
After a brief talk about the Handlebar Club, moustaches and Movember out came the plastic bottom and the rest is history.
ROD 'TWO TACHES' LITTLEWOOD
How was our revered President to take part in Movember? He already had a moustache. How was he going to grow another?
"I know", thought our potty Pres, "I'll grow one on the back of my head". And guess what, he did just that.
Following weeks of nurturing his few remaining head hairs Rod went along to the Mo Emporium in Kennsington, where a tonsorial artiste called Francisco Tinoco created what must be one of the most extraordinary haircuts ever seen...
It was an interesting process. The evening started with a few beers, dutch courage was clearly required. Rod was then led into a glass fronted room, sat in a traditional barbers chair and systematically shorn of his remaining dignity. Firstly, all but the back of his head was shaved, leaving a 'mullet' of which any 1970's footballer would have been proud. Then, ladies bags were searched for an eyeliner pencil with which to draw the approximation of a moustache on the back of Rodders' head.
The clippers whirred, the scissors clicked and gradually a rear-facing hirsute appendage with graspable extremities emerged. To cheers and whoops of encouragement our ludicrous leader twirled and twisted to show off his two faced 'tache. A new star of Movember had arrived.
If you are impressed with this feat of follicular foolishness please feel free to donate some of your hard earned cash to Movember in appreciation of Rod's efforts here: http://uk.movember.com/mospace/164899
Complement your hirsute appendage with this rather natty Movember clobber. Click on the Burton Logo below:
EUROTACHE - THE OFFICIAL Movember 2009 BOOK
This year there is an official Movember book. It tells the story of a moustachioed trip across Europe culminating in a meeting with quite a few friends of the Handlebar Club. Get it by clicking on the image below (£5 of cover price donated to Movember):
Steve Parsons
Text © Steve Parsons / The Handlebar Club MMIX Photography Copyright © 2009 The Handlebar Club
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