Its Middle Name, Versatility

Slick it down with wax
     It fits a crook

  Tho' it could also be 
     a circus-master's look

  Let it grow long, wooly and wild
     It's an over-age, curly-haired child's

  Squish it together into three teen males' little nubs
     Presto! -- a psychotic 'student rifle club'

  Eliminate its last faint trace
     A dapper gent your life has just graced

  A moustache is versatile, you will agree
     be it 'barbershop-quartet-ish' or a deep mystery
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Date: 6/29/2023 3:14:00 AM
I shaved my mustache once many years ago and Grandma commented "Y'know Johnny, some people just look better with hair on their faces"....
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/29/2023 7:40:00 PM
Grandma certainly had a way of making you feel like 1.95 cents there...
Date: 6/28/2023 7:22:00 PM
LOL! My son in law likes to grow his red-viking beard out in the Winter, oil it up with good smelling scent. Love that last line!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/29/2023 7:41:00 PM
My oldest son has a bright-red lumberjack beard. I used to, back in the day. If I let mine grow now, it would be 'strawberry-white' and wispy. lol.
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