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	Handlebar moustache - Biocrawler
		A handlebar moustache is a moustache with particularly lengthy, often graspable, extremities.
		They are named for their resemblance to the handlebars of a motorcycle or bicycle.
		Handlebar moustaches have always been closely associated with the British armed forces, particularly with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Handlebar_moustache (89 words)

	Moustaches & Novelty Wigs at THE GARMENT DISTRICT ONLINE STORE
		The moustache is approximately 4.5" wide by 1.25" high.
		The moustache is roughly 5.5" wide by 1.25" high.
		The body of the moustach is roughly 8" wide and 2" high.
	www.garmentdistrict.com /store/party/wigs/index_moustaches.htm (541 words)

	Moustache - Definition, explanation
		Historically, moustaches have been worn by military men and the number of nations, regiments and ranks were equalled only by the number of styles and variations.
		An English moustache was formerly used in melodramas, movies and comic books as a shorthand indication of villainny.
		Snidely Whiplash, for example, was characterized by his moustache, his cape, and his habit of kidnapping women and then tying them to train tracks, in order to foreclose on their mortgages.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/mo/moustache.php (764 words)

	Moustache Mystique - Stiff Upper Lip - Icons of England
		Everything from moustache curlers to wax to snoods (that kept your moustache safe during the night) to modified mugs with a special pierced rim or little bars across known as “moustache lifters” became available.
		One common association people make with moustaches is the military and it may be from this association that the phrase “stiff upper lip” originates.
		Moustache popularity was at an all-time high in the 19th century when the British Army actually prohibited soldiers from shaving their upper lips.
	www.icons.org.uk /theicons/collection/stiff-upper-lip/features/moustache (584 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The word Moustache comes to the English language via the Middle French Moustache which in turn is derived from the Old Italian Mustacchio which originates from the Middle Greek Moustaki, a diminutive of Greek mystak-, mystax upper lip, mustache.
		It should be noted that stock character 1920s male attire is generally a top hat, a handlebar moustache, and a monocle.
		The moustache cup is a drinking cup with a partial cover to protect the upper lip from froth in the drink.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=moustachio (2197 words)

	FAQs
		If you find you can get a good growth of moustache on the lip alone, that is ideal, but if it looks better with a bit more "support" so to speak, then go for what you think looks best for you.
		Some moustache waxes such as Pinaud "Clubman" come with a small comb, but these tend to be too small to be useful for a large moustache.
		I have a moustache cup myself which is a splendid device, and at one time I used it a lot, especially for soup which can be extremely messy to drink.
	www.handlebarclub.co.uk /faqsf.htm (1283 words)

	Ian Fisher's Website
		The moustache cup is a drinking cup with a partial cover to protect the upper lip from froth in the drink.
		Historically, moustaches have been worn by military men and the number of nations, regiments and ranks were equalled only by the number of styles and variations.
		Snidely Whiplash, for example, was characterized by his moustache, his cape, and his habit of kidnapping women and then tying them to train tracks, in order to foreclose on their mortgages.
	people.reed.edu /~fisheri/stash.htm (573 words)

	Handlebar Club \| Gallery \| Distinguished Members
		Michael Tierney was made a distinguished member of the Handlebar Club at the AGM in Lewes in 2007, in appreciation of the support and hospitality he has given to the club over many years in his various premises.
		He was introduced to the Handlebar Club by fellow member Pat Cox who was reponsible for organinsing numerous charity cricket matches against the Black and White Minstrels team in particular.
		He had served in the the committee for some time when he was very much involved with a lot of charity fund raising projects such as bicycle ride to Southampton on a 10 seater.
	www.handlebarclub.co.uk /distinguished.shtm (698 words)

	What happened to Veerappan's moustache? - Sify.com
		The biggest talking point, however, was the disappearance of the luxuriant trademark handlebar moustache of the man known as the "jungle cat" for his ability to hide in the thick forests of Tamil Nadu.
		The resplendent bushy moustache, which numerous video shots deep in the jungle had showed Veerappan meticulously combing, was neatly trimmed.
		He loved his moustache and wouldn't have cut it unless it was a matter of life and death," said a security officer closely involved in the search.
	www.sify.com /news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13595053 (648 words)

	Hotspots, Chapter 16
		A beautiful handlebar moustache is worn by the South American Imperial monkey, but other than that most primates have poorly developed ones.
		Moustaches - that is, the untrimmed variety - fan sideways and down over the upper lip, blotting out virtually all visual communication by the mouth.
		But the moustache and beard were better symbols of the mid-1950's, when the lifestyle of social strategy was "play it cool".
	employees.csbsju.edu /lmealey/hotspots/Chapter16.htm (1050 words)

	moustache wax@Everything2.com
		The prime ingredient of these ointments is wax, usually beeswax, and the mixture is frequently blended with a perfuming agent, and is used not just to style the moustache, but protect the whiskers - presumably to prevent split ends.
		As moustache growers are proud of their facial ornamentation, they want to ensure good growth as well as style.
		If you are fortunate enough to have a moustache longer than a couple of inches, you may need to make more than one application, until the whole moustache is sufficiently well coated from lip to tip.
	everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=1700235 (900 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Unlike a Fu Manchu moustache, which only takes weeks to grow, it literally takes years to grow out a handlebar moustache.
		Similar styles of moustache are quite ancient, appearing on statues and other depictions of Iron Age Celts.
		In the United Kingdom and other European Nations, handlebar moustaches have always been closely associated with the British armed forces, particularly with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Handlebar_moustache (339 words)

	Ian Fisher's Website
		As a man advanced in rank, so did his moustache become thicker and bushier, until he ultimately was permitted to wear an ever fuller beard.
		It should be noted that stock character 20's [male] attire is generally a tophat, a handlebar moustache, and a monocle.
		AND there will be a rules adaptation: In the spirit of the event, moustached players who score on non-moustached players will receive two points for their team.
	www.reed.edu /%7Efisheri/stash.htm (573 words)

	moustaches and the benefit of growing a moustache
		The common vernacular terms for the word moustache are: stache, tache, tash, pushbroom and mo.
		When the moustache is thin, sometimes this depicts more of a meticulous nature, as he has to take the time to trim it to his exact measurement so desired.
		Bushy moustaches can be attractive with a bushy beard only if they are controlled and trimmed to stay in line.
	www.hairfinder.com /info/moustaches.htm (595 words)

	Anglo-Saxon beards and Harold Godwinson’s Amazing Handlebar Moustache
		Looking at other English manuscript illustrations, it is impossible to find the handlebar moustache depicted anywhere else.
		Another point is that a moustache which sticks that far out from either side of the face can’t be self-supporting.
		If they used butter (though fat or wax would do as well), it wouldn’t take long to go rancid, and would probably have merged in unnoticeably with all the other bodily odours associated with the Germanics, who weren’t known for their hygiene.
	www.geocities.com /egfrothos/miscellaneous/moustache.html (534 words)

	ACVB News Release â“ World Beard And Moustache Championships Coming To Anchorage In 2009
		The moustache categories are Natural, English (narrow with long whiskers), Dali (narrow, curved upward), Handle (bushy, upward pointing ends), Wild West (large, bushy whiskers), Fu Manchu (ends long and pointing down), Imperial (whiskers growing from the cheeks, pointing upward) and Freestyle.
		The full beard category includes Natural, Full Beard, Styled Moustache, Garibaldi (the bottom is round integrated with the moustache), Verdi (bottom part of the beard is short and round; the moustache is prominent) and Freestyle.
		This unique, whimsical event is open to everyone willing to support his or her country by sporting a beard or moustache.
	www.anchorage.net /1615.cfm (603 words)

	World Beard and Moustache Championships
		The World Beard and Moustache Championships will return to North America for the second time in its history when the City of Anchorage, Alaska rolls out the red carpet for the world's bearded elite on May 23, 2009.
		The host for this event is the South Central Alaska Beard and Moustache Club which is committed to making the WBMC 2009 the biggest and best ever.
		This website belongs to World Beard and Moustache Championships, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company owned by Phil Olsen, who was the organizer of the WBMC held in Carson City, Nevada in 2003, and who is the founder and self-appointed captain of Beard Team USA.
	www.worldbeardchampionships.com (231 words)

	Celebrities With Moustache
		There’s the handlebar moustache, which is a classic style that can be grown full or thin to change its shape.
		The handlebar is known as such because the ends (in theory) are long enough to curl up at the ends.
		Terrence Howard’s moustache is the shortest and thinnest of all.
	www.mensflair.com /celebrity-styles/celebrities-with-moustache.php (797 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| No bar on handlebar moustaches
		Victor Joynath De, an air steward with India Airlines, was grounded last June for refusing shave off his handlebar moustache.
		Victor Joynath De The regulations said that only Sikhs could have beards, moustaches could not be droopy and long side-burns were not permitted, AFP says.
		At the time of his grounding, Mr De said he was proud of his moustache which had taken 25 years to grow and now stretches prominently across both cheekbones.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/1809171.stm (372 words)

	Rivendell Bicycle Works: Bars and Tape
		First, handlebars are relatively inexpensive, and even if you pick a bar that isn't your bar-for-life, you'll still gain something from the experience, and won't go broke doing it.
		Get the Moustache Handlebar if: You want the upright position and immediate access to the brakes that a flat bar provides, but want a bar that offers you multiple hand positions.
		The Moustache H'bar is a fine all-around shape, but get it at least level with the saddle, and a bit higher is even better.
	www.rivbike.com /components/our_approach_to_handlebars (714 words)

	Insistent Questions
		Neither handlebar moustache nor imperial is attested elsewhere in Mycenaean or Minoan art.
		Closer inspection shows that the moustache also droops down to the beard on either side of the mouth and that the upturning parts seem to be later additions.
		He has an engraved beard four to five inches long, but no moustache." After its removal to Athens the mask was kept with the rest of the most valuable finds in the National Bank of Greece, of which Schliemann was a founding shareholder.
	www.archaeology.org /9907/etc/traill.html (1228 words)

	The Moustache Handlebar
		I won't try to convert all the worlds' heathens to the Moustache Bar way, but I do think that a lot of people who currently use straight handlebars would be happier with Moustache bars, and a smaller percentage of folks who use drop bars would be happier with Moustache bars.
		Put your arms in front of you and notice the position to which the wrists naturally fall, it isn't the position offered by straight handlebars, but is the position offered by the moustache bars if you bring your hands slightly back from the braking position as shown in the second diagram above.
		The moustache handlebars are great for commuting except for the fact they make attachment of various devices such as lights and bags difficult.
	www.stanford.edu /~dru/moustache.html (2784 words)

	Handlebar Club A.G.M. - 2000
		Moustaches were compared and tips swapped on how best to keep the whiskers in trim and pointing in the right direction.
		THERE are moustaches and then there are real moustaches - and the hairy gents of the Handlebar Club put their impressive examples to good use at the weekend.
		The Handlebar Club, which was founded in 1947 and demands members have "a hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with graspable extremities", held its AGM in Boroughbridge before heading to the brewery for some urgent refreshment.
	homepage.mac.com /alberttang/handlebarclub/2000agm.htm (1020 words)

	Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary M-O
		The Maes bend is the most common type of drop handlebar.
		A style of handlebar similar to an inverted North Road bar, but flatter and wider, with larger radius bends.
		In the reversed position, it resembles a Moustache handlebar, but with sharper bends and a bit more drop.
	www.sheldonbrown.com /gloss_m-o.html (3530 words)

	GilroyDispatch.com of Gilroy California
		While Hagen takes his moustache seriously - he has a wide array of costumes dating back to the late 19th century at the height of the look's popularity - he said he never thought growing the moustache would end up with him winning a worldwide competition.
		The most notable figure in recent history to sport a handlebar moustache was Hall of Fame Oakland A's baseball pitcher Rollie Fingers, who originally grew the moustache for a promised $300 bonus.
		While the moustache, along with his new, heavy cast-iron championship trophy, certainly are a conversation piece, Hagen claims that reaction to it is 99.9 percent positive, and he has no plans on shaving it anytime soon.
	www.gilroydispatch.com /news/contentview.asp?c=85867 (1034 words)

	Santa Monica Mirror
		Whiplash was an amalgamation of old silent movie bad guys who were usually some kind of “baron” — cattle, land, gold — attempting to force decent people off their land for purposes of grazing more cows or building a money-making railroad.
		Helmsley might have saved her face and instead employed a stick-on handlebar moustache whenever she was dealing with “the little people” as she affectionately called them.
		Walking among the beautiful people of Los Angeles at this very moment are the producers of “Kid Nation,” a reality show where several children have been injured and a continuing investigation may reveal violations of child labor laws and regulations governing the welfare of children.
	www.smmirror.com /MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=6177 (747 words)

	Mustache Summer '99 - The Cookie Duster
		At some point, maybe about a month into it, you'll reach the stage where your moustache is starting to get either unruly (if it's bushy, or wiry like mine) or in the way (tickles your lip or gets long enough to bite).
		Which wax to get depends on what kind of handlebar you want, and how stiff your moustache is. If you want the old fashioned, ornate barber shop quartet style, out from the lip and curled up, or if your moustache is unruly, you need a stiff wax.
		The other decision you have to make (the first was which style of handlebar you want) is whether the ends are thick enough to suit you on their own, or whether you need to to incorporate some of the hair over the lip with them.
	www.mustachesummer.com /cookieduster/cookie-6.html (1289 words)

	Fairbanks Daily News-Miner » Archive » Haskins’ handlebar headed to world championships
		While he won the moustache championship at the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous competition two years ago — his first and only competition thus far — Haskins had to petition the World Beard and Moustache Association for a spot in the world championships by sending them his passport photo.
		The idea for his handlebar moustache came to Haskins when he was working at the Anchorage airport in 1985.
		In England, competitors must prepare their moustaches and beards in front of the judges to ensure no artificial aids, such as wire, are being used to keep it in place, Haskins said.
	newsminer.com /2007/08/26/8601 (801 words)

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