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Earlier this week, BP revised its estimates concerning the oil spill in the Gulf from the previously INSANE ESTIMATE of 25,000-30,000 barrels (BARRELS!) of oil pouring into the ocean every day to the new INSANE ESTIMATE of 60,000 barrels of oil pouring into the ocean every day. At this rate, the infamous Exxon Valdez oil spill is occurring every four days. And we are now in day 59. Of course, what has always been the most depressing aspect of this catastrophe is the ubiquitous qualifier in news reports, calling this “the worst oil spill in US history.” In US history. There was an article along these lines in the New York Times this week, talking about the long history of disastrous oil spills in the Niger Delta, some of which continue to leak for DECADES. Oh, good grief. My point is, if ever we have lived in a nightmare world spinning wildly out of control, now is that time.

So if you want to grow a cartoonish moustache that occasionally gets singed while you are welding something (?!) or stuck in the automatic windows of your girlfriend’s/wife’s car, please, do it! If that is what makes you happy, be happy. One day you might even win become the National Moustache Champion and represent the United States at the World Beard and Moustache Championships, whatever those are.

Good luck to Larry McClure. Good luck to all of us. We are going to need it. (Via Dlisted.)

Comments (35)
  1. Who cares!!! My Nicolas Cage thinks the same with me. He- is 13 years older than me, lol. We met online on a Friday Afternoon at an pop culture blog chatroom [ V I D E O G U M (C 0 /M) / C H A T]—a nice and free place for Funny Men and Witty Women to interact with each other. Maybe you wanna check out or- tell your friends.

  2. More like HAIRY McClure, amirite???

    ugh, I need to lie down

  3. You know what would probably make us all that happy? Going to see Cyrus, now playing in select theaters!

  4. i’m sorry, troy. looks like you will continue to stand in the shadow of your father’s amazing facial hair.

  5. It’s completely unacceptable that he’s not wearing a top hat and monocle. You’re on network news, sir! This is your moment to shine!

    Also, that’s your network news.

  6. Truly inspirational! This is going to make me go out and run that half marathon.*

    * No its not.

  7. As Videogum’s Resident Beard Expert (self-appointed) I have to say that Larry’s doing well. But he’s got a long way to go if he plans to take down the previous U.S. Beard and Mustache Championship representative:


  8. “My beard is also a fortress.”

  9. This guy is such a cheater — most of that mustache is really his beard.

  10. Pal I don’t know what kind of welding work you’re doing, but as the daughter of a metallurgical inspector, I have to tell you, that mustache/sideburns combo does NOT conform to standard safety regulations. Please reconsider your line of work/side projects.

  11. That is the best moustache in US history.

    • in my quest to find a better mustache, i just google image searched “civil war mustaches”, and the resulting gallery is glorious. i urge you to go bask in it.

  12. “You guys should take this seriously.”

  13. This guy is my hero. No mustachio

    • Sounds like a warped flavor of ice cream in a land where nuts have been replaced with hair. (Whaaaaat am I even talking about?)

      • Hmm, for me it evokes an image wherein someone is eating from a small cup in which mustache has replaced the ice cream and there are rainbow jimmies sprinkled on top (WOOF. No mustachio squared). I feel a YCMIU-esque nightmare coming my way.

  14. American mustache champion sounds like some kind of frat boy sex act.

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