To Mustache or Not to Mustache?

Yesterday Tina, Carolyn and Haley taught the class about their poem, If.  In honor of the famed poet of If, Rudyard Kipling, they cut out mustaches similar to his for everyone in the class to wear during the discussion.  This activity made my day to say the least.  I could not get control of myself seeing everyone, including Ms. Serensky, in a mustache.  It peaked my curiosity about mustaches and why some men sport this look.  I discovered that the first mustache dates back to 300 BC in a painting of an Iranian horseman.  The last president to wear a mustache was President Taft.  The longest mustache record was worn by Kaylan Ramii Sain of India at 133.4 inches in length.  It also came to my surprise that there is a group called the American Mustache Institute which vows to “fight the discrimination against the Mustached American race in the United States which has been pervasive since the 1960s.”  It ranks mustaches and promotes the health of them.  Apparently mustaches play a larger role in people’s lives then I origionally thought.  The vast information out in the world about mustaches surprises me.  When I simply begin typing “mustache” into Google the most popular options that scroll down include “are mustaches in style,” “are mustaches cool,” “are mustaches creepy,” “are mustaches attractive,” and “are mustaches coming back.”  I never before realized the large amount of hype surrounding this unusual facial hair.  Honestly, I typically mock mustaches for I find them quite comical and I like to point out the especially funny to my friends.  I often dismiss the intellect of certain individuals upon seeing their mustache as well.  This may display me as superfical and shallow but I cannot help myself.  I now realize that the mustache holds a deep history and causes a significant amount of debate.  But in general, if you are not a famous author, grandfather or in the military, I discourage this look.  Although they bring me great joy, it most likely stems from mockery.