In Australia, it's Movember, when all the real Australians grow moustaches. I've never before heard "moustache" abbreviated as "mo", but I guess there are things I have yet to learn about Antipodean accents.
Anyway, it's all for a manly cause, too, to support research into prostate cancer and other men's health issues, by gathering donations to reward gentlemen for doing what ought to come naturally to them, sprout hair on their upper lip. I've receive a couple of requests to endorse individuals cultivating lady ticklers, befborstels, and fanny dusters, but I'm just going to encourage every Australian to get out there and do what's right for both your face and your prostate.
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