Not all of the news out of Norway is bad. A local man from Olympia just returned home from Norway after winning the World Beard and Mustache for his stupendous stash.
First off, congrats and kudos to the winner of the stash competition. With all of the bearded and mustached men worldwide, it’s quite a feat to be recognized for your stash at all. But it’s even better when your mustache--which you have probably worked long and hard to grow despite criticisms from girlfriends about food caught inside it---gets critically acclaimed as the best mustache in the entire world.
What was his official title? I believe that Burke Kenny was awarded the official title of: Full Beard with Styled Mustache. Burke Kenny also won the same prize at the mustache championships in England four years before. He told the Seattle Times that a few of the other mustached folks are “gunning for him,” but he doesn’t seem to lose any sleep over it.
Having a fantabulsous mustache is what every man dreams of before going to sleep at night. Or so I hear. And definitely, when a woman is looking for a fine man to date, she wants a man with an impressive and well-groomed mustache and beard. Or at least as long as there is no egg inside the mustache and/or beard because it ruins what I like to call the Dumbeldore effect.
While Burke Kenny’s beard isn’t necessarily all the most well-groomed I’ve seen, it is quite impressive.
Interestingly enough, Burke Kenny is not out to get the babes with his mustache. According to the Seattle Times, the competitive mustache circuit for Kenny means “traveling the world, drinking beer with friends and having a good time.”
There is actually an upcoming reality TV show about mustache competitions which is called: Whisker Wars. Burke Kenny didn’t make the shave (I mean, cut) for the reality TV, which is kind of a bummer. However, one of his best friends--presumably one of the ones drinking beer with him at the mustache competitions--is featured as a star on the Mustache Wars.
Burke Kenny has advice for other guys out there: "I encourage men to grow quality facial hair, if they can," Kenny said. "And wear it humbly."
He claims that beards and mustaches don’t always get the recognition they deserve, so is hopeful that more men will take to wearing facial hair.