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The Hitler Mustache

grant

16:50 / 10.10.07

Rich Cohen wanted to reclaim the Toothbrush from the Nazi leader. So he grew one.

What follows is an interesting look at how racism and society function. And facial hair.

Facial hair is important.

EvskiG

20:03 / 10.10.07

I tried a handlebar design
My Fu Manchu was real fine
My Ronald Colman made 'em blink
My Pancho Villa made 'em think
But when I trimmed 'em real small
My Jewish friends would never call

-- Sparks, "Moustache"

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

20:05 / 10.10.07

This is true. Facial hair is VERY important.

Dead Megatron

00:07 / 11.10.07

Some mustaches are better left behind in history. Hitler's is one. Nietsche's is another (though Mark Twain keeps trying to steal it).

Anyway, I'm still stuck in General Zod's beard mode

astrojax69

02:38 / 11.10.07

oi, dm, leave pooor old neitzsche alone... he's a super dude, remember!

Alex's Grandma

02:47 / 11.10.07

One can't really talk about it on here because, pardoxically, of the PC nazis.

But I hear what you're saying about Hitler, DM.

I love him very much, too.

Alex's Grandma

02:50 / 11.10.07

(I don't, of course; sorry, everyone, if that's in appalling taste, I am lower than a worm and should be stepped on really. Again, apologies)

HCE

03:30 / 11.10.07

The, thread, the.

Dead Megatron

09:34 / 11.10.07

oi, dm, leave pooor old neitzsche alone... he's a super dude, remember!

Hey! I'm defending the poor fella from that evil, mustache-snatching Mark Twain...

[enter Captain Kirk mode]

TWAAAIIIINNNNN!!!!

Mistoffelees

10:02 / 11.10.07

Once on the radio I listened to someone reading out of Mark Twain´s books, where he describes traveling around Germany, and as he was a contemporary of Nietzsche, he might have picked that beard thing up along the Rhein.

Also (and here we find a connection to the mad scientist thread), according to wiki, he developed a close and lasting friendship with Nikola Tesla, and the two spent much time together in Tesla's laboratory!

Quantum

10:15 / 11.10.07

Twain in Tesla's lab, spring 1894. Check out five fists of science- Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain combine forces to try and bring about world peace through superior firepower.

Triplets

10:20 / 11.10.07

the two spent much time together in Tesla's laboratory!

The Five Fists of Slash!

Mistoffelees

11:04 / 11.10.07

The Five Fists of Slash!

Bowie will play Tesla, we know that. But who will do the Twain for the movie adaptation? Would Clooney do, or could it be Josh Holloway?

edit: I thought of another choice: Guy Pearce from Memento.

Ticker

14:18 / 11.10.07

the article was great, grant!

My mom was always throughly disgusted with my dad's youthful attempt to reclaim the toothbrush 'stache. One might be able to trace the failure of their marriage back to his decision to attempt the thing against the wishes of his jewish bride.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

16:34 / 11.10.07

The, thread, the.

Post of the thread, and no mistake. I have a new favourite poster. (It took me a while, but when I got there the lulz were definitely worth the effort!)

grant

17:09 / 11.10.07

One of the interesting things in the article was that the Toothbrush came to Germany from America, where it had specific class associations. Somehow, it was recouped then.

Tesla/Twain: there's actually a bit of Twain's memoirs that describes the unusual eliminatory effects of a vibrating table Tesla devised.

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