Stroppy Sausage can't grow a beard this Movember
So I’ll be starting with a confession; I am, in all honesty, not an actual sausage. Congratulations if you figured this out beforehand!
There is, however, one trait that I share with the sausage – the inability to grow facial hair. There, I said it. Not only does the sausage not have the ability to grow hair, but it also doesn’t have a face.
I have a face.
I also have a penis. So I’m a man, right? Right. Except I can’t grow facial hair and, while younger men sport some pretty impressive face-bushes, I can’t help but feel less manly (despite the giveaway penis).
Strangely, a hairy face is almost like a badge of honour for some, “look how manly I am”. If we’re measuring manliness by the amount of hair on a man’s face, my current affiliation to the male gender could be under threat.
When I was younger I always thought that when I grew up I’d have a beard, just because beards are what grownups have right? But I’m 23 now; I’ve been an adult for almost SEVEN years. I don’t have a beard.
Usually this is a complex that I push to the back of my mind and only surfaces when I have to look one of those younger, hairy, man-children in the face. But not this month…
This month is ‘No Shave November’ or ‘Movember‘. According to The Urban Dictionary, this is when men all over the world down razors for a month and get hairy. This is a definite no-win situation for me. Do I participate and become the laughing-stock of The Society of Bearded Gentlemen because I can’t grow facial hair? Or do I not participate and be seen as the Scrooge who didn’t take part?
What is a sausage to do!?
Whoever came up with this idea is not on my Christmas card list and has ruined my life for an entire month! For thirty days and thirty nights everything will be about facial hair and my lack thereof.
I can just see it now:
I’ll be in the pub waiting to get a drink and BOOM – the barman has a beard!
I’ll be at KFC. I’ll be tucking into a boneless banquet for one when I will glance upwards – and drop my chicken fillet in horror as I realise Colonel Sanders was a hairy-faced man.
The doorbell will ring. Mr Postman has a parcel for me? Thanks Mr Postman! I wonder if Mr Postman knows that his mammoth beard has its own post code. I wonder if Mr Postman knows that I hate him.
I could go on. I won’t, but on a side note you should probably take a good look at Colonel Sanders and try to convince me that he isn’t Rolf Harris.
That is definitely Rolf Harris.
Jokes aside, let’s be fair for a second. There is actually a serious side to ‘Movember’ that needs to be acknowledged; a lot of people are taking part in ‘Movember’ to help raise money for wonderful causes such as The Multiple Sclerosis Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Mind and Everyman. ‘Movember’ was initially set up to raise money specifically for testicular cancer, but since this has spread to charities all over the world. I can’t help but break briefly from my strop to tip my cap to society for taking such a mass act of absolute stupidity and using it as a method to help raise money for charity. For this the human race is amazing.
So Movember could be a stroke of genius, but that doesn’t change the fact that I still don’t have my beard.
Actually, should I be moaning about the fact that I can’t grow facial hair? Is facial hair even that great? I predict (based on nothing) that with a reasonably bushy beard, the face is at least 75% more flammable.
Apparently women aren’t particularly fond of facial hair either. Many women are supposedly refusing to get under the covers with their partners this month, causing many to rebrand ‘No Shave November’ as ‘No SEX November’, which funnily enough I will be participating in.
Therefore beards repel women and set fire to your face.
So why do I still want one!?
Good luck to everyone raising money for charity this Movember!
Stroppy Sausage 
Haha, this was actually a good read and made me laugh. Looking forward to reading more of your rants 🙂 Oh, and you definitely don’t have a penis.
While I am unwilling to enter into penis-related banter as part of the interactive section of this blog, I am more than happy to see that this made you smile, sir 🙂
More rants on the way, don’t you worry about that!
Ahaha Haggis you make me laugh 😛 x
Glad to hear it! Thanks for stopping by Cluur!!!! 🙂 x
The last two paragraphs made me laugh, I must admit. Great read.
Glad to see my first post has gone down so well – more to come 🙂
very nice haggis , although the name stroppy sausage leaves a lot to the imagination 😛
Thanks for the comment 🙂 This sausage has only just started stropping. Be warned Chris :p
In all possible senses you are a funny sausage. Also I know you have a penis. I’ve seen it.
I have no idea what you mean :p But thanks for the comment! Nice to see someone sharing my humour! 🙂
Very funny 🙂 looking forward to some more stroppy sausage stories 🙂
Sausage sandwich.
A sausage sandwich would be lovely… If I hadn’t just had a fry-up! 🙂 Glad you liked my post!
Please come again 😉
This Really Made Me Laugh When I Read It, Looking Forward To Reading More Stroppy Sausage Rants Hag …. Im Sure There Are Many More To Come 😀 xxxx
This is really great! Made me laugh. SO glad you’re pursuing this!
🙂
P.S. Facial hair – definitely overrated!! 😉
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading!
Definitely glad you feel that way about facial hair, it’s people like you who keep me sane in this hairy-faced world! 🙂
Oh Haggis I love you, you do make me giggle with your little rants 🙂 ❤
It bodes well for me that you enjoy reading about my strops… because I plan to blog about millions more! Brace yourself Alexandra! 😉
Thanks for reading 😀
Firstly, absolutely loving the name “Stroppy Sausage”. A real good read and made me giggle all the way through, also really nice to read your support to others at the end, very touching. Definately looking to forward to more Stroppy Sausage rants “yeah yeah” 🙂 xxxx
I’m glad, because there will be years and years of Stroppy Sausage rants!
Glad you liked it! Also thanks for subscribing 😀
Couldn’t resist this little read after you mentioning it last night!! I just wish that i could participate in the fun and games this month…i simply wish i had facial hair just for this month!!!!
And you actually came online for a read! This makes me a happy sausage!
Glad you enjoyed it…But if I can’t grow facial hair then you most definitely are not allowed to!
Hi Haggis,
I know a few people who have complained of this exact same problem!! lol so you are not the only sausage with no facial hair, don’t worry! I read this at the bustop the other day and made me giggle and people look at me strangely lol, looking forward to the next one!!
Glad I was able to make you smile! Thanks for reading 🙂 Although, the last thing I would want to do is cause people to stare at you at the bus stop… maybe read it whilst on the bus next time? 😉
hehe finding it hard not to laugh out loud reading this while im at work Mr Haggis!
Colonel Sanders is Definately Rolf Harris!?!?!
How have i not noticed this before??
…Am i the only female out there that actually quite likes facial hair?? not to rub it in or anythin Hag 😛
Lots love, keep blogging!!
Hannah xxxx
If you’re smiling then it’s mission accomplished thank you very much 😀
I’m just going to close my eyes, count to ten and pretend you didn’t just say that. Men without facial hair are clearly the winners 😉
Thanks for reading! x
Helllllo Craig =)
Thanks for linking me to your blog I really enjoyed reading this. I will definitely read the many more entries to come.
Oh Hag you do make me laugh! =)
Lots of Love xx
Even this animal loving vegetarian loves this little sausage! Looking forward to many more stroppy sausage posts!
Good Work again bro!
Just like your good self, I too have a penis (vast) and an inability to grow a decent amount of facial hair….my thoughts on beards and facial hair in general can be summed up with this short episode of MTV’s Finest…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyk1vmkYCuw