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I Am Beardy Man. Hear Me Roar.

by Mark Simpson
September 27, 2013June 25, 2014

A collection of hirsutely hilarious photos from this year’s National Beard and Mustache Championships. Full marks to the extensively tonsured furry chaps who didn’t take themselves too seriously to take part in this shoot. But in truth, as a raging pogonophobe, I have to admit that all beards look like this… Read More »I Am Beardy Man. Hear Me Roar.

The Well-Scrubbed Purity of the Past

by Mark Simpson
September 27, 2013March 21, 2023

‘IVORY SOAP…99.44% PURE’ All I can say is that 0.66% is certainly working very hard indeed. This 1919 ad shows soapy soldiers bathing on the deck of a troopship and being sprayed by a kindly – and generously endowed – sailor: ’25 under the hose at one time.’ The… Read More »The Well-Scrubbed Purity of the Past