The bros and their mos have been through a lot over the past month and I think it’s fair to say we’re all proud of what we’ve achieved. On the 1st of Movember, we were innocent smoothies, now we’re a seriously mean looking gang of four.

Sure, there have been funny looks from folks all over the place, but those people are fools who just don’t appreciate the sheer awesomeness of a hirsute upper lip. For true messages of appreciation, let’s turn to some ‘randomly’ selected comments from our generous donors:

• “I have my suspicions that you’re dying your mustache but nonetheless I suppose your efforts deserve some kind of reward!”
• “I sit next to Dave and I can vouch for the fact that this is all his own hair. All 17 strands of mo.”
• “not too impressive on day 10 – you need to try harder! mum” [thanks Mum]
• “Looking good! you should keep the look!”
• “Argh! No, stop it! Here’s my money…”

And the question on everyone’s (top) lips: are we going to keep them? I suspect that the answer is a resounding no. But watch this space for the post Movember news, including the final cut of what the critics are already calling “A sizzling extravaganza of 4-way simultaneous mo-growth action” (our timelapse video).

Oh, and one last thing. A massive thanks to all who have donated so far and a huuuge thankyou to you. Yes you. You haven’t donated yet, but it’s clear to see that the e-mo-tion of this final day is too much, and you’re reaching for your wallet and pushing your mouse towards this link:

https://www.movember.com/uk/donate/your-details/team_id/13289/

But to keep you in the mo mood, why not start Spotify up and join in with the Movember playlist madness?

The idea is simple – find some tunes that either have “oh”, “no” or “know” in them. They should be catchy singalong numbers (for reasons which will become clear). Add the tunes to the playlist. Now, as you’re playing the awesome movember playlist, you should sing along but replace “oh”, “no” or “know” with “mo”. That’s it.

Here’s the linky: spotify:user:bouncingdan:playlist:5S4xtGeYYGRK1UKXo3wWM3

Join in and enjoy. Obviously I reserve the right to autocratically throw non-catchy or off-message songs off the playlist. Or shut the whole thing down if it descends into farce / abuse.

Dave (El Muchacho) is still looking pretty mean. But Ed (Spurlock) is clearly hot on his heels for the title of The Baddest (i.e. waaay goodest) Mo. Rich needs reintroducing to his razor and I feel as though I really ought to try to prise my finger away from my chin in these photos.

There are signs that we may be feeling the strain of a mo in public:

Even though I’ve arguably got the least impressive mo, I’ve notched up more sponsorship than everyone else (I think donor error may be a factor here, alas). Go me! But however it gets here, we should be proud to have raised more than £200 so far. Thanks and keep it coming people:

https://www.movember.com/uk/donate/your-details/team_id/13289/

Come back in five days for the next mo update…

Dave is clearly way out in front with a mo that is shaping up to be South America in style.  Ed is overdue a shave, but has informed us that he’s aiming for ‘The Trucker’. Rich assures us that he’s also going to bite the bullet, have a shave and go for full on mo-in-progress humiliation. Flattering (read terrible) lighting makes me look as though I have no mo at all.

For a taster of the mustache growth timelapse video extravaganza that Dave has planned, take a look at his first test video:

Meanwhile our team donations are looking healthier than our mos, frankly. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far. If you’re enjoying laughing at our efforts but  you haven’t donated yet, then please do so right here:

https://www.movember.com/uk/donate/your-details/team_id/13289/