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Scanner Highs and Lows: The Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnancy Edition...and Other Stuff

Emily Farris — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:06:00 GMT

We came, we saw, wet got pregnant.

Highs:

We were pleased to learn that funny girls have better sex. And that we retained something from reasoning class, after all.

Scanner Bryan grew some facial hair and raised money for kids.

We got to know our neighbors a little better.

Jessica Simpson came back into our lives. If only for a little while. Twice, actually.

Whether you hated it or loved it, we hope you found the Nerve Holiday Gift Guide helpful.

Lows:

Oh Jamie Lynn, Jamie Lynn, Jamie Lynn.

Someone thinks we should be killing people, but we prefer to stick to inanimate objects, food, modes of transportation, and the like.

Censorship.

We got bored, and turned ourselves into dancing elves. (And rhymed again).

Mustaches For Kids NY Was a Big Success!

Bryan Christian — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:44:00 GMT

Hey everyone, just wanted to drop you guys a note and let you know that thanks to you and people like you, Mustaches for Kids NY 2007 was a big success (though weirdly, they've not updated the site to reflect it yet). No, I did not win the title of "Mustache King of New York," but I did make it to the semi-finals, thank you very much -- largely due to my ability to lift a toy boat with my 'stache and a pair of alligator clips (ow!), and also my 'stache's ability to retain an impressive amount of Guinness foam. (Well, I might have had some practice on that one!).

All in all, we raised well over the projected goal of $40,000, all of which will be going to children's school programs in the New York area, and though they didn't have my final online tally when I last checked, I know that I personally raised well over $400 for the cause. So to everyone who pitched in or cheered me on, thanks again.

And for those of you who are wondering... I still haven't shaved the darn thing off yet. I'm kind of growing fond of having a classic 'stache. Every time I'd grown one before, it'd wind up some hipster handlebar/Lemmy-type thing, but this one feels kind of classy. I'm thinking that i might let a winter beard grow in around it and see how I feel about it then. Thoughts?

Three More Days to Pledge in Support of Scanner Bryan's Sweet Sweet 'Stache

Bryan Christian — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:02:00 GMT

Mustaches for Kids 2007 continues apace, ladies and gentlemen Scannerites, and let me just say that as the final week of this grueling challenge winds to a close, I'm fairly certain that growing out my facial hair for charity may have been the most challenging, most rewarding, most important thing I've ever done with my life. Over the past few weeks, through Mustaches for Kids, I've met some great people, shared some wonderful stories. I've raised some cash for M4K NYC, DonorsChoose.org, and the projects that they're supporting this year. I've loved and lost and loved again. Once I even sailed to the moon, killed a rabid moonbear in the frigid lunar night with nothing but my mustache and some freeze-dried spaghetti, and then returned to Earth in time for dessert -- and more loving.

But now, it's time for you to do something!

If you've already pledged, thanks, but if you haven't: there's still time. The big 'Stache Bash is this Saturday, so you've only got three more days to support both my sweet sweet 'stache and kids in New York City schools. I promise, if you make a pledge today, you will not only feel a warmth in your heart knowing that you've done some good for kids this holiday season, but also a deep sense of pride from supporting the growth of manly mustaches everywhere.

If you're interested in making a pledge, I'm now growing my 'stache for the Condusive Learning Environment in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, as the previous project I was growing for is now totally funded! (Hooray!) You can give money to this project in my name by going to DonorsChoose.org or by clicking the "Project" link on my "MyStache" profile page, where you can track the progress my upper lip has made over the last few weeks. (Be sure to indicate that you are gifting "in someone else's name" in the Acknowledgement section, and include my name when you fill out your information.)

Thanks!

Scanner Bryan is 'Stache-ing Out!!!

Bryan Christian — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:54:00 GMT

I admit it: I, Scanner Bryan, totally missed my check-in with Mustache for Kids last week, so I've had nothing to show you facial-hair-wise until today. Come on, though! It was Thanksgiving, fer Chrissakes, and everyone here at Scanner had a shit-ton going on. But the important thing is: my mustache just kept on growing! Just have a look! Plus I managed to coax a bit of cash for M4K and DonorsChoose.org from everyone at my big Thanksgiving dinner! Huzzah for eating too much oillessly fried turkey!

So now it's your turn. Dig that facial hair over there? How can you not? More importantly, how can you not run immediately to my MyStache page and pledge all your money to me and Mustaches for Kids right this very second via the "Project" link? Operators are standing by, people! Them facial hairs ain't gonna grow by themselves!

Come Grow With Me and Mustaches for Kids!

Bryan Christian — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:16:00 GMT

Gentlemen, have you ever stared at yourself in the bathroom mirror and asked, "How can my facial hair benefit the needy?" Well, ask no more: Behold Mustaches for Kids, a charity geared around the growing of that most manly of upper-lip accoutrements, la moustache. (Beats the Marilyn piercing by a mile.)

How's it work? Well, think of it as a fun run for your face! If you can grow a 'stache, sign up in your city, get pledges, and check in once a week with your fellow growers to document your progress and, most likely, get drunk. (There are rules, believe it or not, so, like, no Lemmys.) Or maybe growing a lip tickler ain't your bag? Then over the next month, find one you like on the websites and make a donation. Like this one for example (hint, hint). The money raised goes to a bunch of different worthy causes: in New York, it's DonorsChoose.org; in Pittsburgh, it's the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA.

Shaving Day -- meaning the day you clean off the playing field and start growing -- is today in NYC, and later in the week in Chicago and elsewhere. (Sorry SF and Pittsburgh mustachios -- you guys got going the other day.) Let's get growing, America!