It's now December 3rd and I'm embarrased to admit that I never posted about the great November tradition that is "No Shave November."

What is "No Shave November" you may ask?  Well, if you do ask, you've got some issues to deal with, but that's for you to worry about.  "NSN" is a tradition usually taking places at colleges across the nation where the participants do not shave for the entire month of November.

There are some who follow the tradition of "Beardvember," which allows for minor trimming so long as the beard is preserved.  Though I'm not proud to say it, I partook in "Beardvember" rather than "NSN" this year because my neck bead got out of control.  For those of you who don't sport the wolfman-esque neck beard, consider yourself lucky.  It is the bane of my existence. 

What do you gain from this tradition?  Facial hair, obviously, but it's not so much as what you have to gain, but rather, what lays on the line; your manhood (or for those girls taking part, your womanhood--NSN does not discriminate).  The month is a month of celebrating manlihood and everything that goes along with it--mostly facial hair though. 

It is not mandatory, but some additional features of NSN are:

-Beer, Whiskey or Bourbon, because everything else falls short of supreme manliness.

-No tight pants, because though hipsters have taken to the ironic 'stache, tight pants bust your nuts up like a wooden soldier, which as you could guess, is far from manly.

-Every meal must consist mostly of steak, because you guessed it; manly.