Facial hair is to Nipissing as preppy clothes is to Western. It's our uniform, it's our mascot, it's practically a religious cult in the winter.Wearing a beard during playoffs, or 'stache during Movember, or a full out neck beard (because it's cheaper than a scarf!) is a symbol of pride and solidarity. It loudly says,
"Hey, I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader ... but I look like one!
I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled,
but I do ACTUALLY know Jimmy, Sally and Suzy from Nipissing!
I live in the North!
I regularly brave 10-15 minutes of -30 degree weather while I wait for the bus!
Maybe you don't know where my school is,
but it's not in Thunder Bay, it's not in Sudbury,
and it's definitely the best teacher's college in Canada!
My name is Joe, and I AM A NIPISSING STUDENT!"
Yes, all that is proclaimed by the facial hair. Girls love to hate it, but in the end, we'd have it no other way. Or maybe we just have no other choice.
In the end, Nipissing, it's safe to say we wear our hair with pride. Whether it's 8:30 in the morning, or 2:00 am on a Friday night ...
Facial hair is "hair"to stay!
Ha Ha Ha Ha... wow... Love it! and I think it is very much true! I don't go to Nip, and I don't have to to know it is true, I just have to know people who go there!
ReplyDeleteHAHA awesome picture
ReplyDeleteHahaha this is great! Facial hair is definitely a popular trend here. Most guys i know have some (or alot).
ReplyDeleteMovember and moustache march are the two best months of the year!
It gives them extra warmth I'm sure!
ReplyDelete-Kari
Well said Kelly! I am proud to be Canadian, and in my opinion Nipissing offers THE ultimate Canadian University experience!!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a beard, but i do have a whole shelf in my wardrobe dedicated to scarves. I consider anything above -10 degrees Celsius a warm day! I shovel my driveway like its my job, I think snowmobiles and pickup trucks with plows are extremely hot and i pronounce it roundabout, not rountaboot!
My name is Kristin, and I AM A NIPISSING LAKER!!!