Week 47 - Happy Turkey Day!

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Happy (day after) Thanksgiving!

Honestly, I had intended to post this sometime yesterday but we had our Thanksgiving feast at around 2 p.m. and by 3 I was in a Turkey-induced coma that I just awoke from mere hours ago. If anyone can account for the last 24 hours for me, that would be great! So, happy Black Friday, I guess.

Now, the coma left my head a little dizzy but I remember that Thanksgiving was developed some 390 years ago when the Pilgrims and the Indians were watching a parade in which Santa would bring up the rear and proclaim that day the eve of the biggest shopping day or the year. Years later, in 1776, because of the Thanksgiving feast being so popular, Ben Franklin argued that the national bird should not be the eagle, but instead, be green bean casserole. True story!

It's at this time of year when we give thanks for all of the important things in our lives, such as our iPhones, 3D televisions and hand sanitizer. Most importantly, though, it's the day we are allowed to start listening to holiday music without people glaring at us in disgust.

Next week begins a very special week in my Munny A Week project, The 4 Munnys Till Christmas. Each Friday of the next four weeks will showcase another holiday themed Munny. How exciting is that!? Okay, question time. Now that I'm just about done with the Munny A Week project, what should I do next year? Leave me a comment below with ideas or shoot me an e-mail at gbowdler@gmail.com.

      

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Week 46 - MOVEMBER

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You might have noticed that men all over the world are sporting impressively coiffed mustaches during the month of November. Some of them, I'm sure, are year-long facial hair aficionados like myself, but the rest might be doing it for a good cause. Movember was developed in Australia in 1999 and in the past decade has spread across the world, raised $117 million, and more importantly, raised awareness of men's health issues, specifically prostate, testicular, and other cancers that affect men.

"Why did you make a Munny with a doodle, Greg?" you may be asking. Well, to be honest, I did it to make us all feel a little uncomfortable. You see. It has been my experience that we as a society are uneasy with the male body. We see naked, or mostly naked, women posted all over the place (and I'm not complaining) but the male body has always been a bit of a taboo. Men experience this weird mix of pride and neglect that stops them from going to the doctor. They could be missing out on catching some of these horrible diseases in their early stages.

So, if you have some extra cash lying around, go ahead and go to www.movember.com and click on the donate button. If you don't, find your closest male friend and stick your finger up his butt. While you're up there check the prostate.. you could save his life.

If I'm not too full from delicious food, the next Munny will be posted on November 25th. I'd love to hear from you about the project, so leave a comment below or send an e-mail to gbowdler@gmail.com

      

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Week 45 - Veterunn's Day

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First off, I would like like to say thank you. Thank you to all of the people that have, do, or will risk their lives so that I can sit here in my comfy chair customizing Munnys. It is because of your heroism that I can worry about what Munny I'm going to make next week and not whether I'm going to live, have a roof over my head, or have enough to eat. So, again, a thousand times THANK YOU!

This week's Munny customization is in honor and memory of my grandfather, T.W.E. Bowdler or "Luke" if you were a friend. He was in the United States Navy and served as a submariner during WWII on both the USS Crevalle and USS Rasher. According to excerpts from some books I found online he did plenty of bomb dodging and even handled some pretty important Japanese documents... not bad for a guy who spent most of the war underwater, huh!?

The next Munny will be posted on November 18th. If you have a Munny customization YOU would like to see me do, you have just about 24 hours to leave it in the comments below or send it to gbowdler@gmail.com ('cause every other Munny with exception of next week has already been planned... so speak now or hold your peas until next year... or something like that).

      

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