Talk:Fu Manchu moustache

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[edit] Horseshoe or Fu Manchu

As it stands, this article is contradictory—it says that a Fu Manchu ’stache is not like Hulk Hogan’s, yet he is listed as having one. I know I was a bit thrown off the first time I heard “Fu Manchu” used to refer to that kind of moustache, but if Hulk-style isn't a Fu Manchu, what is it? Wiki Wikardo 07:51, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Hmm...I hadn't noticed that before. I would imagine if Hogan doesn't belong, then Teutel and quite a few others on the list don't belong either. Actually, looking through the list, I'd imagine that most of the people listed would probably be better described as having horseshoe mustaches. I've always thought of the Fu Manchu as being thinner than the horseshoe and extending past the jaw line. I'll see if I can find a source that better distinguishes between the two. --Onorem 11:02, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, I don't think it would qualify as a reliable source as far as a reference for an article, but according to Christian Lipski of "Mustache Summer"...

(emphasis mine)

"A Fu Manchu mustache is a style made popular by a series of adventure novels and films of the 30s and 40s. Its main characteristic is the length of the ends of the mustache. It is crucial to note that the ends of the Fu Manchu do not touch the face. The wearer lets the ends of his 'stache grow extremely long, sometimes braiding them or attaching small beads to the end, as the gunfighter Gallandro did in Alan Deam Foster's Han Solo and the Lost Legacy."

I think a better reference is probably needed, but then we could trim off quite a few names from this list. --Onorem 12:01, 29 March 2007 (UTC)