MUSTACHE WEDNESDAY: AMBROSE BURNSIDE

22 Responses to “MUSTACHE WEDNESDAY: AMBROSE BURNSIDE”

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   kleph says:

   and, let’s not forget, architect of the fredericksburg disaster.

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:14 am

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   okiedomer says:

   obviously my demand has not been met

   as such, i will boycott edsbs until landry jones receives the recognition he so rightfully deserves – i expect all sooners to join me in my noble quest

   and by boycott, i mean “still read, but begrudgingly”

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:16 am

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   Orson Swindle says:

   Okiedomer, we’re actually just waiting on a truly glorious picture of Landry’s ’stache. It deserves better than the photos we have now.

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:18 am

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   Biggus Rickus says:

   Fabulous Jones’s stache may be, but Burnside’s is why God created facial hair.

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:23 am

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   Nothsa says:

   He was apparently well-liked by the men, and didn’t engage in the political intrigue that infected the Union Army in 1862… but we was a crummy general. Great, great whiskers though. Sideburns is of course a rearrangement of ‘Burnsides’.
   This history lesson brought to you by the letter M.

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:25 am

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   Biggus Rickus says:

   On a side note, is Landry Jones named after Tom Landry and Jerry Jones?

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 am

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   okiedomer says:

   orson-

   i appreciate you addressing my concerns, and i’ve called off the boycott – you are a true diplomat and statesman of the blogosphere

   if i run across any such pictures, i will harumphharumph them to you

   thanks again

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 am

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   okiedomer says:

   and for the record, i do recognize burnside as having one of the greatest achievements in american mustachedom

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:30 am

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   Gen. Stoopnagle says:

   kleph, interesting, but I always thought that was Longstreet.

   September 23rd, 2009 at 10:32 am

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    Holly says:

    “Mustachedom.” I love it.

    September 23rd, 2009 at 10:35 am

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    wfguiteau says:

    I had a math professor who had a slightly shorter version of that exact facial style. Georgia Tech is a wonderful place.

    September 23rd, 2009 at 10:37 am

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    Cocky Scar says:

    I hate that it is a yankee general that you chose for praise on Mustache Wednesday… but i will play along… Looking at the reliable facts from the god-breathed man-interpreted wikipedia page, Burnside did the same as the Gators by defeating a weak Tennessee… I skipped the Gamecock home opener because i wanted to see a blow out, but i was disappointed by a boring game… Gainesville was though.

    September 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 am

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    BoBo says:

    I think EDSBS is just waiting on Landry’s to finish growing in. It will be real… and SPECTACULAR.

    September 23rd, 2009 at 11:25 am

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    DirkDawggler says:

    @4

    Biggus…

    You’re wrong. Dana Jacobson is why God created facial hair.

    September 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 am

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    Daviehamsufferer97 says:

    It figures that you would use one of the worst generals in American history as your mustache Wednesday.

    September 23rd, 2009 at 11:58 am

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    Kevin@LSU says:

    burnside was the civil war’s version of al groh

    September 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm

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    jd says:

    bigger fan of general hooker and what was named after him. no, not a rugby reference…..

    September 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm

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    Never Saw Molly Hatchet says:

    Burnside clearly has the credentials for the honor bestowed upon him here. However, I was almost certain that one of the gentlemen seen in the SportsCenter Top 10 (#8 to be precise) would have been today’s mustache hero.

    http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4496592

    September 23rd, 2009 at 1:42 pm

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    Eric says:

    Actually, Burnside was known for downing a bottle of rotgut and shouting “A propitious mustache midweek to you, you grit-gobbling curs!” Then he’d douse his chin beard in vomit. That’s why he started shaving that part.

    September 23rd, 2009 at 2:20 pm

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    sullivan013 says:

    Burnsides even went so far as to tell Lincoln he was unfit for the role of commander. Say what you want about him being a blockheaded incompetent, at least he was honest enough to admit it.

    But damned if he wasn’t God’s Own Idiot. Even his best ideas turned into fiascos. See “Battle of the Crater.”

    Sullivan013

    September 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 pm

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    gozer says:

    Yes, it’s a beard and not a mustache… but it has its own freaking windmill!

    http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sNTxtWunvewkcx-0JfxcIw

    Or maybe a dude on a bike

    http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200903/r352849_1620034.jpg

    So I just wanted to throw out some respect for the delightfully hirsute Elmar Weisser

    September 23rd, 2009 at 4:02 pm

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    dc trojan says:

    The statue of Burnside in downtown Providence RI almost but not quite captures the majesty of his facial hair.

    http://bit.ly/38BQwM

    September 23rd, 2009 at 11:03 pm

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