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SCFrankles

Published: Sep 29, 2011

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"Luxuriant moustache, sir!"

"It's 'madam', actually..."

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Written for #SixWordStories' Theme Prompt: Beautiful Flaws.

Inspired by those crazy kids, #dAseniors and their obsession with the moustache ^^

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whitty-boo

Jun 22, 2012

Oh.. my god XDD

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