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Regrettable Trends in Pop Culture: 2008 Edition

The Dreaded Heartthrob-With-Pornstache: History is full of comical facial hair: muttonchops, the soul patch, the Tuff Man. But at least those whiskers possessed a whisper of sex appeal. (Say what you will, but muttonchops were hot, hot hot in the 1800s, and the "friendly muttonchop," which linked the burns with the 'stache, is like a cozy cardigan for the cheeks. Who doesn't get a little tingly over that?)

We cannot say the same about the pornstache, which littered the lips this year of at least three of Hollywood's hottest hunks: Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr. and Orlando Bloom.

It also appeared on some sunken dreamboats, which only made matters worse for their languishing allure.

We would never advocate violence, but we can certainly understand if someone perpetuated a drive-by shaving. It's DEFCON 1 for the Mach 3.

(AP)

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