South African Film Pipe Smoking

For whatever reason I’ve been watching poppy South African films recently, including Cape of Good Hope and the very enjoyable Stander. Pipe-smoking pops up more than once. It feels like pipe smoking must be associated with prosperous farmers, particularly Boer ones. Heck, there’s even a pipe style named for Boers, the rhodesian.

With so many young pipe smokers in the United States, it will be interesting to see if there’s more pipe smoking in American film in twenty years. Meanwhile, get your fix from South African movies.

Anyway, here’s an fun little image from the movie White Wedding. “Women!”

Andy Ellis Moustachio

Super Rugby Crusaders scrum half Andy Ellis is growing a fantastic moustache this 2011 season. And it is a moustache, not a mustache, given its style and the fact that it is being worn by a rugby player (rugby is a sport where players get whistled for playing the ball whilst on the ground).

In recent weeks the moustache has begun to develop upcurled tips that keep their shape through the roughest of tackles. This image is from his jog back after scoring a try against the Chiefs this past weekend.

And here’s a video of him in action.