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From the Ted Talk by Adam Garone: Healthier men, one moustache at a time

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Now what I want to srahe with you is one of my most touching Movember mntmeos, and it happened here in torntoo last year, at the end of the campaign. I was out with a team. It was the end of Movember. We'd had a great cgmiaapn, and to be honest, we'd had our fair share of beer that night, but I said, "You know what, I think we've got one more bar left in us." (lgteahur) So we piled into a taxi, and this is our taxi driver, and I was sitting in the back seat, and he turned around and said, "Where are you going?" And I said, "Hang on, that is an amazing mustache." (Laughter) And he said, "I'm doing it for Movember." And I said, "So am I." And I said, "Tell me your Movember sorty." And he goes, "Listen, I know it's about men's health, I know it's about prostate cncaer, but this is for breast cancer." And I said, "Okay, that's interesting." And he goes, "Last year, my mom pasesd away from breast cancer in Sri Lanka, because we couldn't afford proper treatment for her," and he said, "This mustache is my tribute to my mom." And we sort of all choked up in the back of the taxi, and I didn't tell him who I was, because I didn't think it was appropriate, and I just sohok his hand and I said, "Thank you so much. Your mom would be so proud." And from that moment I realized that mbevemor is so much more than a mustache, having a joke. It's about each person coming to this pratlofm, embracing it in their own way, and being significant in their own life.

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Now what I want to _____ with you is one of my most touching Movember _______, and it happened here in _______ last year, at the end of the campaign. I was out with a team. It was the end of Movember. We'd had a great ________, and to be honest, we'd had our fair share of beer that night, but I said, "You know what, I think we've got one more bar left in us." (________) So we piled into a taxi, and this is our taxi driver, and I was sitting in the back seat, and he turned around and said, "Where are you going?" And I said, "Hang on, that is an amazing mustache." (Laughter) And he said, "I'm doing it for Movember." And I said, "So am I." And I said, "Tell me your Movember _____." And he goes, "Listen, I know it's about men's health, I know it's about prostate ______, but this is for breast cancer." And I said, "Okay, that's interesting." And he goes, "Last year, my mom ______ away from breast cancer in Sri Lanka, because we couldn't afford proper treatment for her," and he said, "This mustache is my tribute to my mom." And we sort of all choked up in the back of the taxi, and I didn't tell him who I was, because I didn't think it was appropriate, and I just _____ his hand and I said, "Thank you so much. Your mom would be so proud." And from that moment I realized that ________ is so much more than a mustache, having a joke. It's about each person coming to this ________, embracing it in their own way, and being significant in their own life.

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Original Text

Now what I want to share with you is one of my most touching Movember moments, and it happened here in Toronto last year, at the end of the campaign. I was out with a team. It was the end of Movember. We'd had a great campaign, and to be honest, we'd had our fair share of beer that night, but I said, "You know what, I think we've got one more bar left in us." (Laughter) So we piled into a taxi, and this is our taxi driver, and I was sitting in the back seat, and he turned around and said, "Where are you going?" And I said, "Hang on, that is an amazing mustache." (Laughter) And he said, "I'm doing it for Movember." And I said, "So am I." And I said, "Tell me your Movember story." And he goes, "Listen, I know it's about men's health, I know it's about prostate cancer, but this is for breast cancer." And I said, "Okay, that's interesting." And he goes, "Last year, my mom passed away from breast cancer in Sri Lanka, because we couldn't afford proper treatment for her," and he said, "This mustache is my tribute to my mom." And we sort of all choked up in the back of the taxi, and I didn't tell him who I was, because I didn't think it was appropriate, and I just shook his hand and I said, "Thank you so much. Your mom would be so proud." And from that moment I realized that Movember is so much more than a mustache, having a joke. It's about each person coming to this platform, embracing it in their own way, and being significant in their own life.

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