Walrus: A Name That's Almost As Iconic As Chaplin

Meet Walrus, the majestic mustachioed gent whose 'stache is almost as legendary as the one sported by Charlie Chaplin. Almost.

Legend has it that a drunken sailor on the high seas once tried to get a drink at a bar, but the bartender wouldn't serve him because he was too busy admiring the Walrus's majestic mustache. "You look like a walrus!" he said.

And so the name stuck.

Some say it's a name that's too on-the-nose, but we say: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

For more on this fascinating topic, see our subpage on The Origins of a Name.

Subpage: The Origins of a Name

Because you're clearly not satisfied with just reading about the majesty of the Walrus 'stache, we're going to dig deeper into the origins of this name.

It's a story of sailors, sea shanties, and a dash of whimsy.

Read on, and discover the tale of how a drunken sailor got a name that's been stuck in the annals of history.

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