View Poll Results: Do you think shaving with a straight is "bad ass"?

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  • Yes, it is bad ass! It is bad to the bone!

    38 44.71%
  • I say... no it is not. Care for a cup of tea? And some scones perhaps?...

    14 16.47%
  • I never though of it that way... I guess it is bad ass.

    8 9.41%
  • I never thought of it that way... I say it is not bad ass.

    9 10.59%
  • Bad ass?! What do you mean? My wife says that my ass is just fine!

    16 18.82%
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    Bruno, your two sensei are REALLY bad ass. REALLY REALLY bad ass.
    I still hold by my assertion that straight shaving is still somewhat badass.

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    I don't think straight razor shaving is bad ass at all - that implies some sort of toughness - all of our grandfathers and those before them used straights, so we're only doing what even the weakest coward used to do. I think the hockey term "pansification" applies to all of us now - we've grown soft, and somehow think that doing anything without a safety guard is "bad ass."

    Just my $0.02.

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    It is bad-ass because ... other people see it as bad-ass.
    We don't have to tell them it is time-consuming, expensive, OCD-like, and slightly mad.
    But you'll have to practice a 3 minute shave with minimal gear if you want to really appear bad-ass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rajagra View Post
    It is bad-ass because ... other people see it as bad-ass.
    We don't have to tell them it is time-consuming, expensive, OCD-like, and slightly mad.
    But you'll have to practice a 3 minute shave with minimal gear if you want to really appear bad-ass.

    My thoughts exactly! My first "several" shaves I was perceived as the ultimate "Bad Ass" because my face was a total disaster and everyone thought I must be one of the toughest SOB's out there. Truth be told; I was in the fetal position sucking on my thumb for the first few weeks!

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    Ok, guys. This thread as grown a bit cold now so I think it's time we draw some conclusions out of all this.
    First of all let me thank the 79 people that voted. That was cool!
    And now, let's see what we came up with.

    - 37 people voted for, "yes, it's bad ass!", making a total of an astonishing 46.84%.

    - 13 people (including me...) voted for "no, it is not bad ass", making for a disapointing 16.46% and still being unable to decide if we are having scones for tea... I guess this is a still active discussion. At least until we can come to a decision on that topic.

    - 6 people voted for "yes" despite never having thought of it that way, making that 7.59%.

    - 8 people voted for "no" despite never having thought of it that way, making that 10.13%.

    - 15 people don't understand what are we rambling about sibce their wives think their ass is just fine. That makes 18.99%. More power to them!

    So... since we are a considerate, gentlemanly and very democratic community I hereby declare, after counting votes and analyzing the results, that straight razor shaving is, indeed... a very bad ass thing.

    However... I am a rebel! And I will imediately start a revolutionary mouvement that will overthrow the bad ass-ness of straight razor shaving after a coup. And I, along with my 13 comrades will retreat to the mountains and fight you all by throwing leftover scones at you... or crumpets... if we can decide what we're having for tea in any case... so there!

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    Quote Originally Posted by fpessanha View Post
    However... I am a rebel! And I will imediately start a revolutionary mouvement that will overthrow the bad ass-ness of straight razor shaving after a coup.
    I think I saw a straight with pink scales. That might do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freebird View Post
    I voted yes,mainly because it takes a bit of nerve to put the blade to your face for the first few times. I have a few friends who wouldn't dare try to use one.
    This is my exact reasoning for voting that "Yes, it is bad-ass." My stepdad, an Army Vet and retired Police officer with more than 25 years wearing a badge, as well as my coworker who was in the armored division of the Army during Vietnam BOTH say that I'm crazy for shaving with a straight, that they both wouldn't dare deal with the danger.

    If two army Vets and a retired cop say it's too dangerous, I'd say it's badass.

    I personally don't know how I even started. One day, I just snapped and decided to do it. Ever since, I've been hooked. I know I didn't do it to be "hip" or "badass," but old westerns where Lee Van Cleef would shave were just cool looking to me.

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    My old jiu-jitsu sensei grew up in very difficult circumstances, and had to fight a lot.
    He got into a terrible motor bike accident that grated the skin from his head, legs and arms, and broke most of the bones in his body. He recovered, got into jiu-jitsu, and eventually got 4th dan.
    He was also a bouncer, and worked some of the baddest places where a bouncer is a target, and had to fight a lot. And they were nasty fights at that.

    My old kendo sensei had a difficult life. Yet despite a lot of pain and discomfort she got to 5th dan, last I heard. She recovered from surgery on pure willpower. She has a prescence that is so strong she could stare people off the mat by just moving forward with her sword in the initial position. Never in my life have I met someone as strong willed as she.

    I have the utmost respect for both people, and both overcame significant problems and went through a lot of pain and problems without giving up.

    That is bad ass. Now picture you in front of the bathroom mirror, surrounded by soaps and scents, holding a razor up and trying to look like clint eastwood, thinking to yourself 'yeaaahhh. I'm baaad'

    So I voted no. Not really.
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    It is what it is brother.

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    Some considerate Badass,as for me I love it.Its a relaxing way to do a thing that was once a chore.I like the feeling of the hot towel,the smell of the soaps,the old school after shaves,and the sound of a fine tuned razor glideing accross the stubble with a crisp sound of hairs snapping.Especially when I self honed my razor.I like vintage razors,these razors have a history behind each one making each one unique.So in other words,YES,I think str8 shaving is badass.

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