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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fpessanha Do you think this is Bad Ass?! 02-20-2009, 05:51 PM
ChrisL I don't think it is. It's how... 02-20-2009, 06:04 PM
freebird I voted yes,mainly because it... 02-20-2009, 06:06 PM
smokelaw1 I don't shave with a straight... 02-20-2009, 06:12 PM
freebird You summed my thoughts up... 02-20-2009, 06:16 PM
jnich67 This is pretty much where I... 02-21-2009, 02:25 AM
rastewart Well put, Jordan. ~Rich 02-21-2009, 04:11 AM
fpessanha Well... I guess we can agree... 02-20-2009, 06:13 PM
Joed I don't really think it is... 02-20-2009, 07:08 PM
smokelaw1 Bruno, your two sensei are... 02-20-2009, 07:13 PM
Milton Man I don't think straight razor... 02-20-2009, 07:43 PM
sparq I choose straights for many... 02-20-2009, 07:57 PM
Bart I dislike it when people try... 02-20-2009, 08:37 PM
fpessanha Thanks for that! That is the... 02-20-2009, 08:46 PM
rastewart Well, I don't know. If... 02-20-2009, 11:20 PM
xman I voted for tea and scones... 02-20-2009, 11:22 PM
rastewart Yes, I remember that poll. ... 02-20-2009, 11:27 PM
hults I voted for tea and scones as... 02-20-2009, 11:31 PM
rastewart I didn't vote, but I'm going... 02-20-2009, 11:46 PM
thebigspendur Actually I would rather it be... 02-21-2009, 12:40 AM
rastewart Tea and nails! :medvl: ... 02-21-2009, 12:44 AM
xman I'm fine with crumpets too. 02-21-2009, 12:51 AM
ndw76 I think a lot of the image of... 02-21-2009, 01:48 AM
welshwizard Hi, I'm sure there are a... 02-21-2009, 09:38 AM
xman At tea time silly. What you... 02-21-2009, 10:46 AM
Bruno scones with clotted cream, of... 02-21-2009, 10:55 AM
ndw76 You guys are making me hungry... 02-21-2009, 11:00 AM
Quick I didn't vote because you... 02-21-2009, 11:42 AM
holli4pirating When I picked up straights,... 02-21-2009, 09:57 PM
joke1176 Restoring, honing and using a... 02-21-2009, 10:30 PM
jnich67 Yes, that is the ultimate... 02-22-2009, 02:41 AM
JMS If shaving with a straight is... 02-22-2009, 03:17 AM
Quick Orange Stupid";" ... 02-22-2009, 03:42 AM
JMS Thanks for giving my self... 02-22-2009, 04:23 AM
Quick Orange I do what I can:cool: 02-24-2009, 07:05 PM
Kanahmal Oh this is definitely bad... 02-22-2009, 12:31 AM
ChrisL I thought more about this... 02-22-2009, 02:29 AM
Rajagra It is bad-ass because ...... 02-20-2009, 06:14 PM
jmueller8 :rofl2:My thoughts exactly! ... 02-24-2009, 08:20 PM
fpessanha Ok, guys. This thread as... 02-25-2009, 10:47 AM
Whatsthe2ndDfor This is my exact reasoning... 02-24-2009, 05:56 PM
Bruno My old jiu-jitsu sensei grew... 02-20-2009, 07:01 PM
Ditch Doc It is what it is brother. 02-23-2009, 03:20 AM
Blackstangal Some considerate Badass,as... 02-23-2009, 03:41 AM
  1. 02-21-2009, 10:30 PM #1
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    Restoring, honing and using a straight: badass

    Having several different brushes, soaps, pre and post shave products to pamper your tender skin: not badass

    Verdict: meh.


    P.S. I shave my head with razor & water only, do that make me bad ass? Yes. Yes it do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by joke1176 View Post
    Restoring, honing and using a straight: badass

    Having several different brushes, soaps, pre and post shave products to pamper your tender skin: not badass

    Verdict: meh.


    P.S. I shave my head with razor & water only, do that make me bad ass? Yes. Yes it do.
    Yes, that is the ultimate level of bad ass shaving. Especially if you do it without a mirror

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    If shaving with a straight is bad ass then what is getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle and driving on the Southern California freeway and highway system?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
    If shaving with a straight is bad ass then what is getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle and driving on the Southern California freeway and highway system?
    Stupid

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quick Orange View Post
    Stupid

    Thanks for giving my self esteem a lift there brother.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
    Thanks for giving my self esteem a lift there brother.
    I do what I can
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    I get what you are all saying. It's nice to see that some people here think that it is bad-ass and that it is not bad-ass. I, for one, fit into the second group. I don't think it is bad-ass... one hundred years ago this was the only way to shave and every man that did shave did it like this. And that accounts for the manliest man and the coward that runs away in when he faces the ultimate danger: a little mouse.
    This makes me conclude - and that means that I think I've grasped the meaning of bad-ass... - that this is a question of perspective and history. Let me elaborate briefly.

    Army vets and policemen say they couldn cope with the danger. Why is that? Because they have seen real danger in their lives. And they are also used to picture shaving as something harmless. So, the thought of having a razor - and the razor has this... aura... in popular culture - put to their faces is considered dangerous. But how come this is considered dangerous and bad-ass? Because we're involved in the aura of the razor, that tool of evil sweeney todd-ness... but we have to keep in mind the mundane character of this action: shaving! It's only shaving! How come something as mundane as this, something that wouldn't have risen any brows 100 years ago is so dangerous and bad-ass? Because we live in a safe confy world. And that puts a mundane chore in the zenith of periless actions! Shaving thus becomes bad-ass. It's not. For me, at least...

    Mind me, I enjoy being called crazy for indulging in such daily danger. I enjoy watching my mother panic thinking that I'll chop my head off in no time... yes, I do think this might be a bit more dangerous than a Mach 3. But no extra chest hairs have grown on my chest... yet. And might I add that I am what most of you would consider a coward? I will avoid a fight at all times, I drive slowly, I indulge in mild sports as golf and badminton... and I shave with a straight. I am sorry, my friends. I cannot seem to find the bad-ass in shaving with a straight. Period!
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