Saw this and thought of when I gave my wife a Gillette Fat Boy and told her NO PRESSURE!
she had stripes on her legs for weeks!!!! :roflmao
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/fa...line.html?_r=1
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Saw this and thought of when I gave my wife a Gillette Fat Boy and told her NO PRESSURE!
she had stripes on her legs for weeks!!!! :roflmao
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/fa...line.html?_r=1
You have to change your own oil and wash your own car to use a straight razor? This is just stupid!Quote:
Mr. Dupont: "Are you a straight-edge kind of guy? Do you change your own oil?"
Husband: "No."
Mr. Dupont: "Do you wash your own car?"
Husband: "No."
Mr. Dupont: "You're a safety razor guy."
No it's not. Ray was a great guy and he knew how to get to the heart of the matter. If you're not a do it yourself type of person then straight shaving is not something you're likely to take up. That's all Ray was trying to establish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chimensch
Regards,
EL
Personally I think ANY media attention brought to straight razor shaving (done seriously) is a plus. But I think the piece probably has to be written by someone that actually uses one. This article is only a fluff piece. I really wish someone from here that's a journalist would write one. Otherwise the article runs the risk of simply pandering to some mass-marketing segment of society. Sort of like reporting on an oddity. Hell we're resurrecting a wonderful experience that went by the wayside for millions of men. Slowly but forcefully it's coming back into the mainstream consciousness - so I'd like to see someone that loves the experience write about it in order to bring more guys back into the fold. Hell, membership here should be 10 million fold higher (OK we may need to chip in for more servers...)
GW great article I loved it!
Thanks Gratewhite, that article was a pretty good one, for a change. I thought the questions Ray asked cut right to the chase. There is for sure a level of commitment that many of the non-do-it-yourself people just aren't going to be into.
If you're the kind of guy who thinks that's stupid, you might not want to read this...Quote:
Originally Posted by Chimensch
How-To and Why -
...or watch this...
YouTube - Stright Razor or Safety Razor
:roflmao:roflmao:roflmaoThat video is great, and while I rarely miss a bikini clad blonde I would if there was a classic car in the vicinity:roflmao:roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Rajagra
Good article, I have always liked the questionnaire Ray has on the website.
i dont think its supposed to be literal on the oil change, its kind of a doit yourself question.
and its totally true, when you have a straight razor, you have to strop it every day yourself, whip lather yourself, hone it occassionally yourself. not to mention learn how to do it all Yourself.
when you have a cartridge and barbasol you dont Do anything
good and funy article!
*article backed up if it disappears
what if she was shaving????Quote:
Originally Posted by JMS
LOL
actually, I thought it would be hot
BUT
#1 WTF kinda razor is that?
#2 Can you say razor burn/irritation?
YUCK!!!
maybe put some pantyhose on her ......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x00RIBENYIM
Very nice article and in the times non-the-less. We need more positive articles like this.
Realising the err of my ways I started mining my own ore so I can make my own car on which I can change the oil. I guess I'll have to hold off with the shaving altogether until it's done because it has been quite a awhile since I threw out my old beard removal utensils stuff.
I even took my YP-P3 media playing device to the shop where I bought it in order to have it fixed when I broke it.
How I managed all this time boggles my mind.
I don't change the oil or wash my car. If I had asked his opinion before taking up a str8, I wouldn't be here. He's discouraging people from even trying who might have liked it. It's stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by elbonator
I appreciate the humor, I really do! But the article presents it as serious advice, which it isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rajagra
I read the last line and thought "What a f***ing b***h". Seriously. If a wife thinks it's all well and funny to pull "fun tricks" like that, she shouldn't be surprised to find herself on the receiving end of "fun tricks" as well.
The funny thing is, I WASN'T a DIY type until I started straight shaving. It seemed to bring out hidden reserves of independence...If The good Mr. Dupont had interviewed me, I probably would have failed the test.
And as for changing your own oil...does anyone do that anymore? My father was a mechanic, for god's sake, and he didn't even do it himself--it was cheaper and faster to take it to the shop and let them take care of the oil disposal.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hillie
Woah...you know it was a joke, right?
Wow...
I change my own oil :(
What do you do with the oil afterward? Are you a "follow the letter of the law and handle it as a toxic substance" guy or a "let's do everyone a favor and dump it on the dirt road to keep down dust" kind of guy"?
I put it in my wifes car.:roflmaoNOT Really!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by JimR
Did you ask someone if straights were for you or were you just attracted to them? I think you sound like the kind of person that would have done whatever you're mind was set on so you're not the kind of guy that Ray would have directed the question to. So in the end had it been you then you would have been here anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chimensch
For people who truly didn't know anything about straight shaving this was the analogy that Ray used and no it's not stupid. It's only part of the conversation he had with people shortened to fit in an article. I'm sure you get the point, there really is no need to be insulting and ungentlemanly with the language.
Ray was a great help to many people while he was here and he is missed.
Regards,
EL
well the most obvious option would be to take it to any auto parts store where they collect it to be recycled.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimR
By any I mean every.
I also recycle it myself in different ways, but that is the most obvious.
easy there killer
according to the letter of the law I breathe out a toxic substance.
anyone care to smell my breath?
As do we all!!Quote:
Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr
In the original newspaper article, the Vision 2000 razor they picture is a chrome Futur!
Gareth
Gentlemen,Quote:
Originally Posted by Rajagra
I had a good chuckle over both the article and the utube skit. I thought it about summed me up pretty well, I do most of any fix up jobs around the place and work. Cast my own bullets, shoe my own horses, grow my own hay, vegies, kill my own snakes etc etc.
When I am in a real hurry, generally due to poor time management I use a de, may be twice in the last 3 years.
I guess a lot of members here in these forums are lifestyle driven, and don't much give a toss for the mainstream where we can get away with it.
cheers all
Gordon:)
Chimensh,
Its really not stupid . . . your being way to hard on the situation.
Its a complex issue, choosing our shaving "weapons"; and it's even more difficult because Ray Dupont did more, with the exception of Lynn, for straight shaving than all the members of this forum combined, but:
Given the scenario of having to assist someone in determining whether to use a straight or a DE for the rest of their lives, a need to be correct, and removing all bias you personally have, what would be the two questions you would ask to figure it out?
So the question is what two questions can you ask someone on the phone that will allow you to determine if they have whatever the quality it is that allows you to overcome the learning curve and use a straight daily?
That's an interesting challenge and I would like to think about it for a while. I'll be back in 24 hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFDavis11
No problem. There may not be a good answer, this was a challenge faced by Ray and his staff everyday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chimensch
I'm gonna beat him to it !!
Q#1
If you don't already change the oil in your own car, would you consider doing it if there was an obvious benefit to be had?
ok I don't know what the second question was and the article wants me to sign up now
DOH
If you would prefer riding a horse as your primary mode of transportation you would probably be a straight razor guy.
If you prefer a single action handgun to a semi-automatic as your primary defensive weapon you are probably a straight razor guy.
I like a 15 speed Schwinn Paramount to ride and a Glock .40 S&W to shoot but I broke the mold and became a straight razor guy in spite of that. :)
why I otta http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m.../bitchslap.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Hey, I like to shoot my Colt SAA 44 spl and my Colt SAA 357 too but if my life depended on it there is something confidence building in having 13 rounds in the magazine and one in the pipe. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr
Wish more newspapers would publish more articles like this one, perhasp straight razor place would have a lot more members.
OK, I'm back with my questions:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chimensch
I would start by asking about the man's occupation looking to distinguish between being precise and technical versus routine and predictable: programmer, salesman, straight razor guy, accountant, janitor, DE guy (no offense meant to janitors or accountants).
I would ask about sports and recreational activities: roller blader or played hockey, straight, swimming or volleyball, DE. I might even ask if he had ever considered riding his bike to work.
As a backup question I would try and gauge tolerance for frustration and desire to take on a challenge: have you ever done something just because you heard it was difficult and wanted to master a unique skill? You're a straight guy. Did you ever get a girl to go out with you after she said no the first two times? You're a straight razor guy.
I can build a computer from spare parts. But I'm not sure that's the kind of DIY this guy had in mind.