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  1. 05-30-2009, 01:05 AM #1
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    Default Shaving article in paper.

    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!!!!

    http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/fa...line.html?_r=1
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  2. 05-30-2009, 01:44 AM #2
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    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."
    You have to change your own oil and wash your own car to use a straight razor? This is just stupid!
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  3. 05-30-2009, 02:27 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chimensch View Post
    You have to change your own oil and wash your own car to use a straight razor? This is just stupid!
    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.

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    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...)
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  5. 05-30-2009, 03:06 AM #5
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    GW great article I loved it!
    It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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  6. 05-30-2009, 03:30 AM #6
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    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.
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  7. 05-30-2009, 03:36 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chimensch View Post
    You have to change your own oil and wash your own car to use a straight razor? This is just stupid!
    If you're the kind of guy who thinks that's stupid, you might not want to read this...
    How-To and Why -

    ...or watch this...
    YouTube - Stright Razor or Safety Razor
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  • 05-30-2009, 04:37 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rajagra View Post
    If you're the kind of guy who thinks that's stupid, you might not want to read this...
    How-To and Why -

    ...or watch this...
    YouTube - Stright Razor or Safety Razor
    That video is great, and while I rarely miss a bikini clad blonde I would if there was a classic car in the vicinity
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  • 05-30-2009, 04:50 AM #9
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    Good article, I have always liked the questionnaire Ray has on the website.
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  • 05-30-2009, 05:26 AM #10
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    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
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