Thread: Best reaction from a non-str8 shaver?

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

I've discussed this one before. We have one friend (a husband of a childhood friend of my wifes) who is quite a "manly" man. Lives DEEP in the woods, in a house he built himslef after teaching himself how to do solar, and wood heat, while living in an old hunting cabin on the proprty. COnverts old landrovers to run on bio-fuels on his own, and makes his own fuel. Hunts, camps, has a beard and wears carhardts and flannels, even in the city. he also happens to be brilliant.
He's a great guy, and I enjoy hanging out with him very much. I enjoy the woods, and guns, but they are hobbies to me, not "life."

He found out I shaved with a straight and said to his wife, almost sheepishly, something along the lines of "Wow...see, now he's a REAL man." If I wasn't such a "real" man....I would have blushed. Instead, I just said basically, "Eh, it's no big deal...great shaves, though...if you ever want to get rid of the beard, let me know."

Real men don't shave. Only metro-sexuals, dandies and fops. If you want to read about a real man, maybe this book will put it all in perspective:
Elizabeth Gilbert's official website

"By the time Eustace Conway was seven years old he could throw a knife accurately enough to nail a chipmunk to a tree."

"The women want me, and the men want to be me" - Austin Powers

(He may not have said it about himself, but it was said about him)

I have had a number of different reactions, but the best was while deployed to Iraq.

Our amenities were pretty sparse but at least we had hot water. I got all set up and started stropping my Friodur and the Marines just stopped. No one said anything except for the Battalion XO.

He looked over as I started the 1st pass and said "that's pretty bad-ass, but what is it with you Navy guys?!" I stopped and had to ask. It seems he had only seen one other guy use a straight in his life, and it was another Sailor!

I just smiled and said "So much for the Marines being the "Men's" department"