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06-04-2009, 01:02 AM #1Senior Member
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Tom Edison could have used a honemeister
I came across this diary entry from Thomas Edison which proves intelligence isn't a requirement for keeping a sharp razor.
Menlo Park, NJ
July 13, 1885
"Woke (is there such a word) at 6 o'clock, slipped down the declivity of unconsciousness again until 7. Arose and tried to shave with a razor so dull that every time I scraped my face it looked like I was in the throes of cholera morbus. By shaving often I, to a certain extent, circumvent the diabolical malignity of these razors. If I could get my mind down to details, perhaps could learn to sharpen it, but on the other hand I might cut myself."
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06-04-2009, 01:33 AM #2what Dad calls me
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Thats funny! Between the guys inventiveness and his money, you think he would have a decent blade, at least a good barber.
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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06-04-2009, 04:27 AM #3Senior Member
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Maybe after that, he got down to business and invented the first "Electric" razor? The time would have been just about right....
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06-05-2009, 01:06 PM #4< Banned User >
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Funny!
Originally Posted by Croaker
Thanks to the OP for the quote, that's great!
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06-05-2009, 05:22 PM #5Senior Member
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diabolical malignity - what a fantastic use of those two words.
Kinda beats 'these things are freakin evil'
nice find!
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